B2B Franchise Supports Local Restaurants

B2B franchise; ORCA Local franchise owners offer restaurant discount to attract customersOrca Local is capitalising on recession-hit Britons’ desire to cut spending on eating out.

As a franchisee for the B2B franchise you can sign pubs and restaurants up to the ORCA Local Key Card scheme, so they can offer exclusive promotions and discounts to their customers.

A report from industry body QuickBite found that, despite the economic uncertainty, customers are continuing to spend at local restaurants, with 68% of those surveyed saying they would be eating out as often this year as they had in 2008. But they are keener than ever to reduce the cost of eating and drinking out.

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Record-Breaking Month for Internet Franchise

Increasingly, small businesses are outsourcing their web designORCA Websites franchisees are enjoying unprecedented demand.

Growing numbers of small businesses are using the internet franchise to design their websites.

Websites for Posh Living, Badger Hill Pharmacy, The Ark Royal, Flowers By Salindra, Whiteley Skips, Kao Loi, Lex Machinery, The Coach & Horses and Harrison Interiors have recently launched to great success.

ORCA MD Dean Watmough says: “It’s great to see so many SMEs looking to the internet.

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Web Franchise Success Story

Web franchise is flourishingChichester Franchisee Graham Youd talks to the FS Blog about his spectacular first month with ORCA Local.

Graham didn’t expect such huge interest from local businesses so soon after the website’s launch.

The ORCA Websites franchise is currently £14,950 and includes the exciting, new ORCA Local franchise completely free.

It’s safe to say Graham has discovered just how lucrative the ORCA Local B2B franchise can be, and partnership with Chichester Council in the offing augurs well for further success.

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Football Franchise Owner on Live4Soccer

Michael Jeske followed his passion in buying a Live4Soccer franchiseFootball already dominated Michael Jeske’s life so a Live4Soccer franchise was a logical choice of business.

Simon Squires, franchise manager at the football franchise, says that “the common love for the game” they share is what “makes us passionate about our business. We look forward to strengthening our reputation in the football industry as our network of Live4Soccer franchisees continues to grow throughout the UK.

“It’s been a fantastic month for Live4Soccer and we are absolutely delighted to welcome Michael and our other new franchisees on board.”

FS Blog: Michael, what inspired you to buy a franchise?

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New Opening at Kid’s Franchise

Childrens franchise is growing, soon to open in HarrogateThe Little Gym is preparing to launch in Harrogate early next year.

The opening, which brings the total number of UK franchises to eight, follows earlier expansion in Harpenden and within the Westfield Shopping Centre in London. Despite the recession, all the kid's franchise centres are flourishing, demonstrating the huge demand for kid's gymnastics provision in the UK.

Founded in the US in 1976, The Little Gym offers a progressive gymnastics programme that evolves with each stage of a child’s motor-skills and cerebral development, taking youngsters of all abilities from 4 months to 12 years. Ranked number one in its category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Franchise List - for the third year running – The Little Gym currently has over 300 locations in 19 countries.

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