01st April 2007
I have a friend who always seems to fail at every business opportunity he lays his hands. Do you know why? He thinks BIG! I mean really BIG!
He never looks at any opportunity unless he can make huge sums of cash. What always ends up happening is that h...
01st April 2007
Dundee (Gaelic - Dùn Dèagh - Dun means fort) has a fantastic and interesting history. The setting is visually stunning and rivals any city in Bonny Scotland. The law (meaning hill), once an active volcano, sits in the centre of Dundee providing a roman...
01st April 2007
Chesterfield is a historic market town and is situated north of Derby near the rivers Rother and Hipper. Traveling to Chesterfield whether by road or rail is fairly straight forward. Chesterfield is Derbyshire's largest town and is located just off the A6...
26th March 2007
Is buying a business franchise opportunity the right course of action for you? It is a well known fact that as the population increases then the number of people wanting to go into business increases –obvious but true.
This is despite the fact that a...
26th March 2007
Wherever you are from, we wish you a warm welcome from Citylocal Fife, ‘the business directory in Fife’ based near the Royal Burgh and City of Dunfermline and covering all the ancient Kingdom.
WELCOME to the Kingdom of Fife!
If you are visiting ...
26th March 2007
County Sligo is situated on the Atlantic coast in the north west of Ireland, it is renowned for its unspoilt scenic landscapes with approximately 110 miles of coastline.
Sligo Town, capital of the Northwest region, is situated on the Garavogue River be...
26th March 2007
Portsmouth, the Waterfront City, is the UK’s only island city. Separated from the mainland by a narrow creek, it has only three approach roads with which to enter the city. The Main M275 links from the M27 down into the centre of the city, the A2030 â€...
12th March 2007
Aspiring franchisees often find themselves in the situation of having plenty funds, not wanting to work for somebody else, but lacking basic business skills to start a business on their own.
What exactly is a franchise?
The word is used to refer to ...
12th March 2007
So you have started a new business. You have done an in-depth study of the market place. You have a killer product - your office is ready - now the fun begins. How do you cope with telephone terror?
I had a long chat with a telesales professional. She ...
12th March 2007
The town of Huddersfield lies among hills, moorland and 300 million year old river valleys carved out by ancient tropical river deltas and glaciers. The steep green uplands skirting it to the South continue further on to become the Peak District while the...
05th March 2007
Buying a franchise business is supposed to be the least risk way to start a business. But is owning a franchise guaranteed to make you money? Not necessarily… the truth is that some business franchises are extremely hard work especially in the fast food...
19th February 2007
Buying a Franchise Business is not a get rich quick scheme. You have found the right opportunity, analysed the viability of the business, met the franchisor and signed the franchise agreement. Now the hard work begins.
The first year of managing your f...
08th February 2007
The most unusual franchise opportunity that I have come across specialises in cleaning mattresses! They have turned this business into an art form. The way I clean my mattresses is by taking them out on a cold day and hitting them with a hard brush. The b...
08th February 2007
Galway, the largest county in the province of Connacht, lies in the centre of the western seaboard of Ireland. It covers nearly 6,000 sq. kms, (with over 2000km of highly indented coastline) and is divided by Lough Corrib, Ireland’s second largest lake....
01st February 2007
In this article I cover the most frequently asked question about the franchise industry, the opportunity costs, and my responses to the question posed.
Question: What is franchising?
Answer: Franchising is where you buy the rights to a business conc...
