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4Refuel began as part of the “Mini-Tankers” franchise system that originated in Australia in 1984. Its primary service was onsite diesel refueling for the earthmoving and construction sectors. In July 1995, the master license for Canada was awarded to Jack Lee, a Canadian citizen living in Australia...
July 7th, 2008

A company that provides office space and business services to small businesses is expanding its reach in Colorado with the expectation that a softening economy could prompt more workers to strike out on their own. Your Office USA franchisee Gary Hahnenkamp recently added a Lakewood location to his...
July 3rd, 2008

If you look into the different franchise opportunities available in the market, you will find that many are labeled as low cost franchise. That label can have opposite effects on the person looking to buy a franchise. He or she will either go for it based solely on the low cost, or shy away fearing ...
June 30th, 2008

Bacon Whitney LLC, the Newton, Mass. company that operates a route vending franchise organization utilizing point to point technology, recently hired Rag Mehra as executive vice president for sales and marketing. Mehra is the latest management executive to join the Bacon Whitney organization. He mos...
June 25th, 2008

Thinking about setting up a franchise network? You’d do well to implement proper training programmes for franchisees, says one UK success story. John Davidson founded Gas-Elec in 1996 after realising no other company offered a combined gas and electrical safety inspection for residential lettings...
June 23rd, 2008

To some, good ideas come quickly and easily. To others, there is a strong desire to run your own business, but don’t have any idea of what to do. That’s where franchises come in. There are many great reasons why a franchise may be right for you. You have the advantage of knowing the history of t...
June 21st, 2008

The Canadian Franchise Association will present Franchise Marketing Day on June 25, 2008 at The Old Mill in Toronto, Ontario. The full-day event brings together leading marketing mavens and creative connoisseurs to deliver fresh perspectives on traditional marketing approaches and speak on some of t...
June 19th, 2008

The winners of the 2008 Franchise Marketing Awards have been announced at a gala dinner held at the Royal Lancaster, London with Cash Converters receiving the Best Overall Marketing Campaign award. The other 10 awards went to HiQ, MRI Network Worldwide, Prontaprint, Select Group, Home Instead Senior...
June 17th, 2008

When Lino DeFeo bought a Sign-A-Rama franchise in West Palm Beach, Fla., he didn't know much about signs. That was about 15 years ago. DeFeo had sold his trucking business in Manhattan and moved to Florida with his wife Maria and their two young children to join a family business. But that didn't w...
June 15th, 2008

Franchising 4 Vets provides free franchise consulting for veterans. The service is an affiliate of Business Alliance Inc. (BAI), one of the oldest and largest companies in the franchise consulting arena. The affiliation gives the service access to approximately 300 pre-screened highly rated franchis...
June 13th, 2008

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