Almost everyone has carpets and everyone needs to have them cleaned once in a while. Muddy shoes, dirty pets and food spillage can make carpets worn and grimy, and while DIY carpets cleaners may do the job, they will never do it as quickly or effectively as a professional cleaner.

AS AN EMPLOYEE it's not unusual to feel taken for granted, that your ideas are overlooked, to feel that your life ambitions have been compromised so as to pay the bills and you now find yourself stuck in your very own 'Groundhog Day'.

Miami, Florida, is hosting a huge franchise exposition this month, providing the perfect opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to meet some of the world's most exciting franchise companies.

Michael Beck, The Insurance & Advisor Coach, has released a controversial white paper asserting that recruiting independent agents and advisors via the internet is a futile and misdirected effort. Executive Coach Michael Beck offers a unique insight into why internet recruiting strategies fail.

A home based business opportunity could benefit a whole range of people who have the energy and diligence to make such a venture work for them and a wide range of such business opportunities exist.

When setting up an internet business, the process should be approached in much the same way as a normal bricks and mortar enterprise. The onus will lie with the business strategy and so this must be researched and planned to an optimum.

The average age of a franchisee has been growing steadily for the last ten years, rising from 40 to 46, according to the 2006 NatWest and British Franchise Association (BFA) franchise survey.

Kids 'N' Clay will be expanding their operations, via franchising, throughout the United States and selective international locations. Kids 'N' Clay Pottery Studio in Berkeley has been nurturing creativity in young people since 1988.

Dr. Martin Mendelsohn grants Franchiseek Limited permission to publish his popular book "How to Evaluate a Franchise" in a specially prepared edition for the international market.