According to FranNet , a company that offers a free educational process and personal franchise assessment to match individuals with franchise opportunities, of nearly 1, 300 franchisee placements the company made between 2006 and 2010, 92 percent were in business after two years, compared to 64 percent of other small businesses.

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When Weill and a small band of associates took over Commercial Credit , a mediocre finance company in Baltimore, the tale of infusing its branch managers with the spirit of personal entrepreneurship is a model of dynamically growing a tired franchise.

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The Civitas report evaluates the economic benefits from eliminating the personal income tax, the corporate income tax, and the franchise tax, all of which penalize businesses and hinder job creation.

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Instead of being treated as a revered American institution, the Dodgers have regrettably become a personal bank for two individuals who should have never been allowed to own the same franchise that Jackie Robinson once played for.

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