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Three Reasons Oct. 15 is the Second Most Important Day for Taxes
April 15 has a pretty good chance of remaining the No. 1 day for taxes, but Oct. 15 is likely a close second. This year, H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) offers three reasons Oct. 15 is important for taxpayers: (1) extension filers must submit their returns to avoid a monthly 5-percent, late-filing penalty on balance due, (2) Fresh Start participants must pay taxes due to avoid further penalties and interest because their six-month grace period ends and (3) the 2013 filing season starts in 100 days so now is a good time to assess the impact of life changes on 2012 taxes.
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Fazoli’s Unveils Franchise Sales Incentive Program New Franchisees Offered Discounts on Fees, Royalties
Coming off its record-setting 26 consecutive months of same-store sales growth, Fazoli's, America's largest premium Italian quick-service restaurant chain, is launching a new franchise incentive program that can save operators at least $30,000 on a single new unit. Franchisees opening multiple units under a development agreement can save up to $50,000 per unit. The program combines reduced franchise fees and royalty discounts for new and converted traditional, freestanding and inline units.
When Politics Are Good, And Bad, For Small Business
Is it good business to let your customers know your politics?
Orcel’s Revolution Only Just Starting at UBS
A cultural revolution is under way at UBS under new investment bank boss Andrea Orcel, who has lifted morale by bringing in clients but raised fears among old hands at the Swiss bank that they will bear the brunt of expected lay-offs.
Stanchart Shares Slip as Stake Sale Talk Resurfaces
Standard Chartered shares fell more than 3 percent on Tuesday as speculation resurfaced that Singapore state investor Temasek may sell its 18 percent stake in the Asia-focused bank.
Franchising Picks Up in U.S., But Hurdles Remain
Robert Penney has seen his financial future and it involves heaps of frozen yogurt. Penney and his wife, Dayna, purchased a Menchie's franchise, offering self-serve frozen yogurt, in Bellingham, Washington, in July 2011. They expect the business, open since April, to be profitable its first year.
Alliance Boots to Buy $91 Mln Stake in China Pharma Retailer
Alliance Boots, the owner of Europe's largest pharmacy chain, will buy a 12 percent stake in China's Nanjing Pharmaceutical Co Ltd for about 56 million pounds ($91 million), Alliance said in a statement on Sunday.
Happiest Country In The World Just Got Happier With Opening Of First Chili’s Grill & Bar In San Jose, Costa Rica
Committed to bringing the world bold and distinct flavors, Chili's® Grill & Bar recently introduced Costa Rica residents to their first taste of the restaurant company's Southwestern-inspired, classic American favorites and upbeat environment. Costa Rica, which was recently named the happiest country in the world by the New Economics Foundation's Happy Planet Index (HPI), warmly embraced the American brand when the doors of the first restaurant opened earlier this month in the vibrant center of the country's capital at Centro Comercial Multiplaza in San José.
Four Points by Sheraton to Debut in New Brunswick, Canada
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced its Four Points® by Sheraton brand will open its first hotel in Edmundston, New Brunswick. Four Points by Sheraton Edmundston will open in July 2013 in an ideal location at the center of downtown Edmundston. The former Clarion hotel will undergo an extensive $2.5 million renovation prior to flying the Four Points flag. With 160 hotels open worldwide and the second largest pipeline among all Starwood brands, Four Points offers a "best for business" proposition for travelers seeking great hotels at great rates.
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