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Autumn/Winter 2007: Signs Express: Work's better with support!
Want to be your own boss? With a Signs Express franchise you'll receive all the support you need to make that journey easier.

Spring/Summer 2007: Signs Express: INTERVIEW: Michael O'Haram Signs Express, Sligo
Michael O'Hara opened his Signs Express production centre in Sligo after realising that owning his own business where he could make the decisions and directly influence its running, would suit him better than working for a multi-national company.

Spring/Summer 2007: Cleaning Doctor: INTERVIEW: Cleaning Doctor
A Cleaning Doctor franchise is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to start a business. It's not too expensive and you have the backup of a whole network. With Cleaning Doctor you don't start at the bottom, you start halfway up.

Spring/Summer 2007: Raring2Go: RARING2GO: Belfast franchisee launches first magazine
Terry Hughes, Raring2go!'s first franchisee in Ireland, has distributed her first community focused magazine in Belfast and reports receiving a fantastic response.

Autumn/Winter 2006: Signs Express: Sign up to Success
Signs Express franchisee Richard McGonigle opened his production centre in Derry after previously working as a Software Developer. Richard wanted a change and had always aspired to start his own business so looked at franchising as a way to achieve this.

Autumn/Winter 2006: Lasertech: Lastertech: A day in the life
Ruth Brown, Franchise Manager for Lasertech, asks Trevor Kingston from Lasertech South West Cork what it's like to being a franchisee for Lasertech.

Autumn/Winter 2006: Ladies Workout Express: Ladies Workout Express: 'Rewarding'
Remarkable weight losses are being achieved by Celbridge mums, commuters and local workers following the grand opening of a Ladies Workout Express 30-minute fitness centre.

Autumn/Winter 2006: Zumo: Zumo: 'I couldn't be more delighted'
With increased customer footfall during the traditionally quiet Summer months, bistro owner Gary Ryan "couldn't be more delighted"with his bolt-on Zumo Juice Bar.

Autumn/Winter 2006: TruGreen: TruGreen, 'a brilliant opportunity'
Reading an advert for lawn-care franchise TruGreen in a national newspaper, Tony Lawrence found the future business he would run with his son Edmund.

Autumn/Winter 2006: Cleaning Doctor: Cleaning Doctor, 'a proven formula'
An established business with comprehensive marketing strategies and nationwide recognition appealed to Eric Wharton, who launched his Cleaning Doctor franchise covering Tralee, Dingle and Kerry North in November 2005.