Archíve 03.2007

Konopizza offers all the tools necessary for starting and operating a successful franchise.

A waterless carwash was always going to be a hit in Australia, one of the most arid continents on earth, but now a local company is dipping its toe into the less water-conscious European market.

The elements to foster another record-breaking International Franchise Expo -- a booming sector, hundreds of franchise concepts on display, opportunities for members of the franchising community to network with colleagues and meet qualified prospective franchisees -- are coming together for the March 30 to April 1 show.

Last year, the turnover of the Accor hotel group rose by 6.6 percent. The company has now announced that its network increased by approximately 22,000 rooms in 2006.

Maybe running that franchise business has been great, but now it's time to retire. Or perhaps it's too much work, or hasn't lived up to expectations.

The Fressnapf franchise network, which – it says – is Europe’s market leader for pet food and pet accessories, succeeded in increasing its turnover last year by a two-figure percentage amount with Europe-wide sales amounting to 801 million euros.

While making the transition from a franchisee to a franchisor may be a huge step, it is an exciting new field of business.

The year 2007 promises to offer significant opportunities for U.S. franchise systems to test and enter the Australian market.

The coffee bar chain plans to move into the Middle Eastern and Central and Eastern European markets

Express Fitness Gyms are providing a more inclusive direction for the fitness industry as it bids to battle growing obesity trends. Jason Chong of “Contours Express” explains.

On 22-25 May 2007 the VIII Russian Conference of Small Business Representatives and annual Forum “Small and Medium Enterprises Days in Russia 2007” will welcome their visitors in “All-Russian Exhibition Centre” in Moscow, Russia.

Beginning this fall, the International Franchise Association's Franchisee of the Year Awards presentation will be a key feature of Franchise Appreciation Day activities, Sept. 9 to 12, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), a UPS company, is the world’s largest franchisor of retail shipping, postal and business service centers.

The 9th International Franchise Exhibition & the 3rd Vending Machine Exhibition, both organized by KEM, that took place between the 23rd and the 26th of February 2007, at the Athens Exhibition Center, ended with success, following four days of acute entrepreneurial activity.

Money spent on computing technology delivers gains in worker productivity that are three to five times those of other investments, according to a study being published today. But the study also concluded that the information technology industry itself was unlikely to be a big source of new jobs.

Jeff Taylor figured he had gone as far as he could working as an engineer at a small company, so he considered becoming his own boss.

He found his new career path on a trip to Birmingham in 1998 when he and a friend spotted a Two Men And A Truck moving van. “It was my friend’s reaction that caught my attention,” he said.

Sèala Teo International Ltd., based in Carraroe, Co Gateway is a leading light in the world of puncture prevention and tyre protection.

The company has many years experience on the tyre solution industry and manufactures its products on site, to the highest international standards. The Solid Fill and Superseal brands are causing quite a stir in the tyre market, according to company spokesman Diarmuid O`Malley.

The year of foundation 2007 launches with the START exhibition in Bremen (4th and 5th May). It is the most important event for business start-ups, franchising and new businesses in Germany's northern regions.

Düsseldorf — The consultancy Eckhold & Klinger in cooperation with franchise-net supports the establishment of international franchise systems on the German market.