Published Online: October 1, 2010 | Published in Print: October 12, 2010, as 'Anyone?... Anyone?' | Vol. 04, Issue 01, Page 7

A recently released annual survey on student engagement has found that, in the grand American tradition, high school students continue to be bored.

The “2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement,” conducted by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University, reveals that 66 percent of the students surveyed said they are bored at least on a daily basis in school, with 17 percent reporting that they are bored in every class. Two percent of the students said they are never bored in school, raising suspicions that they could be Russian spies. (Kidding about that last part.)

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Creative Tutors is a member of the International Franchsie Association and particpates in the Franchise Congress.

IFA Expresses Franchising's Concerns with Implementation of Health Care Reform Law at White House Meeting (reprinted from IFA website)

Steve Caldeira and Jason Straczewski met with Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director, White House Office of Health Reform and Yvette Fontenot with the White House Office of Health Reform, to outline the IFA members’ concerns with implementing the new health care law and its potential impact on their bottom lines. Caldeira reminded the White House of franchising’s profound economic impact and the tremendous opportunity we have to create jobs and significantly contribute to the nation’s economic recovery.  Caldeira also urged the Administration to keep in mind the unique challenges the franchise business community confronts as new federal regulations are developed, and stressed the need for flexibility as the new health care reform law’s rule making process continues to unfold.

Reprint:  Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine | October, 2010 issue IV:  By Lisa Wehr

Just the facts, ma'am--and how to use them

There are tweets and pokes, posts and check-ins, mayors, fans, friends, and likes. It seems as though every social media network has its own language and users--yet all of them are grouped together as the "shining light" of marketing for the year to come. Well, here's the truth. While social media is now a cornerstone for branding, sales growth, and PR, for multi-unit franchisees to successfully use social media to drive business into stores, you need to get the facts.
Facebook

The Facts:
Facebook has more than 400 million active users, 50 percent of whom log in to their account on any given day. More than 45 percent of Facebook's audience is over the age of 26. According to Quantcast analytics, 30 percent of the Facebook audience earns between $60,000 and $100,000, and nearly a third earn more than $100,000. And most important, a 2010 survey by Morpace found that 41 percent of Facebook users join fan pages to let their network know what products they support.

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