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A list of the service companies included in Entrepreneur magazine's 31st Annual Franchise 500, such as dental handpiece repair, printing, photography services, is presented. Details on their franchise fees and number of franchises are also provided. Ranking criteria include financial stability, system size and growth rate.

The impact of ownership and location factors on the extent of internalization of service multinationals who are trying to enter the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland markets are examined. Foreign direct investments from industrialized countries have surged into these Central and Eastern European markets because of the transition from a centrally-planned to a market-based economy.

Panel data for the period 1999-2003 was analyzed, and it was found that Portuguese service industries prefer internal to external financing, not conforming to the theory of Modigliani and Miller. It was found that different sectors of the service industry activity are significant in interpreting company capital structure in Portugal. The study concludes that debt contributes to enhancing management efficiency, agency problems among shareholders and creditors having no relevance.

This article examines disinvestments and offshoring of service sector in Spain, using macroeconomic models. The impact of foreign direct investments is also discussed.

The process discipline found in well managed manufacturing companies is second to none. The statistical process controls, feedback loops, and real time diagnostics are difficult or impossible to replicate in [...]

Annex figure A.I.1. FDI flows, by sector, 1989-1991 and 2001-2002 Inward FDI flows World Primary Manufacturing Services 1989-1991 (a) 7% 39% 54% 2001-2002 (a) 9% 24% 67% Developed countries 1989-1991 [...]

Securities and stock performance analysis data for the Toiletries and Cosmetics industry is given. Analysis data by company is outlined through graphs, revenue statistics, earnings per share data, and yearly financial performance analysis charts.

The business of being a cog in another company's wheels might not be glamorous, but it can be lucrative. Third-party providers of routine operational services--such as the processing of payrolls, [...]

Since August 2000, when M&C's last Meetings Market Report was published, significant changes have taken place in our world and in our industry. The turn of the century was marked [...]

The List: Fast 50 (Ranked by a combination of revenue and percentage growth) Last year's Business Rank rank Company description 1 8 Job Strategies Inc. Human resources, 4601 Lake Boone [...]

NYSE AKS AK Steel Holding Corp. Finding focus in an oversupplied global steel market. 'The minimills have created their own sour market. So I have mixed emotions about crying about [...]

The benefits of foreign direct investment in Slovenian business services are discussed.

Service enterprises can compute for their advertising budget using the percentage of sales approach. This method incorporates traditional advertising budgeting with benchmarking techniques. It allows companies to view their operations and their competitiveness on a wider scale before computing for the budget. The method also reflects related factors such as the political realities of the enterprise.

The factors affecting the persistence of profits for manufacturing and service firms in the UK are studied. Results show that the persistence of profits in services firms were higher than manufacturing firms. Industry characteristics and firm size also influenced the long-term profitability of manufacturing firms but had no effects on services firms, implying different barriers to entry in the two sectors.

Potential investors will find the industrial service industry, which includes temporary employment agencies and janitorial services, above average in earnings potential. The majority of equities listed experienced steady stock price increases since Dec 1995 due to employment increases, the trend towards corporate outsourcing, and other factors. Personnel placement and uniform services are among the most timely segments of the industry.

The industrial service firms that are benefiting most from the economic upswing are seven that offer personnel placement services, especially Manpower and Kelly, which do business in Europe. Outsourcing is proving to be a boon for these companies. Essential service firms are also doing well, particularly ServiceMaster LP and Rollins Inc. The diverse nature of this industry gives it a mixed investment outlook.

The diversified industrial services industry offers many strong choices to potential investors. Temporary agencies have benefitted from the business trend to replace permanent with temporary employees. Companies offering services that cannot be postponed are also profiting. These include the pest control service companies, ServiceMaster LP and Rollins Inc, and the uniform cleaning service companies, UniFirst and Cintas Corp.

Temporary service company stocks may suffer with general US economic recovery, but other sectors of the industrial services industry should not be greatly affected by economic fluctuations. Strong investment possibilities include the pest control companies, Rollins Inc and ServiceMaster LP; the uniform manufacturers UniFirst Corp and Cintas Corp; and the automation services company, Equifax.

Afro-American entrepreneurs are making their mark on health care and physical fitness industries. Challenges of raising capital and starting franchises are analyzed.

The world's two leading office-suite operators have Westchester well within their sights, as they strive to bounce back from two years of tumbling along with the economy. HQ Global Workplaces [...]

The CVBs of three major convention destinations face the possibility of losing public funding resources over the next year, throwing the future of their group marketing efforts into doubt. The [...]

Issues are presented concerning the performance of individual companies within the Industrial Services Industry sector. A summary of the accounts for each company is included together with predictions for future growth.