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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NHS Manager on Internet Franchise

Activ UK: internet franchise opportunityNHS business manager Paul Hanlon loves his day job but wanted to boost his income and find a new challenge.

He found what he wanted in Activ UK, the internet franchise opportunity which allows franchisees to earn every time someone clicks on their Activ UK local area website.

Rising traffic

Paul, who is from Leicestershire and has a Masters degree in business management, bought the Activ Oxford franchise a year ago and has seen the site’s traffic rise steadily since.

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Activ Franchise Couple Realise Dream

Activ franchise: work from home and avoid commutingA husband and wife team who wanted to buy an IT business now operate seven postcode areas for a web design franchise.

And yet Bedfordshire-based Cecilia and John Holden only joined Activ in July 2008.

The couple, who have 45 years' experience in IT, are working hard to generate more business, primarily through networking.

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Ex Insurance Man on Activ Franchise

The Activ franchise: "ticks all the boxes"Running an Activ Web Design franchise can be very rewarding – and not just to your bank balance.

Franchise owner Peter Slegg has helped 50 small owner managed companies gain a valuable foothold on the web.

Peter, 36, bought his web design franchise in Colchester 20 months ago. He assists small businesses and sole traders by helping them market goods and services on the internet.

Peter previously worked in the insurance industry for 13 years handling claims. However, he didn’t want to work for someone else and looked into the possibility of buying a franchise.

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Job Insecurity Spurs Interest in Activ Franchise

Examples from the Activ Web Design portfolioWorries about job security and the growing number of people opting for voluntary redundancy is making self-employment increasingly attractive to people of all ages.

Rising unemployment – coupled with the realisation that few jobs are ‘for life’ anymore – is encouraging thousands to consider giving up the ‘nine to five’ in favour of becoming their own bosses.

And, as many successful entrepreneurs will testify, becoming the master – or mistress – of your own destiny can be the best move you ever make.

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