National web design franchise launches search for ambitious entrepreneurs throughout the UK

National web design franchise launches search for ambitious entrepreneurs throughout the UK
National website design company ORCA Websites is launching a recruitment drive to find ambitious entrepreneurs throughout the UK.

ORCA, which has already recruited over 50 franchisees across the UK, is looking for men and women with business management and people skills, rather than a background in IT, to help the estimated 4.3 million small to medium sized enterprises (SME’s) in the UK increase their online sales and beat the big brands.

Dean Watmough, Managing Director of ORCA explains: “We specialise in helping smaller businesses to compete with the bigger brands by helping them develop a top quality website that is unique to their business. We are looking for ambitious people who are keen to help local businesses to take advantage of the benefits that the internet has to offer and who want the opportunity to work for themselves.

“Their role would be to work with local product and service providers to find out what their business goals are and to develop a website design and internet strategy with the help of our Head Office team, to ensure they achieve them. ORCA websites are designed to help local businesses get online quickly and affordably, so they can start to take advantage of what the internet has to offer now.”

ORCA is finding that people are enquiring about running an ORCA franchise because it offers a better work life balance and the opportunity to open a business with your family. One of ORCA’s first franchisees, husband and wife team John and Sue Crompton who operate two competing franchises in Lancashire, invested in the franchise because of the opportunity it gave them to spend more time with their family as well as run a successful business.
John said: “The pressure from out-of town centres and the big brands means smaller retailers, service providers, traders and manufacturers are increasingly seeing the internet as a prime source of business. In fact, recent research shows that over 22 million people use the web every month in the UK to search for information about goods, services and businesses. They spent over £50 billion online last year. A professional online presence is fast proving to be the small business’s saviour.”

People interested in setting up an ORCA Franchise should contact Dean Watmough at ORCA Websites on 0845 270 1128 or see their websites at www.orcawebsites.com

Franchise recruitment set for a boost from The Apprentice

The return of the BBC's Apprentice should be good news for Franchisor's as the programme is promoting entrepreneurialism and if you are prepared to put in the hard graft, then there’s still lots of great career opportunities to be had and money to be made from running your own enterprise.



“Franchising is an ideal way to start your own business as it provides entrepreneurs with most of the same freedoms associated with running your own company but often with better rewards and lower risk which is particularly important in today’s economic climate. The 2007 NatWest/ BFA Survey shows that 93% of all franchise businesses are profitable and that the average turnover for a franchise business tends to be around £323,000 per annum - higher than most start ups.


Andy Emmerson, Business Development Director for Domino's Pizza says, "Since ‘The Apprentice’ was first aired in 2005, Domino's has seen a 10% year-on-year increase in enquiries about becoming a store owner. We will be well prepared for the predicted surge in enquiries and the franchise flash point, which we think should arrive in mid-May.”

Card Connection Celebrates 16 Years Success

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has this week been celebrating its sixteenth successful year in business with results that managing director Robina Every describes as: “even stronger than expected”.

The Gift Connection products include; Heartwarmers – sentimental verses on credit card keepsakes, Card Connection’s own unique designs of flashing badges, mini collectable bears that can be attached to belts, bags and mobiles, in addition to magnets and key rings incorporating the unique animal designs of Rachel Hale. They are distributed with Card Connection’s extensive range of greeting cards through its network of franchisees around the country.

“Additional highlights from the past year include the addition of numerous new greeting cards, such as extensions to the Tall Humour and Handmade ranges, which are created by our dedicated in-house design team,” continues Every. The franchise territories also continue to remain particularly popular. We have taken on thirteen new franchisees in the past six months alone and in addition, several of our experienced franchisees have expanded their businesses by snapping-up additional territories.”

Card Connection itself is one of the UK’s largest card publishers and is the market leader in the franchised distribution of greeting cards. Using a proven system, franchisees place greeting card ranges in retail outlets on a ‘consignment’ basis. The award winning merchandising service provided to retailers by local franchisees is second to none and has established the company’s excellent reputation especially within the convenience sector. Card Connection supplies numerous national accounts, which include the likes of Total, Costcutter, Budgens, Londis, Spar and Shell.

Because the franchise networks in the UK and Ireland are complete, the available opportunities now consist of acquiring an already-established territory from an existing franchisee. These vary in price according to their level of development, but start at £20,000 (+ stock) with earnings potential in excess of £50,000 per annum.

“The continued growth in popularity of Card Connection’s product range is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our network of franchisees backed up by the creativity of our in-house design and franchise support team,” confirms Every. “We have had a great year being ‘sweet sixteen,’ however, we are all very much looking forward to making next year: sizzling seventeen!”

NEW FRANCHISE TAPS INTO LUCRATIVE LETTINGS SERVICES MARKET

September marks the launch of the first franchised business to operate in the inventory management sector, providing a valuable service to the lettings industry. No Letting Go which already operates one franchise territory*, is the only national brand represented in the category and the company has been specifically developed to capitalise on the growing residential lettings inventory market. There are already an estimated 2.5 million homes in England and Wales rented from a private landlord but recent housing legislation (April ’07) involving the introduction of tenancy deposit protection schemes, is destined to stimulate an enhanced demand amongst landlords and letting agents for a clear, fair and consistent inventory management service.

The No Letting Go proposition is the brainchild of Nick Lyons, founder of a successful property reports business and managing director of an established estate agency franchise. The company represents a whole new genre of franchise offering entrepreneurs access to a massive market opportunity via a manageable up-front capital investment. Although the initial financial outlay and on-going running costs are relatively low, there is considerable scope for success and the added potential to develop a business capable of expansion since, although the private rented sector has been growing it is still relatively small compared to some other European countries.


Prospective franchisees require no prior experience of the inventory management sector as the franchise opportunity brings with it an extensive and unique bespoke professional training programme, designed to equip franchise owners with all the necessary skills and expertise to launch and run a successful and profitable enterprise. The transition from training to trading is relatively quick and once a franchisee’s business is up and running, the support continues with access to the brand’s national marketing campaign and centralized financial and buying resources. In addition to this, No Letting Go franchisees will benefit from regular access to an on-going business mentoring facility to enable the continued prosperity of their company.

The No Letting Go launch will be supported by a comprehensive above and below the line marketing campaign which will initially focus on franchise recruitment to drive the brand’s national reach. The company will also be exhibiting at a number of key estate agency / franchise trade shows including the forthcoming National Franchise Exhibition 5 /6 October, NEC Birmingham. Commenting on the launch, managing director Nick Lyons says “we are committed to raising the bar for companies operating within the inventory management business by offering a modern, fresh, and above all entirely professional and consistent service to letting agents and landlords. The opportunities for prospective franchisees are considerable, we are operating in a market which already claims a shortage of inventory clerks and with the recent legislation, this demand is destined to grow. For a relatively low initial capital investment, No Letting Go franchisees can quickly build a profitable business with minimal expenditure on equipment or overheads.

The response to the No Letting Go proposition from the lettings trade has been
unprecedented and we are confident that our name will quickly become synonymous with the role of natural industry commentator for the inventory management business”.

For More details click on the following link
http://www.nolettinggo.co.uk/business_opportunity.asp?id=214

Part Time Franchise Success with UK Websaver

Becoming a part-time franchisee for UK Websaver is allowing former professional footballer Richard Powell to set – and achieve – new goals.

Richard, who has played football for Crystal Place and Welling United, was always interested in franchising but first needed to find a product or service he truly believed in.

He also had to make sure his chosen franchise fitted in well with the demands of his current career in sports development and a busy home life.

Richard, who is 31, first learned about UK Websaver – the loyalty discount card scheme which enables businesses to offer discounts and special deals both off-line and on-line – on the internet.

Offering franchisees more than one potential revenue stream, the £4.99 cards can also be sold directly to members of the public as well as to businesses which range from taxi operators and plumbers to hair salons and restaurants

Franchisees buy a postcode area, pay a fixed fee for exclusive rights to the franchise and receive an initial consignment of 2,800 membership cards on start up
No previous sales experience is necessary – only access to a computer and preferably a printer.

Hailed by the industry as one of the most exciting franchising opportunities of 2007, UK Websaver cards are accepted at thousands of outlets across the UK and are shortly to be rolled out in Europe.

Richard, who is now one of 75 area managers selling UK Websaver cards across Britain, knew nothing about the business until he logged on to franchising sites via a search engine

He added: “After an initial look at a website for a mobile coffee franchise, UK Websaver was the second site I visited and it appealed to me immediately.

“A chat with head office convinced me further that this was the franchising opportunity for me so by April this year I had signed up and by early June I was up and running.”

Seeking initial financial advice from his wife’s friend, accountant Jenny Richardson, also proved to be fortuitous.

Richard added: “Jenny, who runs her own accountancy firm, was really impressed with the UK Websaver concept so as well as advising me on the financial implications of franchising she also decided to become my business partner in the venture.

“Jenny now runs the business side of the operation with a colleague and arranges all my appointments with potential customers, leaving me free to concentrate on the selling side.”

For someone who is more familiar with sports pitches than sales pitches, Richard has found he thoroughly enjoys the face to face contact with prospective business customers.

He added: “I had absolutely no experience in selling until I became involved in UK Websaver but because I like meeting people – and most important, have 100 per cent confidence in the product I’m offering – I haven’t found it difficult to make sales.”

“The UK Websaver loyalty card is a simple idea but one that everyone can relate to.
“We’re all used to using loyalty cards at the big retail chains such as Tesco and collecting Air Miles, so it’s a concept that has wide appeal to anyone who likes to save a few pounds.

“Although part of its success lies in making discount schemes available to smaller, independent retailers, the fact that a number of larger, well known names are also members, also makes the idea easier to promote.”

Richard has now bought three postcode areas – ME8, ME11 and ME14 – enabling him to sign up businesses to the loyalty scheme in parts of Medway and Maidstone in Kent.

And his background and interest in sport is also reflected in some of the types of business which have come on board, including a local sports shop and golf outlet attached to the golf club at which he is a member.

A small restaurant chain, bar, a hardware store, confectionery shop, home entertainment systems outlet, curry house and gift shop are also among the 15 diverse businesses in his postcode areas now using the scheme to promote their offers both in-store and on the internet.

Richard added: “Another key benefit of choosing this particular franchise has been the help and support received from UK Websaver’s head office team who are on hand to advise me whenever the need arises.

“I was concerned, for example, on how offers could be promoted by those businesses with customers who perhaps didn’t have access to the internet, but by attending a training day and raising this question, we now print out some of the offers.”

Richard, who is based at a secondary school in Kent, is involved in helping young people develop an interest in sport – particularly with the 2012 London Olympics only five years away.

Despite this demanding job – and coaching football – he still finds time to pursue his franchising business a couple of afternoons a week and some evenings.

He said: “Taking on the franchise part-time works for me and Jenny’s support in setting up my appointments means I can maximise the time spent in actually selling the cards.

“Choosing the hours I work also means I still have plenty of time to devote to my wife and two young daughters.”


If you are interested in hearing more about UK Websaver and how you can join our successful team Click Here

Premier Sport Can you make Sport Your Business

Could you make sport your business? Do you want to be involved with an organisation that works at delivering quality sports coaching to kids throughout the UK? Then why not join the UK’s leading sport coaching company, and share in our success.

At Premier Sport, we are recruiting for a fresh new pack of ambitious, sporty and like-minded people to help us further develop our already strong franchise base. With only a small initial investment of £3,900, you can see yourself building your own strong business using our successful strategy and business model.

Premier Sport is currently on course to achieve the target of coaching over 1 million children EVERY WEEK in over 6,000 schools by 2012. Premier Sport currently offers a wide range of courses across curricular and extra-curricular coaching, as well as holiday and fundraising activities. We coach children between the age of 4 and 12, with a portfolio that currently includes all popular UK sports. With such wide spread concern at present, over the lack of physical activity available to the nation’s youngsters, what better time to invest in your own sports coaching business.

Premier Sport Ambassador Lawrence Dallalgio strongly supports Premier Sport and its activities: ‘Its only through the provision of well-organised, dedicated franchisees and coaches throughout the UK that we will see our children enjoy playing sport and reach their full potential, regardless of their level, which is why I’m 110 per cent behind Premier Sport and its aims’.

So why choose Premier Sport?

• By owning a Premier Sport franchise you will gain the following benefits:
  
• Run your own coaching business operating Premier Sport’s trusted brand
  
• Using a successful strategy (shortcut to success)
  
• Ongoing job training and guidance
  
• Opportunities to choose your career path – management or coaching
  
• Time benefits of running your own business
  
• Financial benefits of running your own business

Current Premier Sport Success Stories – Peter Bennett

Peter joined after leaving his engineering job for a ‘change of direction’, both in career and lifestyle 4 years ago. He currently runs 35 extra-curricular and 16 curricular coaching sessions EVERY WEEK.

‘Premier helps the coaches to develop and maintain their abilities to the highest standard. This means that parents, schools and children all have confidence that the programmes we deliver are safe and fun - this has been one of the major reasons for the successful development of my customer base’.

If you too would like to share in the success that Peter has discovered working with Premier Sport then visit our website, www.makesportyourbusiness.co.uk and sign yourself up for the Premier Sport Annual Conference 2007.

Additionally, for more information on Premier Sport and its activities, please visit www.premiersport.org

Could You Make Sport Your Business!

Why life could become a Breeze

When the company I worked for was sold to a FTSE 100 contender it was clear I was not part of their plans. As a Financial Director with a department of 10 I was considered redundant to requirements.

Now a consultant the fees I generate pay the bills, the mortgage etc but the camaraderie and enjoyment of working with a great team is no longer there. Or wasn’t until I found breeze, or it found me.

A close business associate emailed me that it was the most exciting prospect he’d seen in years, that he was signing up and that I should do so – and I did without much thought. And what a good decision that was.

It’s not a franchise although it does have many of the better aspects of a franchise without the downsides. It’s considerably cheaper, there are no rigidly enforced boundaries, no ongoing fees, no splitting the territory in half if you prove to be successful, no Head Office run outlet opening nearby if you chose to operate at your pace which might be just a tad slower than Head Office would like, no targets and list goes on. But what there is, is an excellent suite of e-based products with a first class support structure from all sides.

Now, some of the consultants I work with have given up their day jobs to work full time as Breeze Consultants and are doing extremely well. Me, I’m taking the softly softly approach. I still have the day job and at the same time I’m making good headway with Breeze thanks to the efforts of those around me. So far all my sign ups are from leads passed on to me from my manager although three of us have now started a joint lead generation programme which is looking good.

My manager, who’s been with Breeze for some 18 months reckons he’ll make £100K plus in his second full year – that’s working full time – and he’s well on the way.

Personally £100k a year would be wonderful particularly as there are residuals as well.

If you want to know more email me on breeze@bryanwalters.com and I’ll send you a prospectus.

The Mattress Doctor Removes Dust Mites - Around The World.

The Mattress Doctor is one of the few franchises that started in the UK
and has since expanded into Ireland, Canada, USA, Spain, Cyprus, Norway,
Sweden, Australia and very recently South Africa.

According to The Mattress Doctor, this success is down to just two key factors:



1 – It is a very simple yet highly profitable business and is therefore very attractive to people looking for a franchise.



2 – The demand for mattress cleaning is soaring. Once a potential customer’s attention is drawn to the fact that the mattress is almost the only place in the home with which they have regular contact but do not clean, common sense dictates that the mattress must be cleaned – right away!

And the fact of the matter is that there is nothing new about cleaning mattresses. Our grandparents and possibly our parents, regularly dragged theirs out into the garden on a cold day and beat them for half an hour or more. They knew what was good for you! The cold killed the dust mites and the beating removed their excrement and other contaminants. But due to the weight and composition of the modern mattress, which makes them too heavy to carry outside, and the time pressure created by today's hectic world, we don't do that any more.

The Mattress Doctor uses a scientifically proven system which was originally developed in Europe in the early 1980's and has been used in homes, hospitals and hotels for over fifteen years. Their scientists and engineers have improved upon this system and no other mattress cleaning system can compare. It eliminates the millions of dust mites breeding in every mattress as well as the copious amounts of dust mite excrement. It also removes the bacteria, fungi, mould, decaying skin flakes and corrosive salt from perspiration, all without the use of chemicals.

For a really clean mattress and a great franchise, there’s no better place to look than The Mattress Doctor.



For more information http://www.franchisebusiness.co.uk/mattressdoctor