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(Wellington, Florida) LED lighting will soon no longer be just an efficient choice.

It will be a mandate.

GE recently announced that they will discontinue the production of fluorescent light bulbs at the end of 2016.

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According to a report in Radiant Insights the LED lighting market is anticipated to grow 45% per year through 2020. LED lights accounted for $13.6 billion in 2014, are anticipated to reach $63.1 billion by 2020. The lighting market is moving towards 100% LED replacement of existing technology including incandescent and fluorescent.

LED Source, the first and only franchisor of LED lighting systems, has introduced a new program seeking out franchisee partners that currently own, operate or work for a lighting or similar type business. According to company president Marcel Fairbairn, "We currently have 15 excellent franchisees doing very well. While supporting them, it occurred to us that those who were already in a related industry can hit the ground running and achieved much quicker results. The future is full of demand (LED Source is currently adding new National Accounts Partner Program clients who are retrofitting stores with LED lighting), that we can easily dominate."

According to the program's criteria, the best candidates would be long tenured sales reps for an LED or lighting manufacturer, electrical contractors looking to boost revenue, or people in the industry for at least two years who are watching the exciting growth from commercial LED sales and retrofits, understand it's a "coming boom" and want to quickly get into the business.

The biggest advantages for new LED Source franchisees already in the LED retrofit business are:

  • Leads through LED Source's National Accounts Program
  • More reliable access to leading products, pricing or systems and processes through LED Source's Vendor Direct Program
  • World class training and support tailored to your level of need
  • A unique partial fee deferral program
  • Customized allowances for your existing business
  • "Merge" branding on your franchise showing that you've got prior experience in the industry
  • A complete network of support and experienced professionals at the home office ready to help solve issues.

Among many other accolades LED Source has been named in Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top new franchises and is the front runner in a new industry that's putting an environmentally conscious spin on 140-year-old lighting technology. The company has also been the subject of two major articles in the publication.

About LED Source

Founded in 2005 by Gavin Cooper and Marcel Fairbairn, LED Source is the world's first franchisor of LED lighting products and a dynamic innovative company that focuses on providing full-service, state-of-the-art LED lighting solutions, to commercial clients wishing to convert their traditional lighting. LED Source has created one of the most extensive LED lighting distribution networks in North America, leveraging huge buying discounts to provide discount pricing along with expertise in cost-saving retrofits.

Why Foodies Secretly Love McDonald's

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Up to Speed on E-mail Marketing

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Surprise, it's McDonald's! Food bloggers tricked by fine dining meal made with Big Mac, Egg McMuffin ingredients

When the third course of spicy meatballs -- prepared by chef Neal Fraser -- was sent out to the communal dining room, food blogger Danielle Salmon knew something was off. She and 40 other "food influencers" from Southern California were promised a free five-course meal prepared by the well-regarded Los Angeles chef and former "Top Chef Masters" contestant.


Employee Benefits & Groundhog Day: Traditions Are Great, but So Are Options

So yesterday was Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, and you know what that means...early spring! I'm sure after Blizzard Jonas many of us are ready for an early spring. I like Groundhog Day because it's a tradition that everyone in the country can appreciate.


Understanding your Value

I started my first business back in 1986 when I was in my early-twenties. It was a typical software start-up. We didn't have any money, so had to go about business the old-fashioned way - making profits from the outset. When I say 'we' I use that in the royal sense.


How Mind Mapping Boosts Blogging Productivity

Next to watching dog videos on Facebook, staring at a blank screen hoping to come up with blog post ideas is one of my top time killers. And, I know I'm not alone. Of course I often brainstorm topics to address on my writing website, Web Writing Advice, but sometimes the idea bank is a little shallow, vague or dry.


Food Fraud

The Food safety and consumer protection have always been at the heart of the work of commissions and organizations of the environment, public health and food security as a whole in whatever in the EU or in the USA .


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