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“I have had the pleasure of engaging Tony as a speaker at our recent meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club, a business orientated networking event organized by the Innovation in Business Centre at the GMIT Castlebar. Tony shared his insight and experience on how to franchise a business and ...
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Peaceful now after years of conflict, Lebanon wants to restore its reputation as the jewel of the Middle East. First shots in this new battle for hearts and minds were fired last month at BIFEX, the Beirut International Franchise Forum and Exhibition organised by the Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group and the ...
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Franchised businesses will continue to grow at a slightly faster rate than other businesses in terms of job creation, new business formation, economic output and GDP contribution, according to the International Franchise Association’s first-quarter update to its economic outlook for franchising. According to the update, the outlook hasn’t changed much from ...
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“I place a lot of value on Tony Fitzpatrick’s advice and experience and I can recommend his consultancy services to anyone starting a franchise or developing an existing brand. Apart from his work with us in Ireland, Tony played a key role in helping to create a strategy for expanding ...
Read MoreJust as there is no such thing as 100 per cent security, there’s no guarantee that the franchisees you pick will be successful. There are winners and losers in franchising, and sometimes the individual you are sure is going to be successful will turn out a big disappointment. Choosing the ...
Read MoreInteresting that the United States is arranging a $50 million loan facility in Tunisia to guarantee finance to US franchisors and Tunisian investors. The idea is to boost franchising in this relatively new gateway market at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Middle East which already features US hotel ...
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Sad to note the passing of Zig Ziglar, legendary American author, business guru, motivator and inspirational speaker who has died after a short battle with pneumonia at the age of 86. One of the giants of motivation and leadership, Zig inspired countless businesses, sales people and marketers and wrote 29 ...
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With the unemployment rate for ex-US servicemen hovering at almost 20 percent, franchisors in America are hoping to hire thousands over the next two years to get them back on their feet. The International Franchise Association (IFA) launched an industry wide campaign— “Operation Enduring Opportunity”– that is committed to hiring ...
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Have you a commercially viable business proposal that has been declined credit by an Irish bank? Are you a start-up or growing microenterprise employing less than 10 people? Do you require less than €25,000? If you can tick any of these boxes you are eligible to apply for a loan ...
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From the Sunday Business Post Sept 23, 2012 There are countless franchise options available here in Ireland, all with varying start up costs. While many require a shop front and overhead expenses, a large number, ranging from commercial cleaning to dance fitness lessons to car repair services, can be operated ...
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