Franchise News — February 2010
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Whats Wrong With Fat Cat Bonuses?
25th February 2010
When the term credit crunch first assumed international currency and financial institutions teetered on the brink, I remember there was a joke doing the rounds. Bankers, it said, were approaching the regulator, saying that not only did they expect their fat bonuses, but that they expected to be paid more than ever. The regulator was incredulous. How can you possibly justify more in bonus payments, when you have brought great institutions to their knees and left governments to pick up the huge bill? Ah, said the bankers, its simple. We must have been doing something right - who else in the current climate has brought in 37 billion in fresh capital? [read full story]
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Auditel Consultant Chris Baker takes on Two Triathlons & One Duathlon for Charity all in 10 weeks!
23rd February 2010
Auditel Cost Management franchisee Chris Baker joined Auditel in 1998 and runs his business from his home-based office in South East Wales. Having helped the Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace and Grommit to manage their overheads successfully, Chris decided to put on his own show for two charities - Cancer Research and Autistic Children. He plans to run the Castle Combe Olympic Duathlon on 18th April, the Blaenafon Triathlon on 16th May, followed by the Liverpool Triathlon on 27th June all in the space of ten weeks! [read full story]
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Auditel appoints new Head of Marketing
19th February 2010
Laurence Knott has joined Auditel, the UKs leading cost and purchase management franchise, as Head of Marketing. Laurence brings over 23 years experience in various sales and marketing roles to Auditel, mainly from the IT and Telecommunication sectors. Most notably he was Product Marketing Manager at Fujitsu Siemens, Group Marketing Manager at a division of Cable & Wireless and Group Marketing Manager at Compel Group Plc. He is currently undertaking a complete review of Auditels marketing plan, marketing collateral and branding. [read full story]
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A record start to 2009
19th February 2010
Auditel specialise in cost and purchase management and are the UKs leading home-based executive franchise. In January the company celebrated a remarkable record in the number of franchisees recruited for any single month since the company began franchising in 1997. [read full story]
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A Secure Future with an Auditel Franchise
19th February 2010
Argyll-based Ewan Hardy joined Auditel in June 2009 after being in the electronic security industry for over 23 years. He had held the positions of General Manager for ADT, Regional Director for Chubb and Regional Director for G4S. He wanted to invest in something where the risk was reduced because there was already a proven working model. Ewan says: I researched a number of franchise companies via the internet and sent away for information packs. The Auditel cost management package interested me the most. I felt it would allow me to use the business experience I had gained in my previous employment. It also presented the opportunity to earn good money with very little start up costs over a three to five year period. [read full story]
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The Entrepreneur's Source
18th February 2010
Exibiting at the franchise exhibition in Dublin [read full story]
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Finance Packages Available for New Recruits to the Alchemy Network
7th February 2010
Comprehensive financing packages offered by a major bank are to be made available to prospective partners and consultants looking to join The Alchemy Network. The Alchemy Network, which trains and supports business development partners and consultants, has joined forces with Lloyds TSB to offer a financial support package, subject to status, to spread the cost and to continue to support their ongoing business. [read full story]
