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Take a look at the Hound’s key checklist items for franchising. Reasons to Franchise The idea of owning your own franchise can be exciting and enticing all at once. There are many reasons why one might choose to franchise: 1. Be your own boss 2. Passionate about a particular industry 3. Get educated about basic [...]
Card Connection’s IT Manager for the past 10 years, John Byett, has become a franchise owner and taken over the Basingstoke and Windsor area. Byett will now supply and merchandise over 130 retail outlets in the area with Card Connection’s range of more than 1,500 greeting cards and gifts. Byett said: “Working in Card Connection’s [...]
There just isn’t any financing! That’s the refrain when discussing the biggest issue facing people who want to open a franchise in the current economic climate. There is more truth to this statement than anyone in the government or banking business wants to admit, and it doesn’t look like it is going to change anytime [...]
The dramatic rise in energy costs from non-renewable sources has made alternative energy sources such as solar an intriguing option. Many homeowners however, have been weary to jump into this still evolving market. In the past, the startup costs alone have outweighed the rewards in the eyes of many potential customers. But by applying a [...]
Two years after retiring as a PETCO executive, Stephen Gartner sat on the stoop of his new home in Tennessee, bored with the prospect of yet another round of golf. He decided he needed a second career — and a haircut. Surely a trim was the easier proposition, but where? Gartner hadn’t seen a Great [...]
Many would argue that fried chicken has nothing to do with health care. Reynolds Corea would beg to differ. He’s a former outsourcing expert who was making “easily” six figures, Corea said, when Accenture Ltd. cut him loose in January 2009 after nearly 20 years. “They called it rightsizing – they had all sorts of [...]
Recently celebrating 10 years as an OSCAR franchise owner Lesley Lavin, of Chesire, has found that over the decade she has successfully been able to combine family commitments with running her pet care business. Lavin (pictured top) said: “Time flies when you are having fun and that is how I feel when celebrating my first [...]
David Estrada wants to brighten your world – and when his Fish Window Cleaning crew arrives at your home or business, that’s exactly what happens. Estrada opened his Fish Window Cleaning franchise last month in El Monte and he’s already secured more than 20 customers. The business provides window cleaning services to commercial and residential [...]
Travis Netten, a college senior who loves listening to country singer Jason Aldean and hanging out with his friends, may not look like an entrepreneur. But the Northwestern College business administration major is ready to take on the corporate world, one paint stroke at a time. Netten is a franchise manager for College Pro Painters, [...]
Providing a comprehensive overview of the industry with an exciting list of exhibitors and extensive free seminar programme, The British Franchise Exhibition is the perfect place for those considering a career in franchising to find out all they need to know. The two-day show offers valuable information and advice to business-minded people. The wide-ranging conference, [...]
Times are hard and getting harder and bosses are finding it difficult to keep staff on, which makes the likelihood of redundancy a very real; prospect for many people. One means to endeavor to secure some type of income is to begin your own small business from home, which is what many people are turning [...]
Southlake restaurant Coal Vines, a upscale pizza and wine restaurant, plans to expand to six restaurants in Texas by 2012 — including three locations in North Texas. The move will create contracting and restaurant vendor opportunities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, said Joe Palladino, one of the restaurant owners. Coal Vines opened in 2006. “We’re [...]
Over the past five years, Magda Debney has felt pretty confident running the day-to-day operations of her Toronto-based company, a franchised outlet of Grade Learning. But when she felt she lacked some broader strategic skills necessary to help her company grow, she turned for help to someone who knows her business well: a fellow franchisee.Ms. [...]
Research by frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry, which shows that Russians are increasingly inclined to watch what they eat, helped convince the company to open its first outlet in Moscow on Tuesday, adding another American franchise to the city. “Moscow has a large consumption market with room to grow,” Pinkberry chief executive Ron Graves said at [...]
WI Dryer vent cleaning gets rid of lint accumulation in the dryer vent system to allow adequate air flow and prevent the dryer from overheating. Over 17,000 clothes dryer fires are reported each year with failure to clean dryer vents being the number one cause. Robb Vandenberg, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard in the Fox [...]
As part of the launch of Fresh Coat Painters of Lansing, Michigan, owner Mark Bertilrud will participate in the Lansing Home and Garden Show March 17-20 at MSU Pavilion. He considers it just one more way to reconnect with his neighbors in Okemos, East Lansing, Haslett and other Greater Lansing communities. For the last several [...]
Over the last 16 years the Snack-in-the-Box (SITB) franchised network has been delivering confectionery, snacks and beverages to employees of small to medium sized workplaces. The business has recently strengthened its sales operation with the appointment of a new Sales Director, Sean Cleveland (pictured). No stranger to SITB, Sean has been working in the operational [...]
WSI has experienced remarkable international growth lately, and is now taking on applications for their Master Franchise Opportunity worldwide, particularly in the UK and Europe, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and Ireland. As the globe goes digital, it is turning out to be the perfect opportunity for an entrepreneur to get associated [...]
Padgett Business Services, a premier provider of business services for small business owners for over 40 years, continues to grow by offering accounting franchises for sale : to aspiring business owners across the United States. Padgett franchises are critically lauded home-based business opportunities :having made the “Recommended Buys List” of National Business Employment Weekly. The [...]
Jason Haber heads his own, newly minted real estate brokerage in New York, and he has Moammar Gadhafi to thank for it. Not that the infamous Libyan dictator knowingly inspired the Manhattan agent to found Rubicon Property, but Haber said his perspective on life and business took a significant turn on the day when he [...]
With more than 60 locations operating across the United States, Emerald City Smoothie has spent the past 15 years helping consumers live healthier lifestyles. Best known for their uniquely blended smoothies, the company has announced it will be opening its second international location in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Emerald City Smoothie has awarded the [...]
WSI understand that no one in today’s age should go hungry. Most importantly children shouldn’t have to feel the anguish of malnutrition. Inspired by the words of Nelson Mandela, who said, “Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity, it is an act of justice,”…… WSI joined forces with World Vision and created its Global [...]
To elevate the national discussion on healthy eating, Robeks has joined hands with the American Dietetic Association in support of their “Eat Right with Color” campaign by pledging to sell 100,000 red fruit smoothies during March. The initiative will spotlight Robeks original commitment to serving only premium, whole fruit smoothies, especially those containing red fruits [...]
For most franchises, the right location is key to success. The catch is that franchisor willingness to help find the site and negotiate the lease varies tremendously, says franchise consultant Michael H. Seid, co-author of Franchising for Dummies. When you’re on the lookout for the perfect location for your shiny new franchise, here are three [...]
Lamunyon Cleaning and Restoration gets deep behind walls and under floors when cleaning up after a disaster, a representative from the company said earlier this week in explaining what the company does. The family-owned company is fairly new and can clean up just about anything — sewer, mold, fire, flood, duct work or anything else [...]
