Monthly archives: June, 2006

Cash In On Kids Franchises

There are very rewarding prospects available with kids franchises, as they can make franchisees a lot of money and enable them to enjoy their work. There are very rewarding prospects available with children’s franchises as they can make franchisees a lot of money and enable them to enjoy their work. These franchises vary from extra …

Oxford Franchise Performing Equitably

Oxford Performance Materials Inc. (OPM) has closed a round of equity funding from a consortium of investors. New investors DSM Venturing and Limburg Ventures were joined by existing investors in the franchise company. The investment lays the foundation for further growth of OPM’s polyketones business. The money will be used to expand the company’s business …

Wendys Franchise Gets Smart

MICROS Systems, Inc. a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, announced today that Wendy’s International, Inc. is deploying MICROS’s mymicros.net to collect, warehouse, and analyze transactional-level data from all company-owned stores. Mymicros.net will provide near real-time data collection and analysis from various point- of-sale (POS) systems installed in approximately …

Cornwell Quality Tools Announces Expansion

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This will be the largest single-year franchise expansion in the company‘s 87-year history. “We need to expand our dealer force to meet the growing demand we’ve been experiencing for five years,” said Bill Nobley, president. “We have several markets experiencing strong growth, and we are working hard to get dealers in place as quickly as …

Bel-lemon-issima! Change Name, Change of Heart

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Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and Rita’s Ices, Cones, Shakes and Other Cool Stuff, the nation’s largest Italian Ice chain, will hold a nationwide campaign to raise funds for and awareness of childhood cancer. Alex’s Lemon ade Stand Foundation has been named the official corporate charity for Rita’s Water Ice Franchise Company, LLC. More than 12,500 …

Take Franchise, Add Owner, Tend With Enthusiasm

The Growing Your Own Business Exhibition features companies that offer small business advice and can help established businesses to develop and grow. The exhibition is supported by a free conference with seminars providing practical advice and information on all aspects of growing a business. Speakers include leading advisers, consultants and successful entrepreneurs who will provide …

Spoilt For Franchise Choice

The National Franchise Exhibition is ideal for entrepreneurs looking to start and run their own franchised businesses. Visitors will meet with a range of well-established franchises and can assess the benefits of running their own The National Franchise Exhibition features over 250 tried and tested business concepts, from health and fitness, motoring and recruitment to …

Franchise Driven To Succeed

Newly named franchisor of the year – Driver Hire – has added a permanent recruitment offer to its fast-expanding range of services. The UK’s leading supplier of temporary drivers and logistics staff to UK industry and the public sector, Driver Hire has just been crowned the UK’s No.1 franchisor by The British Franchise Association in …

Tasty Toasty Franchise Now Available

For the past 28 years Toasty Kitchens have made a lucrative income using their patented toasted oven selling only Toasted Sandwiches to millions of customers around the UK including everybody from royalty to sports stars and pop stars. During the last three years, new design and advanced technology has been added to the oven to …

Printing Franchise Excellence Rewarded

Leading Prontaprint Franchisees have scooped a raft of European Awards at the company’s prestigious annual ceremony held at The Grove in Hertfordshire. The awards showcase business excellence from the company’s network of 175 digital printing franchise centres based across the UK & Ireland. Highlights included Kathy Morris, Franchisee of Prontaprint Sunderland, Prontaprint North Shields and …

Cartridge World Fills Top Position at Franchise Support

Market leading cartridge refilling company, Cartridge World, has appointed Jonathan Cullen as its UK Managing Director. The appointment follows the recent acquisition of the Master Franchise for the UK and France by Cartridge World North America, which took place in April this year. Previously Franchise Director with Venture Photography and more recently National Franchise Director …