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Five great franchises for women over 40

Nurse Next Door Voted one of Canada's best workplaces for 2010 by the Globe and Mail, Vancouver-based Nurse Next Door promises high levels of quality, a variety of supplementary services and proficient nurses, all designed to make living easier.

Nurse Next Door

Voted one of Canada's best workplaces for 2010 by the Globe and Mail, Vancouver-based Nurse Next Door promises high levels of quality, a variety of supplementary services and proficient nurses, all designed to make living easier. This home-care health company caters to a wide range of age groups, including children. As more and more boomers enter their later years, the importance of having consistent medical attention and other assistance may require relocation or other inconveniences. By providing support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Nurse Next Door ensures that elders can live in their own homes for as long as they desire. Initial franchise fee: $30,000.

Details: www.nursenextdoor.com

Lunch Lady

When Ruthie Burd realized many schools were not offering healthy snacks and parents were finding that making lunches for their children was a chore, she found a great opportunity to start a business. That was 1993, and now Lunch Lady, based in Thornhill, Ontario, services over 750 schools. The lunches are created by individual franchisees daily in a commercial kitchen by the local Lunch Lady. The franchisees' flexibility in terms of their schedule is key: it allows them to keep the same schedule as their kids, which is considered highly important. The food is then provided at the schools where students pick up their pre-made meals from the dressed-in-red Lunch Lady and enjoy eating healthily throughout the day. Franchise fee is $25,000.

Details: www.thelunchlady.ca

Sweet Beginnings

A full-service wedding-consulting and event-planning franchise, Sweet Beginnings, headquartered on West Broadway in Vancouver, specializes in designing individual packages for each client based on her budget, style and taste. Events planned include corporate events, Christmas parties, grand openings, sweet 16s and bar/bat mitzvahs. If you find enjoyment in throwing large events, organizing family reunions or just gathering people for a themed evening, Sweet Beginnings might be a great company to consider franchising with. Vancouver owned and operated by Elana Lancit, the franchise wants people who "love organizing events and are brimming with people and relationship skills." Franchise fee: $9,000 to $19,000.

Details: www.asweetbeginning.com

Lice Squad

Providing on-site confidential lice-removal services is Ontario-based Lice Squad's franchise guarantee. The staff provides professional head lice-removal services and conducts lice-committee seminars to train parents at schools on how to recognize lice and eggs, plus proper removal methods. Lice Squad guarantees complete lice removal in one to two hours (depending on the amount of lice and thickness of hair), which is much faster than traditional methods that can take between eight and 10 hours, the company claims. By using well-trained staff, some of whom have been removing lice for over 10 years, Lice Squad has potential for franchisees. Franchise fees start at $20,000.

Details at: www.licesquad.com


August, 2010