MRI Network, a famous recruitment franchise, has recently presented franchisees from its European and UK network with awards that recognise their achievements in the last twelve months. This gala event took place at Athens during the annual conference of MRI Network.

Luis Alvarez a Madrid based franchisee scooped two awards. This particular franchisee has attained the highest growth percentage and revenue. His office mainly helps in finding careers within medical devices, construction, biotech, telecom industries and pharmaceutical companies.

According to Luis, he is really proud to achieve the number one ranking in Europe for the third consecutive year. His office has also been rated number one worldwide. Luis’s success has totally developed on relationships with clients and core knowledge within the industry. His team of consultants is quite hard working and proactive and that is why his office has been doing so well. Consistent efforts have helped his office to reach such heights.

Franchisee owner Robert Weichsberger was awarded the manager and owner of the year award. The owner looks after the need of clients from the FMCG sector. He has been able to find quality candidates for the sector. As there is a significant growth in the sector of consumer goods, a high demand is expected for quality candidates thus there is an increase in the recruitment process as well.

Hamilton Pratt is one of the leading specialist franchise solicitors in Europe. It mainly deals in agency distribution, brand protection and licensing. It also provides general legal advice to a large number of growing businesses. Hamilton Pratt has a strong worldwide reputation and all the clients whether big or small are important to them.

Hamilton Pratt prepares a detailed report on the franchisee agreements for a particular fee. You will be provided with a critical report that will help you in making the right decisions. There are many franchises who discuss issues that have been raised by their lawyers.

There are issues like what sort of an exclusive territory is being granted, whether the franchisor has obtained a registered trade mark, deciding the fees, ease of terminating the agreement with the franchisee, etc.

Hamilton Pratt also helps on other delicate issues like the incorporation of your company or even a partnership. Terms of the deposit agreement are also discussed thus making things easier for you.

The advice provided by Hamilton Pratt is tailored according to your needs thus enhancing your skills on franchising and its other aspects.

Greensleeves, a lawn care franchise, has been recently bought by a new management team that is on a lookout for prospective franchisees to help them with their expansion plans in UK. Priority locations include the Home Counties and Midlands.

The new management team has around forty years of experience in the garden and lawn industry. According to the director of the franchise, David Turby, the franchisees of Greensleeves have a loyal and strong customer base. The customers get a lot of benefit from the value added services provided by the company. Greensleeves also provides the best technical support. Customers genuinely appreciate the quality and affordable lawn care services that Greensleeves provides.

In 2007, Greensleeves added seven new territories to the franchise network with an average growth of around 35%.

The company helps time restricted customers in getting an attractive lawn. They remove the weeds and control the moss as well.

Thus the customers would benefit, if Greensleeves expand their operations as their services are in demand. The company has been in the business for quite a long time and offers the best quality service in this sector.

BMI, the hose replacement franchise, has officially opened a new centre in Cramlington with the help of Newcastle United. This particular event gave an opportunity to the Chief Executive of BMI, Simon Moxham to announce the rapid expansion plans of the company. BMI is planning to open twelve more on site hose centres in 2008.

The event was attended by fifty customers and those who participated in the raffle helped to raise around two hundred pounds for a local cancer care charity.  People participated in the raffle for winning an autographed Newcastle United memorabilia.

According to the managing director of BMI, Glyn Griffiths, the franchisee was on the lookout for a business opportunity and when he came across the BMI concept, he was quite impressed. The company offers best services to its customers. Customers who need a fast response, are provided with a quality product and that too onsite. The operation was set up in around twelve weeks with some assistance from the staff of BMI. All the members are well trained and ready to face the challenges. BMI is also looking forward to develop new relationships with various customers from Tyne and Newcastle.

BMI has also come up with a 24 hours hotline number, making it easy for the customers to contact the company from anywhere, anytime.

A business in Kent is all set to offer its customers the best service that can save them money and at the same time help the environment. It is also going to support the only residential hospice for children in Kent.

Eileen and Colin Harms, who run five Cartridge World stores in Strood, Chatham, Sittingbourne, Maidstone and Canterbury have experienced success earlier via their customer loyalty cards. They donated around £300 to the Demelza Hospice Care that looks after children.

These customer loyalty cards are stamped each time the customer refills a cartridge for their printers at the Cartridge World franchise. For every completed loyalty card, Eileen and Colin donate one pound to the charity. The donated money is being shared by the trust of Kent air ambulance and Demelza Hospice Care.

According to the area fundraising manager, Donna Wells, the charity is very much grateful to the Cartridge World franchise for their immense support and help. Over four hundred and fifty children are taken care of in the charity and this money serves a lot for them. Cartridge World franchise has been the market leader in remanufacturing and refilling of printer cartridges. They use specially formatted toners or inks and provide high quality products ate affordable rates.

If you are looking for a great challenge and want to be your own boss, then you should visit the Madejski Stadium in Reading. A franchisee show is scheduled to be held there this September. You can visit the show and have the golden opportunity to discover over 40 inspiring and innovative business and franchisee opportunities in Britain.

Over forty reputed franchisors are going to visit Reading for the exhibition. If you are interested in running a business in places like Swindon, Reading, Oxford, Basingstoke, Bracknell etc. then this exhibition might just be the right opportunity for you. These franchisors are looking for business partners or franchisees to expand their business.

The event will showcase some proven business and franchisee opportunities. Thus you can experience a supportive and safer way to start any business all by yourself. This event will also allow you to attend free seminars. You can pick up free voucher packs to start your own business. The packs include accountancy, web design, office space, self storage and many more such services. All these things will help you a lot in starting your own business.

Smoothie, originally founded by Lord Claymorris, is implementing specific strategies via events promotions, licensing and franchising for its expansion in the UK market. This company has already sold 24 franchises and is planning to utilise these funds for further expansion.

Smoothie is a drink that is made by blending fruit and fruit juice. The Smoothie market in the UK is now worth around £134 million per year. This data represents a significant growth over the past one year and an astounding 523% in the last five years. During the previous year, there was a consumption of around 34 million litres of Smoothie in the UK whereas in 2001 it was only 6.3 million litres. Mintel forecasts that the sales volumes of Smoothie will treble by the end of 2011.

Smoothie has a wide appeal as it serves as a healthy alternative to any other soft drinks. There has been a tremendous increase in the demand of health products, especially in the UK and Smoothie has served the purpose in the best manner possible. In the UK, more than 20% percent of adults are obese. The government is stressing the need for consumption of natural products that includes fruit juice. Health campaigns are also being organised and Smoothie is getting the benefit.

Garage-based franchises and mobile repair franchises are the two broad categories of the automotive repair franchise business. Mobile repair franchise involves small repairs of areas like windscreens, minor dents on the car, body scratches, plastic bumpers, chips and alloy wheels. It also involves fixing engine troubles and is operated by mobile mechanics in a van based at their home or an office. Body shop repairs turn out to be expensive when compared to mobile repair franchises.

The other broad category is the garage-based franchise, which involves repairing some of the important parts of the car like the area under the bonnet, clutch, horn, gear system and brakes. If the problem cannot be solved by repairing then spare parts are installed whenever required.

You require more knowledge and experience in a garage based franchise as compared to a mobile franchise. However, both garage and mobile franchisees require a good knowledge of cars and technical parts of the cars such as the engine.

In order to run the business or the franchisees effectively and efficiently, proper training is provided by the franchisors. If entrepreneurs have a keen interest in an automotive repair business then it is a good opportunity for them.

Kall Kwik is a husband and wife business partnership, which is run by Mark and Jemima McCluskey. It is an award-winning centre and in March 1995, it has acquired an existing Kall Kwik Centre in Edinburgh.

The couple had won the first prize as the franchisee of the year award in 2003. They have invested in the latest production techniques in order to expand their business.

The duo have moved up Kall Kwik’s national performance ranking from 120th to 7th place by increasing their sales from £350k to £630k in the first two years of the business and have added one million pounds to their turnover in eight years.

The two Kall Kwik customer-facing centres are in Edinburgh and Paisley. Mark and Jemima McCluskey own both the centres. The couple had invested in a new 3,500 sq. ft Central Production Unit two years ago.

The working environment has greatly improved with their business expansions. Their significant sales growth is due to their staff, which they consider their greatest assets.

Within ten years, chairman Richard Martin of Dorset has been able to build one of the largest UK’s property management and leading lettings company. Martin & Co was established in the year 1986 in Yeovil, Somerset and got its very first franchisee in 1995.

Right now, Martin & Co is the largest property management and residential lettings franchise network in the UK. They have recently opened 3 new offices and are determined to build two hundred more outlets within a decade.

The company currently has 140 outlets across UK and has maintained its position as the number one brand in the lettings industry. The company has a full time membership with the association of British Franchisee. This company enjoys distinct brand identity and its reputation is still growing.

Franchises are being allocated exclusive territories and at the same time receive help in developing a five year business plan. The franchisees also get help in staff recruitment, shop fitting, finding shop premises, thus managing a successful property management and lettings franchisee.

Martin & Co provides a comprehensive package of support and system that attracts the right people and running the business becomes much easier.