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Community Outreach: What is your business doing for your community?

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Recent studies are showing that volunteer rates in America are on the rise. A 2012 study by the U.S. Corporation for National and Community Service found that two-out-of-three citizens serve their communities today and those numbers are increasing each year. Sociologists believe we are seeing a shift in many parts of the country where people are returning to focusing on their smaller communities, through supporting local goods and services, as well their local nonprofits.

Why is this important to national franchises? Any smart business should follow sociological trends. Therefore, national franchise systems are challenged to create a local presence in their community. People want their neighbor Doug running the shop down the road, contributing to the local economy, and therefore national franchises should encourage their independent locations to run as such. The way to do this is through community outreach.

Community outreach shows the public that you ARE a part of the community. While you may be part of a large national company, you are living, working, and investing in the individual communities you serve. By franchise systems partnering with local charities, they show the community that they care about the individual communities they operate within.

“Building a Company Culture for Community Outreach” a recent article in Franchising World, by Robert A. Funk, gives guidelines for how to go about making community relations an important part of your business’s culture. Here are a few I especially liked:

1)      Communicate Core Values

First and foremost, you have to set direction, with both a mission and a vision. Market yourself as a philanthropic company, and use social media to show what you’re doing for your local charities.

 

2)      Financial Contributions

At the corporate level, franchises can supply grants to community projects, as well as local initiatives and programs that support their charitable mission.

 

3)      Engage Your Customers

People want to purchase from a business that is sincere and authentic about giving. Franchises can ask customers to directly donate to the cause, making them feel just as much a part of the giving as the franchise itself.

It’s in the Water: Brooklyn Water Bagels

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What makes a good bagel good? Any New Yorker will tell you it’s the water.

Bagels, first introduced to America by Polish-Jewish immigrants in the 1880s, have become a signature bread in New York City and its surrounding boroughs. When Polish immigrants passed through Ellis Island, they brought with them the delicious recipe, which is said to be made best with New York City tap water.

Many New York bagel enthusiasts claim that when transient populations of New Yorkers first got down to places like South Carolina and Florida and began making bagels, they realized that while their flour and ingredients were the same, their bagels did not taste the same. The missing ingredient was, of course, the tap water. New York City tap water has a pH level of 7.2; whereas a pH of 7.0 is considered pure water. The pH level affects the way in which proteins in the mixture denature, and therefore can cause a change in the way the yeast rises and the dough tastes.  Additionally, New York City water has optimal quantities of calcium and dissolved minerals, strengthening the wheat protein and causing the bagel to taste chewier – a texture many bagel lovers enjoy.

So what is a bagel shop in Florida to do? In steps Brooklyn Water Bagels, a bagel shop franchise originated in Delray Beach, Florida. The CEO, Steven Fassberg, a Brooklynite relocated to the Delray area, began working on recreating New York City’s tap water with his own machinery, adding ingredients like calcium and magnesium to replicate the makeup of the water.  When he perfected the water, bada-bing, he began making bagels that tasted just like a New York authentic bagel.

Today, Brooklyn Water Bagel has locations all over the country. Serving everything from breakfast sandwiches to iced coffee made with frozen coffee cubes, Americans everywhere can enjoy a good ol’ New York bagel.  The proprietary water treatment technology system that the franchise has at each location “Brooklynizes” the water, as they call it, and is designed “to provide limited maintenance operation for the franchisee via satellite monitoring of each store’s water system to ensure consistent quality.”

Is there a Brooklyn Water Bagels near you? Leave comments below!

Franchise Profile: Decor&You

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Decor&You offers exciting opportunities in the growing $200 billion dollar home furnishings industry.

 

The Decorating Industry is Booming

Being a Decor&You® franchisee is all about having a passion for building a team, motivating and helping others to achieve success. Decor&You offers the opportunity for you to apply your skills building a decorating firm in the 200 billion dollar home furnishings industry.

 

Decor&You® Creates Unique Value

Decor&You works to simplify how people achieve comfort, style and value in their homes and businesses. Clients open their doors to their DecorPlan™ that leads to a uniquely individual environment. Their commercial clients love the benefits of occupying interior spaces that emphasize brand personality and character. Decor&You’s decorators capture and reflect brand values in each DecorPlan they create for the offices, restaurants, waiting rooms and hotel rooms their commercial clients own or lease.

 

Like their clients, Decor&You franchise owners are attracted to this business searching for a space they love, too – in this case, a rewarding profession and an empowering life. They discover the DecorPlan System: a successful, proven business model for achieving beautiful, fully-decorated interiors. They learn the business in their dynamic Professional Education Program. They find a culture of performance enhancement through their system tools designed for a quick ramp up. They can also look forward to “hands-on” management, which comes with a high level of attentive service that is increasingly rare in the American business landscape.

Franchise Profile: Planet Beach

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Own the Hottest Concept in the Multi-Billion-Dollar Spa, Wellness and Beauty Industry!

 

Planet Beach, the world’s largest automated spa franchise, is a unique, innovative, membership-based spa franchise. At Planet Beach, customers experience self-automated day spa treatments and rejuvenating wellness services affordably, conveniently, and privately without the need for an attendant.

  • Minimal staffing requirements keep your operating costs down
  • A low-overhead, easy-to-operate concept
  • The strength of an industry leader
  • Widespread appeal and a highly desirable customer base
  • Multiple potential revenue streams

 

Capitalize on the Demand for Spa Services

 

With appearance-minded, health-conscious consumers increasingly seeking services that focus on the mind-body connection, now is an ideal time to own a Planet Beach franchise of your own. As a Planet Beach franchisee, you’ll be well-positioned in a thriving industry. In fact:

  • Currently, consumers are spending over $125 billion in the health and wellness arena.
  • Health and wellness is projected to be a trillion dollar industry by 2012.
  • Our price-point facilitates increased membership sales and repeat business.

 

You’ll Own a Business that Offers a Wide-Range of Sought-After Services

  • Four types of massages.
  • Two types of facials.
  • Teeth whitening.
  • Oxygen and UV therapy.
  • Weight management treatments.
  • Mystic spray tans.
  • A wide range of skincare and nutrition products.

 

You’ll Receive a Proven Business System and Unsurpassed Support

 

When you join Planet Beach as a franchise owner, you will receive a support system that is unsurpassed. Their team of professionals will guide you through every step of the process. The Planet Beach business system features:

  • Comprehensive training
  • Pre-sale program startup field training
  • Exclusive territory.
  • Site selection guidance, as well as design and construction assistance.
  • Financing assistance.
  • Staff recruitment assistance
  • Grand opening assistance
  • Onsite field support
  • Marketing support
  • Ongoing training and consulting
  • Annual conventions.

 

If you possess an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in becoming part of a fun and dynamic business focused on growth, excitement and mental and physical wellness, this may be the ideal opportunity for you!

 

To learn more about the Planet Beach franchise opportunity, please submit your information to the franchise developer here: http://www.franchisebuy.com/franchise/Planet-Beach.

 

Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffees & Smoothies Sails into Southwest Florida with New Location

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Maui Wowi Hawaiian is spreading fast as it prepares to open another store in the Sunshine State at the Miromar Outlets in Southwest Florida. Maui Wowi specializes in serving freshly blended fruit smoothies alongside a line of premium roasted Hawaiian coffees. Franchise owner Muhamad Barazi will soon be sharing the Maui Wowi products with shoppers and visitors this fall.

 
“Maui Wowi is all about people being happy and enjoying healthy beverages,” said Barazi. “I believe in the coffee and smoothie business and am ready to dive in and get involved; it’s not in my nature to sit down.”

 
This new store at Miromar Outlets will be Barazi’s first location. The outdoor shopping center features over 120 retail outlets and was recently voted best shopping mall in Southwest Florida. Located at 10801 Corkscrew Rd. in Estero between Naples and Fort Myers, the beautiful beaches and palm tree lined streets of the surrounding area make it an ideal destination for Maui Wowi.

 
For over 30 years, the company has proven itself as a leader in the beverage market with its unique dual concept, high quality beverages and authentic Hawaiian products. The smoothies are gluten-free and made using all natural ingredients, making them stand out from the competition.

 
Barazi’s Maui Wowi store will be opening this fall on the heels of three other Maui Wowi locations. The most recent store to open is also located in Florida in the bustling community of Boynton Beach. Two other stores are set to open in the coming weeks in Wantagh, N.Y. and Mt. Juliet, Tenn. In addition to the thriving retail model, Maui Wowi adds to the diversity of its concept with a mobile unit, known as the Ka’anapali Cart, which can be found at events,venues, and catered functions throughout the country.

 
For more information about this location or franchising with Maui Wowi Hawaiian, please visit http://franchisebuy.com/franchise/Maui-Wowi-Hawaiian-Coffees-and-Smoothies.

 

 

About Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffees & Smoothies:
Since 1982, Maui Wowi Hawaiian has embraced the Hawaiian culture and has been serving paradise in a cup since the day it began, 30 years ago. From event carts, mall kiosks and stand-alone retail locations Maui Wowi Hawaiian offers premium, all-natural, gluten-free, fresh-fruit smoothies, as well as gourmet Hawaiian coffees and espresso beverages. With over 400 operating units in eight countries, Maui Wowi Hawaiian has truly gone “Global” by adding an online store, shop.mauiwowi.com. Now customers from anywhere in the world can experience the prized-gourmet Hawaiian coffees and taste the ‘Aloha Spirit’ with a ‘Click-of-a button!’ To learn more information about Maui Wowi Hawaiian’s, products, locations, or flexible, low cost franchising opportunities, visit http://franchisebuy.com/franchise/Maui-Wowi-Hawaiian-Coffees-and-Smoothies.

Join Club Z! And Cash In On the 10 Billion Dollar Tutoring and Test Prep Market

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No Experience Necessary.

Club Z! In-Home Tutoring is seeking professionals that possess strong management skills. Their franchise owners do not need prior tutoring/education related experience to be successful. In fact, their top producing franchises have come from various industries completely unrelated to Education.


Their owners don’t tutor or teach. 

Club Z! franchise owners manage a staff of tutors that provide one on one instruction for students and business professionals in the comfort and convenience of the student’s home at an extremely competitive rate. If you have a desire to start a business of your own, follow a proven business plan, and want to team up with industry leaders, then Club Z! could be for you.

 

The Opportunity.

The private tutoring market continues to boom, even in a soft economy. The tutoring market in the United States is estimated at over 9 billion dollars a year. Worldwide, the tutoring market is projected to reach 100 Billion dollars by the year 2017.  The main reason for growth is colleges and universities becoming increasingly selective in whom they will admit.  This is and will continue to be a key market driver for years to come.

 

Are You Ready to take control of your Future?

 Club Z! has made Entrepreneur Magazine’s Annual Top 500 Franchise List for the last 7 years:

  • #1 In Home Tutoring Company (2010)
  • #101 Overall Franchise 500 (2010)
  • #29 Top Homebased Franchises
  • #27 Low-Cost Franchises
  • #83 America’s Top Global Franchises
  • #9 Top New Ranking (2009)

 

The Club Z! Advantage.

Club Z! has designed their franchise to be among the most reasonable in the tutoring industry. Their franchise package is currently $29,750. An additional $6,000 to $10,000 is needed for start-up expenses and advertising. For more information on how to start your own Club Z! franchise, please visit: http://franchisebuy.com/franchise/CLUB-Z-IN-HOME-TUTORING.

Business Opportunity Profile: ToMM TV

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ToMM TV is the fastest way to start your own digital signage business. ToMM TV has been successfully running Digital Signage Networks for over 3 years. As entrepreneurs themselves, the owners of ToMM TV saw the potential for other ambitious entrepreneurs to own their own business in this exciting industry. ToMM TV has streamlined an affordable and proven model that includes everything you need to be successful in your new business.

 

 

Why ToMM TV? It’s simple… ToMM TV will give you the tools and training you need to be successful – based on REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE. You will be trained and supported by people who have working knowledge and experience in the industry. The ToMM TV Distributor package includes all of the equipment and marketing materials you need as well as 4 days of LIVE TRAINING and ongoing support.
You can earn up to $7,000 or more per month with this incredible Home-Based Business. Your low one-time investment includes Ten LCD TVs and all the training and materials you need to start your own ToMM TV Digital Signage Advertising Business. With some excitement and hard work, you can quickly be earning $7,000 or more per month – residually, with your very first network! Your distributorship comes with a protected territory with room for up to 10 networks – so do the math… With ToMM TV you can earn live changing income doing something that you love!

Place your ToMM TVs in local hotspots like restaurants and health clubs, then start talking to local business owners to sell them ads on your ToMM TVs. If you are a hard-worker and are not afraid to talk to people then ToMM TV is an excellent way for you to earn a great living doing something you love to do. You could quickly be earning up to $7,000 or more per month with your initial investment with growth potential to earn up to $70,000 PER MONTH!

To learn more about the ToMM TV business opportunity, please visit: http://www.franchisebuy.com/franchise/ToMM-TV

Franchise Profile: Snap Fitness

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Snap Fitness Has The Answer 

In today’s fast paced world, it’s difficult for people to commit to an exercise program due to busy, unpredictable schedules. Snap Fitness franchise will help bring affordability and convenience to the neighborhoods of people across America. Their proven concept substantiates the fact that many people will forgo “big box” health club concepts in lieu of convenience and affordability.

When opening a Snap Fitness franchise, you are sure to provide a convenient fitness option in your area. With their 24-hour a day card-key locking system, your members will appreciate a secure work out environment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. One of the primary benefits of owning a Snap Fitness franchise is the convenience it provides for both its owners and members. As a Snap Fitness owner, you will benefit from their unique system, which incorporates the use of surveillance cameras, along with a certified trained staff to keep your operating costs low. Our system provides you both balance and freedom to own and manage up to three locations by yourself.

What Makes Snap Fitness Unique? 

The Snap Fitness franchise concept is the wave of the future, regardless of the condition of our Nation’s economy, people always appreciate good value. With single memberships as low as $22.50 per month, your Snap Fitness franchise provides a great alternative to the big box health club concepts available today:

  • Priced affordably, great perceived value
  • Convenient 24 hour a day access
  • Low operating overhead
  • State of the art commercial grade equipment
  • Clean, safe environment

 

 

How do I get started?

The first step in owning your own Snap Fitness franchise is by filling out the form here: http://www.franchisebuy.com/franchise/SNAP-Fitness. By providing Snap Fitness with your contact information, a representative will contact you and walk you through the franchise approval process.

Franchise Profile: OneClick Cleaners

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OneClick Cleaners has the only online fully functional, full service website allowing customers to sign up online, enter cleaning preferences, set schedules and pickups all from the home or office.

 

The OneClick Cleaners™ Quick Start Program offers more start-up support than any other dry cleaning franchise, as a portion of the initial franchise fee will go towards equipment, supplies and start-up marketing & advertising material for your business. With OneClick Cleaners™ you can provide dry cleaning and laundry services, tailoring, shoe repair as well as other service-related conveniences for single & multifamily homes, apartment complexes, office buildings, retail centers, schools or any other institutions that require service on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. The first day you go out is the first day you start making money!

 

 

OneClick’s Quick Start Program will Jumpstart your Business!

Quick Start franchise owners will be assigned a professional start up coach to work one-on-one with you and develop a customized marketing plan for your area; specialized market impact groups to encourage business development and best practices; and reduced overall start-up costs.

 

Quick Start franchise owners benefit from..

  • Limited time reduced franchise fee
  • Low minimum down payment
  • Start-up equipment, supplies & marketing materials
  • In-house direct financing available
  • A professional start-up coach for the first year
  • A customized marketing & advertising plan

 

To learn more about this franchise opportunity and how to get started, please visit the following link: http://www.franchisebuy.com/franchise/OneClick-Cleaners. Fill out the form provided to submit information and request a meeting with OneClick’s franchise developer.

Franchise Profile: Online Trading Academy

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Tens of millions of people have seen their retirement derailed by the financial turmoil of the past decade. Online Trading Academy has a proven record of helping these people get back on track by teaching the tools of the professional trader/investor in stocks, futures, currencies and more.

 

Online Trading Academy teaches adult students to trade and invest at a professional level using modern online tools. Their business model was born in 1997 when they operated their own large trading floor; the training provided to new traders was so effective that they eventually switched their focus to education vs. active trading.

 

 

Their first Financial Education Center was company-owned, but they quickly realized that the model could be easily replicated with appropriate support and the first Online Trading Academy franchise opened in 2005. Today they have 32 franchises around the world in addition to the original Center. They also have a large and rapidly growing family of 150,000 current and former students who have invested an average of $10,000 per student in their training.

 

Exclusive franchise territories are still available in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Please submit you information on their entry form for more information: http://franchisebuy.com/franchise/Online-Trading-Academy.

 

 

Why Online Trading Academy?

As an Online Trading Academy franchisee, you can empower people with tools to build their personal wealth and retirement security while also improving their quality of life. Many of their students have been trading for years with moderate success and find that the principles and practices they learn at Online Trading Academy help them take their results to a new level. Others are newly retired or have recently left their jobs and enjoy the flexibility of being able to trade on their own schedule, whether it’s several hours a day or just a few minutes a month.

 

The enthusiasm that Online Trading Academy students feel comes directly from the quality of the teaching materials and their learn-by-doing educational model that has been tested over time. They are very different from the hotel ballroom investment seminars and from the proprietary systems that students may have experienced in the past, and their steady growth and revenues prove it works. Join Online Trading Academy as a franchise owner, and adopt their proven methods as your new business model!