MBE Melbourne CBD has taken out the MBE Franchise of the Year Award, receiving the gong at the groups’s annual conference, held this year in the Barosssa Valley.
Lyn and Steve Murphy have run the MBE Melbourne CBD since 2001, the centre achieved 4 per cent growth year-on-year, had the highest average score in centre visits, and a well rounded business model using all three key revenue streams.
Clayton Treloar, CEO at MBE Australia, presented the 2017 Australian Franchise of the Year award to Lyn and Steve Murphy of MBE Melbourne CBD. Treloar says, “Lyn and Steve Murphy are true team players willing to share knowledge who always attend state meetings and conferences. They consistently follow the Marketing Action Plan and other MBE guidelines, and are ideal employers with low staff turnover.”
The Murphy’s also scooped the 2017 Franchise of the Year Victoria Award and won a Bronze Sales Award.
Charles Batt’s MBE Parramatta won the Sales Gold Award and the Franchisee Choice Award. MBE Eight Miles took Sales Silver while the MBEs at Kent Street, Milton and Currumbin took Bronze Sales Awards. State Franchisees were Kent St for NSW, Stones Corner for Qld and Perth CBD for WA/SA.
MBE franchise stores print, pack, ship and provide mailboxes. There are currently 32 stores in Australia, the latest two opening in Perth, and the company is aiming to open a further 6-8 stores this year.
During the conference platinum sponsor Fuji Xerox presented an informative talk on 3D Printing in the Franchise Space, which was backed by the demonstration of a 3D printing machine. MBE says it is excited by this technology, seeing many benefits in its variety of applications. MBE Brisbane CBD was the first printer in Brisbane to offer 3D printing services and supplies.
The annual national conference was titled ‘A Feast of Ideas for Business. In attendance was international guest Giuseppe Bergonzi, general manager Worldwide Development MBE Worldwide, and globally recognised premier keynote speaker, Mark Carter.
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