PRESS RELEASES | FRANCHISE-CHAT

• 13 Búho St Takes the Funk to Dubai [28/12/05]
• Whichfranchise Launches New 'Ask the Experts' Facility for Potential Franchisees [24/12/05]
• Money Mailer Announces Partnership with Children's Miracle Network [22/12/05]
• Creative Colors International Moves to New Headquarters in Mokena, IL [22/12/05]
• Franchise 50 Franchisee Satisfaction Survey Exceeding All Expectations [21/12/05]
• MEDIchair Promotes Bas van Lankvelt to Director, Support Services [20/12/05]
• Brooke Credit Corporation Completes $51,500,000 Loan Securitization [19/12/05]
• Comfort Keepers Brings ‘Comfort' Business to Ireland [19/12/05]
• Latest Franchise New Zealand Magazine Questions the Value of Work and Income Guarantees [19/12/05]
• Gem India Advisors Makes Significant Equity Investment in Trak Services, Master Franchisor [18/12/05]
• CM IT Introduces Its New Manage IT@CM IT Service [16/12/05]
• Brooke Credit Corporation Announces Selected Results for November 2005 [16/12/05]
• Choice Hotels Brian Parker Recognized by Black Professionals Magazine & Black Enterprise [16/12/05]
• Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces November Franchise Additions [15/12/05]
• Edible Arrangements COO and Co-Founder's Top Seven New Year's Resolutions [14/12/05]
• Junk Removal Company Goes High-Tech with Launching of New Podcast on iTunes [13/12/05]
• Pizza Patrón's First Outdoor Ad Campaign Celebrates Latino Lifestyle [12/12/05]
• Orlando's Frustrated Computer Users See the Light Thanks to New “Geeks On Call” Franchise [11/12/05]
• The Grout Doctor Cures Sick, Tired, Ugly Grout [10/12/05]
• Instant Imprints Announces New Vice President of Marketing [9/12/05]
• Aaron's Acquires Rental Stores From Rent-A-Center [8/12/05]
• New Sign Buyer's Guide Released [8/12/05]
• Franchise Business Review Announces the Franchise 50 [7/12/05]
• CNA International Launches Website that Walks the Talk [7/12/05]
• FASTSIGNS® Sign and Graphics Centers Now Feature New Store Décor [6/12/05]
• Metal Supermarkets Names New CEO [6/12/05]
• Wingstop Moves Corporate Headquarters to Richardson, Texas [6/12/05]
• FASTSIGNS International, Inc. Takes Third Place in Franchise Update's Annual STAR Awards [1/12/05]
• Extra Innings Continues Expansion in New Hampshire [1/12/05]
• Junk company earns title of World's Largest Junk Removal Service [1/12/05]
• Ovenu Cleans up in Telford After One Year in Business [1/12/05]

• NiteLites – The Landscape Lighting Professionals Announces New Location in Tampa, Florida [30/11/05]
• Pet Proofing Your Home for the Holidays [30/11/05]
• LaMar's Donuts Franchise To Take Flight With Frontier Airlines [27/11/05]
• Rockn' Joe to Open in Westfield, N.J. [26/11/05]
• Retiring Oven Valeting Professional Passes the Torcch to Nephew [25/11/05]
• Joey's Only Patron Reels in Mercedes During “Go Fish” Contest [24/11/05]
• GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE: Innovator in the Non-Medical Homecare Franchise Industry [23/11/05]
• Dippin' Dots competes in LaCrosse [23/11/05]
• Classic Car Lover Trades in Corvette for Three Geeks On Call Franchises [23/11/05]
• Allen Riggs Named At-Large Delegate for White House Conference on Aging [23/11/05]
• Franchise Expo Paris 2006 Entitled Shared Success [22/11/05]
• My Girlfriend's Kitchen Announces 10 New Locations Opening in 10 States [22/11/05]
• Camp Bow Wow Signs 100th Franchise Agreement [22/11/05]
• Country Style Expands Breakfast With the Launch of 4 NEW Sandwiches [22/11/05]
• Brooke Franchise Corporation Celebrates Milestone [21/11/05]
• Laser Group – Supreme New Zealand Franchise System Award Winners [19/11/05]
• Aussie Pet Mobile ‘Unleashes' International Expansion Plans [19/11/05]
• Griswold Special Care Launches New Concept in Franchising [19/11/05]
• Esquires Coffee Houses Food and Beverage New Zealand Franchise System Award Winner [19/11/05]
• Brooke Credit Corporation Announces Selected Results for October 2005 [18/11/05]
• MEDIchair Inks Marketing Deal with Pacific Blue Cross [17/11/05]
• NiteLites Outdoor Lighting Franchise to Brighten Naples Home and Garden Show [17/11/05]
• CM IT Solutions Expands On-Site IT Support Services Coast-to-Coast [16/11/05]
• Peter Handal Named Chairman of the Board of Dale Carnegie and Associates [16/11/05]
• Home Grown Concept, Zerga, Set to Compete with Fashion Accessories Brands [16/11/05]
• Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces October Franchise Additions [16/11/05]
• NiteLites Franchise Systems, Inc. Announces the Opening of Nitelites of Nashville [16/11/05]
• Joey's Only raises over $25,000 for Alzheimer Society [15/11/05]
• NiteLites of Ft. Lauderdale Lights Up Fall Home Design and Remodeling Show [15/11/05]
• NZ Names Top Franchise Systems and Franchisees at 2005 Franchise Awards [13/11/05]
• Westpac New Zealand 2005 Franchise Awards [13/11/05]
• HR People Put Heads Together at Franchise Relationships Forum [12/11/05]
• Technological Advances Make Maid Brigade A Sure Winner [10/11/05]
• The Helen Doron Early Education Group Adds 36 New Franchisees in 10 Countries [10/11/05]
• San Bernardino Renaissance Man Opens Two Geeks on Call Franchises [10/11/05]
• First Annual CENTUM Conferences Demonstrates Enormous Potential for Franchisees [9/11/05]
• CENTUM Aan The Spot Mortgage Corp. Joins the CENTUM Network in British Columbia [9/11/05]
• CENTUM Prudential Mortgages Inc. Joins the CENTUM Network in Ontario [9/11/05]
• CENTURY 21 Celebrates Grand Opening of New Office in Brampton, Ontario [8/11/05]
• Little Scoops Opens Third Franchise in New York [8/11/05]
• CENTUM Omni Mortgage Corp. Joins the CENTUM Network in Ontario [8/11/05]
• CENTURY 21 Realtor Attends Paul Coffey City Hall Ceremony and Retirement Game [8/11/05]
• AlphaGraphics Franchise Announces Partnership With SmartDraw [8/11/05]
• CENTURY 21 Dome Realty Limited Increases Presence in Saskatchewan Once Again [8/11/05]
• Horwath Franchising Launch New Franchise Surveys at National Space Centre [5/11/05]
• 'Extreme' Opportunity for Verlo Mattress Factory Stores [5/11/05]
• Aussie Pet Mobile Honors Franchisees at Annual Convention [5/11/05]
• Jeff Gets off the Bus to Take on a New Ovenu UK Franchise Challenge [5/11/05]
• Pizza Patron Opens First Los Angeles Location - 19 More by 2008 [4/11/05]
• Geeks On Call Offers Guaranteed Same-Day Service, Quickens National Expansion [4/11/05]
• Phoenix Natives Open Number One Franchise, Dippin' Dots [2/11/05]
• Wingstop Comp Store Sales Increase For Ninth Consecutive Quarter [2/11/05]
• Phoenix Natives Open Number One Franchise, Dippin' Dots [2/11/05]
• Former Journalist Opens Third Dippin' Dots Location [2/11/05]
• Berwick Ovenu Company Celebrate a Year of Hot Trading [2/11/05]

• Four Southern CA FASTSIGNS® Sign Centers Resold, New Center Opens and Second Planned [31/10/05]
• Units Mobile Storage Signs Second Franchise Agreement [29/10/05]
• Culver's Raises Funds To Help Pay For Home Heating [28/10/05]
• It’s Just Lunch Goes Down Under, Opens Its First Australian Office in Sydney [28/10/05]
• Brooke Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Release and Conference Call [28/10/05]
• First Best Undiscovered Franchises Announced [27/10/05]
• Brooke Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend [27/10/05]
• IdeaFarm Announces the “Best Undiscovered Franchises” [27/10/05]
• Countdown to the Westpac New Zealand 2005 Franchise Awards [27/10/05]
• Massage Envy Opens First Clinic in Nebraska [27/10/05]
• Happy Tails Dog Spa Signs Sixth Franchise in Six Months [27/10/05]
• Whichfranchise.com - Raising Franchise Profile in Wales [26/10/05]
• It's A Grind Announces New Vice President of Operations [22/10/05]
• Earl of Sandwich Fortifies National Expansion [22/10/05]
• HAIRCOLORXPERTS Announces Manager of Franchise Development [21/10/05]
• Happy Tails Dog Spa™ Signs Fifth Franchise; First Franchise in Texas [21/10/05]
• NiteLites Sponsors Centerville High School Football Team [21/10/05]
• Happy Tails Dog Spa™ Signs Fourth Franchise This Year [20/10/05]
• FASTSIGNS® Sign and Graphics Centres in Canada Meet with Market Success [20/10/05]
• Leading French Brand, LuluCastagnette, Set for Middle East Expansion [19/10/05]
• Cartridge World Hits 1,000th Store Mark [19/10/05]
• The Coffee Club to Open in New Zealand [18/10/05]
• REALTY WORLD Northern California, Inc. Adds 52 New Franchises Through August [18/10/05]
• 13 Búho St Opens Flagship Store in the UK [15/10/05]
• NiteLites Sponsors Centerville High School Player of the Week [15/10/05]
• Shock PR International Franchise Launched for PR Pros Who Want to be on thier Own [14/10/05]
• Edible Arrangements Announces Signing of 250th Franchse [14/10/05]
• 13 Búho St Increases Capital to Meet Expansion Plans [14/10/05]
• FROOTS Quick-Service Restaurants Coming to Atlanta [14/10/05]
• CENTURY 21 Expands in Ontario Getaway County [14/10/05]
• Brooke Credit Corporation Announces Selected Results for September 2005 [14/10/05]
• Master Franchisers FZCO cement Franchise Agreement with Leading Malaysian Brands [13/10/05]
• Brumby's on the Rise with 30th Anniversary [13/10/05]
• Computer-Support Franchisor “Geeks On Call” Cascades into Pacific Northwest [13/10/05]
• Harcourts Appointment Adds New Dynamic to Auckland Scene [13/10/05]
• CENTURY 21 Office Makes a Splash in Dragon Boat Fundraiser [13/10/05]
• AmericInn Expands to McAlester, Oklahoma [13/10/05]
• CENTURY 21 Drop Zone Participants Raise Funds For Easter Seal [13/10/05]
• Furla USA Expansion Plans for 2005-06 [12/10/05]
• Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces September Franchise Additions [12/10/05]
• Now You Can “C it at Civic” In Thailand [12/10/05]
• NiteLites Outdoor Lighting Franchise of Sarasota Brightens Up the Sarasota Home Show [11/10/05]
• Italy Welcomes Helen Doron [10/10/05]
• Joey's Only Celebrates 20th Anniversary with $1.3+ Million in Prizes [7/10/05]
• Computer-Services Franchisor “Geeks On Call” Named to “Rising 25" [6/10/05]
• Whichfranchise.com Creates Micro-Site for the 50 Plus [6/10/05]
• New Owners Figure SIGNWAVE Adds Up For Them [5/10/05]
• Blimpie Executive Named VP Operations, Edible Arrangements Franchise Group [5/10/05]
• Maid Brigade Pledges To Help Clean Up the Streets [5/10/05]
• SpanishFUN Relocating Headquarters [5/10/05]
• Creative Colors International Honors Franchisees with Annual Awards [3/10/05]
• USA and Australian Franchising Experts Unite for World's Best Practice Symposium [3/10/05]
• Significant Appointment and New Top End Office Creates Excitement in Real Estate Industry [2/10/05] (Harcourts)
• Whichfranchise.com to Exhibit at UK’s Largest Franchise Exhibition [1/10/05]
• Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces 3rd Quarter Funeral Transactions [1/10/05]
• Joey’s Only Turns to Integrated Marketing to Raise Awareness [1/10/05]