News Feed: Business Services

• Chicago's iFranchise Group sees opportunity in Canadian market
  The iFranchise Group, a franchise consulting firm based near Chicago, recently joined the Canadian Franchise Association. Company executives believe that the Canadian franchise market is one of great opportunity and potential for businesses of all types and sizes. The iFranchise Group expects to continue to provide services to Canadian companies on an ongoing basis.
• U.S. based Kogent Corporation continues its North American expansion
  California-based Kogent Corporation, a firm that provides prebuilt, industry-specific Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, has hired new Vice President, Eastern Canadian Operations to spearhead Kogent's strategic expansion into the Canadian market. Kogent will provide BI, Data Warehousing and Analytics solutions to help companies make smarter business decisions.
• VR Business Sales opens first franchise office in Edmonton
  Florida-based VR Business Sales has opened their first franchise location in Edmonton, Alberta. The purpose of this new office is to help VR Business Sales expand to other areas in the country from British Columbia to Newfoundland. The new office will focus on financing, valuations and small to mid-sized business transactions.
• Virtual Agent Services call centre gives P.E.I. 50 new jobs
  The government of Prince Edward Island says 50 jobs will be created when a call centre expands its operations to Bloomfield. Illinois-based Virtual Agent Services is establishing its second location in the province, one year after opening an office in Bedeque, which employs more than 70 people. The company provides services such as sales and customer support, reservations, customer account maintenance, and credit management. The company says it has already begun hiring for its second location on P.E.I.
• Solver announces new office in Canada
  California-based Solver, business intelligence and performance management company, announced the opening of their Western Canadian office located in Calgary, Alberta. Solver Canada will initially focus its service and product offerings to Western Canada. Solver is Microsoft's 2009 Business Intelligence Partner of the Year.
• TeleTech adding 120 employees at Amherst, Nova Scotia, operations
  TeleTech has announced plans to hire about 120 customer service representatives at its Amherst, Nova Scotia, operation. The company is preparing for an increase in demand by for the end of the year. There are about 200 full- and part-time employees working at the customer service centre.
• Australia's Employment Office opens Canadian headquarters in Vancouver
  Australia-based Employment Office announced the opening of its Canadian headquarters in Vancouver. The new location is designed to help businesses keep their recruitment expenses down by offering a cost-effective alternative to traditional agencies. Employment Office implements new technologies and market trends for its recruitment strategies.
• First Canadian Title to create 50 new jobs in Moncton, New Brunswick
  First Canadian Title will create 50 jobs in addition to its current workforce of 28 in Moncton, New Brunswick. First Canadian Title is owned by First American Corporation, a publicly-traded company in the United States. The company handles land title insurance for residential and commercial real estate transactions. A company representatitve said the province's educated and bilingual workforce, along with its highly competitive business climate, helped convince First Canadian Title to expand in Moncton.