Business Franchise articles from June 2005

Business Franchise archives from June 2005

Abacus adds on 20 new franchisees.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... ABACUS, the accountancy franchise service which aims to meet the needs of the SME market, has signed up 20 new franchisees since the launch of the new style franchise group at the end of 2004. Abacus allows both smaller accountancy...

Double Dutch for Thomas Green's.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... THOMAS GREEN'S has made two successful launches in the Netherlands. The retail franchise, which focuses on rolling out a network of British grocery shops throughout Europe, launched stores in Amsterdam and The Hague. Both stores have...

Domino's takes bigger pizza sales action.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... IT WAS AN ANNUAL general meeting of greetings and goodbyes for Domino's Pizza on April 21 2005. The company said hello to a strong set of 2005 sales figures, while announcing the retirement of non-executive director Gerald Halpern. Chief...

Drive through Subway.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... SATISFYING THE NEEDS of hungry drivers in Manchester, Subway has introduced its first Drive-Thru in the UK. The new Drive-Thru, owned by franchisee Greg Beswick, is based at Trafford Road, Salford Quays in Manchester. It follows on from...

RBS strengthens franchise team.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND has strengthened its commercial banking franchise sector with three new appointments. Bob Nokes, Trevor Partridge and Rachel Sloan have been made commercial managers, franchising. The trio will form part of a...

Rangers aim to score female franchisee goal.
June 1, 2005... CALLING ALL female Rangers fans. Rangers Football Club's very own shop is looking for female franchisees. The Rangers Shop is big business for Rangers Football Club with, at present, 18 club-owned stores in the country. Rangers...

Taylor made for Drain Doctor.
June 1, 2005... A NEW Drain Doctor Plumbing franchisee has increased turnover by over two thirds in the first eight weeks of running his own business. Russell Taylor took over the Manchester South franchise in Feb 2005, and between 1 Feb and 30 March,...

Pareto Law offers fun franchise operation.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... COINCIDING WITH its decision to set up a regional network of offices based on a franchise model, graduate recruitment and training firm, Pareto Law has been awarded The Sunday Times Best Small Company to Work For. The Pareto Law Leeds office...

Highland gains for franchise week.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... FOLLOWING ON FROM the success of 2004's Scottish Franchise Week, a number of awareness events have been planned for this year's run, which is to take place between 1 and 7 June 2005. The British Franchise Association's Franchise Group for...

Healthy growth for O'Briens.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENTS are planned for this year at O'Briens Sandwich Bars. The company is to put 600,000 [pounds sterling] into upgrading existing outlets, with 350,000 [pounds sterling] on upgrading all UK outlets. One new development...

Printing.com opens more doors.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... PRINTING.COM, has had a profitable start to the year. The company enjoyed a robust period of trading since the last market update on 17 February 2005. Estate expansion, for both territory and bolt-on franchises, was encouraging. ...

Searching for the Franchisee of the Year.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... 'MANAGING CHANGE'. That is the theme of this year's British Franchise Association Franchisee of the Year Awards, which aim to find the country's top performing franchisees. With the backing of HSBC Bank and Express Newspapers, the awards...

Greensleeves sees how the garden business grows.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... WHAT CAN START out as a hobby can lead to expanded business. That's what managing director of Greensleeves Garden Care Ltd, John Warham, was advised when it reached the point where significant company expansion would be needed to cater for...

Dyno-Locks franchisee saves the day.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... A MINI DISASTER was averted thanks to emergency locksmiths, Dyno-Locks, who came to the aid of a guest whose passport was trapped in a hotel safe. The passport was needed in a hurry as the guest--staying at the Botley Park Hotel in...

Emanuel saves the day.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... PETERBOROUGH HGV AGENCY Driver Hire Hereward has a hero in its midst. Step forward Emanuel Neves. With complete disregard for his own safety, Driver Hire employee Neves had gone to the rescue of a Spanish truck driver who was trapped in a...

Knights wakes the sleeping giant.(franchise news)
June 1, 2005... A NEW FRANCHISE director has been appointed at Pitman Training, the office and IT skills provider. Stan Knights will strengthen the Pitman Training brand and generate more revenue via more centres in the UK--a task that is already underway with...

Competition hots up for Franchisor Awards: the BFA Franchisor of the Year awards recognise and reward all that's best in the franchising industry.(bfa news)
June 1, 2005... Six franchisors are vying for the title of top dog of the UK franchise industry in the 2005 British Franchise Association Franchisor of the Year Awards. The Awards, sponsored by HSBC and Express Newspapers, will be presented at a...

Flavoursome franchises: with pubs, restaurants and fast food outlets on high streets abounding, potential franchisees want to know which ones offer the tastiest deals, and in more ways than one. Here Matt Pigott takes a look at a few mouth-watering options.(Restaurant, pub and fast-food franchises)
June 1, 2005... There's nothing like a good nosh up. Whether it's a bite to eat at lunch, a snack on the run or a sit down dinner with friends, eating serves our most basic need and that, of course, is hunger. According to a recent survey commissioned by...

Ready for a refill? with large corporations charging the eart for mere millilitres of ink, and potential franchisees realising how lucrative the cartridge refilling and reconditioning sector is, Cartridge City is a franchise setting up at the right time.(Cover Story)
June 1, 2005... Small and medium sized businesses are cottoning on to the moneysaving benefits of buying refilled and reconditioned cartridges as opposed to new ones. And because the market is still relatively young, this is an excellent time for franchisees...

The world at their fingertips: with computer skills a prerequisite for many jobs today, it's as important to be able to use certain software programmes as it is to read, write and do maths, ComputerXplorers is a new franchise with technologically literate children at heart.(new launch)
June 1, 2005... For today's children, the word 'mouse' conjures up more than just the image of a furry creature that likes to nibble cheese and scuttle around under floorboards. Now kids are just as likely to picture plastic, hand-held implements used to move...

Making hay while the sun shines: while a decent break abroad may well be a reality for employed members of staff, for franchisees embarking on a new enterprise holidays are often distant dreams.(Special feature)
June 1, 2005... Summertime and the living is easy... or not, perhaps, if you're the driving force behind a franchise. While everyone else in the country jets off for a couple of lazy weeks on full pay, knowing that they will come back to not much worse than...

Here for you and your future: PCfriend provides everything you need to get your own business up and running in an expanding market sector.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Consider the scenario... you're in your office at home and the inkjet cartridge runs out of ink. Or perhaps you wanted to print off your latest holiday snaps, but you need some photo quality paper. What do you do? In the past, it's likely that...

Yes Minster! When Eric Deacon woke up this morning, feeling blue would have been the last thing on his mind. With wife Trish, he has been running Minster's Bristol branch for just two years and has seen turnover rise by 250 per cent.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... When blues music fans Eric and Trish Deacon took over the Bristol branch of Minster in June 2003, it had been established for 10 years but turnover had stagnated and the business was in dire need of a breath of fresh air. Together with his...

BT's Loss is Fit-ex's gain: two franchisees are combining experience gained at British Telecom with the training and support from fast growing national curtain and blind fitting franchisor Fit-ex to develop their own growing businesses.
June 1, 2005... Not so long ago British Telecom ran a series of high profile TV advertisements with the slogan "millions are coming back to BT'. While this might have been true of customers, it was rather less true of its employees as the company was forced to...

Greenthumb blossoms in the garden: lawn care franchise GreenThumb has doubled in size in just two years and has had to move into new, bigger offices to cope with demand.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... The American way always catches on quickly in Britain. More fast food, more coffee, more health and fitness... but one of the most positive imports is the demand for lawn treatment services, with about 20-25% of houses taking advantage of this...

We'll be there for you: Kall Kwik goes beyond the call of duty in the level of ongoing support it offers its franchisees, says director of franchise development Derrick Simpson.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Latest figures from NatWest's franchise survey published this March indicate that there are around 718 franchise opportunities in the UK. These range from business design and print services to fast food restaurants and much more, leaving...

Print your profits with Lasertech: Lasertech has attracted some 40,000 businesses to use its products every day and offers franchisees a unique opportunity to share in its success.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Imagine offering a product that every business is clamouring for. They need it now, they'll need it next month, they'll never get enough. Imagine, too, that somebody else helps you with all your important management functions, helps you meet...

Working together with Auditel: Auditel franchisees find that tapping into the resources of the entire network helps to boost their earning power.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Auditel, the UK's leading cost management consultancy, specialising in the 'essential services' of communications and utilities, is now actively looking to boost its franchisee network. One area with immense scope for franchise recruitment is...

From dreams to reality: with television making celebrities of average citizens, it's an appropriate time for Dream Doors to springboard from once humble beginnings to dizzy new heights with an ambitious TV campaign.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... It's been a sterling year so far for the boys at Dream Doors. Not only has the company had the pleasure of plying its wares to the illustrious June Whitfield, renowned for her part in the popular seventies television sitcom Terry and June--it...

Scottish expansion: business is booming north of the border for Cash Generator, which now has 14 stores in Scotland. Franchisee Alan Murdoch explains the secrets of his success.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... As Cash Generator now boasts 14 stores in Scotland Alan Murdoch, who owns the Kilmarnock store, is enjoying superb growth in his first 12 months of operation. 'When you open your business on day one and find a queue of over 40 people...

Graphics design: taking that first step into the franchise industry with AlphaGraphics 10 years ago proved to be the right decision for John White.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... After 20 years' working for other people in the print industry John White decided it was time to take the plunge and set up his own business. And his decision to take that step as a franchise partner with AlphaGraphics is one that he will...

Myhome training guarantees franchise success: nearly three million homes now use cleaners. We report on a franchise which gets people up and running successfully in weeks.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Residential cleaning is one of the UK's fastest growing sectors, with 2.7 million households spending around 11 billion [pounds sterling] every year on domestic help. With more than 10 years of business success and a client base that stretches...

Work keeps pouring in: whatever your background, there's a place for you at Reactfast, the plumbing franchise that's setting new standards in the industry.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... A starter for 10: what do a marketing consultant, a time-served plumber, a Royal Navy engineer, an IT manager, and a motorcycle salesman have in common? The answer: they all bought Reactfast plumbing franchises this year. It goes to show...

Innovation in taxation: TaxAssist Direct is shaking up the old-fashioned image of accountancy by helping franchisees bring a range of business services to the high street, as Carol Davis discovers.(promotional features)
June 1, 2005... Rising through the ranks in banking to become a qualified auditor was, unfortunately, the beginning of the end for Mark Fordham's career. In charge of an internal shake-up, he ended up restructuring himself out of a job. But looking back now,...

Snap-on boosts men's cancer charity: after 40 years in the UK promoting its famous tools, Snap-on is using its franchise network to take a different message to its 100,000 customers: that of cancer awareness.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... The tool business is a pretty male-dominated affair if you think about it; you rarely hear of women getting excited about power tools or torque wrenches, and the overwhelming majority of people who fix cars for a living or a hobby are male....

Friends make clean sweep with Molly: faced with redundancy, Sue Eldridge and Jan Garrett decided to enter the franchise world and bought into domestic cleaning business Molly Maid--and they're making a runaway success of their new business.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... When close friends and colleagues Sue Eldridge and Jan Garrett were facing redundancy, they decided it was time to branch out into a new career that would utilise their existing skills, but also provide a challenging and exciting future. ...

Araf seeks perfection with Sliderobes: former IT professional Araf Aslam has high expectations of his new Sliderobes franchise.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Franchise opportunities come in all shapes and sizes. As an ex-management accountant, Araf Aslam is putting his money on a new Sliderobes franchise, opening in June 2005 and sandwiched between two of Birmingham's most prosperous suburbs. ...

Back to the classroom: after 30 years as a teacher, the tables turned for Michael Seal when he took on a Sunbelt franchise. We caught up with him after his return from a rigorous training course in the US.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... For most potential franchisees, the question of training is crucial. Michael Seal and two other new franchisees have just returned from a packed five-day training course in Atlanta with business brokerage company Sunbelt Business Advisors. ...

Your move branches out: David Newnes, business development and franchise director at Your Move estate agents, talks to Natalie Hoare about the benefits of choosing a Your Move franchise.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Your Move has been established since the mid 1980s, migrating to the current fresh and modern brand from GA Property Services in 1998 when the Norwich Union and General Accident brands merged. Your Move estate agents, with its sister...

Spanish style for the UK: the leading European home decoration retailer, KA International, is looking to open 80 new stores across Britain.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Furniture and upholstery franchise KA International has big plans for expansion. The tasteful and stylish retail business is to open as many as 80 stores across the UK in the next few years. The Spanish-based firm produces all its furniture...

The British Franchise exhibition: 3 & 4 June 2005, SECC Glasgow.(Show Guide)
June 1, 2005... Welcome to franchising Looking to start your own business, but unsure about going it alone? The British Franchise Exhibition in Glasgow will show you how to run your own business with the support of an established business system. BFA...

In Scotland's yard: Johanna Roughley looks at the programme of events for the second ever Scottish Franchise Week from 1-7 June 2005.(franchise services)
June 1, 2005... Glasgow will come alive with franchising fever for one week in June when the second ever Scottish Franchise Week, sponsored by Business Gateway, comes to town. After the success of the first Scottish Franchise Week in 2004, the British...

The little gym across the sea: after proven international success, the first Little Gym franchise in Ireland is due to open its doors soon.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... Have you got children? How are their motor skills? 'Motor skills' in this instance is referring to their physical capabilities and wellbeing, rather than their flair with a Haynes manual and a ratchet. Motor skills is a key concern for The...

Sometimes it helps to talk: solicitor Deborah Rider examines the pros and cons of mediation as an increasingly popular way of solving business disputes.(HOT TOPIC: industry expert tackles a topical issue in franchising)
June 1, 2005... At the start up of any business people rarely want to think about what might happen if things go wrong. And when a dispute does arise it often causes much resentment and disillusionment among the parties involved. Some immediately turn to...

Q & A: franchising is a complex business and it is often hard to know where to turn for reliable advice. Help is at hand--ask our selected panel of industry experts, who offer invaluable advice on franchising in every issue.
June 1, 2005... Q: I have a successful business which I plan to franchise out next year. This is certain to be expensive. How can I justify joining the BFA, too? Norman Pitt, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Brian Smart replies: A: Preparing a business for...

Advertising adversity: one of the biggest outlays a company is likely to make is in the area of marketing and promotions. Manzoor Ishani explains why it pays to know the real costs.(Franchise advice)
June 1, 2005... When George asked me recently how long he would have to keep on subsidising his franchisees, I could see that he was a little upset about the way his franchise was panning out. 'When I set up the franchise for you George,' I told him, 'I...

Need to know: more firms will go bust next year, but women will take the lead in business growth. Barrie Pennington provides essential information on current business issues.(business bulletin)
June 1, 2005... WOMEN WIN THROUGH The Small Business Research Trust quarterly report examined 12,000 smaller businesses and found that female-led firms displayed strength in depth with 44 per cent recording sales growth in 2004 and 27.7 per cent expecting...

A blaggers guide to sales and marketing: contrary to popular belief, you can't just tell people your product is brilliant and expect to top all previous sales figures. You have to learn the more subtle art of sales and marketing.(sales/marketing)
June 1, 2005... The buzz words in the world of franchising are 'sales' and 'marketing'. But franchisors always ask for a simple explanation of both, so here it is: You ask your franchisees if they think your franchise is fantastic. That's market research....

Franchisee of the month: Mark Garrett, Ovenu.(class act)
June 1, 2005... NAME: Mark Garrett AGE: 46 OCCUPATION: Franchisee with Ovenu, the oven valet specialist FRANCHISE LOCATION: Huddersfield HISTORY: Before Ovenu worked as designer/sales in the textile industry NOMINATED BY: Rik Hellewell,...

Resale of the month: Molly Maid.(FRANCHISE RESALES)
June 1, 2005... Molly Maid Newcastle (East) has been successfully owned and operated by our client for the past four years and is only now placed onto the market due to our clients wishes to live in a different climate. Since being established, the turnover...

Why buy a resale?(FRANCHISE RESALES)
June 1, 2005... Existing franchises are sold for various reasons--retirement, ill-health, moving abroad, etc. Some franchise companies operate networks comprising hundreds of franchisees and more than one entry in the listings may simply reflect the scale of...

Buying into resale success.(FRANCHISE RESALES)
June 1, 2005... LOOKING FOR AN ESTABLISHED FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY? Most franchises have mature businesses with track records of success that can give you cash flow from day one. Resales are available in every part of the country, and in every type of business....

A-Z franchise directory.(Directory)
June 1, 2005... The following franchise listings are a comprehensive reference guide to help you find the franchise opportunity that's right for you. They are listed alphabetically and cover all business sectors. Information for these entries is provided...

Global brand, local flavour: McDonald's has come a long way since it started as a single outlet in 1940s California. Michele Witthaus talks to Birmingham-based UK franchisee Tony Sealey and discovers healthy options aren't the only new thing on the menu.(franchise focus)
June 1, 2005... For those considering buying a fast food franchise, it's an interesting time to consider McDonald's. In 2004, the UK arm of this international superbrand launched healthy new menu options, tapping into national concerns about poor diet and an...

It's gin clear.(last word)
June 1, 2005... The word 'franchise' and its commonly used derivatives 'franchisor' and 'franchisee' are liberally spread throughout this magazine as is only befitting a magazine called Business Franchise. If you were the least bit curious about the word's...