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• BFA Chairman Lends Weight to Lime Orchard Franchise Offering | 08.02.2010

  BFA CHAIRMAN LENDS WEIGHT TO LIME ORCHARD FRANCHISE OFFERING Lime Orchard, the garden transformation company launched by Judy Behl (original founder of Scenic Blue the UK’s first landscaping franchise) in April this year, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Goddard to the...

• nicenstripy UNVEILS NEW IDENTITY AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE | 08.02.2010

  nicenstripy, the lawn care and grounds maintenance franchise which boasts a network of 16 offices, unveiled a fresh new brand identity at its second annual conference which took place last weekend at Whyboston Lakes Hotel and Conference Centre, Bedford. The revised branding will be rolled out...

• Sheffield Letting Agent Belvoir! Sheffield Sets New Industry Standard with Virtual Property Tours | 04.02.2010

  Sheffield’s leading letting agency, Belvoir! Sheffield unveils an innovative new addition to its web site today and looks certain to set a new industry standard. After two months in development, the Paradise Square firm is now offering virtual tours of properties to let via its web site...

• Belvoir lettings franchise owner expands territory | 04.02.2010

  The Southend-On-Sea franchise owner of independent lettings franchise Belvoir Homes has expanded into Basildon after acquiring the town's Let It Be agent. Belvoir Southend-on-Sea franchise owner Wayne Mearns (pictured right) will be rebranding Let It Be to Belvoir Basildon and plans to move the...

• C House Italia signs franchise deal for Middle East | 04.02.2010

  Italian restaurant and lounge franchise C House Italia has signed an agreement with Nicolas Jebran Houte Couture (NJHC) to expand the brand across the Middle East. The deal covers a 15 year partnership and will see the first Middle East C House Italia open in Beirut in May 2010. Owned by fashion...

• Top number-cruncher joins Auditel Franchise | 04.02.2010

  Auditel, the UK's leading Cost and Purchase Management Consultancy Franchise has been the career change choice for PricewaterhouseCoopers Chartered Accountant, Mike Jackson. BriefingWire.com, 1/29/2010 - In April 2009, Edinburgh-based Mike Jackson launched a new career, joining Auditel, the cost...

• Dragon’s cash leading to national success | 04.02.2010

  A CLEANING firm boss who won backing from celebrity entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne on television’s Dragon’s Den plans to launch a national franchise network to help grow his firm’s annual sales from £370,000 to £2.5m by 2011. Tony Earnshaw entered the Dragon’s Den with his...

• Choice Hotels launches 6,0000th location | 04.02.2010

  Choice Hotels, a USA-based company that has franchise opportunities across Europe, has launched its 6,000th franchise property. The USA-based company owns a range of hotel brands including Comfort, Quality, Clarion and Sleep Inn. Stephen Joyce, President and CEO of Choice Hotels, said: "We are...

• Two new franchise areas for Treasure Trails | 04.02.2010

  Two new regions were introduced to the Treasure Trails franchise at the company’s annual conference in Bournemouth last month. Paul and Claire Maguire will be running Treasure Trails in Warwickshire and David and Betsy Maytham will be running the franchise in Essex. Treasure Trails Ltd...

• Rhythm Time Franchisee Celebrates Sixth Successful Year Of Working With Children | 03.02.2010

  Rhythm Time franchisee, Heather Hemsley, has just entered her sixth successful year of working as a Rhythm Time franchisee. Heather had always enjoyed working with children and it was her combined love of music and children that led her to Rhythm Time. Rhythm Time Wolverhampton franchisee,...

• Women Discover Dogtech®… | 03.02.2010

  A growing number of women are discovering the advantages of becoming a franchise operator of Dogtech® International, one of Australia’s premier franchise companies in the booming Pet services sector. I recently interviewed Steven Hall, General Manager for Marketing & Business...

• Toddlers can handle computers too | 03.02.2010

  You’re never too young to learn. That’s the thinking of ComputerXplorers, the UK’s leading provider of ICT education for children, which is teaching toddlers IT skills at a brand new nursery school in Edinburgh. On Thursday mornings Lynne Kerr, owner of ComputerXplorers South East...

• The Family Grapevine launches an exciting new low risk franchise option | 01.02.2010

  This week The Family Grapevine launched its exciting new low risk, low cost franchise option, giving applicants the opportunity to start a franchise for only £1000 plus VAT. This scheme is ideal if you are on a tight budget, or if you are concerned about investing in a franchise during the...

• Signs Express…will do anything ‘For charity mate!’ | 01.02.2010

  For the first time, in 2009 Signs Express nominated a charity they were going to support throughout the year and through nominations and staff voting, the chosen charity was Bliss. A goal of £1000 was set as a fundraising target but Signs Express managing director Craig Brown was delighted to...

• DRAGONS' DEN CLEANING FIRM TO FRANCHISE BUSINESS MODEL | 29.01.2010

  UK Commercial Cleaning Services, one of the country’s leading suppliers of industrial cleaning, is to expand its operation with a network of franchises across the country. The company, which recently received a £100,000 investment from Duncan Bannatyne as part of Dragons’ Den, is...

• Record sale sparks signs of change | 29.01.2010

  Fifteen years on from when the doors first opened at Signs Express in Glasgow, there’s a new business owner at the helm. Franchisee Graham Casey is the latest to join the 80-strong Signs Express network. Having worked for Macfarlane Group PLC for over 30 years and leaving as a member of its...

• Recognition Express Helps Out with Gifts for Young Cancer Patients | 29.01.2010

  Nigel Hawkin, owner of Recognition Express Wakefield is donating gifts to the Laura Crane Trust, a youth cancer charity which sends gifts to the 400 young people aged 13-24 across the UK that are suffering from cancer and who will be spending their Christmas day in hospital, often miles away from...

• Recognition Express Network Vote Listawood Top Supplier 2009 | 29.01.2010

  Recognition Express has voted Listawood, a manufacturer of promotional products based in Fakenham, their Supplier of the Year 2009. Recognition Express, based in Coalville, Leicestershire, is Europe’s leading supplier of promotional products, corporate gifts and personalised clothing....

• Police attend a Crime Scene Investigation….at Carmyle Primary School! | 29.01.2010

  In late November last year, PC Steven Docherty from Shettleston Community Policing Team gave a helping hand to a Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) class run by ComputerXplorers at Carmyle Primary School in Glasgow. The six week course, held every Wednesday for an hour after school, has been a...

• Lynne takes the plunge to launch ComputerXplorers | 29.01.2010

  AFTER ten years at the sharp end of the IT business, Lynne Kerr (37) has launched her own business – ComputerXplorers South East Scotland. ComputerXplorers is a new concept in computer-assisted learning for children, aged three to 13. The company runs classes in subjects such as Crime Scene...

• Buy a business franchise from the market leaders | 29.01.2010

  With over 80 centres nationwide, Signs Express is firmly established as the UK and Ireland’s leading signs and graphics franchise. Launched in 1989, Signs Express has developed into a first class signage business and franchise network serving the length and breadth of the UK as well as the...

• Franchiseek International opens up gateway to franchising across the Americas | 29.01.2010

  The Franchiseek Global Alliance Network has signed an exclusive partnership agreement for the development of its American portals. 28 January 2010: Hampshire, United Kingdom – Franchiseek Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Segreto, President, CEO and founder of...

• Fancy a pizza the Dominos action? | 29.01.2010

  Domino’s Pizza, one of Kilkenny’s leading pizza delivery companies and one of the world’s most successful franchise businesses, is seeking out talented entrepreneurs to set up new stores in the southeast. Domino’s is looking for stores to be established in Gorey, Wicklow, and Arklow to...

• Franchising contributes over £14 billion to UK market | 29.01.2010

  A survey conducted by Franchise Development Services (FDS) has found the franchising has contributed an estimated £14.4 billion to the UK economy in the last 12 months. FDS revealed in its report 'Franchising in the UK, that the UK franchise owners are achieving a 91.8 per cent success...

• Join Belvoir and make 2010 the year to change your life | 29.01.2010

  Are you looking for a new business opportunity? Do you relish the prospect of becoming self-employed whilst having the support of a large company with a reputable brand? A Belvoir residential lettings agency could be the perfect solution. Throughout 2010 Belvoir plans to significantly expand...

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