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February 2009
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92 Pack And Send
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The company achieves a notable accolade
93 Snap-on Tools
64 LighterLife
Banish those redundancy blues with Snap-on Tools
Franchisee Gina Bate discusses her success
94 Chemex
66 ComputerXplorers
John Bensalhia meets franchisee Diane Taylor
96 Franchisee of the Month
This month’s Franchisee of the Month is Jacquie
67 Select Appointments
Sedman, Musical Minis’ Durham franchise partner
How a client became a Select franchisee
68 New City Contract Cleaning
New City starts a new year on a new high
Franchise Advice
70 PlumbXpress 100Small business round up
From Majorca to the UK: two franchisees pro t Barrie Pennington rounds up the latest survey results
and  ndings for small businesses
72 ElecXpress
Franchisee Dan Evans tells his story 102 Legal issues
Manzoor Ishani wonders whether franchisees are
74 Prestige Nursing paying too much...
Prestige is set to unveil new services for 2009
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104 Q&A
76 Pitman Training The panel look at the merits and issues surrounding
108
The answer to a safe employment future the purchase of a resale business
78 Network Group 106 Hot topic
Help to improve the standards of recruitment Peter Williams looks at the mutual obligations in any
franchise relationship
80 Fire Compliance
& Safety
NEW LAUNCH
108 Best practice
John Bensalhia looks at the  nancial implications of
81 Ultimate Floor Sanding franchising and loans
Company
110 Last word
82 Rooferman
NEW LAUNCH
Bill Ewbank on the blur between the media and reality
Key to franchise categories
How a roo ng and building  rm is making it big versions of the economy
Food & drink franchises
84 Bavarian Beerhouse
NEW LAUNCH
132 Next month
Bring Oktoberfest to Britain with Bavarian Beerhouse What’s in store in March, and look out for a new guide Home-based franchises
to franchising...
86 Dream Doors
Management franchises
Looking ahead to a successful 2009
Directories
Women in franchising
88 Puccino’s
John Bensalhia looks at the family elements of Puccino’s 111 Franchise Services
Retail franchises
89 Venture 116 A-Z Franchise Directory
Van-based franchises
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