NEW entrant to the franchise industry in Ireland

Dryclean.ie provides an innovative collection and delivery service for dry cleaning, laundry, ironing and shoe repairs. The company offers online booking services for people who can have items picked up, handled professionally by approved service providers, and returned to their home or workplace within 48 hours. Many companies offer the

ONLY launched two months ago, Tone At Home Franchise

have already awarded their first five franchises and the company was shortlisted in the Best Emerging Franchise category in the Irish Franchise Associations 2010 Awards competition. The company operates in the multi-million euro health and fitness market providing a full range of quality fitness and weight loss equipment including

TINTMASTER Franchise, the professional window tinting company

Has timed the launch of their franchise to coincide with the IFA EXPO, expecting to attract a lot of interest from people who are looking for a low-investment opportunity which offers substantial earnings potential. The company provides a reliable window tinting service to both private and trade customers cars, trucks, buses, and even

The SUBWAY chain has once again been named the Number One

Global Franchise opportunity, as well as the overall Number One Franchise opportunity, for 2010 by Entrepreneur magazine in its annual Franchise 500 rankings. This is the 17th time in the past 23 years that the SUBWAY chain has been recognised

Howards Storage World has plans to open more than 500 stores

across Europe within the next 10 years, as part of its global expansion program. The retailer has already confirmed 205 stores will open in 10 countries in Europe including Ireland, following the signing of four master franchise agreements covering the regions of Ireland

Cafe Franchise takes the Cup in Ireland

Big expansion plans for this cafe franchise. A Holywood based branded cafe franchise operated by a husband and wife team is investing more than 650,000 to develop opportunities in the Republic of Ireland for its distinctive business model. The Cafe, is planning new franchised cafes in the Republic, including

Driver Hire Franchise Opportunities now available in Ireland

The firm is on track for future growth and development following a reorganisation of the business. In its short history it has enlarged into a nationwide firm now boasting more than 100 franchises. The company has

Bluebird Care celebrated its fifth birthday

The Care at Home Franchise now launched in Ireland began training for five new franchisees, who themselves will provide significant boosts to their local economies by operating from business premises, and employing carers. Bluebird Care, the fastest growing provider of care at home, was set up in September 2004 by husband and wife team, Paul and

Irish Franchise Exhibition - Franchise sector forges ahead.

Ulster Bank Irish Franchise Association EXPO and Awards 2010, On Friday February 19th and Saturday February 20th the Irish Franchise Association host the Ulster Bank Franchise EXPO and Awards 2010 at Croke Park,

The Esquires Coffee House Franchise - expands menu offer. Esquires Coffee Franchises have just completed a review of its menu and is piloting some new changes. Tony McVerry, MD of Esquires says that "Today our customers are looking for more choice; preferably food prepared fresh &

Ireland's Internet Franchise WSI

Is the world’s largest Internet Franchise Opportunity and has been ranked as the No.1 Internet business franchise by Entrepreneur magazine for nine consecutive years. And in a recession that has many businesses seeing red

Beauty Business PLANET BEACH CONTEMPO SPA FRANCHISE

BUCKS THE RECESSION Planet Beach Contempo Spa seems to be bucking the trend with it’s unrivalled success in the Irish Health & Wellness Franchise Market.

The Esquires Coffee House makes shortlist for FBD Retail Excellence Ireland Awards 2009

Esquires Coffee House, a North American coffee franchise, has been shortlisted for a national award at the 2009 FBD Retail Excellence Ireland Awards to be held at the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny 

Cleaning Franchise JANI-KING

REPORTS A SYSTEMWIDE TURNOVER GROWTH OF 49 PERCENT IN 2008. Commercial Cleaning - Growing & Consolidating As an essential service, the commercial cleaning sector as a whole is weathering the recession. However, the Jani-King Cleaning Franchise in Ireland Chairman, Ian Thomas reveals that the changes in the industry are strengthening the position of national networks such as franchises. PERFORMING IN THE DOWNTURN As companies look to focus on their core competencies and outsource areas

Franchises in Ireland, Maintaining its long standing top rankings, WSI, the worlds largest Internet Franchise ranks for the 8th consecutive year as the No1 Internet Business in Entrepreneur Magazines 2009 Franchise 500 listing. The coveted position in

Coffee & Muffin Franchise 

goes on the Road with the ‘Mothership’ ~ Delivering a fresh baked alternative to events across Ireland, including Cois Fharraige in County Clare to fans at Thomond Park! BB’s Coffee & Muffins Franchise ‘Mothership’ has landed in Ireland. 

Cork Franchises Ireland: Cork born brothers Bill and Leonard Lynch are undoubted experts at growing multiple stores. Despite a slow start to the Irish Franchise business seven years ago, they established 11 successful outlets in and around Cork in Ireland, benefiting from the cluster approach to brand exposure. “We waited more than a year for our first location as we knew if it wasn’t right we would never get

Irish Franchises: TAKING THE PAIN OUT OF THE BUILDING INSURANCE CLAIM

New Aspray franchises begin operation in Meath / Louth / North Dublin/ and SE Leinster. 2 new Aspray Property Services franchises began this month, one covering North County Dublin

Franchise Opportunities: Munster tool Company Franchises

Ireland: Taking advantage of the Irish and Global financial downturn. if you are looking for an Irish Franchising Opportunity in Ireland. Want to Start Up your own business, As one of the leading tool distributers in the country, Munster Tool Co have gone from strength to strength since they began in 1980, particularly since 2005, when they began recruiting franchisees to join their established business. With 10 franchisees now in place, they have

Franchising & Franchise ideas in Ireland: Welcome to a new Chairman at Fire Compliance and Safety Ltd, the Fire Compliance and Safety Opportunity welcomes their latest appointment Mr Paul Howells as Chairman. Paul is a very successful business entrepreneur in his own right

Pizza Hut Delivery Irish Pizza Franchises: 2008 was a hugely successful year for Directors of the PHD Franchise in Ireland John & Patrick Cronin with the merge with Pizza Hut who are part of the largest restaurant company in the world, Yum! International

The Computer Troubleshooters Franchise

has expanded rapidly to become the Worlds and Irelands largest Computer Technical Support Franchise with nearly 500 offices in 27 countries across the world. Computer Troubleshooters Ireland plans to open as

The biggest window blinds store in Ireland, Apollo Blinds, has appointed a new general manager. Gary Chambers will head up the company which has more than 85 franchising stores in the UK and Ireland. Mr Chambers has been appointed from within Apollo Blinds parent company

Why is Starbucks not a franchise opportunity

Many people looking to invest in a Coffee Shop franchise or a Sandwich bar franchising business think Starbucks, the Starbucks brands growth worldwide has been outstanding, but despite the publics common misconception that the Starbucks brand is franchised globally, the company does not franchise or even sub-franchise its coffee shops. Starbucks themselves operates most of the

Esquires Coffee Houses Consolidates Stake in Irish Coffee Shop Market. Esquires Coffee Houses, one of North America’s leading coffee franchises has just opened its newest coffee shop in Ireland in Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim. Employing 20 people locally, Esquires Carrick on Shannon is the tenth coffee house in the Esquires Irish success story and follows hot on the heels of Esquires

AMAZING DEAL IF YOU DECIDE TO COME ON BOARD WITH OLIO & FARINA! Do you already own a restaurant, café or deli business and want to change your existing operation by becoming an Olio & Farina franchisee before April 2009? O&F Deli/cafes are a very rewarding concept to be part of and an enjoyable environment to work in, with fantastic quality products and quality customers frequenting our stores. O&F will provide all the

Chem Dry Master Franchisees ever held outside of the United States

In advance of the launch 50per cent of franchisees in Ireland have invested in this new service and have completed their training in this new Tile and Stone Cleaning Service. In 1989, brothers

The Irish Franchise Awards, sponsored by Ulster Bank, recognise excellence in franchising and are now open for entries until October 17th 2008. These prestigious awards reward outstanding achievements of businesses and individuals in the growth and development of the franchise industry in Ireland. The franchise sector has shown spectacular growth over recent years and according to the latest Irish Franchise survey, there has been a marked increase in turnover for the 

One Dublin-based car wash franchising business has stolen a march on their competitors by making their service eco-friendly. Instead of using power hoses, which can soak up 150 litres of water to clear one car, they use a natural spray-on solvent to dissolve the dirt which can then be washed off using less than two litres of water. The process leaves no suds and no excess water in the car park. The service is proving a winner, and Eco Car Wash Ltd is now franchising the operation. The company offers external

ActionCOACH the World’s Number 1 Business Coaching Firm – going from strength to strength in Ireland. ActionCOACH which was established in Ireland in 2002 by entrepreneur - Paul Fagan has reported a strong uptake in its Business Coaching Franchises since June 2008 with 4 new coaches having joined the Irish team bringing the total number of ActionCOACH Business Coaches to almost 30 coaches nationwide – internationally there are over 1,000 Action Coaches. 

This particular franchising opportunity attracted me because I felt there was a gap in the market for this service and also the risk was reduced by the relatively low initial franchise fee." Our training partners, The Academy, have just won a UK National Training award for their part in helping the UK franchisor Myhome, (from

The Irish Franchising Association announced today that the large number of entries received for this year's Franchising Awards has been reduced to a shortlist of finalists. The Awards,  reward outstanding achievements of businesses and individuals in the growth and development of the franchising industry in Ireland.  The franchises

Ireland’s biggest blinds store franchise, Apollo Blinds, has appointed a new general manager. Gary Chambers will head up the company which has more than 85 franchise stores in the UK and Ireland. Mr Chambers has been appointed from within Apollo Blinds parent company Hunter Douglas – which is the world’s biggest manufacturer of window blinds – with a brief to drive the franchising business 

Computer Troubleshooters has expanded rapidly to become the World's and Ireland’s largest Computer Technical Support Franchise with nearly 500 offices in 27 countries across the world. Computer Troubleshooters Ireland plans to open as many as 12 new offices in the Republic and Northern Ireland over the next 2 years and is seeking potential franchisees in all parts of Ireland, both North and South.

Understanding of how to bring coffee to the people across different cultures, locations and environments. Coffee is our passion and we expect it to be yours too. In fact, we only train the most highly skilled baristas who prepare and serve the Coffee Franchising business Opportunity worlds finest quality Arabica beans. The Coffee Bar Franchising Business is now actively recruiting franchisees 

Snack-in-the-Box franchise not only provides me with a very good standard of living, but also I get to spend a lot more time with my family than I ever did in my old job. I'm back home by 4pm every day and I get every weekend and bank holiday off, guaranteed! I did enjoy my previous job in the financial side of the horse racing industry, but I'd wanted my own business since I was 18 so when

Is Starbucks a franchise in Ireland / Many people looking to invest in a Coffee Shop franchise or a Sandwich bar franchising business think Starbucks, the Starbucks brands growth worldwide has been outstanding, but despite the publics common misconception that the Starbucks brand is franchised globally, the company does not franchise or even sub-franchise its coffee shops. Starbucks

Gold’s Gym International franchise expands globally / Ireland was just one of many locations the Gold’s Gym Health & fitness franchise was targeting last year, 2007 was a banner year for Gold’s Gym and their franchise partners, Gold’s Gym International. While the fitness franchise brand has been well-known since its beginnings more than 40 years ago, the expansion plans they have

Increased interest in franchising as a means of starting or expanding a business is evidenced by the attendances at our six regional seminars/franchisees-wanted road shows and presentations to third-level colleges, Enterprise Boards and business organisations. Our website is enjoying record numbers of hits and the IFA attracted good publicity in the

One of Ireland's premier golf and sporting estates became the 14th hotel to join the international luxury portfolio of Conrad hotels franchise-- the Mount Juliet Conrad, located in southeast Ireland just 75 miles from Dublin in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. The management agreement signed between Conrad Hotels and Mount Juliet Properties, includes Conrad's management and marketing of the hotel resort