March 11, 2010
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Your Home Services Franchise Personnel News SourceFranchise News Watch brings you the latest in home services franchising personnel news from around the web. As a news aggregator for the home services franchise industry, Franchise News Watch streams the latest ground breaking franchise articles, features, guides, blogs, news and more directly to your desktop.  Home Services Franchise Personnel NewsRick Davidson Appointed President and CEO of Century 21 Real EstateCentury 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world's largest residential real estate sales organization, today announced that Realogy veteran Rick Davidson has been appointed as president and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate. Davidson replaces... ERA Real Estate Appoints Senior Vice President, Franchise SalesERA Franchise Systems LLC announced today the appointment of Anthony Foglia to the position of senior vice president, franchise sales. Foglia brings an impressive track record of franchise sales and leadership experience to Realogy, and he has received... Century 21 Real Estate Appoints Senior Vice President Of Franchise SalesCentury 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world's largest residential real estate sales organization, today announced the appointment of James Ramsay as senior vice president, franchise sales. Realogy Appoints Phillip Hugh as Executive Vice President for Domestic Franchise SalesRealogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services, today announced Phillip Hugh as executive vice president of franchise sales. In this role, he will lead the domestic franchise sales teams supporting... Professional One Names Waller VP of OperationsProfessional One Franchising, LLC, a Plymouth, Michigan-based real estate franchisor, today announced the hiring of Todd B. Waller as Vice President of Operations. Waller's more relevant credentials are as follows... Professional One Names Wines Managing DirectorProfessional One Franchising, LLC, a Plymouth, MI-based real estate franchisor, today announced the promotion of Brian Wines, MBA to the position of Managing Director of Southeast Michigan Office Operations. Wines' credentials are as follows... ERA Real Estate Names Anne Blumenstein Vice President of MarketingERA Franchise Systems LLC announced today the appointment of Anne Blumenstein to the position of vice president of marketing. Blumenstein brings more than 20 years of integrated marketing experience to her new role, as well as a successful track record... Pro Energy Consultants Appoints Jeff Pizzino Director of Corporate CommunicationsHow does a company reach more consumers with a message about home energy audits being the easiest way for home owners to not only go green, but also reduce energy costs? Simple--by tapping into the expertise of a veteran public relations practitioner. Mike Marach Named Director of Business Development Training for Pro Energy ConsultantsMike Marach, a seasoned sales trainer who has trained with some of the most recognized names in the country, has recently joined Pro Energy Consultants as director of business development training. Beginning this month, he'll begin training franchise...
Former McDonald's Consultant Joins Pro Energy Consultants As Franchise ExpertPro Energy Consultants, the nation's first home energy audit franchise, announced today the appointment of Suave Brachowski as its Director of Franchise Operations and Support. Previously with McDonald's Corporation, Brachowski brings more than 17... Realogy Appoints Charlie Young as President & CEO of ERA Franchise Systems LLCRealogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services, today announced the appointment of Charlie Young as president and CEO of ERA Franchise Systems LLC. Young succeeds beloved former president and CEO Brenda W. Casserly, who... Nation's Largest Home Care Provider Welcomes New Management Team to San Francisco OfficeThe nation's largest and most experienced provider of in home support and recovery services has announced a new management team for its San Francisco location. Interim HomeStyle Services first opened its San Francisco office in 1984 to provide... Mike Welch Joins Service Brands International as Franchise Development Manager Franchising Veteran to Sell ProTect Painters ConceptAlex Roberts, vice president franchise development for Service Brands International, announced that Mike Welch has joined the multi-concept franchisor as franchise development manager for the ProTect Painters brand.
Homewatch CareGivers Appoints Trey Malicoat to VP of CommunicationsHomewatch CareGivers, the largest, most experienced international provider of full-service in-home care, announced that Trey Malicoat has joined the company as Vice President of Communications. Malicoat is responsible for all marketing and PR... ERA Real Estate Appoints Charlie Young as Chief Operating OfficerERA Franchise Systems LLC announced the appointment of Charlie Young as the Company's chief operating officer effective today. Most recently, Young held the chief operating role for Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, another of Realogy Corporation's brands. Rick Davidson Adds Role of Chief Operating Officer For Coldwell Banker Real EstateColdwell Banker Real Estate LLC announced today that Rick Davidson, president and chief operating officer for Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliates, will assume the additional role of chief operating officer for Coldwell Banker Real Estate effective... John Geha Named President, Coldwell Banker Canadian OperationsNoted management consultant John Geha has been named president of Coldwell Banker Canadian Operations effectively immediately. Geha, well known throughout Canada and the U.S. for his efforts helping real estate brokers increase productivity, growth and... Clockwork Home Services Promotes Bryan Richards to Franchise Development DirectorClockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork), a leading provider of home services, today announced its promotion of Bryan Richards to director of franchise development. Richards will oversee sales and marketing for Clockwork's franchise development team. U. S. Lawns Announces A New Member Of The Team!Please join us in congratulating Jerry Brown as he steps into the new role of Manager of Franchise Support. Jerry will be fully dedicated to coordinating the efforts of our current team of professionals involved in the training, facilitation, and...
Kathleen Gilmartin Joins Interim Healthcare Inc. As New President And CEOThe Board of Directors of Interim HealthCare Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathleen Gilmartin as President and CEO, effective September 2nd.
CENTURY 21 Canada Appoints New Director, Franchise ServicesCENTURY 21 Canada is pleased to announce that Kevin Stanley has been appointed to Director, Franchise Services.
St. Louis NiteLites Outdoor Lighting Expands to Meet Growing Lighting BusinessNiteLites Outdoor Lighting of St. Louis, the landscape lighting professionals, has announced the addition of two new members to its staff. A Power Hire...L&W Investigations Retains Alan Walker, Cpp, Pci, Psp, Cfe, Cisa, Cbcp, For Northern California TerritoryRichardson Bradshaw Unz, principal and general manager of L&W Investigations Northern California territory, recently announced the hiring of Alan Walker as senior manager. 1-800-PACK-RAT Expands Senior Management Team1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, announces the addition of three executives to oversee critical areas of the fast-growing portable storage and moving company. Clockwork Home Services(R) Announces Appointment of Nolan Gardner to Vice President of Human ResourcesClockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork), one of North America's fastest growing operators of home services franchises, today announced the appointment of Nolan Gardner to vice president of human resources. Mr. Gardner will be based in Sarasota, Florida. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC Appoints Jason Steele as Vice President of Interactive MarketingBetter Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC announced today that Jason Steele will serve as its vice president of interactive marketing. "Transitioning" from One Senior Care Concept to Another: Caring Transitions Franchise Names John F. Buckles PresidentCaring Transitions, the only North American franchise to specialize in relocation and transition services for Seniors, announced today that it has named John F. Buckles as its president to help grow the brand, which fills a critical gap in...
Case Handyman and Remodeling of Charlotte President Brad Little Appointed to Franchise Advisory BoardBrad Little, President of Case Handyman and Remodeling of Charlotte, was recently named to the CASE Franchise Owners Advisory Council in May.
Service Brands International Appoints Experienced Franchise Executive to President and COOService Brands International (SBI), a multi-concept franchisor of brands that provide a variety of timesaving home services ideally suited for today's active consumer, announced today it has appointed John McDonald to its newly created President... Outdoor Lighting Franchise, NiteLites, Names New Warehouse ManagerNiteLites Outdoor Lighting, the architectural and landscape lighting professionals, has appointed Mitch Balazs to the position of warehouse manager in the NiteLites corporate office located at 6107 Market Avenue in Franklin, Ohio. Weichert Title Agency Names Michael Zurawski Regional Sales ManagerSteve Brown, vice president of Weichert Title Agency, has announced that Michael Zurawski has joined the Weichert Family of Companies as a Regional Sales Manager. Clockwork Home Services(R) Promotes George Donaldson to Vice President of Operations – Plumbing & ElectricalClockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork), one of North America's fastest growing operators of home services franchises, today announced the promotion of George Donaldson to vice president of operations – plumbing and electrical. CENTURY 21 Managing Broker Appointed as New BCREA PresidentCENTURY 21 Canada is pleased to congratulate Scott Veitch, Managing Broker of CENTURY 21 Veitch Realty – Creston, on being elected as the new president of the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA). Five Star Painting Adds Craig Donaldson, President of Chem-Dry, to Board of DirectorsFive Star Painting Inc., a leading painting franchise system, today announced the addition of Craig Donaldson as a significant member of its Board of Directors. Donaldson is the president of Chem-Dry, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Home Depot. Clockwork Home Services Promotes David Bloom to Vice President of OperationsClockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork), a leading provider of home services, today announced its promotion of David Bloom to Vice President of Operations. Bloom, formerly the company's Vice President for Franchise Sales, will oversee Clockwork's... Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC Appoints Robert F. Albanese as Vice President for Affiliate ConsultingBetter Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC announced today that Robert F. Albanese will serve as its vice president for affiliate consulting. DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen Announces New Hire and PromotionBath & Kitchen, a national leader in home remodeling, announces staff changes within its franchise systems management department.
CENTURY 21 Admiral Cove Realty Under New OwnershipCENTURY 21 Canada is pleased to welcome Paulette Upshall and Richard Brown as the new co-owners of CENTURY 21 Admiral Cove Realty in Bedford, NS. Century 21 Real Estate LLC Appoints New Chief Operating OfficerCentury 21 Real Estate LLC, franchisor of the world's largest residential real estate sales organization, today announced the appointment of Craig Leonard to the position of chief operating officer, reporting directly to Tom Kunz... Pet Butler Appoints New OperationsPet Butler, the nation's leading pet waste cleanup service, has named Tim Leslie as operations and solutions manager. |
Features & Special ReportsIs it Time for an Operating Cost Audit?: Franchise Tenants Unite!When was the last time you challenged a landlord or property manager about the operating expenses or common area maintenance (CAM) charges? Probably not recently or never, right? To clarify, operating costs are the day-to-day management and maintenance expenses charged to the tenant; examples include asphalt repairs, snow removal, property insurance, and so on. Franchise tenants pay a proportionate share of these costs based on the space they occupy. Therefore, if a franchise tenant occupies 12 percent of a building, he or she will pay for 12 percent of the operating costs. Paying by this said ratio is the industry standard but, of course, there are deviations for special circumstances like free-standing buildings and so on. "Old School" Communication: Cell Phone Texting Builds Customer TrafficConsidering the wide-ranging abilities of today's smartphones, simple text messaging may seem passé, but it's a basic social media tool that's working wonders for Chris Kramolis' franchise operation. He's been using text messages to build business and compile a database of his customers--and he doesn't see any reason to deviate from something that's working. Discovering Oil: Multi-unit Operator Strikes it Rich with Oil Change FranchisesDarrell Lamb remembers toiling away in the heyday of the mid-90s stock market. He was always searching for new investors, and on the lookout for hot investments. One day some of his advisers told him about an opportunity - a chance to invest in the Express Oil Change franchise. He had reason to trust the advisers since they were his uncle, who was president of the company, and his dad, an Alabama optometrist who was always interested in investing in growing ventures. Capital AccessDustin Winkle was a victim of the dot-com crash a few years back. While pondering his next career move, he visited with family members who operated some dry cleaning stores. He liked what he heard and purchased his first Martinizing Dry Cleaners stores six hours away in Yakima, Wash. It was a long commute from his home in Boise, Idaho, but he loved the business. Three years later his family was ready to sell its dry cleaning stores and Winkle was more than happy to buy some units closer to home. Today he operates 10 Martinizing Dry Cleaning stores (and one non-Martinizing unit) in the Boise area. Multi-Tasking: What It Takes To Be A Successful Multi-Unit FranchiseeTwenty years ago, franchising meant buying the rights to and opening a single unit or business. But a changing trend has taken hold during the last two decades. Today, it's not uncommon for a single franchise operator to have 5, 6, or even dozens of units. FRANdata research notes the number of multi-unit operators now tops 34,000, and those operators control more than 155,000 franchised units in the U.S. It's a growth strategy that has proven effective but it should be approached with caution. Multi-unit operators are generally wired differently then their single-unit counterparts. Successful multi-unit operators are typically experienced, skilled, professional business executives who have chosen franchising as their business model. They possess the skills, training, capital, infrastructure, and vision to operate numerous units and have the ability to continue adding units to their portfolio--without stressing their organization or their stomach. Episode 006: The Benefits of a Franchise ModelFranchising provides benefits for both seller and buyer. For franchisors, the primary benefit is the ability to use other people's money to expand the brand more rapidly than they could either on their own or through investors or lenders. The initial franchise fee and ongoing royalties they collect allow franchisors to build their brand without sacrificing control to outsiders or the pressure of repaying lenders. Measure for Measure: Unit Economics Plays a Leading Role on Today's Economic StageThe most fundamental business strategy calls for black numbers on the bottom line. In simplest terms, it's proof the business is generating more cash than it is spending. All too often, though, entrepreneurs get involved in businesses without employing a proper system to help them keep a watchful eye on what they're earning and what they're spending. Managing day-to-day operations can be so time-consuming that it leaves little room for financial analysis. Or perhaps key individuals lack a basic understanding of how to read and interpret financial statements. Combine these factors with the down economy, and you'll likely wind up with a troubled business. Service Based Franchising: Where the Action IsLast week we ended our discussion of service concepts with the point that many of these businesses are based on customers making the choice to trade money (surplus) for time (deficit). The example we used was maid services, where time-starved customers spend money to buy time they can spend with their family and friends. Other examples of businesses built on services that customers could perform themselves but choose to pay someone else for include lawn and landscaping services, residential painting, oil change, and installation of home entertainment systems. Seven Steps to Fiscal Fitness: A "Fiscal Physical" Will Help Your Business Survive, Grow, and ProsperIn the few minutes it takes you to read this article, 40 businesses across the nation will fail--and that statistic was [i]before[/i] the economic downturn of the last 24 months. Tragic? Yes. Remarkable? Not at all. The road to business success is littered with the skeletons of companies whose owners--mostly brilliant and skilled individuals--failed to "take care of business" in the financial management of their enterprise. Service Based Franchising: What Franchisors WantWhen you first consider franchising as a business model, one of the choices that arises is which type of business, in which sector, suits you best. One basic choice is to make is goods or service; another is retail or home-based. In previous months, we've explored ways to find the sector, and the franchisor, most likely to give you the best chance of success. More recently, in the previous four weeks, we've discussed the attributes franchisors look for in franchise candidates in the retail sector and in the home-based sector. Here we apply the same lens to the services sector. Let's begin with the similarities. All franchisors want candidates who follow the system, pay royalties on time, possess marketing skills and savvy, know how to run a business, show leadership and growth potential, are good communicators, and are expansion-minded, community-oriented, and willing to give back to the system. Franchisors look for these skills whether you choose a service, retail, B2B, or other concept.
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