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Coral Springs, FL — Accessible Home Health Care today announced the opening of its first franchise location in Colorado, under the name of Accessible Home Health Care of The Rockies.
Arlington Heights, Illinois,– Les O’Hara, owner of DUCTZ of Chicago North Shore, received the Franchisee of the Year Award from DUCTZ Indoor Air Professionals at the DUCTZ International Convention in Orlando, Florida. The Franchisee of the Year Award is given to a DUCTZ owner who has been in business for more than 24 months, and is ranked the highest in various categories of success including total sales.
ATHENS, Ga.– Padgett Business Services® has been ranked as part of the Top 200 Franchises in the spring issue of Franchise Market Magazine. Endorsed by ASBDC (Association of Small Business Development Centers) and SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business”, Franchise Market Magazine is designed as a resource to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
ATHENS, Ga. – Padgett Business Services® was recently named a Top 50 franchise as part of Franchise Business Review’s annual Franchisee Satisfaction Awards. Winners were chosen based on a survey sent to over 300 leading franchises throughout North America, representing over 65,000 franchisees-this makes it the largest franchisee satisfaction survey ever completed.
ATHENS, Ga.– Padgett Business Services® has once again been ranked first in the Franchise 500® category of Business Financial Services by Entrepreneur Magazine. This is the 21st consecutive year that Padgett Business Services® has been ranked as one of the top franchise systems listed in the Franchise 500®.issue of the magazine.
ATHENS, Ga.– Padgett Business Services® has once again made the ‘Top 100’ in Accounting Today’s annual ranking of tax and accounting firms. Padgett, ranked 61st in the 2008 ‘Top 100’ issue, is a leading provider of financial reporting and tax consulting services to small business owners throughout North America.
ATHENS, Ga.– Roger Harris, President and COO of Padgett Business Services®, recently participated in a panel of tax experts in the May web-cast of Tax Talk Today. The IRS offers Tax Talk Today as a free, live, monthly interactive web-cast to educate tax professionals with contemporary and complex issues. This is the fourth time that Harris has been chosen to appear on Tax Talk Today panel.
Tax Talk Today included Harris in this panel, as well as three other panels in the past, because of his expert knowledge and extensive experience in accounting and small business issues. Acting on behalf of both Padgett Business Services® and associations of tax practitioners, Harris has testified several times on IRS and small business issues to both the Senate and House Small Business Committees and the House Ways and Means Committee.
Harris was also appointed to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council that provides a public forum for raising, studying and making recommendations on tax administration issues, as well as IRS restructuring and modernization.
The title of the May 13 show was “The Electronic IRS…More than just e-file”. The panelists discussed the various electronic options available to tax preparers, how these tools affect the practitioner community, and expected changes for 2009.
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About Padgett Business Services®
For over 40 years, Padgett Business Services® has catered to the individual needs of small business owners through a network of 400 local owner-operated offices. By way of personal relationships and efficient service, Padgett provides “peace of mind” to its clients by helping them focus on operating their businesses more successfully. Padgett offers business advice and consultation, tax consultation and preparation, government reporting compliance, financial reporting, complete payroll services, and other services important to small businesses.
Army Veteran Returns to San Diego to Get Back into Business
CAMPBELL, Calif.,– Blendz, the quick-service restaurant where great-tasting, healthier food meets the speed and convenience of traditional fast food, today announced David Gray as the company’s first Area Director. Gray, who re-enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002 and served an additional five years, decided to return to San Diego when it was time to get back into the business world.
Columbus outdoor lighting experts, NiteLites Outdoor Lighting, provides effective ways to improve the curb appeal of a home for resale or simply for personal pleasure.
Tasti D-Lite Signs its First International Development Agreement in South Korea
(Nashville, TN) Tasti D-Lite, this week, finalized its first international development agreement to open Tasti D-Lite centers in South Korea. Led by franchising veteran Jim Amos, Tasti D-Lite has begun its expansion from New York throughout the United States and now, around the world.
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