Stratus Building Solutions, the nation’s premiere building services and maintenance franchising company, has been officially named the “Number 2 Top Home Based Franchise” by Entrepreneur magazine in the annual Franchise 500, with 4 “Top Ten” spots total. There are many benefits to home franchising. There is no overhead of a storefront and staff to maintain [...]
MANY start-up entrepreneurs reach a stage when people ask if they want to allow others to put up a franchise of their business. In fact, a great number who approached me have only been in business for an average of three months. And they were very eager, as there have been a number of queries [...]
Deerfield Township-based FirstLight HomeCare projects it can double its elder-care business this year by filling a growing need. The company, founded in 2009 by Jeff Bevis, is carving out its place in a massive and growing market driven by the aging baby boomer population. In 2010, approximately 12 million people were receiving care from 33,000 [...]
In a franchising world saturated with cliches–from burger chains to fitness clubs and everything in between–The Meat House is “steaking” its claim by offering a one of a kind, never before seen franchising opportunity. Capitalizing on the $70 billion retail meat market, The Meat House has already opened 29 locations in 10 states. The company [...]
Fit Body Boot Camp Daphne Owner Steven Hadley saw an opportunity to combine two of his passions – helping those who are less fortunate, and helping people lose weight and win the fight against obesity, into a fundraiser that was a win/win for the Daphne community. Hadley launched “Burn the Fat Feed the Hungry” and [...]
FASTSIGNS International Inc., the worldwide franchisor of FASTSIGNS® sign and graphics centers, will be exhibiting at the upcoming National Business Media (NBM) Show in Dallas, May 10 – 12, 2012. The NBM Show is a business trade show designed to educate attendees on the latest in sign making, digital printing, apparel decorating, engraving, personalization, promotional [...]
Auditel franchise owner Stephen Sowerby has created an established client base after just only a year of trading. Sowerby was previously employed as an Assistant Manager at KPMG’s Risk Advisory Department where he qualified as a chartered accountant until he decided to start his own business last year. Sowerby said: “I had always wanted to [...]
Home Care Assistance, the leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is proud to announce the launch of Homecare-Agency.com. The site is part of a larger educational initiative by the company to promote increased awareness around the topics of healthy aging and senior care. With over 70 million family caregivers providing care services for a [...]
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