Be Franchising is a new organisation set up by four district councils in County Durham to encourage more people to think about becoming franchisees.
Backed by the government’s Local Enterprise Growth Initiative fund, it will provide those living in the area with specialist advice and funding packages, leading to greater investment in franchising within the region. 
Franchising is recognised as one of the safest and most successful routes into business ownership and Be Franchising are determined to give as many local residents as possible the opportunity of starting their own franchise.
To get the project off to the best possible start they have purchased the master licence rights for the north east of England for VIP Bin Cleaning, a decision based on the company’s strong reputation in franchising, developed over the last 12 years, and its track record for success.
The VIP Bin Cleaning franchise is now firmly established in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and most recently the United States, cleaning more than two million bins worldwide, every year.
In 2006 the company won the HSBC Award for Enterprise at the British Franchise Association (bfa) Awards, and having worked with UK Trade & Investment for less than a year, has just been named 2008 UKTI East of England Best New Exporter of the Year. 
Paul Balmont operations director for Be Franchising, said: “Together with VIP Bin Cleaning we believe that we have the perfect team to launch and promote our service across the North East.”
Managing director of VIP Bin Cleaning Mark Harvey is equally excited about the new project. He said: “We fully endorse the project and what Be Franchising are attempting to achieve and we will do everything possible to make sure it is a huge success.”
Once the VIP system is in place and fully operational, Be Franchising’s long term plan is to work with other well known, established UK franchisors and roll the programme out on a national basis.
 
Information
 
Be Franchising 01388 827001 email on enquiries@befranchising.com
VIP Bin Cleaning: 01953 857830 email enquiries@vipbincleaning.co.uk