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January is always a busy month in the franchise industry calendar and this January has been no exception. Multiple franchise industry publications have created rankings for the top franchise opportunities, and franchises throughout South Africa have undertaken extensive expansion plans.
Entrepreneur Franchise 500 Rankings Celebrate Franchises in South Africa
Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 Ranking celebrated 40 years of providing a thorough breakdown of the top international franchises. This listing celebrates the strength and competitiveness of the franchise industry and highlights the fundamental trends which are currently governing this innovative means of running a business.
Entrepreneur’s ranking examines a broad range of key factors and carefully evaluates the merits of each franchise, to provide a clear and up-to-date view of the current positioning of this industry. Central factors which are examined include:
- Costs and Fees
- Size and Growth
- Support
- Brand Strength
- Financial Strength and Stability.
To be included in this ranking is a mark of respect and an indicator of not merely the current status of a franchise, but also of its potential for further expansion. A number of franchises which operate in South Africa have made this recent ranking which is a positive indicator for the growth of the franchise industry in this region. Included amongst these are:
- Kumon Math & Reading Centres – an international education franchise.
- Mathnasium Learning Centres – an education franchise focused on improving maths education.
- Tutor Doctor – a franchise providing one-to-one supplementary education to students and adults.
- Signarama - the largest sign franchisor in the world.
Eazi-Apps Celebrate Another Delighted Customer
The Eazi-Apps franchise allows you build a mobile app business without coding skills. This ‘business-in-a-box’ allows users to build powerful apps with their ‘drag and drop’ platform. Recently Eazi-Apps have received a glowing customer testimonial from Abacus Financial Crime Advisory.
This South African company have rapidly increased their customer engagement since their app has been published and they credit the cost-effective and highly functional Eazi-Apps business process with making this happen. So far Eazi-Apps has assisted over 250 businesses worldwide with successful product launches using their live training, powerful platform, mentoring programme and development sessions.
If this is an opportunity which interests you, Eazi-Apps is available across South Africa now.
Tutor Doctor Plan Extensive 2019 Expansion
Tutor Doctor is a leader in providing one-on-one supplementary education to students and adults through in-home tutoring. 2018 was an impressive year for Tutor Doctor with 153 franchises awarded, bringing their total presence to more than 600 locations in 15 countries. Tutor Doctor also received the BFA Innovation award and, as seen above, was ranked in the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 listing.
Following this great success, this franchise is eyeing extensive 2019 growth, aiming to sign a further 180 franchisees and expand throughout North America, the UK and South Africa. “With a mission to not only boost students' academic performance, but also their self-confidence, Tutor Doctor resonates with so many entrepreneurs," said VP of Global Franchise Development, Dennis Campell.
If you are interested in a Tutor Doctor franchise, find out more about this unique opportunity today!
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