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Ken Demske, a senior business broker with the Milwaukee office of Sunbelt Midwest, completes sale of a franchise lawn care business in Milwaukee. The transaction was completed without bank or seller financing.
Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 - Milwaukee Office of Sunbelt Midwest, the place to go to buy or sell a business, is pleased to announce the sale of a franchise lawn care business. Ken Demske, a senior business broker with scores of successful mid-range business transactions facilitated the franchise sale. The franchise business went on the market in September of 2011 and received multiple offers before the sale was complete on May 4, 2012. The transaction closed without bank or seller financing.
Ken has closed many businesses in diverse industries such as manufacturing, service, distribution, retail and franchises...

Detailed Survey Shows 91% Success Rate for Franchises, 42% Higher Than Typical Small Businesses
LOUISVILLE, KY--(Marketwire - May 15, 2012) - FranNet, a national network of franchise consultants that helps aspiring entrepreneurs achieve franchise ownership, has released a detailed survey of the success and failure rates of franchise businesses.
The company conducted a detailed survey of 1,260 franchises it helped open from 2006 to 2010. The survey showed that 91.2 percent of the franchises FranNet helped open were still in business after two years.
This number contrasts sharply with data from a special tabulation by the Bureau of the Census produced for the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration a decade ago, the most accurate and recent data available on small business success rates...

SOUTHBURY, CT--(Marketwire - May 7, 2012) - When thinking about protecting the future of our children, there are many lessons we can all learn from today's economy and job market. Chief Operating Officer and President of The Entrepreneur's Source® Brian Miller says parents and educators, in particular, should be asking: "Are we misleading our kids to believe that a secure job market awaits them after their formal education? With outsourcing and technology negatively affecting the job market today, what will it be like in 10 years?"
"There is a silver lining to these concerns," says Miller. "Let's start teaching our children about the value and benefits of business ownership at the middle school and high school levels. If we tap into the imagination of young kids early on, we will change the future of their lives, and possibly the future of our country, as well...

SOUTHBURY, CT--(Marketwire - Apr 26, 2012) - Most entrepreneurs work hard for every dollar earned. Business owners know all too well that business growth often goes hand-in-hand with a growth in operating expenses. As National Small Business Week approaches (May 21st), Brian Miller, president and COO of Expense Reduction Coaching® (ERC), wants business owners to know that, typically, the gradual increase in operating costs stems primarily from inadequate oversight.
"To ensure growth, business owners need to work 'on' the business and not 'in' the business," says Miller. "By focusing on profit-making efforts, they should leave the day-to-day operational support to staff and other experts. Having a cost-cutting expert on staff or as a coach is one very effective way to manage operating costs and positively affect the bottom line...

April 17, 2012 // Franchising.com // Southbury, CT – Aspiring entrepreneurs are invited to participate in another exciting Start a Business Weekend Event and can do so either in-person or through “virtual technology.” “We’re changing the way people discover business ownership as a path to financial security,” says Terry Powell, CEO and founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source® (TES). “Technology is changing how we manage our everyday lives, but now it can help you change your long-term career.” Both events take place simultaneously beginning on May 3rd and runs through May 5th.
After a highly-successful initial “virtual” event in March, The Entrepreneur’s Source is once again playing host to this first-of-its-kind franchise industry “virtual exposition” where virtual visitors can spend a weekend interacting with many of the nation’s hottest business and franchise concepts – all in an effort to discover whether business ownership is their next career move...

Vienna, VA, April 14, 2012 --(PR.com)--
What:
FranNet of Virginia is hosting its third biannual Capital Area Franchise Fair to help prospective entrepreneurs explore a variety of franchise options, understand the franchise model, and make informed decisions that will help them achieve their business and personal goals. FranNet of Virginia is a franchise matchmaking service in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC that regularly provides franchise education seminars to aspiring entrepreneurs through SCORE and the Virginia Small Business Development Centers; local, Federal, and State government agencies; and local military bases.
When:
May 15, 2012, 12:30pm- 5:00pm
Where:
The Tower Club8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 1700Vienna, VA
Why:
FranNet of Virginia—in partnership with SCORE and Community Business Partnership—is sponsoring a series of workshops and a Resource Fair to educate aspiring entrepreneurs about some of the non-conventional options in franchising...

The Milwaukee Office of Sunbelt Midwest announces the sale of a B2B distribution company after only ten weeks on the market.
Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) April 12, 2012 - The Milwaukee Office of Sunbelt Midwest is please to report the sale of a B2B distribution company after only ten weeks on the market. The Company had nearly 40 interested buyers, 13 serious buyers and a bona fide Offer to Purchase within the first few weeks on the market.
“This is rare,” said Ed Krajcir, President of the Milwaukee Office of Sunbelt Midwest. The Company went on the market in early January, had an offer within the first week and sold by early March. Selling your business will take on average six to nine months. Connecting the right buyer for any business can be a long process...

Franchise consultant network placed 33% more clients than in first three months of last year.
April 10, 2012 // Franchising.com // LOUISVILLE, KY. — FranNet, a North American network of more than 100 franchise consultants, placed 33 percent more clients into franchise ownership in the first three months of this year than in the same period in 2011 — a clear signal that the franchise industry is poised for a banner year.
“Our first-quarter data are wonderful news for FranNet and for the franchise industry as a whole,” said Jania Bailey, FranNet’s president and COO. “Franchising outperformed other sectors of the economy during the recession, and some of our efforts at outreach and education are beginning to pay off as the economy improves...

FranNet, the nation's leading franchise consulting firm, is facilitating a free franchise expo April 19 at Columbus State Community College in Delaware with close to a dozen franchises looking to expand in Central Ohio.
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) April 02, 2012 - With more than 900,000 nationwide, franchises are quickly becoming the nation’s largest portion of small business ownership and a driving force in the U.S. economy, helping to create many great opportunities for employment. FranNet, the nation’s leading franchise consulting firm, seeks to match hopeful entrepreneurs from around the country with the right franchise opportunity for them.
FranNet is facilitating a free franchise expo April 19 at Columbus State Community College in Delaware with close to a dozen franchises looking to expand in Central Ohio...

Digital Franchise Expos Offer Current and Prospective Entrepreneurs the Ability to Explore Business Opportunities and Gain Advice from Experts without Leaving Their Home or Office
March 22, 2012 // Franchising.com // SOUTHBURY, Conn. -- Recognizing the evolution of technology and the way people communicate, The Entrepreneur's Source has introduced a state-of-the-art virtual franchise expo series called "Start a Business Weekend" (SABW). Through a partnership with ON24, the global leader in virtual events and webcasting technologies, these new digital expos allow both current and prospective entrepreneurs the ability to explore business opportunities and gain expert advice from the comfort of their own home or office.
"The SABW series offers a whole new model for exploring franchise expos that goes beyond anything that's available on the web," said Terry Powell, CEO and founder of FranchisEsource Brands International, The Entrepreneur's Source's parent company...

Digital Franchise Expos Offer Current and Prospective Entrepreneurs the Ability to Explore Business Opportunities and Gain Advice from Experts without Leaving Their Home or Office
March 14, 2012 // Franchising.com // SOUTHBURY, Conn. — Recognizing the evolution of technology and the way people communicate, The Entrepreneur’s Source has introduced a state-of-the-art virtual franchise expo series called “Start a Business Weekend” (SABW). Through a partnership with ON24, the global leader in virtual events and webcasting technologies, these new digital expos allow both current and prospective entrepreneurs the ability to explore business opportunities and gain expert advice from the comfort of their own home or office...

SOUTHBURY, CT--(Marketwire - Feb 29, 2012) - Smart business owners routinely look for ways to add to their revenue streams, whether it be creating more visibility in the marketplace, adding new service features or increasing margins on products and services. "However, many don't realize that improving indirect cost structures can also add to the bottom line," says Brian Miller, president and COO of Expense Reduction® Coaching (ERC). "And these are long-term savings, not a one-time event."
As a cost cutting expert, ERC coaches focus on helping companies and organizations realize measurable cost savings in various indirect expense categories such as supplies, telecommunications, staffing, printing, maintenance contracts and professional services...

Franchise Continues to Support Veterans Seeking Employment
LOUISVILLE, KY--(Marketwire - Feb 7, 2012) - FranNet, an international network of franchise consultants, is donating money to the Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP), a national nonprofit with a mission to honor and empower wounded warriors.
Several of FranNet's 100 franchise consultants are veterans themselves, and FranNet has been searching for the best way to help veterans of the war in Afghanistan and the just-concluded war in Iraq, said Jania Bailey, FranNet's president and chief operating officer.
"This is our way of recognizing their service to our country and the need for them to be brought back into society. We want to support that any way we can. It's something our group wholeheartedly embraced as the right thing to do," Bailey said...

The Entrepreneur's Source encourage individuals to be confident in business ownership
Southbury, CT (Grassroots Newswire) January 18, 2012– According to articles posted on business sites discussing job trends of the future, tomorrow's employers will put a premium on skilled and semi-skilled workers, especially in computers, health care, science and technology. These information-driven industries provide opportunity for some, but may limit the career options of many other skilled workers today, according to Chief Operating Officer and President of The Entrepreneur's Source Brian Miller.
"In the future, career skills in this New Career Economy® will require many to become extremely good at fending for themselves if they're going to survive in the job market of the future," says Miller...

The Future Is in Self Sufficiency
SOUTHBURY, CT--(Marketwire - Jan 18, 2012) - According to articles posted on business sites discussing job trends of the future, tomorrow's employers will put a premium on skilled and semi-skilled workers, especially in computers, health care, science and technology. These information-driven industries provide opportunity for some, but may limit the career options of many other skilled workers today, according to Chief Operating Officer and President of The Entrepreneur's Source Brian Miller.
"In the future, career skills in this New Career Economy® will require many to become extremely good at fending for themselves if they're going to survive in the job market of the future," says Miller...

Franchise Consultants Function as Headhunters Matching Corporate Workers With Franchise Systems
LOUISVILLE, KY--(Marketwire - Jan 4, 2012) - In the corporate world, employees are a business' most valuable asset. Companies go to great lengths to recruit top talent, hiring corporate recruiters, "headhunters," to identify and screen the best candidates.
To franchise systems, franchise owners are the most valuable asset, and companies are using FranNet to identify and recruit top-performing owners from the corporate world.
This matchmaking is revolutionizing the way franchise systems grow and is contributing greatly to job growth and the recovery of the economy.
"FranNet's job is to match client and franchise opportunity according to the client's skill set, passions and life goals," said FranNet President and COO Jania Bailey...

The Entrepreneur's Source Business Coaches Stand Ready to Help
SOUTHBURY, CT--(Marketwire - Dec 19, 2011) - In support of "Operations Enduring Opportunity," a campaign sponsored by The White House and The International Franchise Association (IFA), the 250 franchise business coaches of The Entrepreneur's Source (TES) are reaching out to help our veterans transition into a civilian career after they have served their country.
"Our business coaches work with people everyday helping them to discover how franchising can be a great way to get into business ownership," says Chief Operating Officer and President of TES Brian Miller. "Our business coaches would be honored to now help veterans who have risked their lives to preserve our freedom and the freedom of all Americans, and to help them to find stability for themselves and their families through business ownership...

 Lack of Job Market Recovery Drives Franchise Industry Expansion
 LOUISVILLE, KY--(Marketwire - Dec 13, 2011) - The nation's job market will continue to struggle in 2012, opening more opportunities for former corporate executives and managers to reinvent their careers as franchise owners, say the franchise experts at FranNet.

FranNet, a national franchise consulting firm, works with a growing number of outplaced executives who are losing their corporate jobs. Many are considering franchise ownership as a career alternative.
"Since 2008, the franchise industry has been one of the few segments of the national economy that's shown consistent growth," said Jania Bailey, FranNet's COO. "In 2012, many corporate workers who have been out of work for months will realize they are not going to replace that six-figure income and will research franchise ownership as their next career move...

Reisterstown, MD, November 23, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The United Franchise Group (UFG), a $500 million West Palm Beach franchise organization, announced today a new SIGNARAMA store at 11630 Reisterstown Road in Reisterstown, MD, under the ownership of local resident Rob Dahne.
Before becoming a SIGNARAMA franchisee, Dahne had spent 25 years making signs and spent the latter part of that time running a shop.
“Discovering SIGNARAMA came at a perfect time in my life because I was looking to strike out on my own. I have worked in most aspects of this business at one time or another so this franchise is a great fit,” says Dahne.
Approaching 900 stores in more than 50 countries, SIGNARAMA uses cutting-edge industry software programs to provide a full range of comprehensive sign and graphic services to both the private and commercial segments of the business community...

West Palm Beach, FL, November 23, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The United Franchise Group (UFG), a $500 million West Palm Beach franchise organization, announced today a new Plan Ahead Events is open at Southbank, Melbourne under the ownership of local resident, Robyn Rogalski.
Prior to becoming a Plan Ahead Events franchisee, Rogalski spent seven years in the air-conditioning and heating industry, holding such positions as Office Manager and Financial Controller.
“Event planning on a smaller scale is something that I was involved in even as a teenager. I am glad I found this franchise, which will allow me to further develop my skills into a career. I am excited to be part of the Plan Ahead Events group, and will always strive to find new ideas and ways to deliver excellent results for any event,” said Rogalski...