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ADMIN July 15, 2012July 15, 2012 4 Comments Bob Florio, franchise failure rate, franchise information, franchise opportunity, Ken Lewis, retail franchise, Robert Spuck, sba failure rates, SBA franchise loans, unhappy franchisee, wine franchise, wine store franchise, Winestyles, Winestyles complaints, Winestyles franchise, Winestyles wine store, Winestyles wine store Franchise, worst franchise

WINESTYLES Franchise Complaints

The Winestyles franchise has an alarmingly high SBA loan default rate of 52%. Winestyles is listed by the SBA among

ALL POSTS Cork & Olive Franchise Wine Store Franchises

ADMIN August 7, 2009 9 Comments cork & olive, deborah augenti, fraud, michael probst, Robin Hoover, scam, Solera Distributors, wine franchise

CORK & OLIVE Team Launches Solera Wine Franchise. Beware!

Michael Probst & Deborah Augenti are at it again. We received a tip that Probst & Augenti, the same people

ALL POSTS Cork & Olive Franchise Wine Store Franchises

February 17, 2009February 17, 2009 4 Comments auction, bankrupt, cork & olive, franchise, franchises, wine store

CORK & OLIVE: Bankrupt Stores Being Auctioned Off

. . . . . . . . The contents of two bankrupt Cork & Olive wine stores are up

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ADMIN December 30, 2008December 30, 2008 38 Comments bankruptcy, cork & olive, Cork & Olive Franchise, merger and acquisition corp., michael probst, rainer appold, wine franchise, wine store franchises

CORK & OLIVE: Michael Probst Forms New Corporation

You can’t keep a good man down. Despite the recent plunge into bankruptcy that left his Cork & Olive wine

ALL POSTS The Grape Wine Store Franchises

ADMIN November 9, 2008November 9, 2008 1 Comment bankrupt, bankruptcy, chapter 11, COLUMNS, franchise, franchising, sean kelly, The Grape, usher, wine, Wine bar, wine store

The Grape Franchisor Ushers into Bankruptcy Court

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the franchisor of the The Grape wine bar chain has filed for Chapter 11

ALL POSTS Cork & Olive Franchise Wine Store Franchises

August 24, 2008August 24, 2008 7 Comments cork & olive, Cork & Olive Franchise, michael probst, rainer appold, wine franchise wine store franchises

CORK & OLIVE: Oldsmar Store Reopens; C&O Coming to Ocala?

SPONSORED LINKS: _________________________ Former Ex reports that the Cork & Olive store in Oldsmar, FL has reopened. Who is the

ALL POSTS Cork & Olive Franchise Wine Store Franchises

August 10, 2008 18 Comments cork & olive, Cork & Olive Franchise, michael probst, rainer appold, wine franchise wine store franchises

CORK & OLIVE: New Ownership & Franchise Rumors

Rumors are flying that Rainer Appold has led a group of investors in buying what’s left of the Cork &

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ADMIN July 22, 2008 15 Comments cork & olive, michael probst, wine store franchise

CORK & OLIVE: The Probst Method of Guilt Avoidance

A key skill for CEOs of imploded franchise companies is denial, accompanied by a ninja-like avoidance of any admission of

ALL POSTS Cork & Olive Franchise Wine Store Franchises

ADMIN June 29, 2008June 29, 2008 1 Comment cork & olive, michael probst, prison wine, pruno, wine franchise

CORK & OLIVE: How to Make Pruno (Prison Wine)

In Pruno Veritas. What is Pruno? In prisons, it is cellblock wine made from fruit, sugar and, often, moldy bread.

Cork & Olive Franchise Wine Store Franchises

ADMIN June 27, 2008March 16, 2009 18 Comments Cork & Olive Franchise, humor, michael probst, prison wine, wine franchise

CORK & OLIVE: Probst Prison Wine (Humor)

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