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Subway ranked No 1 Global Franchise Opportunity
Subway is a pretty safe bet, according to Entrepreneur magazine. The Milford-based restaurant chain recently was recognized by the national publication as the No. 1 franchise opportunity for 2010, marking the 17th time out of the past 23 years that it has received the distinction. It also has been recognized by the magazine for the past several years as the No. 1 global franchise of the year.
The Little Submarine That Could: DeLuca Takes Subway to the Top
In less than a week, DeLuca had gone from a struggling student earning minimum wage, to a submarine sandwich store owner, all thanks to his friend Pete Buck. “I talked to Pete on Sunday,” recalls DeLuca. “I borrowed my dad’s car on Monday and drove around a little bit and found a vacant store.” The next Saturday, DeLuca returned to the store with Buck and rented it. He never signed a lease, but it was all his.

Lesson #1: Beginning as a Beginner is Okay
The tremendous success of the Subway chain is a testament to the fact that you do not need to know everything about the business before you open up shop. When DeLuca first got into the sandwich-making business, he was doing two things he had never done before; not only had he never ran a business, but he had never even made a submarine sandwich before.

Lesson #3: Put Yourself in Your Customers’ Shoes
Hindsight is 20/20. Looking back on the success – or lack thereof – of his first Subway store, DeLuca acknowledges that his biggest mistake was its “crummy location. In February, the store was doing so bad that we were thinking of closing up.” But together with his partner, Buck, the pair decided to try something even more eccentric: they decided to open up a second store. “We talked ourselves into building the second store,” says DeLuca.

Lesson #5: Make Business Personal through Your Relationships
When DeLuca opened up his first Subway store, it was a one-man operation. Occasionally, however, he would convince his mother to help him out. Together, they would drive around town every Friday to visit their four main vendors – the people who supplied them with all of their meat, bread, vegetables and paper. But it was not to pick up any of the supplies.

Fast Food Fury: How DeLuca Created a Franchising Phenomenon
“What's happening to us is beyond whatever I imagined,” says DeLuca, looking back on his career. “If you told me 30 years ago that one day I'd be sitting in a Subway store in Russia, I'd have said you were crazy.” DeLuca went from being just another kid in Brooklyn to being at the top of an international fast food phenomenon. How did he do it?

A Guide to Franchising Abroad
Since there are a variety of cultures, customs, and societies around the world, it can be difficult to grow your brand internationally. Nevertheless, a plethora of franchises – such as SUBWAY, Papa John’s and The Zoo Health Club -- have made the transition and effectively developed abroad. While larger companies have more success because of their brand awareness worldwide, smaller companies can also thrive internationally with an innovative concept and strategic plan.
IT’S TIME WE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON FROM ADVERTISING
Here's a valuable lesson direct marketers can learn from the field of advertising.
Context is Everything - ideas for increased productivity - Part1
How come "Context is Everything" is getting more and more attention these days? And what does it exactly mean also in the context of time management and stress management? This is exactly the question this article is going to go into - illuminating the topic with three very different examples. Enjoy the read!
How do the Top 100 Global Franchises rate compared to the top online home business?
The Top 100 franchises are rated for many factors that might surprise you. You can see how they rate for you, and whether the top online business model is worth exploring before you buy a franchise.

Alpha Dominating Confidence in Your Marketing
Are you just a push over, when it comes to getting your point across the table? Are you completely terrified of offending someone or not being liked by the majority?

Latest And Hottest Franchise Opportunities
The latest and Hottest franchise is not a new food chain or gas station. It is something a little more below the radar, but ultimately the successful ingredient behind every business and non-profit looking to increase sales.
Smart Women, Subways and Asking
This article is about asking for help from people or “experts” that have the knowledge and information that could help women in their lives both personally and professionally. It’s natural to get “lost” at different times in our life. The key is to ask the right people for help and direction to get you back on track and moving in the right direction of your goals.

Franchise Your Business
Before you begin to franchise your business, it is important to consider its "franchisability."
Subway Franchise Information and Costs
Want it Fresh? Eat at Subway! Sandwich shops are everywhere, but very few of these establishments carry reputable brand recognition such as Subway.
Entrepreneur vs. Small Business Owner—Why You Should Care
If you run your company (or career) from a place that is what you think you “should” or are “supposed to” do, not from what is right for you, it may be a very bumpy ride. Knowing the key differences between being an entrepreneur and small business owner should help guide you down the right path:

Do Customers Really Buy Price?
We hear it all the time... but is that what they really buy?
All Happy Subways are Alike
We study the temporal evolution of the structure of the world’s largest subway networks. We show that, remarkably, all these networks converge to a shape which shares similar generic features despite their geographic and economic differences.

Franchise Opportunities
According to Entrepreneur.com, the Top 10 Franchises for 2007 are as follows: Subway, Dunkin’ Donuts, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, 7Eleven Inc., UPS Store, Domino’s Pizza LLC, Jiffy Lube International Inc., Sonic Drive In Restaurants, McDonald’s, and Papa John’s International Inc. More and more people are choosing to opt into these businesses and set up a shop of their own. But, what is it that makes these ten so successful in expanding their chains? How can you too take advantage of one of the myriad of available franchise opportunities that are out there, and become a success?

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Canadian Franchise
You might think that opening a Subway franchise in Canada would be the same as in the U.S., but I’m afraid I have to be the bearer of bad news: It’s not! It’s not even the same from province to province. For those of you who are looking to the Great White North to invest, you need to be aware of the different laws and processes in place before you can be on your merry Canadian franchise way.

What is Franchising?
Franchising offers an excellent opportunity for you to be in business for yourself. When you hear the word " Franchise" you probably think of fast food restaurants such as Burger King, McDonald's or Subway. But the truth is Franchising is so much wider than that.
Lesson #1: Beginning as a Beginner is Okay
The tremendous success of the Subway chain is a testament to the fact that you do not need to know everything about the business before you open up shop. When DeLuca first got into the sandwich-making business, he was doing two things he had never done before; not only had he never ran a business, but he had never even made a submarine sandwich before.

Lesson #4: The Name of the Game is Profit or Perish
In Subway’s early days, DeLuca maintained a close watch over all of his expenses, making sure that they were always kept to a minimum. He also made sure that he never ran out of money; he knew that a cash flow crisis was one of the top reasons why businesses failed. He was personally in charge of opening Subway’s first nine stores. But as Subway’s franchises began to multiply and its revenues soar, DeLuca came into a different kind of crisis, one that he had not been ready for.

Lesson #5: Make Business Personal through Your Relationships
When DeLuca opened up his first Subway store, it was a one-man operation. Occasionally, however, he would convince his mother to help him out. Together, they would drive around town every Friday to visit their four main vendors – the people who supplied them with all of their meat, bread, vegetables and paper. But it was not to pick up any of the supplies.

Fast Food Fury: How DeLuca Created a Franchising Phenomenon
“What's happening to us is beyond whatever I imagined,” says DeLuca, looking back on his career. “If you told me 30 years ago that one day I'd be sitting in a Subway store in Russia, I'd have said you were crazy.” DeLuca went from being just another kid in Brooklyn to being at the top of an international fast food phenomenon. How did he do it?

Financing a Subway Franchise in the United Kingdom
A guide to securing franchise finance in the UK. The guide discusses the benefits of franchise finance in the United Kingdom for one of the most popular franchises currently out there - The Subway Franchise. Subway is growing at an extremely fast rate in the United Kingdom, and many business owners choose to fund their Subway restaurant via a competitive franchise finance package, allowing them to keep their much-needed capital at the bank during the early start-up phases of their new franchise. Al Shea discusses the benefits of franchise finance in general, as well as Subway Franchises.
Kuwait Subway Franchisee helps in Pakistan Flood Relief
SUBWAY-Kuwait, the Kuwaiti-owned and operated developer of SUBWAY restaurants, today announced it has donated Kuwaiti dinar (KD) 5,000 (USD 17358) towards flood relief in Pakistan.
Subway Franchise Information and Costs
Want it Fresh? Eat at Subway! Sandwich shops are everywhere, but very few of these establishments carry reputable brand recognition such as Subway.
All Happy Subways are Alike
We study the temporal evolution of the structure of the world’s largest subway networks. We show that, remarkably, all these networks converge to a shape which shares similar generic features despite their geographic and economic differences.

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