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- Franchising marketplace: a snapshot
- Many aspiring franchisees waste their time targeting the wrong sectors, reveals the FranchiseSales.co.uk quarterly survey. The global survey of franchisors and franchisees, whose average age is 43 and 80% of ...
- FranchiseSales.com Launches Improved User Friendly Website
- With more than 1,500 franchise systems, FranchisesSales.com is the world’s largest website helping franchisors recruit qualified franchisees. Between Jan 08 – Jun 08; more than 50,000 individuals approached a franchise ...
- Chemex Strengthens Team as Business Continues To Grow
- Chemex International is strengthening its management team as part of the company’s continuing expansion. The company has appointed James Trahearn as a non executive chairman and Ron Hutton (both pictured ...
- The Original Smoothie Company is Ripe For Expansion
- This week sees a £500,000 placing by The Original Smoothie Company, the latest entrant into the fast-growing UK health drinks market. Founded by Lord Clanmorris, the Company is pursuing an ...
- Apollo Blinds Appoints New Chief
- Britain’s biggest blinds store chain, Apollo Blinds, has appointed a new general manager. Gary Chambers will head up the company which has more than 85 franchise stores in the UK ...
- New Franchisee Jets Off to Kenya
- From 1st July local business man Ken Callaghan will begin operating Aspray Property Services Dublin, based in Lucan and covering the whole of the City centre and South Dublin including ...
- The Subway Chain Hits The Number One Spot
- According to a report published by the British Sandwich Association, the SUBWAY® Chain, maker of the world famous Sub, has hit the number one spot in the UK for sandwich ...
- The Little Gym's Search For Premises Gains Pace
- The Little Gym has already secured planning permission for a new children’s gymnasium in Bishop’s Stortford, which opens next month. Councillors at East Herts District Council voted unanimously for the ...
- Snap-on Franchises Offer Opportunity During Challenging Economic Times
- As news of economic downturn sweeps the country, franchise options such as Snap-on are more relevant to those seeking to control their own destiny. A study due out in March ...
- Greener eBusiness UK Invests in Ethiopian Forest
- A pioneering internet firm has become one of the first companies to achieve carbon neutral status. eBusiness UK is tackling the escalating problem of climate change by investing in an ...
- Drain Doctor Heads for the Sun
- Drain Doctor Plumbing - the UK's largest emergency plumbing and drain repair service - is launching its unique franchised brand in Portugal. Drain Doctor's success in the UK has been ...
- Cartridge World Gets DHL Seal of Approval for Service Standards
- With post office closures looming and postage costs rocketing ever skyward, customers can now find a straightforward, cost-effective alternative to the Royal Mail’s parcel service at fifty of Cartridge World’s ...
- Food Franchise Owners Less Satisfied
- In a new report released today by Franchise Business Review, satisfaction among franchisees of food-related businesses in the United States was found to be more than 10% lower than the ...
- Jani-King GB Announces Significant Growth & Calls For Industry Clean Up
- Jani-King (GB) Ltd, one of the UK’s leading franchise contract cleaning companies, has announced strong results for 2006. The company achieved a record profit of £1.4 million during 2006 following ...
- Franaccounts Launches New Bookkeeping Franchise
- Franaccounts will remove the bookkeeping and accounting headache for thousands of UK businesses when it launches the nation’s first professional bookkeeping franchise initiative this month with the goal to put ...
- Lasertech Open Days Aimed at Those Looking at Buying a UK Franchise
- Lasertech announced last week that after gaining collaboration with key franchise partners they are launching a series of open days aimed at those looking at buying a franchise, whether that ...
- UK's Top 12 Franchisees Battle it Out For No.1 Prize
- The UK’s best-performing franchisees are toasting their success after reaching the National Finals of this year’s bfa Franchisee of the Year Awards, sponsored by HSBC and Express newspapers. The 12 ...
- A New View From Signs Express
- Reflecting the importance of a safe and pleasant working environment for businesses today, the UK & Ireland’s largest sign company, Signs Express, is pleased to announce the launch of a ...
- National Franchise Week 2007
- How often have you sat at your desk and wondered what it would feel like to ‘Escape the 9 to 5’ and be your own boss? National Franchise Week (1-12 ...
- Gold's Gym Is Fit for Franchising
- Gold’s Gym is expanding its U.S. presence with a new category of investors who are giving the world’s number one fitness franchise a workout. The most recognizable name in the ...
- WSI Earns Top Spot in Europe
- WSI ranks as No. 1 internet services franchise in Franchise Europe’s Top 500 Europe’s leading business franchise directory, Franchise Europe, has ranked WSI in the Number 1 spot under the ...
- A Decade of Successful Franchising 1997-2007
- Auditel, the UK’s leading cost and purchase management business opportunity, is celebrating a decade of successful franchising this year. Initially established in 1994 as a licensing opportunity, Auditel was franchised ...
- Subway Celerates 1,000th Store Opening
- The SUBWAY chain, the world’s largest submarine sandwich franchise, has opened its 1,000th UK and Ireland store. The rapid expansion of the SUBWAY chain is set to continue with a ...
- Drain Doctor Seeks Plumbing Disaster to Win 'Unlucky 13' Plumbing Competition
- National plumbing and drainage company Drain Doctor Plumbing is celebrating 13 years of being in business by searching for the home with the 'unluckiest plumbing in Britain'. The winner will ...
- FDS Branch Out to Ireland
- New Franchise Development Services partnership to benefit the Irish franchising community. With the appointment of HJM Business Development as the Franchise Development Services International (FDSI) Associate for Ireland, FDS aims ...
- FranchiseSales.com launches new India portal
- July 2006: FranchiseSales.com has further expanded its international reach by launching a new Indian version of the site. This new area of the site caters entirely for the Indian market ...
