BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WITH IDEAS.(Business)
A NEW competition is being launched to recognise the achievements of small businesses in the Wrexham area. The Bright Idea 2003 competition, part of Wrexham Science Festival, offers prizes of pounds 5,000 and pounds 2,500. Festival director Peter Scott said: ``Small businesses are a vital part of

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

New edition of popular franchise directory: tomorrow's small-business owners will find virtually unlimited ideas for franchised businesses in the fall-winter edition of the International Franchise Association's (IFA) Franchise Opportunities Guide, which has just been released. (Lead Generations).
IFA's popular Franchise Opportunities Guide organizes the material to more efficiently aid users, step-by-step, through their initial investigation of franchising. Information about financing, legal aspects, and state and federal regulations governing the sale of franchises is included, as are

Publication: Franchising World

Small town with a head for ideas; Atherstone offers plenty of opportunities for a day out, as Travel Editor Paul Groves explains.(Features)
Byline: Paul Groves The town of Atherstone has a number of claims to fame. There's annual historic football game that literally brings the entire town to a standstill. Then there's the fact that it is precisely 100 miles from London. Often overlooked or simply ignored, however, is the fact that

Publication: The Birmingham Post (England)

Orientation program boosts Enfield town employees' morale. (Enfield, CT's task force that creates opportunities to share professional information)(Small Cities: Big Ideas)
How do you improve the morale of a town's workforce and acquaint the employees with what the workers in the municipality's other departments are doing? Enfield, Conn. (pop. 45,532) decided the answer was to organize an employee task force that would deal with recognition issues, morale issues, and

Publication: Nation's Cities Weekly

From small beginnings; Big ideas from the nanotech expert Mike Pitkethly is quietly generating huge commercial opportunities from tiny particles. He talks to JEZ DAVISON.(News)
Byline: JEZ DAVISON HE works in an unorthodox, highly-specialised field, but describes himself as a regular guy. A self-made, sales-driven entrepreneur he isn't, but he's helping companies make millions by transforming scientific research into commercial gain. His influence has extended to the

Publication: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

Women's franchise committee gains scope, membership: what began as a small group of women in roles of leadership with a common goal, has become a vibrant, flourishing organization offering both men and women opportunities to exchange ideas and experiences and expand their horizons in the world of franchising. (Franchise Events).
Have you unleashed the leader within? That's the question that will be asked of attendees at the 2003 Leadership Conference February 15, 2003 during the International Franchise Association Convention in San Antonio. The conference will be hosted by the Women's Franchise Committee (WFC), an

Publication: Franchising World