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Date: 18-Mar-10
Title: A class act - two grammar school friends launch their Auditel franchise
Franchise: Auditel

Andy Horn and Andy Harvey had talked about setting up their own business together for a number of years, but the timing never seemed right. Last September, Andy Harvey, working for Lloyds TSBas a Commercial Planning Consultant, was looking for a change in career and they decided to make their move.

Date: 12-Mar-10
Title: Overwhelming success of AutoValetDirect at NEC show
Franchise: Autovaletdirect

The launch of the Caravanbrite supply and apply service at the Caravan Motor Home and Boat show at the NEC on 23-28 February 2010 was an overwhelming success for Autovaletdirect.

Date: 12-Mar-10
Title: Chipsaway rewards franchisees and unveils marketing plans at anniversary gala dinner
Franchise: ChipsAway

Leading automotive paintwork repair franchisor ChipsAway International recognised and rewarded the achievements of its franchisees at a glittering anniversary Gala Dinner held to celebrate fifteen years of success since the company was first launched in the UK.

Date: 12-Mar-10
Title: Recession-proof franchise business, Granite Transformations, are ready for bounce back
Franchise: Granite Transformations

A recession-proof business is presumably what every potential franchisee dreams about. Although the combination of a proven business model, a well-known brand name and enterprising, hardworking individuals means that franchises usually perform above the market, the latest figures indicate that the £11.4 billion UK franchise market actually shrank by 9% in 2009.

Date: 12-Mar-10
Title: Bluebird Care franchise enquiries jump by 100 percent
Franchise: Bluebird Care

The UK’s foremost care-at-home provider Bluebird Care has received record numbers of enquiries as a result of the national debate on the future of social care in England.

Date: 12-Mar-10
Title: Fabulous new face of ChipsAway franchise unveiled!
Franchise: ChipsAway

Leading repairer of minor automotive paintwork damage ChipsAway has unveiled the famous face that will become synonymous with the brand over the coming year.

Date: 12-Mar-10
Title: Bluebird Care franchise helps Conrada celebrate 101 great years!
Franchise: Bluebird Care

When Bluebird Care customer Conrada Rodriguez was born in 1909, explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton had just discovered the magnetic South Pole, Louis Bleriot became the first man to fly across the English Channel and Woolworths opened its first shop.

Date: 12-Mar-10
Title: Award winning Fastsigns franchise business race towards 5th anniversary with buoyant sales
Franchise: FASTSIGNS

FASTSIGNS® Huddersfield, the company responsible for producing over 70% of all the commercial and retail signage in the town, reports that business is brisk.

Date: 12-Mar-10
Title: Entering the Den with Duncan Bannatyne for new franchise business opportunity
Franchise: Razzamataz Theatre Schools

Calling all entrepreneurs. Dragons’ Den multi-millionaire businessman Duncan Bannatyne has put his stamp of approval behind an exciting workshop for would-be theatre school owners. Duncan Bannatyne was quick to see the huge potential in Razzamataz Theatre School when Razzamataz founder, Carlisle based entrepreneur Denise Hutton-Gosney appeared on the show in January 2007.

Date: 11-Mar-10
Title: UK's top franchisors urged to enter industry awards

The bfa & HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards 2010, supported by Express Newspapers, is inviting inspiring stories of achievement and outstanding examples of excellence from franchisors that have beaten the odds in the last year.

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