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- Franchising marketplace: a snapshot
- Many aspiring franchisees waste their time targeting the wrong sectors, reveals the FranchiseSales.co.uk quarterly survey. The global survey of franchisors and franchisees, whose average age is 43 and 80% of ...
- The Misadventures of Franchise Sam
- Have you met Franchise Sam? He wants to run his own business, but never quite gets it right. Take a look at the cartoons below to see his attempts and ...
- Free Electrical Checks From Mr. Electric
- Mr. Electric, the UK’s leading electrical contracting franchise has launched a brand new website (which goes live on the 3rd October), designed to give all UK homeowners the chance to ...
- Fighting the Crunch Like the Big Boys
- As the grip of the credit crunch tightens on the smaller business, The Local Bookkeeper (TLBK) has seen increased demand for its services; a strong indication that SMEs’ financial information ...
- Website Franchise Teams Up with Experts to Provide Content
- Business writers, speakers and experts from across the UK are lending their expertise to national website design franchise ORCA Websites in a bid to reach business customers with vital tips ...
- Molly Maid Franchisees Enjoy Success Despite Credit Crunch
- Despite the ‘credit crunch’ MOLLY MAID, the UK’s largest domestic cleaning franchise, is still going strong. With nearly 25 years of experience it is no surprise that their proven system ...
- Family Find Success with Orca Website Franchise
- A father and daughter team from Walsaw is helping local businesses compete with the larger high street retailers by using the power of the internet. Paul and Megan Bird (left) ...
- Lasertech’s Continued Commitment to the Environment
- Lasertech Manufacturers of Printer Cartridges and Suppliers of Office Products have been an environmentally aware company since the day they were established in 1989. They set up a hugely successful ...
- New Franchise With a Unique Product Launches in Style!
- From a local takeaway to a TV chef, businesses in the West Country are turning to Spoton.net for their website solution. Check out John Burton-Race’s website: www.thenewangel.co.uk For the last ...
- TaxAssist Appoint Former HSBC Banker
- TaxAssist Accountants, the UK’s leading Tax and Accountancy service for small businesses, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director Phil Sullivan BSc ACIB into the role ...
- Accounting Duo Continue Expansion
- Two TaxAssist Accountants working in partnership have now built their presence to two shops and three offices with plans for a further office in their territory. Stewart Newberry and Dave ...
- News Update From nxo
- nxo is a UK-wide franchised network of marketing consultancies providing full service agency solutions to international brands, SME's and public sector organisations both at a strategic and tactical level. As ...
- FranchiseSales.com Launches Improved User Friendly Website
- With more than 1,500 franchise systems, FranchisesSales.com is the world’s largest website helping franchisors recruit qualified franchisees. Between Jan 08 – Jun 08; more than 50,000 individuals approached a franchise ...
- McCafferty Takes Charge at Select Franchising
- The UK’s leading recruitment franchisor, Select Franchising, has appointed Suzie McCafferty as their new director of franchising confirming their commitment to further develop and expand their award winning franchise business. ...
- Auditel and Co. Help Recession-hit UK
- The number of companies considering taking steps to reduce their costs almost doubled from 26 percent to 45 percent in March of this year, according to a recent survey conducted ...
- Technology Franchise Scores Another Hit
- Advanced Media Information’s (AMI) London based franchisee, have just taken delivery of their second state of the art touch screen guest information kiosk at the prestigious Millennium Gloucester Hotel and ...
- TaxAssist Accountants – 6th Franchisee Opens 2nd Shop Front
- TaxAssist Accountants franchisee Phil Marriott was so impressed with the growth of his business from his first shop front in Loughborough, that he has recently taken on a second, a ...
- Revolutionising the Bookkeeping Industry
- The Local Bookkeeper (TLBK) is a franchise organisation on a mission - to revolutionise the way bookkeepers do business - and it is on the lookout for talented franchisees to ...
- Chemex Strengthens Team as Business Continues To Grow
- Chemex International is strengthening its management team as part of the company’s continuing expansion. The company has appointed James Trahearn as a non executive chairman and Ron Hutton (both pictured ...
- The Original Smoothie Company is Ripe For Expansion
- This week sees a £500,000 placing by The Original Smoothie Company, the latest entrant into the fast-growing UK health drinks market. Founded by Lord Clanmorris, the Company is pursuing an ...
- Apollo Blinds Appoints New Chief
- Britain’s biggest blinds store chain, Apollo Blinds, has appointed a new general manager. Gary Chambers will head up the company which has more than 85 franchise stores in the UK ...
- Berkley Brewer Home-Visit Tailoring Franchise Elated at ASA's Ruling on Term 'Bespoke'
- The recent ruling that deprived Savile Row of exclusive rights to use the term ‘bespoke’ met with firm approval from the owners of UK visiting-tailor franchise, Berkley Brewer. The company, ...
- TaxAssist Accountants Allies with HR Experts
- ‘Employment Law’. Just mentioning these two words can make franchisors and general business owners shiver with fear……unfair dismissal, discrimination, breach of contract, employment tribunals, red tape and regulations, lawyers with ...
- New Franchisee Jets Off to Kenya
- From 1st July local business man Ken Callaghan will begin operating Aspray Property Services Dublin, based in Lucan and covering the whole of the City centre and South Dublin including ...
- Hard Graft Pays Off For New Franchisees
- Two local businessmen have been rewarded for the hard graft which enabled them to perform better than many well-established franchises in their first year of business. Chris Page and Antony ...
- When The Music Stops franchisee: Susan Constable
- I first came to a When the Music Stops event in March 2004, having been single for almost 10 years since I was widowed in 1994. I was impressed not ...
- ORCA Continues Recruitment Drive
- National website design company ORCA Websites is launching a recruitment drive to find ambitious entrepreneurs throughout the UK. ORCA, which has already recruited over 56 franchisees across the UK, is ...
- Dream Doors wins Brand Builder of the Year
- Troy Tappenden, founder of kitchen facelift company, Dream Doors, was ecstatic when his nine-year-old business brushed aside fierce competition to clinch the coveted Brand Builder of the Year title at ...
- The PC Support Group Continues Nationwide Expansion
- Following their amazing success in Merseyside, The PC Support Group started franchising towards the end of last year and has already made an impact around the country with existing franchisees ...
- Companies are Growing Despite Fears of an Economic Recession
- Due to the current economic climate, fewer home owners are now moving house. They either can’t afford to move or maybe can’t secure a new mortgage and this has put ...
