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So, if you've ever been curious about what it'd be like to run your own hotel or motel, check out the slideshow to see five big - name franchises from our Franchise 500 list, ranked from least expensive to most expensive.

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Former Skilled Group boss Angus McKay has been named chief executive of convenience store chain 7 - Eleven, replacing Warren Wilmot who resigned from the role last September after revelations of franchise staff being underpaid.

«Apart from removing any confusion the public may have had as to which franchise chain the store belongs to, the name reflects the feedback we have been receiving from our customers.»

The advantages of buying a franchise include built - in name recognition, proven business models and operational procedures and a wealth of support from the franchisor in locating, supplying and marketing the business.

Thunderbird seemed to turn the corner when Herberger landed in 2004 a $ 60 million naming gift from entrepreneur Sam Garvin, an alumnus and owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball franchise.

So he began franchising in 2008, under the name Pro Energy Consultants, and by mid-2009, the company had 29 units and franchisees «from engineers to real estate agents to golf pros.»

Where we differ from a franchise business is that your company name, logo, and branding are yours.

Many new business owners start by purchasing a franchise so they can learn from those who already know and build on an established brand name.

Name: Stephen Murphy Title: Executive Vice President, Banking Areas of responsibility: Business and personal banking, product development, marketing, equipment financing, corporate lending, Optimum Mortgage, National Leasing, CWB Maxium Financial, CWB Franchise Finance Years with CWB Financial Group: < 1 Career history: Extensive leadership experience from his 20 years with TD Bank Group Education: Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business Community involvement: Director for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation; past director of Junior Achievement of Central Ontario, Business Council of BC and BC chapter of TD Friends of the Environment Foundation

For example, assess whether the franchise has instant name recognition in your area or if you have to build brand awareness from scratch.

However, the uncovering of a 1933 article in the Hartford Courant explains the real reason why franchise owner George Marshall felt the need to change the name from the «Braves» to «Redskins.»

The Encanto franchise brands are all household names in the United States, but their operations and menus in Puerto Rico differ in many ways from their stateside counterparts.

Encanto Restaurants was founded in 1997 as Tricon Restaurants International and changed its name to Encanto Restaurants in 2004 after transitioning from a corporate - owned entity to a franchised operation.

Hunter was named as The Drinks Business» Woman of the Year in the 2017's Drinks Business Awards, for her work transforming the business from an alcohol, impulse and tobacco wholesaler serving franchised off - licence business Bargain Booze into Conviviality PLC, the UK's largest drinks wholesaler and distributor, and steering it through a string of acquisitions, including Matthew Clark in October 2015, events agency Peppermint and Bibendum PLB in May 2016.

Hunter was named as The Drinks Business» Woman of the Year in the 2017's Drinks Business Awards, for her work transforming Conviviality from an alcohol, impulse and tobacco wholesaler serving franchised off - licence business Bargain Booze into Conviviality PLC, the UK's largest drinks wholesaler and distributor, steering it through a string of acquisitions, including Matthew Clark in October 2015, events agency Peppermint and Bibendum PLB in May 2016.

Lightning Partners, Ltd., as the franchise is formally known, has a mystery owner from Japan named Takashi Okubo, who bought a limited stake in the team in»90 through his Tokyo golf resorts company, Kokusai Green, and is identified by a source in one lawsuit as being a «gangster.»

Even the franchise admitted as much, first changing their name to the MK Dons, then acquiescing to a request from the Football Supporters Federation, in October 2006, to return the honours and patrimony won by Wimbledon to Merton.

The suit names six franchise officers with stores that stretch across the suburbs from Glen Ellyn to St. Charles to Plainfield but focuses most sharply on Nooruddin Sadruddin.

When developing the autonomous mission - planning system, Williams» group took inspiration from the «Star Trek» franchise and the top - down command center of the fictional starship Enterprise, after which Williams modeled and named the system.

The agreement was that all franchises, teams, and players from the AFL would be retained, but the name and logo would be retired.

But Mr. Rodriguez seems to be coming from the angle of those directors nostalgic for some film that influenced their vision and, lacking the respect to leave it alone, are determined to add their name to the franchise largely out of some notion of self - importance.

The comparisons to Nintendo's much - loved Metroid franchise might seem excessive, but A Robot Named Fight makes little effort to differentiate itself from the source material it has been inspired by.

THQ Nordic aren't exactly a household name (although arguably the original THQ used to be, before they went bust and sold off their name) but they now own franchises ranging from Saints Row and Dead Island to Darksiders and... de Blob.

Agents of Mayhem may not carry the Saints Row name, but it sure is borrowing plenty from Volition's beloved franchise.

As the name implies, Mario Party: The Top 100 consists of one hundred minigames from the ten console entries of the franchise.

There is currently a controversy over the fact that, following disputes with the game's publisher Konami, Kojima has left the franchise and Konami behind — and as a result, his name has been stripped from the cover of what is now his final Metal Gear game, The Phantom Pain.

King Kong from the ape's point of view (the principle icon of the franchise used to be even a giant gorilla, named George), it proved successful and seemed on just about house console going on the time.

The July 1st update to everyone's favorite streaming service was a fantastic one, loaded with classic films that range from «From Here to Eternity» to the franchise that made Sylvester Stallone a household name (just in time for the excellent «Creed» trailer to drop no lefrom «From Here to Eternity» to the franchise that made Sylvester Stallone a household name (just in time for the excellent «Creed» trailer to drop no leFrom Here to Eternity» to the franchise that made Sylvester Stallone a household name (just in time for the excellent «Creed» trailer to drop no less).

Disney Interactive shared a new batch of screenshots for Disney Infinity today, offering a closer look at one of the title's in - game areas: Monsters University, based off the locale of the same name from the Monsters, Inc. franchise.

It looks like we may be seeing a few familiar faces in Pacific Rim: Uprising, with cinematographer Dan Mindel sharing an image to Instagram which features a cast list that includes several names from the Guillermo del Toro - directed first movie, along with one potential newcomer to the franchise...

Despite carrying the Metal Gear name, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance is in many ways completely different from the original franchise.

It looks like we may be seeing a few familiar faces in Pacific Rim: Uprising, with cinematographer Dan Mindel sharing an image to Instagram which features a cast list that includes several names from the Guillermo del Toro - directed first movie, along with one potential newcomer to the franchise... The cast list includes Rinko Kikuchi (Mako Mori), Charlie -LSB-...]

The sprawling franchise has resuscitated careers (Downey), has minted new stars (Tom Hiddleston), and increasingly attracts an impressive range of A-list talent, from art - house favorites (Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton in Doctor Strange) to Hollywood icons (Anthony Hopkins and Robert Redford) to at least three handsome guys named Chris (Hemsworth, Evans, and Pratt).

Though crossovers like this have popped up before, this is the first time DoA has ever featured a character from a competing fighting franchise (though many will recall the Spartan named Nicole - 458 that appeared in DoA4).

Distributors and theater owners, however, can expect vastly different results from the upcoming weekend, when a host of broad family entertainment, popular names and Chinese - made franchise titles will compete fiercely for eyeballs — and perhaps cannibalize each other.

And to just clarify: There was some noise online over the weekend that Gadot wouldn't sign for the sequel unless Brett Ratner's name was removed from the franchise.

Police Academy 5 is without laughs, without a good plot, and sad to say it, without any real reason to exist except to milk every last penny from the franchise while it still had a name to sell.

The rise of franchise - minder figures such as Marvel's Kevin Feige and Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy in roles that are an unusual blend of producer, production chief and showrunner, initially looked to be pointing toward a homogenous sameness from film to film in the name of quality control and brand management.

Best Bear Attack: The Revenant Best Mosasaur Attack: Jurassic World Best Blind, Flamethrowing Guitar Player: Mad Max: Fury Road The Winklevi Award for Excellence in Playing Twins: Tom Hardy, Legend Worst Romantic Chemistry: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, 50 Shades of Grey (Runner - up: Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Secret in their Eyes)(Honorable Mentions: Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum, Jupiter Ascending; Chris Hemsworth and Tang Wei, Blackhat) Best Fake Soap Opera: Joy Best Fake Magazine: Trainwreck («S'Nuff») The Gay Panic Award: Get Hard (Runner - up: The D Train) Best Alec Guinness Impression: Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Worst Liam Neeson Impression: Sean Penn, The Gunman Best Turn - of - the - Century Reference to The Atlantic: Crimson Peak The Unbroken Award for a Portrait of Endurance that Gradually Becomes an Exercise in Endurance: The Revenant Best Use of «Smells Like Teen Spirit»: Pan Best Use of «Freebird»: Kingsman: The Secret Service Best Use of «Girls Just Want To Have Fun»: Anomalisa Least Convincing Hacker: Chris Hemsworth, Blackhat Least Responsible First Responder: Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas Person You'd Least Want in Charge of National Intelligence: Andrew Scott (Sherlock's Moriarty), Spectre Most Comprehensive Annihilation of an Intended Franchise: Josh Trank, Fantastic Four Best Driver: Ben Kingsley, Learning to Drive (Runner - up: Robert DeNiro, The Intern) Worst Total Box Office: Confession of a Child of the Century, $ 74 (Runner - up: Paranoid Girls, $ 78) Most Disturbing Sex Scenes (Human Category): Love Most Disturbing Sex Scenes (Puppet Category): Anomalisa Best Performance Playing a Character Named «Toussaint»: Jimmy Jean - Louis, Joy (Runner - up: Fabrice Adde, The Revenant) The «Marry Me and I'll Buy You a Piano» Award: Far from the Madding Crowd The «That Was Beautiful; What Happened?»

With a total of nine games released under its name, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is the longest running spin - off from the monster catching RPG franchise.

Naturally, we have your back when it comes to breaking down the big - budget blockbusters and big - name studio releases that will be taking over your multiplexes from Memorial Day until Labor Day — but what if you're looking for something besides the latest pop - franchise installment or A-list star vehicle to see?

Shinesparkers conducted interviews with several notable names from the Metroid franchise and highlighted projects from the creative talents within the fan community.

Despite the fact that Independence Day: Resurgence is bringing back several cast members from the original movie, there is one name absent from the roster of the 1996 blockbuster, with Will Smith opting against a return to the franchise.

Todd is perhaps best known as the Candyman from the 1990s horror franchise of the same name, and he has played roles in various comic book projects including voicing Darkseid, Icon, and Astaroth in various DC animated projects.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, available on October 3)-- $ 44.99 / # 39.99 Famous names from favourite Nintendo franchises and guest characters come together in a portable fighter filled with spectacular action.

While we don't expect great changes over the classic franchise's formula (vertical gameplay will be back from Advanced Warfare), the next episode has still no official name and many think it will be Call of Duty Black Ops III, granting both a good solo campaign and a great multiplayer with zombies, too.

As its name implies, this mode consists of 4v4 iconic heroes and villains from the Star Wars franchise.

Meanwhile, by then market saturation from the likes of H1Z1 and the ill - fated Radical Heights will also not be an issue, so Blackout could sit as both the first big - name franchise to take on the Battle Royale formula and enter the market without other, smaller names getting in the way.

From brief appearances in films like Annie Hall to starring roles in the Jurassic Park franchise, Goldblum has been lucky enough to work with some of the biggest names in...

Unless 20th Century Fox is willing to invest some serious capital and big name stars in this franchise again, Requiem is the best we can hope for from any Alien movie.