Best Hot Dog Franchises
June 30, 2008 by FranBest · Comments Off
Source: Top New Franchises
Full Article: New food franchise
Excerpt: “Hot dogs are the All-American food, and Franktitude was launched to make sure we always have a hot dog with all the fixins close at hand….
This fast-food joint established its first business center in the downtown Miami area in 2006. With infinite hot dog combinations, and fresh franks (turkey, beef and veggie), the concept even allows customers to customize their orders. Making its distinct presence felt in the food business, Franktitude expects to open up almost 25 units within the next 3 years, some of which are already under construction… Read more: New food franchise.
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Best Sports Franchises
June 25, 2008 by FranBest · Comments Off
The excitement starts the minute you call Advantage Golf. The minute you realize you’ve found the only partner you need to help make your event a success. Advantage Golf has the resources and innovative products to fulfill virtually every aspect of your event – Hole-in-one prize packages, arrival gifts, awards, promotional products, signage and more. From golf tournaments to trade shows, charity events, to employee rewards, Advantage Golf provides the customized, turn-key services that save you both time and money.
Our mission is to provide our customers with an innovative product mix, the most competitive pricing coupled with the highest level of service in the golf industry. We recognize the difficulty and responsibility that comes with planning a successful event, and have designed our entire business around making the process easy. Come visit our one-of-a-kind showroom and your Advantage Golf Partner will help you make it happen.
Clients are thrilled when they discover how easy it can be to plan their event with Advantage Golf. From planning to execution, arrival gifts to tournament awards, we have the expertise, the innovative products, and the resources to facilitate any size tournament - from corporate outings and celebrity events, to local fund-raising and charity tournaments - and the hole-in-one prizes, awards, signs, skills contests and more to add excitement to any golf tournament. That’s why we say “The Excitement Starts Here!”
We believe Advantage Golf’s tremendous success and acceptance by the public can be attributed to our unique way of doing business - professionalism and knowledge coupled with tremendous service and value in a world where service and value are becoming more important, and less common, every day.
Advantage Golf has put together a fabulous franchise opportunity in the booming golf industry. We offer you the buying power, training, marketing support and the unique combination of products and services to build an exciting and profitable business in this special niche market, and our management staff has the expertise to grow the organization.
At Advantage Golf, we are looking for professional, goal-oriented people who believe in themselves and are looking for an opportunity to build successful, long-term business in the golf industry.
Best Bakery Franchises
June 25, 2008 by FranBest · Comments Off
Established in 2000, “A Taste of Philly” is a family owned and operated soft pretzel bakery. From the first day our bakery doors opened, we knew we’d made the right decision. Priding ourselves on originality, we offer unique menu items all made with soft pretzels.
Our bakery’s emphasis is on the product being hand twisted on site and in view of customers. Selling a quality product that is well liked and affordable by all is the key to our bakery’s success.
A Glance At Our Product
Our menu is simple yet yummy - we offer just enough variety that it’s hard to choose just one!
We offer several soft pretzel varieties - a traditional “Philly Style” twist with toppings to choose, dippable nuggets, pretzel braids, gourmet twists in 4 flavors, pretzel sticks, pretzel hot dogs & cheese and more. Other favorites include our pretzel pockets and our breakfast specials.
We also specialize in shaping our soft pretzels into any letter, number or object for special occasions and offer a variety of party trays. On the sweeter side, our “A Taste of Philly’s Sweets” are a treat.
We hand dip on site, chocolate covered hard pretzels using only the finest quality chocolate. Finished with any topping imaginable!
In addition to fabulous pretzels, “A Taste of Philly” offers Bake At Home Pretzel Kits and children’s parties where the children are encouraged to be creative and make different shapes out of their pretzels. From flowers to Christmas trees, all their works of art are baked, decorated and packaged in their pretzel bag to be taken home.
Franchise Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in joining the “A Taste of Philly” Hand Twisted Soft Pretzel Bakery™ franchise family. Our Hand Twisted Soft Pretzel Bakery™ locations are quite unique in the market place.
The key to “A Taste of Philly” Hand Twisted Soft Pretzel Bakery’sTM continued success has been to focus on every aspect of our company…from quality products to pleasing atmospheres.
In 2000, we went beyond the other pretzel franchises with their concept of focusing solely on wholesaling. Taking a snack that was already ever so popular and creating unique menu items for retail unlike anyone had tasted.
We didn’t stop there…offering other items such as:
• Gourmet Pretzels
• Stuffed Pretzels
• Hand dipped chocolate covered pretzels
• Our original Bake at Home Pretzel Kits
• On site Birthday Parties
As we pride ourselves on a quality pretzel, we equally do so on the quality of our store fronts. Each franchise site has a cafe style that welcomes customers to watch how our pretzels are made. Because of this concept, our pretzel bakery proudly continues to stand out above the rest today.
Best Community Publications Franchises
June 25, 2008 by FranBest · Comments Off
Publish a local edition of “The Homesteader,” the publication for new homeowners! This is a great work-from-home business opportunity for people with sales, marketing, publishing, or business experience!
WHO WE ARE
” The Homesteader” is a monthly newspaper, in publication since 1990, and is direct-mailed to new homeowners. Each issue includes articles of interest to newcomers, like home improvement projects, decorating tips, antiques, movie reviews, restaurant reviews, local travel, museums, and a community calendar. We help new homeowners “settle in” to their new community.
WHY DO BUSINESSES ADVERTISE IN “THE HOMESTEADER”?
Advertising in “The Homesteader” is a great value to local businesses. We reach their most valuable target market: new homeowners. Because we give the new homeowner a free subscription, they are exposed to our advertisers’ ads repeatedly. And because we mail 5,000+ papers per month, the cost-per-contact is only a few cents per household, depending on the size of their ad. It’s a great value!Businesses like to reach new homeowners because they have high income, are unfamiliar with local merchants, and have a need for many products and services as a new resident and a homeowner.We are offering a publishing opportunity to produce a local “Homesteader” in your market. You would run the operation locally, getting monthly articles from us, selling local ads, and working with a local printer and graphic artist to produce the paper each month. In addition to publishing a local edition, you would also offer related services to boost your profits and provide more services to your advertisers. Options include direct mail programs, inserts, labels, and coupons. There are a number of advertiser-feedback programs that we also recommend.
HOW IS EACH EDITION PUBLISHED?
Most of your content you will receive from us, the rest you will generate through local freelance writers (working with local writers is suggested but not required, as we provide plenty of monthly articles). As a local publisher, you are primarily responsible for advertising sales. You would hire a local printer, graphic artist, freelance writers, and other vendors to help you produce your paper and run your business. As the publisher, you would oversee their work, generate new sales, bill clients, and hire sales or telemarketing help, if desired. You may publish one edition of “The Homesteader” in a local territory, or you can run multiple editions and gain efficiencies in sales, marketing, graphic arts, and printing. Each territory should cover a population size of about 250,000 people, give or take 50,000. Each territory is the same price, but we can grant a longer time to develop additional territories, if needed.
WHAT ARE THE FEES AND COSTS?
Homesteader Enterprises, Inc. is offering local territories on very attractive terms. Buy your first territory for only $400 down, $3,000 after six months. The first six months are on a trial basis–if you do not like the business or are not successful, you can resign. The first three issues you publish are royalty-free! There is a 10% royalty on ads sold after your third issue published. You won’t start publishing for two to four months from when you start the business. During that time, you set up your office, line up your vendors, and begin selling. Hopefully, when you are ready to begin publishing, you have a number of advertisers lined up for your first issue. (If you don’t have enough, delay that first issue until you have more!) If advertising sales go well, you might break even or earn a small profit on your first issue. However, don’t expect to draw a salary from the business for at least the first six months. The major investment during the first six months is your time. If you decide to hire sales or telemarketing help, you can get started on the road to success much more quickly…but there is added expense. How you approach this is up to you. It is not necessary to hire anyone to help you sell, but it is an option you should consider.
WHAT SUPPORT IS GIVEN?
We provide an extensive Training Manual and two days of classroom training in Concord, Massachusetts to get you started. There is no extra cost for this training, but you must pay your own travel and lodging expenses. Training CDs, email, and phone support are also included.We provide a monthly editorial package with 20-40 articles on average. These articles are posted on our website in a members-only section. Many articles have clip art or photos (which also are available on the website).
Discover These 15 New Franchise Opportunities
June 24, 2008 by seankelly · Comments Off
(FranchisePick.com The franchise blog) Franchise industry scouting report TopNewFranchises.com reports the sighting of 15 new franchise opportunities. They range from mobile video game franchises for hot dog and pizza franchises to flip-flop shop franchises to tax preparation franchise to pet care franchises and everything in-between. Check them out:
New Sports Training Franchise
New College Sandwich Franchise
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15 New Low-Cost Franchises
June 24, 2008 by FranBest · Comments Off
(FranchisePick.com The franchise blog) Franchise industry scouting report TopNewFranchises.com reports the sighting of 15 new franchise opportunities. They range from mobile video game franchises for hot dog and pizza franchises to flip-flop shop franchises to tax preparation franchise to pet care franchises and everything in-between. Check them out:
New College Sandwich Franchise
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New Entertainment Franchise
June 24, 2008 by admin · Comments Off
(FranchisePick.com The franchise blog) Proving that business can be all fun and games, Games2U, a mobile video game theater and laser tag franchise, is bursting onto the entertainment scene with an aggressive entrance into the U.S. market. Today, the new franchise concept announced a partnership with the Findley Group, the Waco, Texas-based, leading franchise development company led by Gary Findley, the former President of Curves International who was responsible for taking the chain from just a handful to several thousand units worldwide.
“Games2U is actually leading a new segment within the video gaming industry, so it is exciting for it to be the first entertainment franchise we have partnered with since launching in 2005,” Findley said. “By tapping into the $18 billion video game market, Games2U realized the potential in blending video games with children’s events, and the Findley Group will help make the brand a household name in the marketplace.”
Findley struck the partnership deal with co-founders David and Stuart Pikoff, who recognized the tremendous benefit of being teamed up with an established authority in the franchising world.
“A Games2U franchise requires very-little start-up capital and a minimal amount of employees to run it, making it a wonderful franchise opportunity that can literally be up and running in 90 days” said David Pikoff. “Now, with the Findley Group, we are gearing up to offer this truly unique franchise opportunity, which combines two thriving industries, children’s entertainment and video gaming.”
The Pikoffs have carved out a distinctive niche for Games2U. The self-powered, climate controlled theaters feature state-of-the-art electronics, including multiple 50-inch flat-screen HDTV displays and enhanced surround sound, for the optimum gaming experience on any one of the three video gaming systems, X-Box 360, Nintendo Wii, or Sony Playstation 3. Additionally, a highly trained Game Coach oversees the entire experience and personally manages each Games2U Mobile Video Game Theater.
“As parents to young children, my brother and I both recognized the void in the entertainment segment. Pizza parties and bowling are essentially what the nation’s youth have to choose from” Stuart said. “We allow kids to experience all three of the video gaming systems out today with their friends while still satisfying parents’ desire for them to be outside in the fresh air. It’s like a mini-carnival that pulls up to your house.”
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New Food Franchise
June 24, 2008 by admin · Comments Off
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Hot dogs are the All-American food, and Franktitude was launched to make sure we always have a hot dog with all the fixins close at hand.
It was “burger and burger” everywhere, with no hot dog expert serving the fresh, tasty gourmet hot dogs at an affordable price. That’s why the concept started offering its freshly prepared products and gifted all food lovers an exclusive range of hot dog options with a variety of toppings as surprising additions.
This fast-food joint established its first business center in the downtown Miami area in 2006. With infinite hot dog combinations, and fresh franks (turkey, beef and veggie), the concept even allows customers to customize their orders. Making its distinct presence felt in the food business, Franktitude expects to open up almost 25 units within the next 3 years, some of which are already under construction.
After establishing itself in the food industry, Franktitude initiated offering a franchise business for sale. The franchisor follows a simple business model, with reasonable start-up costs and a low franchise fee. Furthermore, there is no cooking required, making operations further simpler! The franchisor is there to provide you with exclusive territories, so that no other unit can eat into your profit. The full-service franchisor also helps you in lease negotiation and real-estate selection processes. Moreover, if you want architectural and construction support or an on-going operational assistance, Franktitude is there to help just like any other top franchise.
If you are starting a franchise of Franktitude, it will offer you comprehensive and excellent initial training as well post-establishment marketing support to ensure complete success of your business. Since there is no cooking business involved and you just serve pre-cooked and chopped ingredients, you will require minimal employees to run your business. What’s more, Franktitude supports absentee ownership as well.
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New Wine Bar Franchise
June 24, 2008 by admin · Comments Off
(FranchisePick.com The franchise blog) According to Mlive, The Wine Loft, a new restaurant in downtown Kalamazoo, expects to have its liquor license next month and open its doors by mid- to late-August.
“Tiffany Cornelius, president and co-owner of West Michigan Wine Loft Inc., said the franchise wine and tapas bar has hired a general manager and assistant manager and is taking applications for other staff. “We’ve already gotten a couple dozen applications,” Cornelius said. Workers have knocked a hole a in the east side of the Haymarket building to provide access to a planned patio, but Cornelius said the outdoor dining area won’t be open until next year.
“Cornelius said she is meeting with sales reps from wine companies - the restaurant is expected to have more than 100 wines by the bottle - but can’t purchase any until the liquor license is approved. “We’re working through all the legalities here,” she said. “
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New Staffing Franchise
June 24, 2008 by admin · Comments Off
<--adsense-->A new I.T. Staffing franchise is emerging from Knoxville, TN. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel:
“Staff I.T., an information technology recruiting and staffing firm with headquarters in Oak Ridge, is announcing today a major shift in operations that includes a name change and expansion through franchising.
“The 10-year-old company, which now will be called RecruitWise, is looking to franchise into 27 cities within a 450-mile radius of Knoxville over the next decade.
“Founder and President Glenn Zahn said RecruitWise will target cities that are Knoxville’s size or larger.
“Zahn said there is a growing need for information technology recruitment and staffing services as companies look to fill more tech-based positions.
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He said as the company evaluated expansion options, the decision to franchise emerged as the best fit. He also said the decision to change names was made because Staff I.T. does not qualify for a trademark but RecruitWise does and the firm was needing to trademark its identity.”
