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April 25, 2013
How to Safeguard Your Business Name

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A few techniques for protecting the name of your business or service

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Microsoft. Starbucks. Walmart. They’re all memorable names. You can bet that those companies carefully made sure they had exclusive rights to them.

Your business name may not be as distinctive or well known. Still, you’d hate to have a judge tell you that you can’t use it anymore. And if another business copied your name, you’d like to be able to go into court and put a stop to it.

So how do you protect the name of your business or service? We’ll look at a few techniques. But, ultimately, only you and your lawyer can decide how much effort and expense to invest in name protection.

Your decision will depend on many factors, including:

September 6, 2010
1-800-DryClean Cuts Franchise Fees for Vets

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — 1-800-DryClean announced last week that it has increased its VetFran discount to $6,000, offering veterans of the U.S. armed forces 40% off the brand’s franchise fees.

“1-800-DryClean can be a rewarding franchise business for our military veterans,” says Shannon Toler-New, company president. “Increasing our VetFran discount is our way of saluting veterans for their military service, and making our franchise business more affordable and worth considering as a civilian career.”

January 20, 2010
Whirlpool Is First Manufacturer to Get Certified With New NSF Allergen Protocol

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Whirlpool Corp. is the first company to achieve certification with a new NSF International protocol (P351) that certifies allergen reduction performance in residential and commercial family-sized clothes washers, the company says.

Washers meeting NSF Protocol P351 certification must remove at least 95% of house dust mite allergens and pet dander, heat wash water to 55º C (131º F), and be easily cleanable, corrosion-resistant and designed to avoid the accumulation of dirt and debris, Whirlpool says.

April 7, 2009
1-800-DryClean Named 'All-Star' Franchise

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — 1-800-DryClean was named to Dun & Bradstreet’s (D&B) AllBusiness AllStar Franchises list for 2009.

“This is a well-deserved honor for our team,” says Shannon Toler, president of 1-800-DryClean. “We’ve built 1-800-DryClean into a leading national franchise that’s known for quality, service and value, which has served our franchise owners well, as more customers want convenience and savings as the economy struggles to recover.”

January 14, 2008
CRDN Founders Buy The Company

BERKLEY, Mich. — Wayne Wudyka, founder and chief executive officer of the Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network (CRDN), has completed the purchase of the outstanding interest in the company with business partners Jeffrey Snyder and Edwin Wudyka. The three now have full ownership of the international textile-restoration company.