With cable and online news outfits reporting on events 24/7/365, it should be easy for the viewing American public to find the really meaningful stories at any hour of the day or night. But the sheer volume of “news,” often offered without any filter or verification, is making it more difficult to separate the journalistic…
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Don’t look now but the dreaded sugary beverage tax is back. That’s the word from Cicely Simpson, executive vice president for public affairs at the National Restaurant Association. Health activists around the country are now pushing a new crop of initiatives that would slap taxes on soda and other drinks. “This is coming back up…
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Whether it’s using self-check out at major department and grocery stores or forgoing the cashier to order from a digital menu, today’s consumers have come to accept – and even prefer – interacting with automated features as they purchase goods and services. “[Automation is] a positive direction for the QSR industry,” says Erik Thoresen, principal…
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Technology continues racing forward, giving robots more and more human qualities. But some politicians have a uniquely human element they’d like to bestow upon these machines – the obligation to pay taxes. Of course, it’s not the robot responsible for the paying – we’re not quite there yet. But some lawmakers are looking to levy…
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Sure, the franchise world is tough, but measuring success isn’t all that complicated, according to Don Fox, chief executive of Firehouse Subs. “Growth is not an option,” Fox told Dunkin’s franchise owners gathered at the DDIFO National Conference, held this year at Foxwoods Resort Casino on Oct. 30-31. “In business as in most things in…
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The first thing people may have noticed when they walked into the ballroom for this year’s DDIFO Franchisee Owners Hall of Fame luncheon was the Secret Service agents guarding the door. They were joined by members of the Connecticut State Police and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police Department. The heavy law enforcement presence was in…
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For 16 years, George Ross worked in Times Square for Morgan Stanley as an Institutional Equity Trader. Day in and day out he traded technology stocks worldwide to institutions and hedge funds. “I was tied to 6 screens from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day,” Ross says. But it was his job, and he…
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First Harvey, and then Irma. When these two hurricanes made landfall in the continental U.S. this fall, it marked the first time in recorded history two Category 4 storms landed in the same season. This has been one of the most active seasons on record. (Hurricane season officially ends Nov 30.) Harvey ravaged Houston and…
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Americans file 15 million lawsuits each year. Not every lawsuit has merit. Not every lawsuit has issues that are clearly defined in black and white. But there are many hungry lawyers eager to represent a plaintiff on a contingency-fee basis, which means you have to defend yourself. One reason entrepreneurs are so vulnerable is because…
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