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The article focuses on healthy dining policies in U.S. restaurants. It states that while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was charged by Congress in 2011 with setting menu-labeling standards, it has not yet rolled out those standards. It mentions restaurants are putting calorie counts on web sites and menus and comments that fast food restaurant company Yum! Brands reduced sodium across its menus at Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut and reports consumers are ordering healthier food options.

The article focuses on multi-unit franchise (MF) ownership in the United States. It states some high-net-worth individuals are opening multiple franchises by putting up the money while hiring other people to run the unit, while other people are investing in existing MF companies as minority partners. Jim Sullivan, head of franchising for CKE Restaurant Holdings, said the company would sell franchises to investors if they bring in operating partners that own at least 10 percent of the business.

The article, a special advertising feature, looks at franchise businesses in the U.S. as of 2014, reporting on the availability of commercial loans for franchise purchases and discussing related activities of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

The article, part of a special advertising section, looks at the franchising industry in the U.S. as of February 2014, discussing the outlook for franchise businesses and citing franchises including Firehouse Subs restaurants, Batteries Plus Bulbs, and Aaron's Inc. appliance and electronics stores.

The article looks at the benefits of investment in franchise restaurants such as Johnny Rockets, Golden Corral, and Krispy Kreme, including return on investment, established brand recognition, and opportunities for community involvement.

The article presents an advertising section that discusses the retained executive-search industry. It is noted the industry sustained a sharp drop in revenues amid the global economic crisis of 2008-2009. Details are presented about changes in the industry since then, among them modifications in how executive-search firms are paid and expansion into additional services such as career coaching.

The article looks at the adoption of sustainability practices by franchise restaurants, including a rooftop garden at a b.good franchise in Boston, Massachusetts, a sustainable McDonald's building in Cary, North Carolina, and energy management at a Culver's restaurant in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

The article discusses the capital required to open a franchise, with information on the need to have access to the franchise fee, initial investment, and expected salary for the first year.

The article discusses restaurant management, arguing the micromanagement of franchises is necessary for profitability, citing the example of the restaurant chain Penn Station East Coast Subs.

The article explores the growth of the franchising in the U.S. as reported by a study from the International Franchise Association (IFA), as well as information on franchisees from companies such as PostNet, Pump It Up, and Tasti D-Lite.

The article discusses how balancing one's home and work lives has increasingly become an issue for fathers, who a report from the Families and Work Institute says have an average work week of 47 hours, and are also spending more time with their children and doing household chores than they did in 1977.

The article discusses how a recession in the U.S. that ended in 2009 has prompted greater cooperation among lenders, franchisers, and franchisees to help insure that the latter receive the financing they need to establish and grow their businesses.

An advertisement is presented which discusses investments in multi-unit restaurant chains.

The article discusses how Erik Severinghaus and two partners obtained a franchise for the Papa John's restaurant chain in Chicago, Illinois.

The article discusses renewed strength in the U.S. franchised-restaurant industry and comments on factors that contribute to a franchise's success including updated interior remodeling, and participation in the "fast casual" segment of the market.

The article offers information on the tax breaks and loan incentives to be provided to small businesses in the U.S. with the passage of the U.S. Small Business Jobs and Credit Act in late September 2010 by the Congress.

The article reports the developments in the marketability of female Latin Americans to get hired for senior positions. It highlights the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) program which began in 1988, and was participated by female professionals that should complete a community leadership project to involve female schoolchildren who are Latin Americans. The program is said to have helped launch the careers of the participants and have triggered the creation of various Latin American organizations.

The article presents an update on the securities industry in the U.S.

The article focuses on the Red Rock Fever, a desire to own a property or invest in real estate development in Sedona, Arizona.

The article focuses on the impact of the need for companies to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the characteristics and responsibilities of auditors in the U.S.

This article presents information for people planning to venture into the innkeeping business.

Discusses the importance of fractional ownership in buying a ski resort condominium.

Focuses on the increasing demand for forensic accountants and internal and external auditors in the U.S. as of October 2005 to investigate and prevent corporate fraud.

Offers observation on the trend of co-branding in the U.S.

Reports on the abundance of employment opportunities in the U.S. financial management industry as of September 2005.

Focuses on the use of personality tests to assess potential franchisees.

Deals with the rise in the demand and house prices on Cape Cod, the 100 mile-long peninsula that curves out from Massachusetts and into the Atlantic Ocean, which has been popular among retirees in the U.S.

Presents strategies to recruit a diverse work force in the U.S.