What’s New: In Brief (October 22, 2009)

PuroClean has announced an expansion strategy that calls for 40 franchise locations throughout Canada over the next five years. 
Within the last six months, the property emergency services provider opened a Canadian headquarters in Markham, Ont. in addition to six new franchises in the Toronto market for a total of seven existing franchises in the province.
Additional markets targeted for expansion include Vancouver, BC; Victoria, BC; Calgary, AB and Edmonton, AB.

RSA has announced the selection of 18 brokers for the third round of its Making Partner Program.
The program is an educational opportunity designed in partnership with Queen’s University and is intended to prepare brokers to one day take on senior roles within their respective brokerages.
With applications up by 50% for third round of the program this October, RSA will have graduated almost 70 Canadian brokers by the end of next year.
“We strongly believe in helping brokers in their succession planning and we want to ensure they have the solid business skills they need to successfully grow their brokerage and take their business to the next level,” Shawn DeSantis, senior vice president, broker business at RSA, said in a release.
The program includes a one-week session at Queen’s executive development centre, an RSA education day and an alumni program.