| Chamber brings NASCAR exec to city
Max L. Siegel, the highest-ranking African American NASCAR executive, will speak at a luncheon during the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce's Minorities and Women in Business Week. Siegel will speak at 12 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Acadome Banquet Room at Alabama State University. He oversees NASCAR's competition, marketing, sales, sponsorship and distribution for all Dale Earnhardt Inc. properties, including motor sports teams, licensing, promotions, business development and the Dale Earnhardt Foundation. The Chamber also will host two panel discussions -- "Franchise Opportunities" and "Doing Business With Corporate America." The franchise seminar begins at 8:30 a.m. and the corporate seminar at 10:15 a.m. Both will be in the Acadome's Green Room. For more information, contact Thomas Taylor at 832-4790.
AT&T planning to enter Florida broadband cable market
TALLAHASSEE- AT&T Inc. plans to announce Thursday that it will make a $750 million investment in broadband infrastructure in Florida as it seeks to woo customers from traditional cable companies in the race to beam TV and high-speed Internet into homes, officials said. The move follows the passage earlier this year of a new state law that makes it easier for telecommunications companies to get into the TV business. .
Share The Wealth With Franchises
What do Subway restaurants, Dunkin' Donuts, UPS, Domino's Pizza, Jiffy Lube, McDonald's, Burger King and RE/MAX Real Estate all have in common? The first thing is that they are all highly successful businesses. The second is that they are all available as franchise operations. If you've ever considered buying into a franchise, read on for some insight into the benefits and pitfalls of being a franchisee.
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