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Category: Computers
½ Price Ink Cartridges
represents one of the best franchise opportunities in Ireland today. We are opening stores in every town across the country. ˝ Price Ink cartridges are a fraction of the original cost, saving customers money and making handsome profits for ˝ Price franchisees.
Category: Home
Acme Blinds
is Ireland's leading company in the blind manufacturing industry. If you are looking for a good business opportunity Acme Blinds is the choice for you. The key to Acme's success for both franchisor and franchisee is the ongoing training and support they provide to their franchisees.
Category: Business
ActionCOACH business coaching
is the world's leading business coaching franchise company. The ActionCOACH system empowers business owners to reach their business and personal goals. ActionCOACH coaches can earn a significant six-figure income, and are provided with unparalleled training and world class support.
Category: Business
Agency Express
Established in 1998, Agency Express is the UK?s only nationwide ?For Sale' board contractor with over 85 franchisees, including three in Ireland. A low investment, low overhead, van based enterprise, with 100% repeat business and family friendly working hours.
Category: Recreation
Aussie Pet Mobile
the world?s leading mobile pet grooming franchise, offers convenient, affordable and reliable pet grooming services to pet owners to maintain and achieve their pet?s well-being. This is a management franchise opportunity and we are now seeking entrepreneurs and experienced professional managers for territories throughout Ireland.
Category: Food
BB?s Coffee & Muffins
Make Muffins ? Make Money! It?s the mouth-watering aroma of hand mixed, freshly baked muffins, unique blends of premium coffee, freshly baked & prepared baguettes and sandwiches, indulgent smoothies, milkshakes and 100% natural ice cream served in a relaxing & welcoming environment that makes our BB's cafés so popular.
Category: Business
Card Connection
is one of the UK's most successful card publishers, and is the market leader in the franchised distribution of greeting cards. The company is regarded as one of the best run franchises in Britain, and around 50% of all franchisees joining the network are former customers.
Category: Business
Caremark (Ireland)
are providers of domiciliary care. This is an opportunity to enter the exciting and expanding domiciliary care industry. Caremark offers a management franchise that provides you with the opportunity to build a successful and sustainable business, and to develop your management and business skills.
Category: Computers
Cartridge Green
Cartridge Green are seeking individuals who are eager to maximise the full potential of an exciting business opportunity that can be leveraged through their passion, hard work, focused customer service and a strong emphasis on product quality and brand consistency. Our focused business model, intensive ongoing support structures coupled with your time, finance and hard work provides the foundations for long term mutual success for you and Cartridge Green.
Category: Business
Chem-Dry Ireland:
Unlike many franchises, Chem-Dry doesn't require a large amount of capital to get started and new franchisees can begin operating with very low overheads from home. For many of our business owners, now running multi-van and multi-franchise operations, Chem-Dry has turned a dream into reality.
Category: Home
Cleaning Doctor
has developed and fine-tuned superb technical, business and marketing systems to cover the massive and ever-growing residential and commercial cleaning market. This is an economical, high-profit business that franchisees can operate from their own homes.
Category: Computers
Computer Troubleshooters (CTS)
The World's Computer Service Network, founded just eight years ago in Australia, now operates eight locations in Ireland and 500 offices in 22 countries, making it the largest computer service franchise in the world. Great opportunities exist in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK for new CTS business owners.
Category: Food
Eddie Rocket's:
Much of Eddie Rocket's success has come from the development of a powerful branded image. The name and logo are synonymous with good food and good fun, reinforced by a strong sense of style in graphics, décor, promotional goods and advertising. Eddie Rocket's offers a complete business format franchise.
Category: Food
Esquires Coffee Houses
is a fast-growing specialty coffee franchise founded in Canada and now operating in Ireland, England and Scotland. A major market player in Canada, its financial strength, many years of operation, solid management and global vision are fuelling Esquires' growth across countries and continents.
Category: Business
Fast.net business services
is a brand new franchised combination of cutting edge print and office technology currently targeting more than 100 identified towns and suburbs across Ireland. A fast.net franchise is a fast track to opening a successful, profitable, high street enterprise in the established business services sector.
Category: Courier
Fastway Couriers
Established in 1983, Fastway Couriers is now the largest courier franchise system in the world. In Ireland Fastway Couriers franchisees deliver over 165,000 parcels per month with full coverage throughout the 32 counties. The service is economic, reliable and easy to use.
Category: Health
Foot Solutions
Foot Solutions is the world?s leading health and wellness franchise focusing on foot care, comfort shoes and custom arch supports. It's a speciality retail franchise selling footwear and foot care products. We carry some of the world?s finest comfort shoes with extra depth and width.
Category: Food
Four Star Pizza
Founded in 1981 in Pennsylvania, Four Star Pizza is today a wholly owned Irish company operating company owned and franchised stores throughout the country. Four Star Pizza specializes in the free home delivery and carry-out service of its special recipe pizza. Franchise opportunities available throughout the 32 counties.
Category: Home
Handyman Matters
specialises in repairs, maintenance and improvements to residential and commercial properties. Franchisees are project managers who hire a team of qualified tradesmen. Proprietary software provided, along with management training in the USA and on-site in your franchise territory. Opportunities in all areas of Ireland now.
Category: Health
Home Instead Senior Care
provides a wide range of services to the elderly and is the world?s largest non-medical home care organisation. Already awarded the 'Best Emerging Franchise' by the Irish Franchise Association, HISC will shortly have eight franchises operating in Ireland. Franchise opportunities now available in several locations across the country.
Category: Recreation
Husse Ireland
seeks independent franchise partners to home-deliver free a complete range of dog and cat foods. These super premium quality Scandinavian foods offer the best possible nutrition standards. Working from home our partners can expect to make substantial cash profits from this friendly business.
Category: Computers
InkWorld
Imagine a business which is very profitable, saves your customers money, saves the environment and is growing fast! Welcome to the world of cartridge sales and refilling at Ink World! We also sell a wide range of office supplies. This exciting opportunity is available throughout Ireland.
Category: Kids and Teens
Jo Jingles
entertains and educates young children through music and movement, singing and nursery rhymes in fun classes that incorporate a carefully structured routine designed to maximise enjoyment and learning. Jo Jingles provides an exciting opportunity to run your own business and is now offering franchises throughout Ireland.
Category: Business
Kendlebell
is a virtual office service for small businesses. Using state-of-the-art technology, Kendlebell can provide effective personalised answering, diary management, order-taking and a host of similar services. Kendlebell operates through a network of offices/franchisees across the UK and Ireland.
Category: Kids and Teens
Kids Party Club
Make it your business to have fun! Kids Party Club provides superb children?s party entertainment and educational shows for schools. Shows are professionally pre-recorded so performing skills are not necessary. Low investment, turnkey package, full training, exclusive territory, and more. Work from home full-time or part-time.
Category: Education
Kumon
is the world's largest supplementary education provider with over 4 million students studying in 44 countries. The strengths of our brand lie in the rigour of our learning method and in the skill and commitment of our dedicated Instructors and staff.
Category: Health
Ladies Workout Express:
America's best 30-minute workout is now in Ireland. With 20+ years of experience in successfully franchising health and fitness centres across the globe, the Lady of America Franchise Corporation has guided more than 600 franchisees to success since 1984. Ladies Workout Express franchises now available throughout Ireland.
Category: Computers
LaserTech
is one of the largest manufacturers of printer consumables in the UK and Ireland. The Lasertech franchise is a van based management franchise supplying both OEM and Lasertech branded printer consumables direct to businesses in an exclusive territory. Lasertech franchisees also supply office stationery and equipment, generating higher profits!
Category: Business
Leadership Management® Ireland
LMI is part of a global network operating in 62 countries with material produced in 23 different languages. Drawing on its 37 years experience of people development, LMI franchisees help their clients develop the leadership qualities necessary to deliver measurable improvements in corporate performance
Category: Food
McDonald's:
Operators of McDonald's restaurants are enterprising men and women who want to start up a franchising business. They share a business spirit, a successful background and the ability to manage a company well.
Category: Automotive
MCV Ireland
offers you the opportunity to combine your skills and experience with a franchise built on reputation and service. Whether you are seeking an owner operator enterprise or you want to build a larger business employing operatives, we have the package to suit you.
Category: Business
Metatec Ireland
Metatec Ireland, part of the Metaflux group, has franchise opportunities throughout Ireland, selling internationally known, high quality repeat products to all industry sectors, hospitals, hotels and institutional customers. Contact John J Hughes at franchise@metatec.co.uk
Category: Recreation
Mobile Dog Wash & Grooming Service
makes buying a franchise a real and simple pleasure. This is a highly profitable business tailored specifically to the Irish market. Demand for our services is growing rapidly and we have opportunities now for owner managers and area managers across the country.
Category: Business
Mr. Electric
Mr. Electric is a world renowned domestic and commercial electrical installation and repair company, with multiple locations throughout the UK and Ireland. There are also over 200 franchises in the global network. Build your own business and capitalise on a growing electrical contracting market.
Category: Automotive
Munster Tool Company:
New opportunities from an established Irish company. If you want the satisfaction and rewards of running your own business with the backing and support of an established Irish company, and are committed to exceptional levels of customer service, consider a Munster Tool Co franchise.
Category: Food
O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bar
is a vibrant, young, global franchise opportunity. Simplicity is at the heart of the O'Briens concept, the fastest growing Irish franchise. Established in 1988, O'Briens has gone from strength to strength, at home and internationally in several countries.
Category: Business
Ology
provides practical business advice, mentoring and training to businesses and business owners striving for improvement. Clients are predominantly SMEs and small corporate organisations for whom Ology's offering has been specifically designed. Opportunities now available across Ireland for home-based Business Advisors with a background in sales, marketing, business management or finance.
Category: Food
On The Grapevine
has been at the forefront of quality wine retailing since it was founded in 1999. If you have a passion for wine and you love dealing with people, this could be the business for you. Opportunities across Ireland now for this superb wine franchise.
Category: Business
Pitman Training in Ireland
offers the very best range of franchise options to ensure that you can fully exploit your exclusive territory. With valuable territories waiting to be awarded we are looking for entrepreneurs who will make the most of the best known brand in the training business.
Category: Business
PostNet
is a new and exciting brand name, now in Ireland, providing a range of business products and services through its franchised one-stop-shops. PostNet's easy-to-learn system empowers franchise owners with every available advantage to succeed, including access to a family of franchise owners all over the world.
Category: Home
pristine.ie
operates in the domestic cleaning market. Great care is taken in choosing the right franchise partners, who are enthusiastic individuals with a real drive to achieve. Working in partnership with pristine.ie means being supported by the Irish based Master Franchisee and also MyHome International PLC.
Category: Business
Prontaprint
is Europe's longest established network of digital design, print and copy centres within the print-on-demand industry, independently acknowledged as the leading Business Superbrand in the marketplace. We provide a focused, comprehensive support programme for sales oriented business professionals to establish a vibrant new B2B Prontaprint centre.
Category: Food
Quiznos Subs:
With more than 4,000 restaurants open worldwide and a further 2,000 under construction, Quiznos is the fastest growing sandwich chain in the world. Quiznos Subs are made to order and toasted with the highest quality ingredients for a tasty, fresher alternative to traditional fast food. Superb franchise opportunities available now!
Category: Business
Sign-A-Rama
is the world's largest sign franchise, successfully franchising the full-service sign centre concept for many years in several countries, and now in Ireland. Our business model has led thousands of franchisees to success. Benefit from a global brand that people know and trust.
Category: Business
Signs Express
has more branches in the UK and Ireland than any other sign company. Established in 1989, Signs Express was conceived with the specific aim of becoming a franchise organisation and is now one of the most established B2B franchise opportunities in Britain and Ireland.
Category: Kids and Teens
Sillybilly.ie
Sillybilly.ie is a home-based business which offers a better work balance with high earnings potential while doing something that?s great fun and emotionally rewarding.
We?re leaders in the area of children?s entertainment, providing experienced entertainers for parties in the home and at corporate events nationwide. We provide music classes for parents and their children, encouraging a love of music, singing, rhythm, and instruments. We also offer a range of educational and fun music CDs, songbooks, and puppets for parents to share with their children.
With more than 300,000 children in Ireland between the ages of 4 to 8 there?s a constant demand for our services?not just for birthday parties, but for weddings, Holy Communions, and other family events. We?ll show you how to find your clients and build a lasting, profitable, business, providing ongoing support to help ensure your success.
Web site: www.sillybilly.ie Email: info@sillybilly.ie
Managing Director Ronan MacGabhann 01-8512151 or Franchise Development Manager Tony Fitzpatrick 087 2449186
Category: Business
Sky Business Centres
Established in 1998, Sky Business Centres is a leading operator of business centres in Ireland. This proven, successful business model maximizes the yield on your property investment through a centralised IT system with minimal hands-on operation.
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Category: Business
Sliderobes
specialises in the marketing, selling, manufacturing and installation of premier fitted wardrobes - the Ultimate Wardrobe. The company is now expanding throughout the British Isles with a lucrative and fulfilling business opportunity, offering first class rewards in a challenging and fast moving environment.
Category: Computers
Smart Cartridge
Smart Cartridge?s core business is ink cartridge refills and laser cartridge remanufacture. The company offers a strong brand image, a proven profitable business model, high quality products and multiple revenue streams. In addition there is industry leading Head Office support for operational, training, sales and marketing functions.
Category: Business
Snap Printing
is a totally integrated management and support system for its franchise owners, who themselves head up a complete information exchange resource centre, providing a design, print and copy service with speed, economy and professional polish.
Category: Business
Statoil
Over 69 Statoil Service Stations around Ireland now have an added extra for customers: a Fareplay convenience store. Fareplay was designed specifically by Statoil Ireland to suit the changing lifestyles and tastes of busy Irish consumers. The Fareplay franchise offer is available nationwide and is not restricted to those with a forecourt shop.
Category: Business
Stretch-n-Grow
is the world's leading franchised health and fitness programme for young children. It's a low investment business with proven results and minimal overheads, offering tremendous growth potential and flexibility.
Category: Food
The bagel Bar
serves the growing demand by working professionals for a healthier food option, offering a wide range of bagels, drinks and complementary menu items in a sophisticated café environment. The bagel Bar will open its 11th store in February 2005. Franchise opportunities now available for this all-Irish concept developed by Ray Cowzer, the IFA's "Franchise Person of the Year, 2004".
Category: Computers
The Inkdrop
A completely different concept in the retail inkjet and laser toner market, The Inkdrop franchise is now in Ireland. The Inkdrop system involves no refilling of cartridges. Franchisees sell our own manufactured branded cartridges, enabling them to deliver the quality that commercial customers demand. Opportunities in all areas.
Category: Food
The Streat
A new and exciting café franchise from Northern Ireland, now rapidly expanding throughout the whole of Ireland. Opportunities exist for energetic and enthusiastic people to start their own business using an award winning formula and with the support of a highly skilled and passionate franchise team.
Category: Food
The Wine Buff
is an Irish based franchise developed to meet the growing customer demand for quality wines at affordable prices. We are looking for energetic people to join our expanding team who want to achieve financial success and an enjoyable way of life in a passionate business environment.
Category: Food
West Coast Coffee
operates American style espresso bars. Our company is 100% Irish and was established in 1998. We were one of the first Irish firms to identify and operate in this particular market niche. We sell the finest ethically sourced coffee complemented by delicious food in a relaxing and contemporary environment.
Category: Food
Zumo Juice Bar
The vibrant, natural colors and tastes of the juices and the cool, creamy, fruit-packed smoothies keep our customers coming back for more. We?re the market leaders in juice and smoothie bars. So come and talk to us, and start a Zumo of your own!
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Category: Kids and Teens
Funky Monkeys
is a premium children's indoor activity centre, combining fantastic play with a superb 'healthy eating' cafe. Now in Ireland. Franchises available countrywide. If you like to have fun while you work and enjoy being with children, then a Funky Monkeys franchise could be just right for you!
Category: Health
Life Pharmacy
Life Pharmacy is about promoting wellness in the community and our desire to positively serve the consumer throughout his or her various life stages and those of his or her family. Life pharmacy is a strong promotional and complimentary care programme that will leverage the power of the franchise throughout the entirety of its network.
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Category: Consultants
Arthur Cox
Arthur Cox, one of Ireland's leading law firms, has a multi-disciplinary franchising team, advising both franchisors and franchisees on all areas of law, including Intellectual Property, corporate, commercial, property, employment, dispute resolution and competition law. Contact Emmet O'Grady: emmet.ogrady@arthurcox.com
Category: Business
Beauchamps, Solicitors:
Beauchamps is one of Ireland's leading full service law firms. Clients include major public companies, private companies and multi-nationals. Its franchise department advises on all aspects of franchising in a practical and professional manner, covering the range of legal and commercial realities facing potential franchisors and franchisees.
Category: Business
Bill Holohan & Associates
As solicitors to the Irish Franchise Association, Bill Holohan & Associates have a particular expertise in this area and act on behalf of both franchisors and franchisees in advising on franchise contracts and related business matters.
Category: Consultants
Dillon Eustace
Dillon Eustace, one of Ireland's leading commercial law firms, has recently joined the Irish Franchise Association. With significant experience in franchising law, distribution law, EU and competition law, real estate and litigation matters, Dillon Eustace advises both franchise networks operating exclusively within Ireland as well as those whose operations span a number of countries. Headquartered in Dublin, Dillon Eustace's international practice has seen it establish offices in Tokyo (2000) and Boston (2003), as well as establishing a strategic alliance with leading Luxembourg law firm, Arendt & Medernach. Most recently, the firm has opened an office in Cork (2007). For further information please contact Keith Smyth, Partner, Corporate and M&A team, on 016670022 or at keith.smyth@dilloneustace.ie.
Category: Business
Mason Hayes+Curran
is a full-service Irish law firm aligned with serving the needs of its Irish & international clients. We are particularly focused on delivering real business solutions to our clients' complex legal issues. We advise many household name franchisors in Ireland. Contact Jeanne Kelly:
jkelly@mhc.ie
Others
Category: Consultants
F. R. Kelly & Co.
is the largest intellectual property law firm in Ireland, comprising a number of European Patent Attorneys with specialist knowledge of technical disciplines. The company also has special expertise in the area of Trade Marks and Brand Name protection, coupled with considerable experience in areas of Registered Designs, Copyright, Confidentiality Agreements and Licensing.
Category: Consultants
Franchise Options
is Ireland?s only indigenous franchise magazine. Published twice a year, the magazine has a nationwide circulation and is distributed at all the main franchise exhibitions in Ireland. The publication?s website contains a wide range of company profiles, news, features and practical hands-on advice about franchising.
Category: Finance
Hilary Haydon & Company
Hilary Haydon & Company, Chartered Accountants, has a wealth of experience and in-depth knowledge of the franchise sector. We have successfully provided financial services for various segments of the franchise sector nationally such as, convenience stores, cafe/restaurants, off licenses, printers, etc.
From initial business set-up to ongoing management and control we can provide you with a full range of services that will maximise the financial performance of your business. We have a strong commitment to understanding our clients needs and the business environment in which they operate. 110 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 | t: 01 205 1704 | f: 01 205 1738 | e: pmagee@haydon.ie | w: www.haydon.ie
Category: Consultants
OSK
OSK Small Business Support specialises in advising franchise outlets in accounting, taxation and business advice. Clients can have access to our accountants to discuss the detail of their monthly or quarterly management accounts and other issues which may be impacting on their businesses. Clients can avail of as many or as few services as they want.
Category: Business
Sage
Sage solutions can support a growing franchise with cost-effective accounting, payroll, customer relationship management and industry specific solutions.
Category: Business
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Category: Business
whichfranchise.ie
provides potential franchisees with FREE, up-to-date and comprehensive franchise information, advice and opportunities, including the latest Irish industry news. By providing potential franchisees with everything they need to know about franchising, whichfranchise.ie equips them with the knowledge to make the right franchise decisions.
Consultants
Category: Business
Business Options
Business Options are specialist accredited franchise and business expansion consultants who offer a complete range of tailored franchise and expansion services. We believe in the uniqueness of every business and understand that to maximise its full potential, everything must be developed around the individual needs of the business.
Category: Consultants
Franchise Development Services
Franchise Development Services (FDS) has assisted British and international franchisors in the development of their franchise networks for over 20 years, building a reputation as one of the world?s leading franchise consultancy groups. Franchise Development Services (Southern) (FDSS) specialises in providing advice and guidance by masterminding a franchise development programme for prospective franchisors.
Category: Consultants
FranchiseYourBusiness.ie
offers a complete consultancy service for start-up and established franchisors. With many years experience of growing businesses through franchising, we can take the client successfully through the entire process. We advise on everything from franchise agreements, fees and royalties, operation manuals, lead generation, PR and more.
Category: Consultants
HJM Business Development.
Provides business advice, support and training to help business owners get more from their businesses.
Category: Consultants
Howarth Franchising
The Howarth Franchising team combines over 100 years of personal, practical experience of the creation and management of franchise systems anywhere in the world. We have the breadth and depth of experience to help you at any stage of your franchise development ? locally, nationally or internationally.
Category: Consultants
Killeen & Associates
was established to provide the leading franchise industry players with hands-on, practical consultancy advice. If you want to develop your business through franchising, you are an incumbent franchisor wishing to tighten up your franchise offering, or you need independent advice prior to buying a franchise, contact Killeen & Associates.
Category: Consultants
MFA
offers an Irish-based, practical, hands-on approach to current and prospective franchisors, in the development and implementation of a client focused Operations Manual in accordance with the Franchise Agreement.
Banks
Category: Banks
AIB Bank
provides a full range of advisory and financial services to franchisees and franchisors.
Category: Banks
Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland's Business Managers, together with its specialist Franchise Development Unit, can provide prospective franchisees with useful advice and expert financial support on all aspects of franchise development.
business.banking@boimail.com
Category: Banks
Ulster Bank
is a full service bank and the third largest in the rapidly growing Irish economy. After a successful application to start a franchise, Ulster Bank will provide the financial products investors need to help get their business up and running.