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One of the largest franchise exhibitions will be taking place this weekend … the National Franchise Exhibition in Birmingham. The exhibition begins on Friday (2nd Oct) and runs until Saturday evening. The exhibition is a great chance to meet with franchisors and to get a taste of the variety of franchise opportunities available across all sectors.
The following franchises are among the many attending this weekend’s exhibition, click on the links to read about the opportunities and then meet with the franchisor this weekend to talk about the opportunity further:
Are you an avid fan of Dragons’ Den? Series 7 recently concluded with a large amount of much needed cash injections being doled out to small business start ups across the UK. One of the businesses receiving money after being put to the test by the Dragons was UK franchise, Earles Direct. In Franchise Direct, we’re big fans of Dragons’ Den as we believe it is a much needed champion for the needs of budding entrepreneurs, so we were excited to learn about Earles Direct’s appearance on the popular show.
Earles Direct’s Michael Lea faced the Dragons in order to secure £100,000 for 15% of his mobile sandwich franchise. His faced tough opposition from the Dragons however managed to forge a deal with Peter Jones, who is at the helm of his own telecommunications business which generates revenue in excess of £200 million.
Facing the Dragons is no easy task and Earles Direct have displayed enormous innovation and drive in the development of their already hugely successful mobile franchise business. Their appearance on Dragons’ Den exemplifies an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to grow and develop their business even further.
Below are two videos featuring Earle’s Direct appearance on Dragons’ Den, the first with Michael Lea’s presentation and questioning by the Dragons and the second featuring his negotiation of a deal with Peter Jones…
Last week, head of German sales for Franchise Direkt, our German franchise portal, Patrick Marschner was a very nervous Franchise Directee indeed!
On Saturday last, Patrick married the love of his life - Emer Magee. Patrick hails from Frankfurt in Germany and Emer is from Rahtfarnham in Dublin. The couple were married in Trinity College, where Emer attended university, and celebrated afterwards in the O’Callaghan Alexandra hotel in Dublin city.
The couple enjoyed a wonderful day with all their family, friends and of course some of the Franchise Direct team. Patrick and Emer now embark on a honeymoon in Italy and everyone in Franchise Direct would like to wish the couple an enjoyable holiday and also a wonderful and happy life together.
Last week saw the crowing of the London Rose as this year’s Rose of Tralee. The annual festival is referred to by cynics as a glorified lovely lady festival, however this year many of the Roses proved themselves as very able and enterprising young women, some with aspirations as entrepreneurs. The conclusion of the festival was celebrated with the crowning of Charmaine Kenny who represented London in this year’s competition.
During her interview with festival host Ray d’Arcy, Charmaine spoke about her plans to become an entrepreneur following the end of the festival, saying that she believed the economic downturn is providing amble opportunity for business start ups – smart lady! While Charmaine’s plans to start her own business will have to go on hold as she begins a busy year as the international representative for the festival, there are many business opportunities out there for ladies interested in getting in business for themselves!
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