From PrCanada: In an effort to deepen its commitment to US veterans, Maid Brigade, the nation's first and leading green cleaning franchise, announced today it will begin offering qualified veterans a 45% discount off the total investment to own a select market franchise territory.

The newly created program extends one of the deepest discounts to veterans interested in owning a franchise business in the US.

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From DynamicBusiness: The United Franchise Group has announced that Australian owners of the US-established retail franchise, EmbroidMe have been inducted into the EmbroidMe Hall of Fame.

The United Franchise Group, a franchise development company, recognised the success of Victorian-based franchisees, Nancy and Pete Bloomfield, by inducting them into the Hall of Fame.

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From iNewswire: BounceU, the ultimate children's play and party franchise, has sprung onto the social media scene with a bang.

You can now find the brand, as well as many of its franchise locations, on both Facebook and Twitter.

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From SlashFood: To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Colonel's Original Recipe, food franchise KFC fried up 2,000 pounds of chicken in the heart of its hometown in an attempt to steal the Guinness World Record for the "world's largest serving of fried chicken."

The outsized order was served up in a mega version of KFC's iconic bucket - 8 feet tall and 9 feet wide.

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From Al.com: When it came to helping a Dunkin' Donuts food franchise operator open a flagship shop near the University of Alabama at Birmingham, it was a slam-dunk for the Birmingham City Council's economic development committee.

The panel unanimously approved giving a short-term, low interest loan over $360,000.

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