While a slowdown in the economy might mean franchising is a more attractive way for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses, the credit crunch also means that potential franchisees will likely have a tougher time scaring up the money to get going. In the past, franchisees often tapped their home equity or retirement funds to raise initial cash, then turned to lenders to finance the balance.

Anago Cleaning Systems, a franchise-based commercial cleaning company based in South Florida, is offering Arizona franchise opportunities for entrepreneurs interested in starting their own environmentally safe cleaning company in the greater Phoenix area.

GameTruck, the original and world's first Mobile Video Game Truck Theater, announces today the addition of a franchise in San Diego County.

Papa Bello Franchise is happy to
announce that the company has reached a significant milestone this week with
the opening of its 20th franchise restaurant, located in Boiling Springs, SC.

Not from their piping hot coffee but from the fact that starbucks is wasting millions of liters of water everyday.

It all started when the UK newspaper "The Sun," revealed that over 23.4m liters of water are poured daily down the drains of 10,000 outlets of the coffee chain worldwide due to a policy of keeping a tap running non-stop.