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Filta Introduces Cooking Oil Micro-Filtration and Fryer Management Service Franchise to Fargo, ND

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Fargo, ND (PRWEB) September 09, 2011

The Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Franchise announces the opening of a new franchise location in Fargo, ND. Richard Weise, a long time resident of Fargo is the proud owner operator for the new franchise. Having lived in Fargo for over 26 years, Mr. Weise has a background in the hospitality business, having managed several Fargo area restaurants. As a long time industry insider, Richard saw the opportunity to set himself apart by opening up a Filta Franchise, which is an eco-friendly mobile based cooking oil filtration service provided to establishments that have a deep fryer. We can take one of the worst jobs in the kitchen out of our clients hands, provide them better quality oil for a longer time and clean fryers, all while saving our clients some money, time, and hassle. Mr. Weiss will be offering Filta services to commercial kitchens throughout the Fargo community. Only in business for a few months, North Dakota State University and the Fargo Dome have already signed on as clients.

Using its advanced micro-filtration technology and vacuum based cleaning system, Filta’s mobile based franchise is capable of prolonging the useful life of cooking oil, eliminating the risk to employees associated with fryer upkeep, and providing a superior level of food quality. As a result, businesses potentially purchase less cooking oil, save on insurance claims and employees come to work with the peace of mind that they are being provided a safe environment.

One of the truly unique services being introduced to the Fargo market is Filtas FiltaBio service, which is essentially waste oil collection and recycling without the traditional collection bin. Once the cooking oil has come to the end of its life, Filta will collect the used oil, known as yellow grease, and immediately remove it safely directly from the fryer; in most cases with no waste oil drums or containers that typically attract rats and other unwanted issues. From there, the majority of the used cooking oil is sent to be recycled into biodiesel, the safe and environmentally friendly alternative to petrochemical based diesel.

Fargo Market Service Inquires Contact Richard Weise: 701-660-0422 or email fargo@filta.net

About Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions

Established in the United Kingdom in 1996 and brought to the USA in 2002, Filta is the worlds leader in commercial fryer and cooking oil management services and offers its services through a worldwide franchise network. Filta is dedicated to saving its clients money, creating a safer working environment, and providing customers with the tools to increase the quality of their product, all while preserving the environment. Filta services over 5,000 customers every week and has recycled over 1/3 of a billion pounds of oil and counting! http://www.filta.com.

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Window Genie Window Cleaning Franchise Comes to Clermont, Fla.

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Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) September 12, 2011

How many things can one think of around the house that needs to be done when spring arrives? How many of those jobs do homeowners put off doing because they dont feel comfortable on a ladder, or because it takes too much time or they dont feel they have the skill to complete? Like most homeowners, they dont do window cleaning. Or seal their driveway. Or wash their house exterior.

Now those in the Clermont, Fla., and surrounding area have another option to doing it themselves. Window Genie

Miracle Method Surface Refinishing Recruiting Former Military Personnel As Franchise Owners

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Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

Miracle Method, the nations largest bathtub and kitchen countertop surface refinishing franchise, is recruiting former military personnel to become part of their nationwide franchise network. We joined the International Franchise Associations VetFran Program and offer a franchise fee discount to our nations veterans. We welcome veterans and believe they can be productive participants in the US economy by becoming franchise owners in the growing home improvement category, says Miracle Method President, Chuck Pistor.

The leadership, management, and training skills of both military officers and enlisted personnel are ideal for owning and operating a franchise business, Pistor adds. Nearly 25 percent of all Miracle Method franchisees have prior military experience.

Its a win/win proposition, says Director of Franchise Sales and former Air Force officer, Don Dominick. We win by having a franchise owner who is disciplined, understands teamwork, knows how to handle pressure, and works to achieve set goals. The veteran wins by being able to take advantage of Miracle Methods training, marketing, proven methods and business model to build a successful business for themselves and their families.”

Purchasing a franchise makes the move from military service to owning a business a smooth transition. Pistor feels that the proven franchises, such as Miracle Method, provide ideal next career opportunities for separated or retired military personnel. We appreciate the unselfish service veterans have given our country. When the time comes for them to make the transition to civilian life, we welcome their interest in Miracle Method and we will do our best to help them perpetuate their success.

A 32-year old company, Miracle Method Surface Refinishing is based in Colorado Springs, CO, and has 125 offices nationwide. The company is committed to providing the finest quality surface refinishing. The result is beautiful, durable and an affordable alternative to removal and replacement of bathtubs, sinks, countertops, and tile in homes, apartments, hotels, hospitals, and college and universities.

To reach Miracle Method call 800 444-8827, or learn more by visiting their website: http://www.miraclemethod.com.

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Fresh Coat painting franchise opens in Mason and West Chester, Ohio

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Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) September 12, 2011

Chris and Donna Lebling have launched Fresh Coat Painters of West Chester, Ohio, to serve that area as well as Mason, Springdale, Beckett Ridge, Wyoming, Woodlawn, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Mount Lookout and other communities north of Cincinnati.

Married for 31 years, the couple had wanted to do something together in business for some time, Donna said, and Fresh Coat seemed ideally suited to a merger of their respective talents. Chris managed operations in the home-building industry for many years. Donna used her artistic background to create glass-beaded, ornate flatware for her own small business.

When my company decided to stop building because of the decrease in demand, we decided it was time to look at our options, Chris said. I explored buying a company, then I looked at franchises, and I was drawn to Fresh Coat. Since its founding, it has been growing rapidly because it is raising the bar in the industry through its professionalism. I saw it as a unique opportunity to fill a niche because its something that is needed. Weve all called painters who didnt call back or weve known someone who hired people they werent sure they could trust in their houses. Fresh Coats system offers real peace of mind work done well on time and on budget.

Donna concurred.

Our process does offer great peace of mind, especially for young mothers with young children, she said. When I was a young mother, I worried about the people who came into my home, so I get it on a personal level.

Bernie Brozek, president of Fresh Coat, said that the companys business model does promote a level of professionalism not always seen in the industry.

Like our other owners, Chris and Donna understand that painting isnt just about doing quality painting, he said. Its about the clients experience from the initial phone call throughout the job and into the future. Its about the relationship.

Because Fresh Coat hires its employees, and doesnt use subcontractors, its easy to be professional, Chris said, because all the workers must pass background checks, meet hiring standards, and follow company policies.

What the Leblings have found is that better quality painters appreciate that level of professionalism, too.

Our painter enjoys painting, Chris said. Hes happy to let us manage the marketing.

Brozek said the separation of responsibilities benefits not only the members of the Fresh Coat team, but also their clients.

Our owners spend their time promoting and growing their franchises while the client service managers and painters focus on the projects. With that commitment to quality, the client gets the best skills of each person, he said. At Corporate, we support our franchisees success by complementing each owners inherent abilities and offering them professional support through our marketing, training and resource materials.

Among those are several client assistance programs, such as a 24/7 call center, proprietary EPIC estimating system, Paint Now-Pay Later 12-months-same-as-cash financing, Automatic Touch-Up for businesses, and fund-raising opportunities for charities.

One of the biggest variations in the level of professionalism has to do with the bidding process, Chris said. Most do not have the tools we have to give accurate quotes. With EPIC, we can gather some facts about the job, input the data, and give the client solid numbers with regard to costs as well as time. The clients dont have to worry about suddenly being told they owe more.

The support services offered by the corporate offices were selling points for the Leblings, Donna said.

We asked a lot of questions, she said, and everyone at corporate exceeded our expectations. Their priorities are in the right place helping franchisees help their clients.

She said she is looking forward to being able to assist their childrens high school in fund-raising endeavors, especially the sports teams. Their younger son is still in school, but their daughter and older son also had participated in high school sports.

Chris said that because Fresh Coat is set up well, designed well, with not a lot of overhead, he and Donna were able to start promoting their business even before they hired their first employee.

We talked with friends and family, he said, and Donna had one friend who was looking for a painter. She had called three and received no return phone calls. After hearing about our new business, she said she would wait for us. Ive also talked with real estate professionals from my previous career and asked about whether they knew painters they would recommend. Most did not, so theyre eager to learn more.

We know that professional painting services are needed for homes and businesses, so our mission is to provide peace of mind to every client through quality workmanship, excellent service and accurate pricing.

To learn more or to schedule an on-site quote for residential or commercial projects in West Chester, Mason, Springdale, Beckett Ridge, Wyoming, Woodlawn, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Mount Lookout and other communities north of Cincinnati, call 513-618-8181 or visit http://www.freshcoatwestchester.com.

Founded in 2004 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Fresh Coat Painters provides services for residential, commercial and governmental customers in more than 100 major cities across the United States and Canada. Fresh Coat is part of the International Franchise Association, the Small Business Associations Franchise Registry, VetFran and Minority Fran. For more information, call 866-708-9355 or visit http://www.freshcoatpainters.com.

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Zinga Franchise Group Engages Sundrop Mobile to Drive Customer Loyalty, Engagement and Top Line Revenues

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Orlando, Florida (PRWEB) October 20, 2011

Sundrop Mobile announced today that the Zinga Frozen Yogurt Franchise Group has committed to deploying Sundrop Mobile Loyalty to all of its corporate and franchise stores. Zinga is one of the fastest growing frozen yogurt concepts in the country with 5 open stores, 4 under construction, and 95 in development.

Sundrop Mobile Loyalty delivered dramatic results during an evaluation period in Zinga’s store in Virginia. Results included over 8,800 new mobile registrations into their program in the first 90 days. In addition, the store’s first SMS text broadcast offering new customers 20% off their next visit resulted in an 8% redemption rate over the 3 days of the promotion. Additional stores added to the evaluation experienced similarly strong registration and redemption rates to outbound marketing messages delivered via the Sundrop platform.

Not only are we thrilled with the strong consumer adoption and response rates that Sundrop has been delivering, but our franchisees have all commented on the quality of Sundrops support and responsiveness to our special requests. Were very pleased and look forward to a long-term relationship with Sundrop as our loyalty marketing partner, said John Fitchett, President of Zinga.

Zingas results are in-line with what our other quick service and quick casual customers experience when our POS-integrated program is properly implemented into their stores operations, says Travis Priest, CEO of Sundrop Mobile. Not only does it serve as a strong customer retention and motivation tool, but the social media components of our program help drive significant customer acquisition results as well.

Sundrop Mobile Loyalty replaces plastic loyalty cards with customers’ mobile phone numbers. Zinga operators can now focus solely on registering customers into their loyalty program at the point of purchase simply by collecting a mobile number: Sundrop manages the remainder of customer data collection automatically. Sundrop Mobile Loyalty automatically connects businesses with their customers via Facebook and Twitter; and provides rich analytics and ROI information via a closed loop marketing process to show operators what their marketing dollars are generating in business revenue.

About Sundrop

Sundrop Mobile is a mobile marketing and loyalty solutions provider pioneering the Social POS. Sundrops card-less mobile loyalty program, uses a consumers mobile number as their “loyalty card,” text messaging with email for data collection and communication, and seamlessly integrates social media and location-based services. Sundrop introduces merchants to their customers by helping merchants rapidly build large, opt-in customer databases at the point of sale and then enables merchants to market to these customers with targeted SMS text, email, voice, and social media communications while fully measuring the ROI of every campaign. http://www.sundropmobile.com

About Zinga

Established in 2011, Zinga! the World’s Best Frozen Yogurt”, is a leader in the frozen yogurt and custom frozen soft-serve retail industry. Franchise restaurant savvy leadership who seek franchise restaurant savvy operators has fueled the companys steady growth. John Fitchett joins Zinga Frozen Yogurt as the Companys President with nearly 100 stores in development. John helped grow two of the fastest growing franchise groups in the world, Domino’s Pizza and Quiznos, and is excited about making Zinga success number three. For more information about our company and franchise opportunities, visit http://www.zingafroyo.com

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Jan-Pro Awarded Top 10 Franchise for Veterans Chosen to Clean Fort Bragg Army Base and Federal Customs Offices

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Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. (Jan-Pro), an established global leader in commercial cleaning, today graciously accepted the recognition of being named a Top 10 Franchise for Veterans, on behalf of the many veteran-owned Jan-Pro franchisee businesses, serving our military and governments cleaning needs.

With innovative product and system introductions, like EnviroShield, the unique system that delivers 100% disinfection coverage, Jan-Pro has a firm track record of franchise leadership year after year. This Jan-Pro veteran award is the newest in a long list of Military and Veteran accolades awarded the company, including recently being chosen a Top 50 Franchise for Military Veterans, by World Franchising Network, and as a Military Friendly Franchise by GI Jobs.

I have been so lucky to have been given an opportunity to start a franchise business with Jan-Pro, said Steve Greer, Franchise Owner with Jan-Pro of Kansas City, and US Navy veteran who served on the USS Ticonderoga CV 14, an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War. I had always considered a cleaning business, and after meeting with Jan-Pro, it became clear that this was the direction I wanted to go. It has paid off in so many ways, both monetarily and job satisfaction.

Nakita and Dwayne Cruse are both vets and Jan-Pro of San Antonio owners. Nakita served in the marines, stationed in Okinawa, and Dwayne in the Army, stationed in Germany, Turkey, Istanbul, Kuwait and the US. We were proud to serve our country and also to be franchise owners with Jan-Pro. The sentiment runs the same with Jan-Pro veteran owner, Doel Miranda, Jan-Pro of Puerto Rico.

Justin Cali, Vet and Owner of Jan-Pro Orlando and Palm Beach put it succinctly: I am proud of many things I have been blessed to be able to do throughout my life and career, including serving my country in the Army, both as an enlisted soldier and as an officer. Through the skills I developed in areas such as leadership, teamwork and mission accomplishment, I have been able to apply those valuable skills in the building of a successful Jan-Pro Master Franchise Business.

The many veteran-owned Jan-Pro businesses across the country have received tremendous support and encouragement from US Military and Government operations. For example, Jan-Pro of Raleigh cleans a facility on the US Army base of Fort Bragg in North Carolina, and Jan-Pro of Puerto Rico cleans the Federal Customs Offices in San Juan.

Dennis Thompson, VP Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc., and himself a US Air Force veteran, encourages veterans to look to Jan-Pro as a business idea: The Jan-Pro model offers enormous opportunities for both active and inactive veterans for beginning a new career through exceptional training, financial assistance and long term growth potential.

We are very proud to be recognized as a top franchise for veterans, as we are commited to helping in this very special business endeavor, said Rich Kissane, Jan-Pro. We salute our veterans and thank them for their service.

About Jan-Pro International, Inc.

Jan-Pro was founded in 1991 by Jacques Lapointe in Providence, Rhode Island, with a desire to offer the highest quality cleaning techniques and systems available. Currently, the Jan-Pro team is comprised of business leaders with experience around the world, as well as seasoned cleaning industry executives. Today, company structure is comprised of Master and Unit franchisees. Jan-Pro regularly receives inquiries and accolades from around the world.

To learn more, visit the Jan-Pro website at http://www.jan-pro.com

Computer Troubleshooters Franchise and Popdrive Join Forces

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 20, 2011

Computer Troubleshooters announced a partnership with PopDrive, an innovative new backup and storage product from DHK Storage today.

David Klein, President of DHK Storage, explains the benefits of the unique PopDrive product: Tape backup is too slow. It can take hours (or days) to run the backups and they are often unsuccessful. Single external hard drives are often not reliable. The PopDrive is a portable, external USB/eSata data storage device that contains two laptop hard drives. The two hard drives are mirror images, configured in RAID1 mode, so all data is copied to both hard drives at the same time. You will not lose your data if one fails. Klein showed the PopDrive system at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, where it generated a lot of industry interest.

Randy Knapp, Computer Troubleshooters Assistant National Director for Vendor Relations states, Were very excited to add PopDrive to our arsenal of small business IT solutions. Through our franchise network we are currently providing IT support to over 10,000 small businesses in the US, many of whom are risking critical data on traditional external USB drives. Our partnership with PopDrive will allow us to provide a much safer and much faster backup alternative to our small business clients, and when used in conjunction with some of our cloud-based backup options really provide the perfect data security solution for small businesses.

About DHK Storage founded in February of 2010 by DHK Enterprises, Inc. DHK Storage is the creator of the PopDrive and currently has a U.S. Patent Pending on its technology. David Klein is President and can be reached at 703.870.3741 or at http://www.popdrive.com.

About Computer Troubleshooters provides a full range of computer and technology solutions to small-businesses and individual computer users. Services range from onsite and remote support services on demand to monthly monitoring and service plans, virus and spyware remediation and protection, VoIP Telephony, Cloud Computing, Web development and many more technology services. Computer Troubleshooters also offers the worlds only No-Downtime-Guarantee for customers on their BEST service plan. Computer Troubleshooters specialists are fully trained and experts at pinpointing a broad range of computer and technology challenges. Launched in 1997, Computer Troubleshooters now has more than 450 franchises worldwide in more than 26 countries. Ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Business Review, and AllBusiness.com as a top technology franchise.

For more information, contact Computer Troubleshooters by telephone at 1.877.704.1702 or visit http://www.technology-solved.com.

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Lapels Dry Cleaning Franchisees Shape Procedures and Destiny of the Franchise, Contrary to Common Practice.

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Hanover, MA (PRWEB) March 3, 2005

Lapels Dry Cleaning has not only pioneered an innovative dry cleaning store concept but has gone one step further with the establishment of trend setting Quality Control, Wholesaler Liaison, Marketing Committees, and Operations Committees chaired by Lapels franchisees, the people at the store level who have a day-to-day hands on knowledge of what the customer wants.

Typically franchisors discourage individual franchisees from participating in setting and implementing new policy. Franchisees are often kept at an armÂ’s length. Lapels has reversed this adversarial model and welcomes franchisees to share their practical knowledge and enthusiasm.

The 20-store franchise will evolve along with input from franchisees at the executive level.

“As we move forward and grow as a franchise, it is critical that we maintain a high level of quality and project a positive image” explains Lapels CEO Lawrence Friedman. “What better way to achieve this goal than through the participation of our franchisees in the quality control, operations, marketing and wholesale decisions of the Lapels franchise?”

To that end, Lapels franchisee Matt Wiltshire will be keeping an eye on Quality Control issues for Lapels. Wiltshire, a resident of W. Harwich, MA, opened his own Lapels store in Norton, MA two years ago after spending 21-years in the hotel industry specializing in field operations, managing multiple properties in numerous locales across the country.

Michael Eisner, owner of a Lapels franchise in Hanover, MA, will serve as the Wholesaler Liaison for Lapels, ensuring that franchisees across the country have access to high quality dry cleaning plants. Eisner was originally attracted to Lapels because of the infrastructure Lapels provides to its franchisees, from training to marketing, and is committed to maintaining that high standard.

The Operations Committee will focus on the most effective ways and means of improving on LapelsÂ’ goal of providing outstanding dry cleaning services at every store that carries the Lapels name, ensuring that customers experience fast, friendly service whether they are in a Lapels store in Massachusetts or in Texas. This committee includes franchisees Jim Lovetere, Area Developer in RI and committee chairperson; Michael Eisner, Area Developer and Owner Hanover, MA store; Owais Sheikh, Owner Westwood, MA store; Tom Nigro, Owner Boston, MA store; Gary Kearney, Area Developer in NH and Owner Manchester, NH store; Hanson Hadi, Owner Framingham, MA store; Lawrence P. Friedman, President/CEO; Laura Hurley, Franchise Administrator.

The Marketing Committee continually searches for new and more effective methods of expanding the Lapels brand name and generating store traffic. Recently a marriage mail program rolled out and has been a steady source for new customers. This committee includes franchisees Fred Siegel, Owner Hingham, MA store (coming soon) and committee chairperson; Bob Sullivan, Area Developer Southeastern MA; Stan Ciombor, Area Developer RI; Michael Eisner, Area Developer and Owner Hanover, MA store; Lawrence P. Friedman, President/CEO; Laura Hurley, Franchise Administrator.

A Rising Star

Lapels recently made EntrepreneurÂ’s “Franchise 500” as well as EntrepreneurÂ’s “Top 50 New Franchises,” identifying Lapels as one of todayÂ’s top franchise opportunities. Entrepreneur’s “Franchise 500” is the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world and is based on objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation.

EntrepreneurÂ’s Franchise 500

EntrepreneurÂ’s criteria for the Franchise 500 has been honed and perfected over the years, utilizing a formula that yields a ranking procedure that accurately identifies today’s top franchise opportunities. Numerous factors are considered in the rankings including financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system.

The number of years in business and length of time franchising, start-up costs, litigation, percentage of terminations, and the availability of company provided financing are also taken into consideration. Financial data is independently audited and every company with verifiable data receives a cumulative score. The franchises with the highest cumulative scores then become EntrepreneurÂ’s Franchise 500.

The Lapels Difference

With LapelsÂ’ unique outsourcing advantage, Lapels storeowners outsource dry cleaning operations, providing the best possible service and quality to customers while caring for the environment.

Lapels franchise owners benefit from exclusive territories, group purchasing power, job security and unlimited earning potential. Lapels offers franchisees full training and support in every aspect of the business and a comprehensive start-up package that includes: a point-of sale computer system; an automatic clothing conveyer; a wedding gown program; retail products to sell; indoor and outdoor signage with all needed permits; a grand opening marketing package; and advertising promotion to 10,000 homes. Lapels also provides franchisees a custom web site with email, on-going training and support, custom counters, start up supplies, and much more.

Friedman noted, “The beauty of this franchise program is that we do all the research and development as well as set up the entire store. We do all the marketing from the central office. We want the Lapels store owner to focus on the most important part of his business…the customer!”

Store Locations

Lapels has stores in Massachusetts (Boston, Bridgewater, Cohasset, Dedham, Easton, Framingham, Halifax, Hanover, Kingston, Newton, North Weymouth, Norton, Quincy, Rockland, Westford and Westwood); New Hampshire (Hudson and Manchester); New Jersey (Bridgewater); and Texas (Garland). And coming soon to Concord, MA and Hingham, MA.

Hours for all stores are Monday through Friday 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Sunday – 11 AM – 4 PM.

Lapels – Earth Friendly Cleaners

A full slate of services are offered at each Lapels store, including: same-day dry cleaning; shirt service; tailoring; shoe repair; wedding gown heirlooming; suede and leather processing; box storage and fur storage.

Lapels corporate offices are located at 962 Washington Street, Hanover, MA 02339. To learn more about franchise opportunities with Lapels, call toll free (866) 695-2735 or email admin@lapelsdrycleaning.com. Additional information and up-to-date company news can also be found on the companyÂ’s Web site, http://www.lapelsdrycleaning.com.

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