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Hattiesburg, Mississippi and the restaurants of the Mississippi Gulf Coast will soon be Frying Green as Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions opens a new location in the Hub City of the South. Best known for the FiltaFry service, Filta is the world’s leading cooking oil filtration and mobile fryer management service for commercial kitchens. First time [...]
The Dryer Vent Cleaning Novato Wizard compares do-it-yourself to hire-it-done. Dryer vent cleaning is a job some homeowners try to do themselves to save money. Rhonda Nole, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard, understands that consumers are doing everything they can to cut expenses during tough economic times. This is one reason the Wizard works to [...]
With a fast growing reputation for high quality cleaning standards within the hospitality cleaning market, Hotel Solutions London Limited (HSL) has launched a new franchised cleaning business – Totally Clean Solution Limited (TCS). TCS is now looking for franchise owners who can deliver the system that has been so successful for its parent company. TCS [...]
For every successful franchise there’s a driven entrepreneur at the source. Here are five of their stories, from the folks who started now well-known national chains to those who saw a niche opportunity and responded. In each, there’s a bit of inspiration to take away. Also, see if you can spot the common thread … [...]
Full-time teacher and LIPA?4:19 franchisee, Michael Da Silva Pearce, has continued to watch his student numbers grow since launching his Wanstead-based academy in 2009. “In just a few short months I have gone from having 35 to 50 students,” says Michael. “I think both the students and parents recognise the high quality curriculum that is [...]
During the economic crisis of the late 1970s, redundancies were high among all sectors, but especially in engineering, in which my father, Malcolm, worked as a Senior Draughtsman and my mother, Sheila, in the computer department at the same firm. In the summer of 1980, just as my mother went on maternity leave with me, [...]
Ableworld, one of the UK’s leading Mobility and Homecare retailers, is looking to award a limited number of Franchises for its successful Retail and Stairlift Businesses. There are unstoppable demographic, economic and political forces driving the Mobility and Homecare industry forward. Just one example is that, according to government statistics, in 10 years time over [...]
Looking for a more inspiring working environment, with greater lifestyle flexibility, Tracy Martin began to reconsider her future career and decided that being self-employed might hold the answer. With little previous business experience she recognised that joining a franchised business would be the most successful route for her. “I didn’t have the confidence to start [...]
On the heels of opening its first center in Long Island, FASTSIGNS, the world’s premier business-to-business marketing solution franchise with more than 530 locations, is looking to expand its local presence and open as many as eight locations in the area. In conjunction with its official arrival to the marketplace, FASTSIGNS CEO Catherine Monson will [...]
That’s the word from one of All Trades Network’s newest franchise owners, Michael Foster, after his first year’s trading results came in. All Trades Franchise Manager Eddie Mulqueen speaks to Michael about his successful 12 months of trading. What was your previous occupation and why did you leave? I previously worked for a National Building [...]
Jay Belam, had always intended to join the Army, become a mechanic and then work for himself – a dream he has realised by becoming Revive! Guildford franchisee. He spent seven years as a vehicle mechanic in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, before becoming an Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor in the Army Physical Training Corps. [...]
Since launching its franchise offering in 2005, Complete entertainment eXchange (CeX) has rapidly grown into one of the UK’s most successful second-hand entertainment franchise opportunities and has attracted franchise owners from a variety of backgrounds. Increasing trends within the CeX network include young entrepreneurs and family members joining together to launch their own CeX franchise. [...]
The Queens NY Dryer Vent Cleaning Wizard describes dryer lint build up as the stuff of nightmares. Over 17,000 dryer fires occur annually with dryer lint accumulation being the number one cause. The Queens NY Dryer Vent Cleaning Wizard provides an important service while speaking to his customers about dryer fire prevention. “It’s hard for [...]
The National Franchise and Business Opportunities Expo announced today that the expo will be held at the Monroeville Convention Center on September 24th & 25th, 2011. This is a significant event for anyone looking to open their own business, entrepreneurs, small business owners and people looking for a new career path to do all of [...]
“Things were looking very bleak,” said Rich, a co-owner of the 40-year-old Lakewood, New Jersey business, of the slowdown in wholesale jewelry sales. “The focus of the average consumer was more on making money and cashing out than on spending. We did an about-face.” Captain Cash for Gold (www.captaincashforgold.com) launched in 2009 to buy unwanted [...]
Neena Judge had made a career of helping people. For a dozen years, the Northville resident has assisted families with daycare through her Tutor Time childcare center in Plymouth. And now she’s planning to help people feel better with a new venture – Massage LuXe, which opened in Novi last month at 43296 11 Mile [...]
Cafe2U will open its first franchise in the US this week. Katie Luelling will operate Cafe2U in Bend, Oregon, after completing training in Australia. “We are delighted to finally unveil the brand in America in the true operational sense. The US market represents a mature coffee market with many significant opportunities to stimulate growth,” said [...]
Jan-Pro of Alabama, an established leader in commercial cleaning, today announced a new program to thank our veterans for their service, and give them a unique opportunity to start a business. Jan-Pro International has recently been named in USA Today as a “Top 50 Franchise for Military Veterans,“ been chosen as a “Military Friendly Franchise” [...]
Franchise Thinking president, Dr. KB Massingill announced today the launch of the new news-oriented web site GreenBusinessHeadlines.com. The site is dedicated to original content and news from public sources regarding sustainability. “People often tend to assume business and sustainability can’t coexist” according to Massingill, “when in reality, there are a growing number of entrepreneurs and [...]
Not all franchises succeed, and it can be helpful when considering starting or investing in a franchise to learn from those who didn’t make the grade. This means calling around to failed franchise owners in the area to ask what happened. Often, they’ll be candid and upfront about what didn’t work with their endeavors, and [...]
Leading car hire firm Budget Rent A Car, has announced plans to grow the network of branches across the UK. Currently Budget operates 69 branches across the UK, 46 of which are operated by franchise partners. The expansion comes as part of Budgets’ focus to increase its UK market share and making the brand accessible [...]
As other companies involved in selling internet marketing franchises rely on automated marketing systems and highly scripted telemarketers to push as many people as possible into their sales system, SearchMarketMe has just announced a new practice of providing personal service and “private tours” of its Internet Marketing Agency Owner program. “The decision to buy an [...]
With capital from their retirement accounts to invest and a desire to do something other than retire, more seniors and those soon-to-be seniors — the baby boomers — are turning toward franchises as a way to keep active and employed. It’s not as far-fetched as it may seem. These would-be franchisees bring to the business [...]
For many experienced businesspeople, a franchise opportunity can offer a fresh start in the business world and a new challenge. Especially during the recession, when talented executives and managers were losing their jobs at unfathomable rates, franchising remained a strong business structure, as it attracted these individuals. “They called it rightsizing – they had all [...]
Since its inception in 1995, Juice It Up!, a franchised smoothie and juice bar chain that specializes in blended-to-order fresh fruit smoothies, has embraced technology to improve the customer experience and with the recent launch of the Mobile Ordering App, the Irvine, CA based company has become the first smoothie giant to offer a mobile [...]
