{"id":19520,"date":"2016-05-15T02:43:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T02:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=19520"},"modified":"2016-05-15T14:36:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T14:36:46","slug":"franchise-business-small-business-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-business-small-business-news-roundup","title":{"rendered":"Franchise Business And Small Business News Roundup: May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening news-wise, in the world of franchising and small business for May. Feel free to pass these stories around!<\/p>\n<p>The biggest news, and it&#8217;s close to my heart because it affects our military <a title=\"veterans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/top-franchise-articles-for-veterans-looking-to-explore-franchise-ownership\"><strong>veterans<\/strong><\/a>, has to do with Amazon.com.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has just vowed to hire<a title=\"amazon and jeff bezos hiring veterans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/amazon\/amazon-ceo-vows-to-hire-25000-veterans-and-military-spouses\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> 25,000<\/strong><\/a> veterans and spouses of active-duty military personnel over the next five years. This is huge! It&#8217;s great to see a U.S. company step up. Returning military veterans (<em>and their spouses<\/em>) are having a hard time finding employment. Amazon deserves our applause.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"sign franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signsnow.com\/own-a-franchise\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Signs Now<\/strong><\/a> is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The sign franchise was founded in 1986, and is an industry pioneer. 30 years is a long time to be in business&#8230;especially a business that&#8217;s changing so fast thanks to the digital revolution.<\/p>\n<p>A college student from Northwest Nazarene University just won a <strong>Cherry Berry Self-Serve Yogurt Bar<\/strong> franchise business. His business plan was judged the best out of the 3 that were presented as part of <a title=\"cherry berry franchise contest\" href=\"https:\/\/news.nnu.edu\/story\/senior-business-student-wins-franchise-competition\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this<\/strong><\/a> contest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Read the <a title=\"college students buying franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/blogs\/should-you-buy-franchise-right-out-college\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>article<\/strong><\/a> I wrote for the SBA about college students buying franchises &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>A franchise owner in Tennessee barricaded himself inside his business. <a title=\"franchise owner barricades himself in store\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/news\/local-news\/h3o-franchise-owner-removed-taken-into-custody\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read why<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dogtopia<\/strong>, a dog daycare franchise, is in the midst of <a title=\"dogtopia brand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20160504006852\/en\/Leading-Dog-Daycare-Franchise-Undergoes-Major-Brand\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>a brand reinvention<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Small Business owners are feeling a little less confident about things. <a title=\"small business owner confidence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/jacksonville\/news\/2016\/05\/12\/election-year-worries-lead-small-business-owners.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This<\/strong><\/a> is why.<\/p>\n<p>Italy&#8217;s down economy is starting to <a title=\"economy in italy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/economic-malaise-in-italy-weighs-on-small-business-1463099839\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>hurt<\/strong><\/a> small business owners there.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent<a title=\"cyber security 2016 survey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/joe-ross\/the-state-of-small-busine_b_9911704.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> survey<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 Small businesses are more at risk than they think, and are not taking proactive steps or allocating budget to defend against cyber-attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Trump vs. Clinton On Small Business<a title=\"trump and clinton on small business\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/washingtonbureau\/2016\/05\/trump-vs-clinton-on-small-business-issues.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>issues<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, finally, MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Your Business<\/em>&#8221; host, <strong>JJ Ramberg<\/strong>, was invited to testify in front of the House of Representatives Small Business Committee. If you&#8217;d like to see what she discussed, <a title=\"jj ramberg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/fishbowldc\/msnbc-host-jj-ramberg-testifies-in-front-of-the-house-small-business-committee\/156077\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>go here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you&#8217;d like to keep up on franchise business\/small business news and more, I share lots of timely updates on Twitter. Follow me <a title=\"the franchise king on twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FranchiseKing\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@FranchiseKing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening news-wise, in the world of franchising and small business for May. Feel free to pass these stories around! The biggest news, and it&rsquo;s close to my heart because it affects our military veterans, has to do with Amazon.com. 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