Kwik Kopy Moonee Ponds Street, located in Melbourne’s CBD, has been named the Kwik Kopy 2011 Franchise of the Year.

The award was presented to franchisee, Mike Beuermann at the printing franchise’s annual conference in the Barossa Valley on 2 April.

“A great deal of effort goes into selecting the winning Centre,” said David Bell, managing director of Kwik Kopy Australia. “To even be considered for the award the centre’s performance figures must be at the cutting edge. After that we look for a franchisee’s contribution to the Kwik Kopy Franchise as a whole.”

Franchises are also assessed using qualitative measures including contribution to the system, relations with other franchisees, charitable works and willingness to participate in Kwik Kopy events.

“In a few short years Mike has created one of the most successful and admired businesses in the system,” said Bell. “He has a strong focus on his clients and has developed particularly strong relationships with them. As a result, in five years he has added $1 million to his business.”

Beuermann bought his business nearly six years ago and describes winning the Franchise of the Year award as the highlight of his career.

Prior to buying his role at Kwik Kopy, Beuermann held a number of senior roles with a transport company and most recently the role of CEO for Advanced Hair Studio.

“I wanted to work for myself and considered various options,” he said. “The diversity of the work of a Kwik Kopy Centre was challenging, interesting and exciting — so I made the leap. I would have been happy to simply get close to what I had been earning previously as a CEO but I have actually doubled my personal income.”