Financing Sponsors Rustle Up Success for Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisees

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Every Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owner is unique—indeed, every shop is—and as such, each has different financing needs. With a dozen financing Sponsors currently on board and more in the pipeline, DDIFO is delivering … [Read more...]

Recent Developments that May Affect your Tax Situation

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From time to time DDIFO is pleased to present Guest Commentary from valued contributors. Guest commentaries feature the views and opinions of the contributor and are not necessarily the opinions of DDIFO and it’s Board … [Read more...]

Dunkin’ Turns to Everyday Joes

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DC Dennison writes in The Boston Globe  about Dunkin' Donuts  New Marketing Campaign and he mentions DDIFO's efforts to amend the law regarding "tip pooling". He writes about the new marketing campaign: Dunkin’ … [Read more...]

Dunkin’ Brands Announces Proposed Financing

The Sun Herald  reports that Dunkin' Brands, the parent company of two of the world's most recognized brands, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, today announced that Dunkin' Finance Corp., a corporate finance entity, … [Read more...]

Support the Arbitration Fairness Act

Binding arbitration clauses are increasingly being inserted by businesses when entering into contacts with other parties. These clauses, which often provide businesses with an advantage and go unnoticed by the signer, … [Read more...]

Political Action Committee Benefits Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Owners

In 2010, Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners will have the opportunity to get more involved in government relations beginning with the creation of the Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Owners Massachusetts Political Action … [Read more...]

Obama: Small Business Key for Recovery

President Obama puts economy, small businesses, and job creation at the center of his State of the Union address. Kent Bernhard, Jr writes at Portfolio.com that faced with a national 10 percent unemployment rate and a … [Read more...]

Aught Naught: The “Worst” Decade

The first 10 years of the new millennium are done, and looking back we can dub it the “Decade of the Worst.” Gary Weiss  publishes at Portfolio.com  his top ten worst list of the decade: For people who have … [Read more...]

Congress Boosts SBA Loans

Portfolio.com reports that after weeks of talk about the credit crunch facing small businesses, Washington finally is doing something about it. The $636 billion defense bill passed by the Senate Saturday includes $125 … [Read more...]

Bain Gets Poor Moody’s Review

Jerry Kronenberg writes in the Boston Herald that former U.S. Senate hopeful Steve Pagliuca is touting one-time rival Martha Coakley’s job-creation credentials, but a new study questions his own firm’s ability to … [Read more...]