Thinking about starting a franchise business? Don't make a move until you check Entrepreneur magazine's yearly list of top franchises, The Franchise 500.What follows is the cream of the franchise crop and this year there's a new number 1. Who beat Subway this year???Top 10 Franchises for 2008 1. 7-Eleven Inc. 2. Subway 3. Dunkin' Donuts 4. Pizza Hut 5. McDonald's 6. Sonic Drive In Restaurants 7. Continue Reading
Archives for January 2008
5 bedroom / 3 Bath, 38,000+sf corner lot, Basement home!
Ellsworth and Riggs South on Riggs.East on Excelsior Ave. South on 211th Street. East on Orchard Lane. Large Corner Lot!This exquisite basement home boasts 5 bedrooms plus a Den. Large great room with custom wood floors overlooking the kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and a pantry. Three full bathrooms with a large master bath and closet. Basement has a large Continue Reading
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Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.Published by: Laurel Nielson Continue Reading
100 Reasons to Love Arizona!
I found most of this on www.AZCentral.com and added a few of my own!! It’s a bit long but worth looking at.1. Fuchsia bougainvillea so bright it hurts your eyes.2. Discovering that the movie Oklahoma! was filmed in Arizona.3. Wrens that make their home in cactuses. We call them cactus wrens. They are the state bird.4. No tolls on Arizona highways.5. The heady fragrance of orange blossoms6. Being Continue Reading
Superbowl anticipated to help Phoenix real estate market
The Phoenix Association of Realtors is hoping the Super Bowl will draw prospective home buyers. President Nate Martinez says with plenty of homes on the market and low mortgage rates, Phoenix is a buyers market that could be enticing to out of town visitors. There is renewed hope that the tens of thousands of football fans who come to the Valley for the big game will love the weather that Continue Reading
401K’s and Income Taxes – Top things to Know
From CNNmoney.com1. A 401(k) offers three compelling benefits.A 401(k) represents a way to reduce your taxable income since contributions come out of your pay before taxes are withheld; many plans include a matching contribution from your employer; and the money you save benefits from tax-deferred growth, which lets your money compound more quickly than it would if it were taxed yearly.2. The Continue Reading
Success!
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Thomas JeffersonPosted by:Laurel Nielson Continue Reading
Super Bowl Goes Green!
For the second year in a row, the Super Bowl will run on 100 percent renewable energy. Salt River Project, the largest supplier of power to the greater Phoenix Metropolitan area, is supplying SRP EarthWise Energy renewable energy certificates to indirectly offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with both the Super Bowl and the NFL Experience. As the green energy provider of Arizona’s Super Continue Reading
Arizona Snow!!
One of the many great things about living in Arizona is that you can enjoy the snow but not have to shovel it! While looking for ski conditions on ADOT’s website for my visiting company I ran across a list of items to take with you on your trip just in case of an emergency. Even though most of us don’t wonder too far off of the beaten path, it’s always good to be prepared.We recommend having a Continue Reading
Bank of America to Buy Countrywide Financial for $4 Billion
MarketWatch (01/11/08); Goldstein, SteveCharlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America reports that it has reached an agreement to acquire Countrywide Financial, in a deal that will position it as the biggest mortgage originator and servicer in the United States. The $4 billion stock transaction, slated to close in the third quarter, calls for each Countrywide share to be converted to 0.1822 of a share in Continue Reading