I run a small mobile franchise and I am thinking about sponsoring my local football club. Is that a good idea?
I think that it is a great idea.
We all love and follow our sport passionately. And when your kids start to play sport as well, we contribute by coaching; others by being involved as team managers and administrators; and others by helping around their club in all the endless jobs that need to be done every week.
This article appeared in Issue 3#3 (March/April 2009) of Business Franchise Australia & New Zealand
HOW TWO FRANCHISEES BECAME BETTER FRANCHISORS!
Having recently celebrated 18 years of business and its 300th franchisee induction, the Touch Up Guys plan to secure the US market and support local charities. Donna Bennett investigates a family business that has become the largest mobile paint and bumper repair franchise in Australia and New Zealand.
MOBILE HOSE FIXERS – a trusted brand keeping Australian industry on the move
Mobile HoseFixers is a 24/7 emergency hydraulic hose repair and maintenance organisation which currently operates across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria and is looking to expand across the whole of Australia. The company has more than 15 years’ experience in the delivery of efficient, effective and expert hydraulic hose fixing and providing customers with a swift, effective, guaranteed repair and maintenance solution.
This article appeared in Issue 1#3 (Mar/Apr 2007) of Business Franchise Australia & New Zealand
Evolution in Action
Howards Storage World is expanding around Australia and around the world and James Brouillard is at the forefront of the action.
Brouillard, National Franchise Manager for HSW, started with the company in August 2004. He brought with him over 20 years of experience in retail and brand building in New York.
This article appeared in Issue 3#2 (January/February 2009) of Business Franchise Australia & New Zealand
The Accidental Businessman
The branding of a bearded ‘Jim’ wearing a bucket hat is an Australian icon. Jim Penman, founder of Jim’s Mowing, talks about his eccentricities, a simple lifestyle and stumbling into business.
Initially established as a one-man business in 1982, Jim’s Mowing has since matured into the Jim’s Group, with 25+ individual Divisions that are constantly expanding.
This article appeared in Issue 1#2 (Jan/Feb 2007) of Business Franchise Australia & New Zealand
Franchisees are part of a club, says Kwik Kopy CEO David Bell, and protecting the interests of the club members is a job that he and his management team take very seriously.
There is a breed of humans that are referred to as 'retailers'. This term describes a certain person that who just gets what retail is about and understands what it takes to be successful. A retailer is normally passionately obsessive about the customer, understands that it is a lot of little things that makes their retail business successful, and they are normally really, really hard workers.
Some of the most successful business concepts are created by shrewd entrepreneurs who see a glaring gap in the marketplace.
A salon for men only? In 1998 this was an idea which may have ‘raised some eyebrows’. Enter Kate Allen, an expert in the hair and beauty industry, she had witnessed first-hand men trying to keep a low profile in a unisex salon, hoping no one they knew would wander in while they were having their hair coloured or getting a pedicure or waiting for a body treatment or wax.
This article appeared in Issue 3#5 (July/August 2009) of Business Franchise Australia & New Zealand
AIMING ABOVE THE LINE
Winner of Emerging Franchise of the Year, Mr Rental’s success is driven by a culture of family values.
Mr Rental hires out major home appliances such as fridges and freezers; washing machines and dryers; televisions, DVDs, VCRs and game consoles; video cameras and computer equipment; furniture and fitness equipment.
By Mark Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer of Quick Service Restaurant Holdings (QSRH)
This article appeared in Issue 3#4 (May/June 2009) of Business Franchise Australia & New Zealand
CHANGING A FAST FOOD CULTURE
Mark Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer of Quick Service Restaurant Holdings (QSRH), talks about ongoing challenges and the transition of Red Rooster company-owned stores to franchises.
Australians have a wonderful entrepreneurial spirit and the dream of owning your own business is alive and well.
I was pondering why it is so strong in Australia in comparison to the rest of the world and my theory is this: Australia is populated by dozens of different nationalities from all over the world and all of these nationalities have one common dream and that is to have a better life.
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