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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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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Sugar Wrong on Entrepreneurship: B2B Franchise Founder

Not always right on business (courtesy of Amstrad)Alan Sugar got it wrong when he declared that an “entrepreneur” was impossible to define or create.

So says a businessman who built three multi-million pound companies from scratch.

Way off the mark

David Abingdon, CEO of the Alchemy Network, a B2B franchise, and former head of the Quantum Organisation and Insurety PLC, said that Sir Alan’s negative reaction on the BBC1 show The Apprentice – in which he said he wanted to “bop” people who asked him what made an entrepreneur and that it couldn’t be explained – was way off the mark.

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B2B Franchise Owner Elected to Swindon Chamber

Nick Beaumont-Jones, B2B franchise ownerAn Auditel consultant has just been elected vice-president of Swindon Chamber of Commerce.

Nick Beaumont-Jones spent many years in senior retail management throughout the UK and overseas, before joining the work-from-home franchise in January of this year.

He works with small to medium sized businesses throughout the area, helping them to manage their critical business costs. As an active member of the Swindon business community, Nick has been heavily involved in regeneration plans for the town centre for a number of years.

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B2B Franchise Owner Traverses Pennines

An Auditel franchisee and his walking partner have just recorded one of the fastest ever completion times of ‘The Pennine Way’. 

Chris Gordon, consultant for the B2B franchise, and George Campbell made the epic trek in aid of a charity in The Gambia, called ‘Wonder Years’, which aims to improve education for children and help to provide a sustainable economy for the community.
 
After 272 miles from Edale in the Peak District and 40,000 feet of ascent, Chris and George arrived at Kirk Yeltholm in Scotland at the northern end of the Pennine Way.

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