SOLVED365 ENTERS FRANCHISE MARKET

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Published on Wednesday, 19 September 2018 12:33

Written by Mike Reynolds

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SOLVED365 is a brand new franchise specialising in commercial cleaning. The franchise has spun out of Total Solutions Group; a multi-million-pound, independently-owned, company which was launched by Sharmin Akter in 2014.

The concept behind SOLVED365 is simple. There is huge demand for Total Solutions Group’s services right across the UK, so to meet that demand they are offering exclusive franchise territories to ambitious franchisees who, with full training in Total Solutions Group’s methods and procedures, will service both local and national account work under the SOLVED365 brand.

Sharmin Akter, who was recently crowned Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2018 Asian Business Awards, as well as a Highly Commended in the Entrepreneur category in Asian Woman of Achievement 2018 explains: “We have a phenomenal reputation with our clients and our services are in high demand all over the country. We have a large number of high value national accounts, and we want these to be serviced by our own network of ambitious franchise owners, who have been trained to work to our very high standards. More importantly though, our franchisees are trained and supported to build their business first and foremost through locally sourced work. They do this through networking, great marketing and customer referrals, so when they do get national account work from head office, it’s a really nice bonus for them.”

“This hasn’t been a hastily-made decision and we have developed a formal franchise structure with a British Franchise Association accredited consultant and piloted it successfully. We have undergone a feasibility study and we are really excited about not only what this growth will mean for us, but for the franchise owners who join us.”

“Few services are as commonly outsourced as cleaning. Cleaning remains a necessity and the potential financial, quality and convenience benefits

of outsourcing continue to provide an attractive proposition, even during periods of economic uncertainty.”

SOLVED365 franchisees will be providing commercial contract cleaning services within sectors such as offices, GP surgeries and private hospitals, schools and colleges, warehousing and distribution centres, student accommodation, hotels, care homes, retail and restaurants.

SOLVED365 franchisees will enjoy tried and tested back-office services, including call handling, HR and recruitment support, health and safety support, ongoing in-house training, marketing support and 24/7 helpline. The induction training provided is for three weeks and will be a mix of classroom based training at head office and field based training.

SOLVED365 currently has opportunities across the UK, including hot spot areas in London, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Kent, Essex, Surrey, Cobham, Redhill, Gatwick borders on M23 and A23, Reading, Oxford, Birmingham, West Thurrock and Cardiff.

For more information please contact Steve Lampshire on 07585 709 136 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

OPTISELLER’s new barcode tech protects online retailers from FAKES

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Published on Thursday, 07 June 2018 11:06

Written by Mike Reynolds

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The Daily Express's Maisha Frost recently spoke with Craig MacCallum from Developing IT about its flagship product Optiseller. 

The Stirling-based SME has joined forces with GS1UK, the world’s largest trusted source of product data, to produce an automatic check for sellers, so they and their customers know their inventory is genuine. 

Problems that could also occur as a consequence of fakes posing as real, such as conflicting details and prices, poor search rankings and product discovery especially on marketplaces, are likewise prevented.  

By tackling the unique identifiers within the billions of goods manufactured every year known as Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs), the service aims to smash a large part of the world’s annual counterfeit trade worth around £460bn. 

Now it’s part of Developing IT’s flagship product Optiseller, a suite of sales and analytical tools for online businesses of all sizes.

Read the full article here: https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/970454/online-retailer-technology-protects-against-counterfeits 

TRAINEE BILLIONAIRES WANTED

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Published on Monday, 27 August 2018 12:58

Written by Mike Reynolds

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TRAINEE BILLIONAIRES WANTED

Scotland’s record for creating ultra-successful entrepreneurs is second to none

As a country Scotland punches above its weight on many fronts. In particular, there can be no doubt that our ‘wee’ country excels in making extremely successful entrepreneurs.

Scotland may be a small nation of just over 5 million people, but the creation of new companies has grown more strongly than the rest of the UK, on last count it had grown by over 7%. Official figures show there were 366,000 private businesses in Scotland at the end of last year, a figure that’s increased by more than half when compared to the year 2000. Scotland’s thriving start-up community can be put down to a number of reasons, including proximity to other founders, access to talent, and a network of active investors.

“More Scots than ever are looking to start or grow their own business, and why shouldn’t they be, as the hot bed of talent up here shines as brightly as anywhere else in the UK if not the world,” explains Ceri Rogers, event director of the New Start Scotland Exhibition.

“This is very much our message in the build up toNew Start Scotland and the Scottish Business Exhibitionthis year; budding entrepreneurs need to be brave and go for it as they have all the support, networks, and talent at their disposal to make a real success out of it. The Scottish business sector is jammed full of recent success stories, such as Skyscanner or Brewdog, so people do not have to look far to feel inspired.”

For 17 years, New Start Scotland has helped ten's of thousands of people turn their dream business into a reality. It enables like-minded entrepreneurs to network with thousands of other business owners from around Scotland, and get access to top quality advice from experts in a diverse range of seminars and workshops on everything from sales and marketing to raising finance.

The Scottish Business Exhibition will also be taking place alongside New Start Scotland at the SEC this November, this is the country's leading event for Scottish corporate, mid-market and large SMEs.

Rogers adds: “As Scotland’s leading business exhibition there are obviously lots of good reasons to come along, the main one being it gives people the opportunity to  develop key new business skills and grow their network by talking to peers, getting advice and even finding new clients…. and of course you could win £5000.”

New Start Scotland and the Scottish Business Exhibition takes place on the 21st & 22nd November 2018 at the SEC in Glasgow, from 10am - 4pm daily.

For more information on how to exhibit, or to register for a free ticket, visit https://www.newstartscotland.com/.

Integris Communications teams up with Special Olympics Scotland to promote 40th anniversary games

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Published on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 14:43

Written by Mike Reynolds

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We are delgihted to announce that Integris has teamed up with Special Olympics Scotland to help promote its 40^th Anniversary Games taking place at Stirling University campus from 09-13 August 2018.

The Anniversary Games will celebrate both Special Olympics GB's 40th birthday and also the 50th birthday of the worldwide Special Olympics global movement set up in 1968. The games are expected to welcome over 1,000 athletes, 400 coaches plus officials and attract over 6,000 spectators from across the UK and Europe. Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organisation for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

The games are focused on health, well-being, education and social inclusion. Events will include boccia, badminton, cycling, football, golf, table tennis, low ability swimming, and low ability athletics. There will also be a special ‘Play Unified’ event, where athletes with and without a learning (intellectual)disability will play and compete together. The opening ceremony for the Anniversary Games will take place at Forthbank Stadium, Stirling, on 09 August 2018.

Mike Reynolds, managing director of Integris, explains: “We are delighted to help Special Olympics Scotland in any way we can. It is such a worthy and inspirational cause; what Yvonne Hay and Laura Smith (Games Directors) and their team have achieved to plan and organise the 40^TH Anniversary Games is hugely impressive and hopefully it is going to be a big success.”

Reynolds adds: “There is still lots to be done, and other businesses can get involved whether that’s through sponsorship or volunteering their services like us. I can promise people when they see the smiles on the athletes faces come August all the hard work will be worth it.”

Yvonne Hay, Special Olympics Games Director, adds: “This Olympic style event will celebrate the culture of joy, fun and wellbeing which can be achieved through sport. We are obviously very thankful to Integris, and to all the other contributing organisations, who give up their time free of charge to help such a worthy cause.”

For further information please visit www.specialolympicsscotland40.com.