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I am an entrepreneur with over 24 years experience and a Director of Franchise UK. Franchise UK, the UK's largest franchise directory. I love working with franchisors & small businesses & promoting & supporting entrepreneurship. I am married with two children and enjoy keeping fit, golf and time with my family.

Sub Rising Despite Choppy Seas!

The Subway franchise has once again been chosen as the number one franchise opportunity in North America in Entrepreneur magazine’s 27th annual Franchise 500 rankings. Subway franchise has once again been chosen as the number one franchise opportunity in North America in Entrepreneur magazine’s 27th annual Franchise 500 rankings. This marks an excellent achievement for …

Coast To Coast. The Value Of A Proven Franchise Record

Coastal Vacations Director Jay NaPier shared one of the most important strategies in home-based business. As a former franchise owner, NaPier knows how important it is to work with a business that has a proven track record and found the 11 year track record of Coastal Vacations has exceeded his expectations. Jay NaPier, former restaurant …

VoIP. The Talk Of The Town

Avotus Corporation, the leading provider of communications expense management (TEM) and e-Procurement solutions with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario and sales and marketing offices in Burlington, Massachusetts and Andover, today announced a software contract with Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) to help that company manage its newly implemented Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network. Avotus Corporation, the …

Creamin It. Resilient Franchise Start-Ups

Franchise development and business brokerage companies are seeking franchises with proven business franchise start-ups models to recommend to their clients. Franchise operations that can weather changing economic conditions, offer protected territories, and structure royalty arrangements to promote franchisee success are few and far between. Real estate franchises are particularly vulnerable to changing interest rates and …

Big On The Burrito Franchise

Big On The Burrito Franchise Sprokkit is proud to announce of launch of ckefranchise.com, the new website for the Franchise Sales division of CKE Restaurants, Inc., the owner and operator of the Carl’s Jr.®, Hardee’s®, La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill® and Green Burrito franchise restaurant brands operating more than 3,200 locations in 43 states and …

Graphics Franchise. Worth The Paper It’s Printed On

Graphics Franchise. Worth The Paper It’s Printed On Gamma Imaging successfully creates museum-quality reproductions of Hans-Ulrich Buchwald’s work. The “Giclee Printing” experts at Gamma Imaging utilize ultra-high resolution scanning and printing technology to create digital prints of Buchwald’s watercolours. When Colby Luckenbill of Colby Gallery, Chicago, needed archival quality reproductions of Hans-Ulrich Buchwald’s watercolours for …

The Big Brand Theory

The Big Brand Theory One of the most cost effective ways to achieve national market presence is by becoming a franchisor with a big brand. In addition, franchisees often enjoy rapid success because they are purchasing a proven system and not starting from scratch. Maximize your company’s earning potential with the help of Greensfelder’s Franchise …

Beat The Bank Franchise Lifestyle, Unplugged

Beat The Bank Home Based Franchise Lifestyle, Unplugged New approaches to home based internet business gives entrepreneur professional and financial freedom. With little knowledge of computers and the internet, Isaac Ohana has easily started a home based professional business working from home. A lot of people are today looking for an online marketing business opportunity. …

Don’t Do Corporate? Get Franchised At Home!

Don’t Do Corporate? Get Franchised At Home! Is earning $100,000 a year working from home a real alternative to corporate America? Home based business guru Greg Skollar says ‘yes’. Working from home is becoming the norm. Making $100,000 a year from home is the desired goal! Home based business guru Mr. Greg Skollar has coached …

DIY Franchise Deal Hammered Out

DoItYourself.com and Venda, Inc. jointly announced today that DoItYourself.com, the leading independent home improvement website and DIY Franchise, has re-launched its site using Venda, the leading global provider of on-demand eCommerce solutions. The premier destination for home improvement professionals and enthusiasts, DoItYourself.com will leverage Venda’s online merchandising and marketing capabilities and advanced search and personalization …

Crescent Shaped Arabia Pastry

One of Glasgow’s most successful sandwich bars is rebranding, reports Newsquest today. A new business arm, and expansion into the United Arab Emirates are all in the pipeline for Crepe a Croissant. Launched 14 years ago by Keshan Nahar and Nikki Sharp, Crepe a Croissant operates four units across the city. Keshan told Newsquest: “We’ve …

Talk A Little Longer

“Let’s Talk Franchise,” a 30-minute national television show dedicated to informing the general public, investors and potential franchisees about franchising, aired its premiere show last week to coincide with the International Franchise Expo held in Washington, D.C. Both the television show and the IFE trade show were a tremendous success for “Let’s Talk Franchise” and …