May 20, 2012
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Coverall Health Based Cleaning System

Coverall Named to 2012 Military Friendly Franchises® List by G.I. Jobs Magazine

Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System®, a leading franchisor of commercial cleaning businesses, announced today that it has been named to the 2012 Military Friendly Franchises® list by G.I. Jobs.

Craters & Freighters' Franchise Owner Wins 2 Awards and Franchise Council Election at Annual Convention

Craters & Freighters of Eastern Nebraska is honored with the Hallmark Award by achieving revenues in excess of $650,000 to $1,000,000, and the Outstanding Performance Award by having the largest increase in sales per location.

Craters & Freighters' Location Wins Pinnacle Award for Revenues in Excess of $1 Million

Robert Poirier and Tom Raia, owners of Craters & Freighters of New York & New Jersey won the prestigious Pinnacle Award at Craters & Freighters’ Annual Convention Awards Ceremony held on May 5th in Denver, CO.

Glass Doctor® Named 2012 Military Friendly Franchise by G.I. Jobs Magazine

Glass Doctor has been named a 2012 Military Friendly Franchise® by G.I. Jobs Magazine. The company is ranked in the top 10 percent of all franchises nationwide for benefits to veterans.

ActionCOACH Named #50 in List of Top Global Franchises by Franchise Direct

ActionCOACH has been named to Franchise Direct’s list of Top 100 Global Franchises, ranking number 50 on list, the fourth straight year ActionCOACH has made the list and its highest ranking over that time, up from 77 in 2011.

Interim HealthCare Honors California Franchise Nurse

Interim HealthCare, the nation's leading home care, hospice and healthcare staffing franchise, announced today that Susan Freilino, RN of Interim HealthCare Bakersfield, California as the 2012 Interim HealthCare Nurse of The Year.

Keylingo Translations Adds 30th Location – Now Ranked 3rd in US, 6th in the World

Keylingo Translations is one of the fastest growing translation companies in the world.

Proforma Ranked as Top Franchise by the Franchise Business Review

Proforma is proud to announce its recognition as the #7 Top Franchise Opportunity for 2012 by the Franchise Business Review. The company also received a Best in Category Honorable Mention listing in the Advertising & Sales segment.

Local Las Vegas Moving Company Ranked Top Franchise Yearly Since Establishment

The Las Vegas Two Men And A Truck® franchise was recently recognized as a top performer for 2011. It ranked No. 7 out of 220 locations across the United States.

Print Three Franchising Corporation Recognized for Franchise Excellence at CFA National Convention

Print Three Franchising Corporation is the Silver winner of the 2012 Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) Award of Excellence in Franchising in the Category of Mature/Established.

Print Three Franchising Corporation Receives Franchisees' Choice Designation at CFA National Convention

Print Three Franchising Corporation was honoured as a recipient of the Franchisees' Choice designation on April 2, 2012 during a Gala Awards Presentation at the 21st annual Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) National Convention in Niagara Falls,...

Ken Demske, Business Broker With Sunbelt Midwest Completes Sale In 10 Weeks

The Milwaukee Office of Sunbelt Midwest is please to report the sale of a B2B distribution company after only ten weeks on the market. The Company had nearly 40 interested buyers, 13 serious buyers and a bona fide Offer to Purchase within the first few...

The UPS Store

The UPS Store Honored With 2012 Mail Innovation Award

The UPS Store ® franchise network (NYSE:UPS) has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service® at the National Postal Forum here for its participation in Every Door Direct Mail®, which provides small businesses with a cost-effective way to send...

Five Star Painting Ranks #16 for Franchise Business Review's Top 50 Midsize Franchise Business for 2012

Five Star Painting ranked #16 for Franchise Business Review's Top 50 Midsize Franchise Businesses for 2012.

Tom Dunn of Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Earns IFA’s Certified Franchise Executive Status

Honored by the International Franchise Association during their annual conference recently held in Orlando, FL , Tom Dunn, the Chief Operating Officer for Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions, was recognized as a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE).

ActionCOACH South Jakarta wins Business Improvement Award

ActionCOACH South Jakarta was recently recognized by PT Sembilan Bersama Media (SBM) for being the best business education company that makes a difference in improving Indonesia. The selection was done from a vote among other education companies.

NiteLites of Kansas City Outdoor Lights Wins Illumination Engineering Society - IES Award

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently announced that NiteLites of Kansas City Outdoor Lighting won the Kansas City Section award for their residential lighting projects

City Saver Ceo/Co-founder Receives 2012 Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

Beach Marketing, LLC, parent company and developers of Nashville City Saver, Memphis City Saver, Louisville City Saver and Clarksville City Saver coupon books, announced today that its founder, Tom Beach, has been recognized as the 2012 Entrepreneur of...

Jan-Pro

Jan-Pro, Top Ranked Franchise in Commercial Cleaning, Backs Customer Service with a Performance Guarantee Unique to the Industry

Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. (Jan-Pro), an established global leader in commercial cleaning, today cited its unique Performance Guarantee as the quality assurance commercial cleaning clients are looking for, and an important key to...

Precision Concrete Cutting

Precision Concrete Cutting Named Best in Class Franchise by Franchise Business Review

Based on a survey <http://topfranchises.franchisebusinessreview.com/index.php> of franchisees done by the Franchise Business Review, Precision Concrete Cutting was named as the #1 Franchisor in the Service Category and the #1 Franchisor in the...

Oxi Fresh

Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning Founder, CEO and President Earns 2012 "40 under 40"

Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning® has become one of the nation’s fastest growing, environmentally-friendly carpet cleaning franchises.

Free Copies For Corona Mom-and-Pop Business Owners

National Mom-and-Pop Business Owner Day, coming up on March 29, 2012, is a day to recognize and support the local Mom-and-Pop businesses in our community.

Right at Home Is Finalist in 2012 Best of the Web Awards

Right at Home is proud to be a finalist in the category of "Best Senior Living Provider Websites" in SeniorHomes.com's 2012 Best of the Web Awards.

Unishippers Ranks #40 in Franchise Business Review's Top 50 Franchises

Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC, announced it's ranking of No.40 in the more than 200 units category on the Franchise Business Reviews prestigious 2012 Top 50 franchises list.

Top Franchise Performers in 2011 Recognized By TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Moving Company

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, the largest franchised moving company in North America, recognizes its top franchise performers this week by naming the company's "Achievement in Excellence" (AIE) winners.

Dun & Bradstreet's AllBusiness Ranks Vanguard Cleaning Systems a Top 15 Franchise

AllBusiness, Dun & Bradstreet's small business advisory company, recently released its fourth annual Top 100 rankings of national franchise systems and ranked Vanguard Cleaning Systems at #15.

Entrepreneur Magazine Recognizes Vanguard Cleaning Systems in its 2012 Franchise 500™

Entrepreneur Magazine named Vanguard Cleaning Systems #39 on its 33rd annual Franchise 500 ranking, putting Vanguard in the Top 50 for the fourth consecutive year.

Carrier of the Year Awards Presented at Unishippers Annual Convention

Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC, the nation's first and one of the largest small package and freight shipping resellers, announced the names of the 2011 Carrier of the Year Award winners during its Annual Convention on January 27, 2012 in Salt Lake...

FASTSIGNS Recognized as Innovator in Franchisee Satisfaction

FASTSIGNS International Inc., the worldwide franchisor of FASTSIGNS® sign and graphics centers, continues to prove that building positive relationships between franchisor and franchisee pays off.

Labor Finders Wins 2012 Best of Staffing Top Honors

Labor Finders International, theoldest and largest privately held industrial labor staffing company in the United States received top honors for the third consecutive year for Inavero’s 2012 Best of StaffingClient competition presented by...

Doug Winnie Shares Executive Coach of the Year at 2012 Americas Conference

The world’s number one business coaching firm, ActionCOACH, named three of its top coaches, Doug Winnie, Heather Christie and Chuck Kocher as Co-Executive Coaches of the Year at its Americas Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at the...

Chuck Kocher Shares Executive Coach of the Year at 2012 Americas Conference

The world’s number one business coaching firm, ActionCOACH, named three of its top coaches, Chuck Kocher, Heather Christie and Doug Winnie Co-Executive Coaches of the Year at its Americas Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at the Hilton...

Greg Forzani is the 2012 Employee Coach of the Year at 2012 Americas Conference

The world’s number one business coaching firm, ActionCOACH, named Greg Forzani its Employee Coach of the Year at its Americas Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at the Hilton Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee.

SERVPRO ranks No. 5 on Forbes' "Top 20 Franchises For The Buck"

SERVPRO, a disaster recovery and restoration company, has been ranked fifth on Forbes magazine’s “Top 20 Franchises For The Buck.” SERVPRO is the only restoration company featured on the list.

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Announces Its Global Hotel Of The Year

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today announced the winner of its 2011 Global Hotel of the Year Award, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam.

U.S. Employee Recognized As Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group 2011 Global Employee Of The Year

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group today announced that Kareem Cole, a guest services agent at the Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Stone Mountain, Ga. was selected as Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s 2011 Global Employee of the Year from more than 80,000.

ActionCOACH Franchisees Happier Than Ever With the Brand

The Franchise Business Review once again named ActionCOACH one of the top franchises in the world, ranking the company number 48 out of 300 franchise systems in its Franchise Satisfaction Awards.

Hayley Erner Wins Award for Best Awarded Client at EMEA Conference

ActionCOACH, the world’s number one business coaching firm, named Hayley Erner the winner of the award for Best Awarded Client at the EMEA Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at De Vere Wokefield Park in Reading, Berkshire, England.

Neale Lewis Named MarketingCOACH at EMEA Conference

Putting the finishing touches on an outstanding year, Neale Lewis was named MarketingCOACH at the ActionCOACH’s EMEA Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at De Vere Wokefield Park in Reading, Berkshire, England.

Money Mailer Honored as 2012 World-Class Franchise®

Money Mailer, a proven leader in the U.S. direct marketing industry, has been recognized as a 2012 World-Class Franchise®, presented by the Franchise Research Institute.

Parag Prasad Earns NetworkCOACH Award at ActionCOACH EMEA Conference

Parag Prasad earned the NetworkCOACH at ActionCOACH’s EMEA Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at De Vere Wokefield Park in Reading, Berkshire, England.

Kevin Stansfield Earns BrandCOACH Award at ActionCOACH EMEA Conference

Kevin Stanfield was named BrandCOACH at ActionCOACH’s EMEA Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at De Vere Wokefield Park in Reading, Berkshire, England.

The Interface Financial Group Earns Two Top Franchise Honors

The Interface Financial Group (IFG) credits the ability to help its franchisees and their clients grow during the recession with its continued strong showing in two prestigious franchise publications.

Kent Rhodes Earns ActionCOACH Award at 2012 EMEA Conference

Kent Rhodes won the ActionCOACH award at the company’s EMEA Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at De Vere Wokefield Park in Reading, Berkshire, England.

Tony Hoskins Wins Award for Best Clients Results at EMEA Conference

ActionCOACH, the world’s number one business coaching firm, named Tony Hoskins the winner of the award for Best Client Results at the EMEA Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at De Vere Wokefield Park in Reading, Berkshire, England.

Pascale Joly Earns ActionCLUB Award at 2012 EMEA Conference

Pascale Joly, of Paris, France won this year’s ActionCLUB award at the ActionCOACH EMEA Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at De Vere Wokefield Park in Reading, Berkshire, England.

CareersUSA® President Honored with 2012 Tribute to Women Award

he YWCA Princeton will celebrate the 29th annual prestigious Tribute to Women Awards on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. One of this year's honorees is Melissa Tenzer, President of the CareersUSA franchise in Princeton, New Jersey.

Kevin Stansfield Named MasterCOACH of the Year at ActionCOACH EMEA Conference

ActionCOACH, the world’s number one business coaching firm, awarded Kevin Stansfield with its MasterCOACH of the Year at its EMEA Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at De Vere Wokefield Park in Reading, Berkshire, England.

Tony Marder Wins ActionMAN Award at 2012 Americas Conference

At this year’s Americas Conference held at the Hilton Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee, Tony Marder of Gastonville, North Carolina was one of the winners.

Todd Frankford Wins ActionMAN Award at 2012 Americas Conference

At this year’s Americas Conference held at the Hilton Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee, Todd Frankford of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was one of the winners.


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Features & Special Reports

Anatomy of a Turnaround: Bennigan's Reclaims The Integrity of An Icon

Everyone loves a good comeback story, and I am honored and humbled to be at the helm of a classic turnaround tale.

Growth Machine: Anil Yadav Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down

Anil Yadav has graced the pages (and one cover) of Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine twice before.

5 Key Mobile Marketing Strategies for Franchises

For franchise marketers, mobile marketing is now paramount to a successful online strategy.

MarketingSherpa: Marketing Wisdom for 2012

In case you missed it (and when it comes to marketing and social media there's plenty to keep up on), MarketingSherpa published its Wisdom Report, "Marketing Wisdom for 2012" earlier this year.

Time For Benchmarking: All That's Needed Is The Will

I am convinced that someday the franchising community will finally get around to unleashing its biggest competitive strength: unit predictability.

Improving the Speed and Effectiveness of Your Responses to Prospects

We asked two franchise marketing pros what they're doing to provide more timely - and relevant - responses to prospect inquiries.

Social Media Roundup - May 2012

Here are four reasons local business marketers should continue to use the Yellow Pages.

Health-Scare Reform: "There's Still More That We Don't Know Than We Do."

Since national health care reform was signed into law in March 2010, it has generated strong reaction from multi-unit franchisees and small-business owners across the nation.

The Customer Within: Provide Coworkers With The Best Service Possible

When we talk about customer service, we usually think about how we deal with the people who walk through our doors--both physical and virtual--to purchase our products and services.

Do It Now: 3 Easy Ways To Stop Procrastinating Today

Procrastination is like a virus. It creeps up on you slowly, drains you of energy, and is difficult to get rid of if your resistance is low.

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