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Why franchise your business – or 5 Star Franchising

Put yourself in the mind of many business owners, they’d like to expand but resources funds and time are all against them. They know that by working longer days and weekends they could free up some more time, at the expense of the family, but money and people, they go hand in hand and are another problem altogether. Then someone mentions franchising, and on the face of it it would appear to sol...

Agata reflects on two years operating as a No+Vello Franchise Owner

Agata Loskarova opened her No+Vello clinic in Aberdeen two years ago. She says “Even with being open for two years we are getting busier every day and have ambitious growth plans for further developing our centre.” When asked why she chose to open a No+Vello Clinic Agata says “I wasn’t really looking for a franchise business specifically. I was managing a fast food business at the time. My busi...

The Franchise Show 2015

The Franchise Show is the UK's largest Franchise event taking place at the ExCel, London every February. Join thousands of entrepreneurs and business owners at The Franchise Show, the best franchise event in the country. Meet with the best proven franchise opportunities, all under one roof. Every industry. Every inv...

Fareham is Latest Papa John’s Opening

Leading Pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced its latest store opening in Fareham, Hampshire. Franchisee, Muhammad Amir Bashir, will run the outlet with help from his brother Muhammad Shabbir who is responsible for operations and marketing. Fareham is the brothers’ third Papa John’s opening since becoming franchisees in 2013. “We joined Papa John’s because we loved th...

John Schnatter, Founder and CEO of Papa John’s

John Schnatter, Founder and CEO of Papa John’s International opened the first Papa John’s in 1985. Today, there are around 4,450 Papa John’s outlets in 36 countries and territories around the world. 1) Tell us about the Papa John’s concept. Papa John’s concept of only using the highest quality ingredients and 100% fresh dough to create a top quality pizza with a better natural flavour has pro...

Andrew Phillips, Managing Director of Brian Tracy International

What’s the story behind Brian Tracy International? Brian Tracy International grew from the now world-renowned work of Brian Tracy. His reputation for fast-tracking people to achieve their personal and business goals, was founded in Vancouver Canada. In 1986, Brian Tracy partnered Ib Moller, and together they have expanded their brand and training programs to over 100 countries and now their pro...

The Benefits of a Year-Round Franchise

Choosing a franchise that offers the chance to generate new business and keep driving sales up year-round, will play a key role in securing a successful future, according to etyres. As well as being a great British obsession, the weather also provides etyres Franchise Owners with a wide variety of opportunities to maximise sales and keep expanding their customer database. From the spring months...

Eamonn Byrne, Senior Director of etyres

Eamonn Byrne, FCMA ACIS QFP, is an influential senior Director with extensive international and national experience in the technology and automotive sectors. He successfully leads and manages financial and commercial teams to consistently meet targets and deliver results. Eamonn has a proven record of building business relationships using excellent communication and presentation skills. He is a...

Cyber Crime Has Reached New Threatening Levels

Rarely does a day go by without an article in the press relating to another cyber attack. Unfortunately, nobody is immune to cyber crime and we all need to be aware of how we can protect our online presence.One of the biggest issues is the shift from offline to online business. The explosive growth in the online market through smartphones and tablets has further heightened the problem and with ...

Pints to Paints - Nicki Smith

Name: Nicki Smith Location: Bath and surrounds Franchise: The Creation StationNicki Smith called time on a career in hospitality management to run her own business AND spend some more time bring a Mum Why did you go down the franchise route? And why did you choose your franchise? I needed to find a change in work life which would enable me to spend more time being a Mum. Long hours an...

Caremark wins award at NASHiCS National Learning & Development Forum

National home care provider, Caremark Limited have scooped another major award with the plaudits this time going to their National Training Manager, Lynda Goldsmith, a Registered Safety Practitioner with the IIRSM. Lynda, together with colleagues from Caremark, along with Karen Hoskins, Health & Safety Manager with Essex Chambers of Commerce, attended the National Association for Safety and...

'Franchising shorts' - Part 1 of 3

1. What is franchising? 2. How do I get funding to buy into a franchise? 3. What do franchisors look for in a prospective franchisee? WHAT IS FRANCHISING? In my view franchising is neither an industry in its own right nor in fact a business but rather one of the fastest and most consistently successful methods for distributing products and services to the marketplace. According to ...

Papa John’s Franchisee Opens 16th Store

Leading Pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced franchisee, Raheel Choudhary has opened his 16th Papa John’s store! Raheel who joined Papa John’s in 2003 with no fast-food experience now runs outlets around London including Wanstead, Angel, Chingford, Docklands, Farringdon, Fulham, Harringay, Hoxton, Cricklewood and Tower Bridge with his latest opening in Maida Vale. Raheel says: “I chos...

Paul Devenny, CEO of Envirogroup.

We knew when we set up we wanted a name which would align us with the growing green theme, which was starting to show in Industry I started Envirogroup in 1999 From I left school I worked in a family business doing quite well, but I knew I always wanted to work for myself so I began to work and save and work some more until I had the funds to go it alone I had this chat with a guy a few week...

The Future is Pizza for Papa John’s Newest Franchisee

Leading Pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced its newest franchisee Erol Ayvaz plans to open 10 Papa John’s within two years. Erol has recently taken over the existing Cambridge and Peterborough stores and has just opened a new outlet in Corby. With plans for five other locations to open in 2014, the future is pizza! “I’ve spent the past six years working with organisations on customer i...

Parent offer financial support to etyres newest Franchise Owner to secure his future

Car enthusiast Michael Hendy is the newest etyres Franchise Owner to seize the opportunity to launch his own branch after receiving full support and financial backing from his parents. etyres, the number one online mobile tyre fitting company, has a strong reputation for providing a reliable vehicle for parents to invest in and give their children a head start in an exciting new career. After w...

Naomi West – Baby Sensory franchise

It’s always interesting to think about how you reached a certain point in your life. In this case the decision to take on a baby sensory franchise business. I certainly think that my background and the way I am lends’ itself well to this new undertaking, and the opportunity is one that I am genuinely excited about. Straight out of university I went into a busy sales job with a large media and e...

The Franchising Centre

FREE - We offer a free, no obligation initial meeting. Whether you are considering franchising your business, seeking to take your brand into a new market via international franchising or looking to recruit franchisees, The Franchising Centre is Europe's leading franchise consultancy and we have the people, experience and track record to make sure you achieve your goals.To arrange your FREE ini...

Low cost opportunities

When you find yourself ready to delve into the world of franchising, aka become an investor, choosing the right franchise can be tough. Adverts, like the many found in Franchise Expo, provide you with a lot of information such as the initial franchise fee, which varies massively. Low-cost franchises feature in a wide-range of sectors, proving that successful franchising does not have to cost th...

Making Franchises More Efficient

As a franchise, implementing franchise-wide solutions is always going to be more cost effective for both the franchisor and the franchisee than if each franchisee were doing them individually. Leveraging your collective buying power and centralising stock purchasing from one location will reduce your costs and enable you to negotiate better deals based on sales volume.With many elements of a fr...

No+Vello celebrates becoming an Associate Member of the bfa

The British Franchise Association (bfa) has long played an important role in helping potential franchisees to recognise and invest in franchises of the highest quality. Any company that wants to earn bfa accreditation must test itself against their strict and extensive criteria. So, it’s with great pride that we can announce No+Vello has now been accredited as an Associate Member of the bfa. T...

Card Connection Recognises Tenacity & Team Spirit with Heidi Sulley Commemorative Cup

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection has recognised tenacity and team spirit by awarding the Heidi Sulley Commemorative Cup to franchisee David Roseweir at its annual conference recently held in Northamptonshire. “Heidi Sulley was one of Card Connection’s business development managers, who sadly passed away in 2005,” explains Michael Johnson, managing director, Card ...

Meet Stephen Sowerby - Auditel’s Franchisee of the Year, 2014 !

Stephen Sowerby joined the Auditel Cost Management Franchise in March 2011. Early in his career, Stephen had qualified as a Chartered Accountant and achieved a First Class Honours degree from Manchester University in Management Studies. He spent almost 5 years’ with KPMG, working in the Risk Advisory Services department, where he held a client-facing role, with both external audit and advisory ...

Business Start-Up

The Business Start Up Show is a two day event which attracts more than 20,000 businesses who attend with the primary agenda of improving and expanding their business, and to anybody who has attended the show it will come as no surprise that it's now the fastest growing business show in Europe.After 13 years of running show we are proud to have established a reputation as the country's leading b...

Residual Income is a Beautiful Thing

So many people, when investing in a franchise, set out to buy themselves a business but end up buying themselves a job. Now, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with owning your own job, it’s just that owning your own business is better. It gives you much greater freedom and flexibility. It becomes more valuable as it grows.For me, the single most important ingredient that I look for in any b...

Using specialist experience to achieve a six figure career

Working as a copier and print service specialist for people like Xerox and Xeretec for over 20 years, Andy Kinnear had acquired a wealth of expertise and experience. However, he had never been in a position to do the job the way he wanted to, giving his clients the best advice even outside his own area of expertise. But that all changed when he discovered ERA in 2013. “I’d wanted to move on for...

Double Whammy for Business Doctors in 2014 Best Franchise Awards sponsored by RBS

During their highly successful ‘Best Franchise Conference’ attended by some of the biggest names in UK franchising, consultants Smith & Henderson announced the winners of their 2014 Best Franchise Awards sponsored by RBS. Business Doctors were amongst the 21 winners in 5 categories of the awards that are based on feedback from thousands of franchisors that receive outstanding results in the...

New Micro Creation Station Franchise launches to support people who want a rewarding, flexible and fun business.

With a 15% increase in people running their own business since 2009, more people are choosing to gain the flexibility they want and take control of their work and family time commitments. That’s why The Creation Station has developed a new micro franchise providing flexibility and choice for people who want to run their own Creation Station franchise and achieve the success and flexibility...

Tutor Doctor Case Study: Mark Butler

The desire to run a business which not only addressed a growing need in the local community but also provided a valuable service for local families prompted Mark and Joanna Butler to start their Reading-based Tutor Doctor franchise in April 2014. With Mark’s successful career in international stock photography and Joanna owning her own podiatry practice they decided to utilise their varied busi...

What can I expect from my Franchisor?

The Franchise opportunity The business opportunity in the franchise sector is enormous with over 1,000 businesses employing more than 500,000 people and with entry costs from as little as £5,000 right up to £300,000. How Franchising Works Essentially franchising is both a marriage and schizophrenic! Confused? Franchising is a marriage because it is the union of two parties- often with differe...

TaxAssist Accountants completes UK’s first franchisee-assisted buyout

TaxAssist Accountants, the national accountancy franchise which brought tax advice for small businesses back to the high street, has completed the UK’s first ever franchisee-assisted management buyout. The franchisor, which ranks 25th in the UK’s Top 50 Accountants, has a UK-wide network of 190 franchisees and a fee income of more than £30 million, today (Friday, 29th August) completed an MBO ...

Researching a Franchisor

In order to assess a franchisor it is first necessary to understand the essence of a franchise. Franchising is neither an industry in its own right nor even a business. It is though one of the fastest growing and most consistently successful methods for distributing products and services. It’s a crazy mixture of conformity and individuality that combines the best elements of big business and s...

Making Learning Enjoyable and Rewarding

Tutor Doctor is the world’s fastest growing provider of one-to-one home-based tuition. The company was established in North America in 2000 and started its global franchise operation in 2003. It now has over 400 franchised territories in more than 14 countries and a network of 16,000 tutors. Operations in the UK began in 2009 and since then the company has experienced growth of 50% year on y...

Driver Hire franchisee collects national award

Vance and Sue Parsons owners of leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise, Driver Hire Hereford & Worcester have won the ‘New Franchisee of the Year’ category in this year’s ‘Startups awards’. Now into their eleventh year, the ‘Startups awards’ are run by Startups.co.uk, an online platform for people new to the world of self employment. The awards recognise the success of Brita...

Former locksmith picks an exciting new career with etyres Leeds

When locksmith Andrew Whitehead decided to pick a new career, he knew research was the key to finding the right opportunity to meet all his needs. And after making extensive enquiries Andrew realised an etyres Franchise would unlock the door to a successful new business venture. The leading online mobile tyre fitting franchise offered Andrew the freedom to be his own boss, with the benefits of ...

Interview with a CEO

We know that potential investors are seeking valuable insight into the workings of the franchise industry, and we're committed to bringing you the best analysis and advice from our panel of expert industry advisors. The panel will be continually updating this section with the most important franchising articles, insights and analysis of the industry. We offer our knowledge and experience to hel...

The Ten Components of Support that a Franchisor should offer

Different franchisors provide support in different ways and the range, depth, and frequency will depend on the company but more so on the individuals concerned. We run four businesses – Recognition Express, Kall Kwik, ComputerXplorers and The ZipYard – that covers B2B, retail and education, two of which have been in business for some 35 years, and it is with that experience I detail below the r...

Local business helps raise £3,600 for charities

A charity fund-raising day organised by Driver Hire franchisees has helped raise £3,600 for two excellent charities: ‘Macmillan Cancer’ and ‘Walking with the Wounded’. All part of Driver Hire’s thirtieth anniversary celebrations, which have continued throughout this year, the Driver Hire network donated £1 for every shift they provided for their customers on the day. “It was a fantastic effort,...

Accessing the Franchisor

A good franchise should have at least the following attributes: 1. A proven business history Ensure the franchisor has been successfully trading for at least two years. Ask to see evidence of their trading history and their annual accounts and meet with other franchisees and get their opinion of the success of the franchisor. 10 key questions for franchisees Are you making money? ...

The rewards of franchising - Sue Hills, Caremark

Sue Hills, Caremark, Mid Sussex.1) Why did you decide to go into franchising? I wanted to run my own business and one that had a maximum chance of success. The idea of being part of a community of other franchisees was appealing as I knew I would always have someone to talk to. Having run a couple of businesses prior to Caremark, I knew how lonely it could get! 2) What made you dec...

'This opportunity allows me to run my own business but with Auditel’s support'

Before joining the Auditel Cost Management Franchise in September 2014, Dean Cooper's role was Commercial Director for Amey, in the Gas and Power Divisions. He oversaw a £500m turnover and was responsible for the development and driving forward of their revenue and their financial excellence. Dean supervised eleven Commercial Managers throughout the UK and Ireland in four product areas: Water, ...

Business Doctors release new Discovery Day dates

Come along to one of our Business Doctors Discovery Days to learn more! Business Doctors is a UK based business support franchise dedicated to helping small and medium sized businesses achieve their vision. Discovery Days are a great opportunity to learn more about the day-to-day operation of our franchise and see every aspect of the business including our Marketing Tool Kit and Delivery Too...

Take Away Innovation Expo 2014

Turn up the heat on your business.Put some steam into your marketing.Spice up your marginsThe event is designed to give you all the tools you need to grow and to develop your takeaway, whether that is franchising your restaurant, adding an automated online ordering system or re-branding yourself to move to the top of the food chain.Talk shop with peers and suppliers, hone your business skills a...

Highest BFA Accreditation for Business Doctors

Business Doctors has been accepted as a full member of the British Franchise Association. The award recognises Business Doctors as an established franchised business with a proven trading and franchising record. It is the first national business-coaching franchise to gain BFA recognition like this, and its new membership status comes towards the end of important year for the business: in June ...

So you want to get into Franchising?!

Have you ever toyed with the idea of owing your own business- but ultimately found the fear of failure overwhelming? The fear is not misplaced with the business survey by NatWest regularly revealing that some four out of five independently owned businesses go out of business in the UK within their first two years of existence! Luckily, franchising offers the opportunity to go into business – f...

COFFEE REPUBLIC OPEN THEIR 23RD COFFEE BAR IN LEICESTER

Coffee Republic a leading UK coffee company will open its 23rd coffee bar in the vibrant city of Leicester. The newly built Leicester bar benefits from a fantastic location in the heart of the busy High Street, is close to Leicester Cathedral and a bustling shopping district. Situated at Unit 3, 49-50 High Street, Leicester, LE1 5YN, the 1600sqf bar offers a fresh design with 72 seats, free WI...

Coventry home care franchise scoops Caremark Regional Award

West Midlands homecare provider and Caremark franchisee, Caremark (Coventry), were celebrating last Friday having been selected as the winner for the franchisor’s midlands region. Managing Director, Sunjay Majithia was thrilled to be presented with this coveted award. As a relatively new business, the last twelve months have been spent growing the homecare service to meet the local need and bu...

The Business Show

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Expertise Homecare Secures First Franchise Just Weeks after Launching

Innovative new home care company Expertise Homecare has sold it's first franchise - Canterbury & District in Kent. Expertise Homecare, which launched on Monday 1 September, aims to revolutionise the domiciliary care sector by rolling out its progressive care model – which replaces outmoded and impractical processes with state-of-the-art support software and systems – through a network of fr...

How can Franchisors make the Franchise more efficient as a group

Making Franchise More Efficient As a franchise, implementing franchise-wide solutions is always going to be more cost effective for both the franchisor and the franchisee than if each franchisee were doing them individually. Leveraging your collective buying power and centralising stock purchasing from one location will reduce your costs and enable you to negotiate better deals based on sales v...

Driver Hire heads for Huntingdon

Rob Stead is the latest recruit to the Driver Hire franchise network. He’s just bought their Huntingdon territory. A greenfield site, along with Huntingdon, the office also covers Chatteris, St Neots and St Ives. Rob’s business background is rich and varied, starting in property management before joining Hypo Bank in the City of London where he became an administrative accountant, producing ma...

Papa John’s Launches 2015 Franchisee Incentive Scheme

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has launched its franchise incentive scheme for 2015. The Company is offering franchisees discounted royalty fees, contribution towards marketing spend plus free equipment for new stores opening in the enterprise development zones of the Midlands, Wales, The North West, North East and Scotland in 2015. “The Papa John’s franchise is growing rapidly in the ...

Meet Auditel at a fantastic Franchise Exhibition in London on 20th-21st February 2015

Are you looking for a career change, to run your own venture, or to find a new approach to your business life? Consider the advantages of Franchising – supported self-employment – which are not widely known. As a franchisee, you can develop your own enterprise, within the knowledge-bank of a reputable, established and thriving organisation. The success rate for those engaged in this way has bee...

New Start Scotland

CEO OF NATIONAL HOME CARE PROVIDER DROPS IN TO SEE HIS FRANCHISEES

Kevin Lewis, CEO of Caremark Limited, regularly travels the UK visiting his franchisees as part of his business activities heading up his successful care franchise. Being approachable and available has always been important to Kevin, and no more so than to his Caremark franchisees who are equally as passionate about the industry and the service they provide as he is. Visits to the different off...

MORE PROVISION DEMANDED FOR UK’S AGEING POPULATION

Right at Home, a global leader in the home care market with over 400 local offices world-wide, has welcomed a report published by the Ready For Ageing Alliance calling on the Government to act now to prevent a huge gap in care for the elderly over the next twenty years. The report, entitled ‘Getting ready For Ageing’, says that by 2030 there will be 100% more people aged over 85 in the UK, and ...

Tutor Doctor Case Study: Joyce Batten

Joyce Batten is a woman on a mission. Not content with one Tutor Doctor franchise she has taken on another three territories under the company’s “Empire Builder” programme. However the task does not daunt Joyce. Prior to buying her first franchise in September 2011 in Bromley, Kent she held senior management positions in the social housing sector as chief executive of a housing association an...

EARNINGS GROWTH WILL BE GOOD FOR RECRUITMENT SECTOR SAYS SELECT APPOINTMENTS

Select Appointments, one of the UK’s leading staffing companies and recruitment franchisors, has welcomed the news that wages have risen faster than the cost of living for the first time in five years. The Bank of England has also revealed it expects wage growth of at least 2% in 2015. Whilst pay has mainly lagged behind inflation since the financial crisis of 2008, the Office for National Stat...

New Start Scotland

Franchise Zone - New Start Scotland New Start Scotland celebrates its 10th anniversary in November, on the 13/14th at the SECC, Glasgow and promises to be the biggest and best business exhibition in Scotland once again.New Start Scotland consists of over 150 exhibitors and over 100 Seminars & Workshops; it promises to provide you with free access to suppliers, support organisations and part...

Papa John’s Opens in Bradley Stoke, Bristol

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced the opening of its latest store in Bradley Stoke, Bristol. Franchisee, Jitesh Patel, joined Papa John’s in 2005 and already runs several Papa John’s outlets in the Midlands, now adding Bradley Stoke to his franchise portfolio. “Jitesh is one of our most committed franchisees,” explains Anthony Round, business development manager, Papa John’s....

Suit the City Shows Support with a Touch of Pink

Throughout October the country will be doing its bit for breast cancer awareness with a show of colour. Now Suit the City is getting behind the cause by contributing a percentage of all its made-to-measure garment sales which incorporate pink detailing. For any item ordered in October and November 2014 which has a pink pinstripe, stitched monogram or subtle suit jacket lining, Suit the City wi...

Auditel’s thriving ‘Overhead Management Company’

Auditel is a white collar franchise. It is an ideal opportunity for management and executive level professionals seeking a new career. Auditel was set up in 1994 to help organisations navigate the maze of tariffs and service offerings that had sprung up following the deregulation of the utilities markets. Twenty years on, their consultants now provide strategic cost management services to over ...

OSCAR COMES BEARING GIFTS AS IT CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF FRANCHISING

OSCAR, the pet food and accessories franchise business, is delighted to be celebrating 20 years in franchising. In this anniversary year 'TWENTY' is the theme as the company is offering 20 successful start up business opportunities a fantastic 20% off a new franchise in 2015. Resale businesses can also join in the celebrations with a comprehensive telesales marketing campaign to boost existing ...

Auditel – The UK’s Favourite Cost Management Franchise

This year, Auditel celebrated its twentieth birthday. At its National Conference on Friday 28th November, Managing Director Chris Allison addressed the 180 delegates and presented awards to the outstanding franchisees of 2014. He reminded his audience, that over the last 20 years, Auditel has supported thousands of clients, from household brands, through to smaller and medium sized organisation...

Caremark (Hillingdon) franchisee Abhay Shah looks back on first year

Abhay Shah hadn't always planned to have a career in care. Working as an Audit Executive at Ernst & Young, he looked into the prospect of starting his own business when the daily number crunching became monotonous.After deciding to work in the social care sector, Abhay visited a number of home care franchises to decide which one would be right for him. "Having visited a few franchises befor...

Elite Business

18th-19th March 2015, The Old Truman Brewery

Another record tumbles at Driver Hire

Whilst the year-long celebrations to mark Driver Hire’s 30th anniversary may be winding down, there’s no let-up in the leading franchisor’s business performance. The first week in September saw its 100-office network smash Driver Hire’s best ever week’s trading. And that means ‘best ever’ – not this year or last year – but in the past 30 years. Overall Driver Hire’s revenue touched £2.01m durin...

Tutor Doctor Case Study: Rob Kerrison

With a successful career in industry behind him, Rob Kerrison is reaching new heights with his Tutor Doctor franchise in Cambridge. After doing a business degree Rob entered Unilever’s prestigious management trainee scheme. He stayed with the company for a number of years in a sales and marketing role before moving to a senior sales role at Campbells Foods. He was then head hunted by telecoms...

Business benefits of accepting card payments

Changing customer habits, technological innovation and fierce competition are profoundly changing payments, at a speed never seen before. This is particularly true with alternative payment methods such as contactless as both the industry and customers come to recognise the benefits involved. When granting or opening a new franchise, installing an appropriate payment system might not be a priori...

etyres rolls out discount price promise

etyres has introduced a new discount promise campaign to appeal to price-conscious vehicle owners who are keen to buy online and keep motoring costs low. Recent reports have revealed that online tyre retailing is set to soar with customers influenced by “price, availability and choice” and etyres has launched its new discount initiative to ensure existing customers remain loyal to the brand, wh...

Irish Winner Named as Card Connection’s Franchisee of the Year

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection has named Irish franchisee Tony Lees as its Franchisee of the Year for 2014. Tony who joined the company in 2011 supplies Card Connection’s quality range of greetings cards and accessories to retailers in 230 retail stores around Ireland’s South West region, within the counties of Limerick, South Tipperary, Waterford, Cork & K...

What can I expect from my Franchisor?

The Franchise opportunityThe business opportunity in the franchise sector is enormous with over 1,000 businesses employing more than 500,000 people and with entry costs from as little as £5,000 right up to £300,000.How Franchising WorksEssentially franchising is both a marriage and schizophrenic! Confused?Franchising is a marriage because it is the union of two parties- often with different ski...

Papa John’s to Continue Franchisee Recruitment Drive at The New Start Scotland Exhibition

Leading Pizza franchise, Papa John’s, will continue to support its UK franchisee recruitment drive by exhibiting at the the New Start Scotland Exhibition on 13&14 November to be held at the SECC, Glasgow. “Franchise shows are a great way to meet prospective franchisees who are keen to join an expanding business,” explains Anthony Round Anthony Round, business development manager, Papa John’...

Interview with Simon, Tubz Brands at The Franchise Show 2014!

Simon tells us about the Tubz Franchise opportunity, including the way they give to charity, and how they have found exhibiting at The Franchise Show 2014

Eamonn Holmes on Owning an Etyres Franchise

Eamonn Holmes speaks to Franchise Owner Oliver Hall about the etyres franchise opportunity.

Business Doctors Case Study - Kevin Cook, Cheshire

After being a Director for a Retail company for many years, Kevin Cook wanted a change of career but just like many people looking for a new direction in life, he wanted the freedom of working for himself. Kevin researched his options and franchising seemed the best solution, as he would have the opportunity to enter into an already established brand with a proven, successful business model. ...

“It was the right business opportunity to help me to achieve my personal and business goals!”

In March this year, Nick Rennison, who lives near Sheffield, joined Tim Latham’s existing Auditel business, mainly in the Midlands and Yorkshire areas. Nick’s background was in Project Management. He is a practitioner of PRINCE2, the widely recognised project management award, which embodies established and proven best practice.Nick’s previous career embraced successful changes in organisations...

Ten things every franchisor should know about business insurance

There will always be unforeseen circumstances which have the ability to derail the best laid plans and part of being forward-thinking is covering yourself against these by taking advice from a professional insurance broker. Insurance these days is a complex business and the requirements for a business vary from compulsory elements to policies which are simply very advisable, with a huge range i...

Former Chip Shop Owner Takes Papa John’s to Tamworth

Leading Pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced it has opened in Tamworth. Former chip shop owner, Munish Mehta now runs the new franchised outlet in the West Midlands, employing 20 people. “After 18 years running the chip shop it was time for a change,” explains Munish Mehta. “I looked at a few food franchises but Papa John’s stood out because it is a rapidly growing business and there i...

'Franchising shorts' - Part 2 of 3

IS AGE A BARRIER TO BUYING A FRANCHISE? I have recruited Franchise Owners from their late twenties into their early sixties and frankly age is simply not an issue. However, what is important is the ability to perform - to have the energy, drive and ambition to give 100% to the running of a business. Businesses do not fail because the business owner is 'too old' nor do they succeed simply becaus...

Franchisees at north east truck show

Franchisees from Driver Hire Newcastle joined forces with offices in Darlington and Teesside to ensure that they had a strong presence at this year’s Barnard Castle Truck Show. The show is the north-east’s celebration of trucks and trucking and regularly attracts a large audience from people within the road transport industry and heavy goods vehicle aficionados. Driver Hire’s stand at the show ...

Papa John’s Franchisee Marches on Leeds to Open Seventh Store in Seven Months

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced ex-army major, Dan Wilkinson, has marched on Leeds to open his seventh store in as many months. So far, Dan who joined the company as a franchisee at the end of last year, has taken over two Papa John’s in Aberdeen, two in Liverpool and opened new outlets in Durham, Harrogate and now Leeds. “As well as a ‘bit of luck’ combined with the grow...

Suit the City 'Walks the Walk' with Oliver Sweeney Shoes

The UK’s leading tailoring franchise Suit the City has teamed up with British shoe specialists Oliver Sweeney to offer Suit the City’s franchisees the opportunity to add an extra income stream to their business. Suit the City has secured a partnership for its franchisees to sell this distinctive leather footwear, which perfectly complements their made-to-measure suits. “We are delighted to anno...

Innovative New Home Care Franchisor Sets Discovery Day Dates

The brand new home care franchisor Expertise Homecare has fixed the dates for its first Discovery Days, where it will reveal the new innovations and processes that it has adopted to shake up the UK home care sector and deliver a step change in care services and support. The Discovery Days will be the first opportunity for budding franchisees to find out in depth about the four core principles o...

New etyres Leicester Franchise Owner is driven by ambition

etyres is delighted to announce the launch of its latest branch as Sukhbinder Singh gets his etyres Leicester franchise up and running after completing an extensive training programme. “I didn’t have any experience in the motoring industry or running my own business, “ Sukhi explained, “but etyres have made the whole start up process run extremely smoothly and my training has been really compre...

The Signs could be great for Leeds’ upcoming retail explosion!

Signarama, the world’s largest sign making franchise, is preparing to take full advantage of the enormous potential it is predicting will come now that work has started on the high profile £150m shopping development planned for Leeds City Centre. The sign and graphics sector is a global multi-billion pound industry as businesses and organisations need to find new ways to promote and differentia...

Business Investment in Swindon is Attracting National Interest

Amid announcements of a £750k investment from the Gateway for Growth Program to help create jobs in Swindon, and the sale of the yet-to-open Regent Circus leisure and retail development for more than £8m over asking price, Select Appointments, the UK’s leading recruitment franchise business, is keen to add a particularly well timed vacancy of its own to the growing number of opportunities avail...