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After winning at the Business Awards UK, a leading UK-based franchise consultancy has been named Franchise Consultancy of the Year and Best Full-Service Franchise Consultancy for 2026.Earlier this year, The Franchise Consultant (TFC) was named North Yorkshire's Business Consultancy of the Year at the Business Awards UK. Now, the York-based franchise development and recruitment consultancy has earned two more titles: Franchise Consultancy of the Year 2026 at SME News Magazine's Business Elite Awa...

This autumn Cafe2U are offering a huge incentive that could make a real difference if you've been seriously considering starting your own Cafe2U business.Over £5,000 of additional launch supportNew franchise partners who qualify, and place their £1,800 deposit on, or before, 31 October 2026, will receive more than £5,000 of additional launch value, on top of everything already included in BOTH the standard Cafe2U Mobile Café franchise package and our new Cafe2U Compact model.What's includedCafe2...

Jackie Hudson, Our HR People’s area director for Hampshire East is a finalist in the Women in Property Awards 2025.She is nominated for Woman of the Year for her HR consultancy in the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector.“This recognition means so much – not just as a personal milestone particularly after many years leading HR in PBSA, but as a reflection of the incredible teams, mentors, clients and colleagues I have had the privilege to work alongside. The PBSA sector continues to...

Carla Read’s HR consultancy business was named Newcomer Business Consultancy of the Year at the Greater Manchester Business Awards! Congratulations to Carla Read, Our HR People Ltd Regional Director for Manchester Central & North. The win follows Carla’s completion of the Our HR People’s comprehensive ‘Business Accelerator Programme’. In just her first 6 months with Our HR People, Carla has made a real impact, bringing over a decade of HR leadership experience to support Manchester’s growing t...

Caremark, one of the UK’s leading home care providers and franchise networks, has opened a new, larger Franchise Support Centre as the business continues to expand across the UK and Ireland. The company moved into a new 6,000ft2 headquarters at Yeoman Gate, Worthing on Friday 25th September, providing additional space for its growing central team and the training, operational, marketing and business support it provides to more than 140 franchise offices. The move follows a period of continue...

In the previous 92 Degrees article, we let you know that 92 Degrees was heading into Sainsbury's stores across the UK. Well, the big day just arrived - the first coffee shop opened its doors in Neston on 16th September 2026, serving up Damn Fine Coffee™ to Sainsbury's shoppers for the very first time.Not your average supermarket coffee stopSupermarket coffee shops tend to be functional and convenient, but haven’t evolved or changed much in recent years – unlike the new wave of brands like...

For Paul Carter and his wife Marcia, a visit to the British & International Franchise Exhibition was the first step in a journey that would ultimately take them out of long-established corporate careers and into business ownership.Today, they’re the owners of Anytime Fitness Didcot. But when they first visited the exhibition in January 2024, they had no firm idea what their future business would look like.“We didn’t really know what we wanted to do, so we just went to get a feel for what was on...

fit20 will be exhibiting at The National Franchise Exhibition 2026, taking place on 2–3 October at the NEC, Birmingham. Visitors can meet the fit20 UK team at Stand G20 and learn more about the opportunity to build a business with an established international fitness brand. fit20 is a globally established fitness franchise operating in 15 countries, built around a strength training concept proven to deliver real results in just 20 minutes a week. The brand has also been recognised in Deloitte...

Jack from 92 Degrees has just dropped some seriously big news: This autumn, 92 Degrees is bringing Damn Fine Coffee™ into a number of Sainsbury's stores across the UK. The first location opens in Neston on 16th September 2026, with more following before the end of the year.This is not just a major cause of celebration for the brand, but also a real insight into where this franchise is headed.Why does a supermarket partnership matter so much?Sainsbury's doesn't hand over space in its stores...

ActionCOACH UK has swept three top honours at ActionCOACH’s 2026 global conference in Goa, India, extending the network’s remarkable run to 18 consecutive years of taking home a top global award.The win lands alongside another milestone closer to home: independent research firm WorkBuzz has confirmed ActionCOACH UK’s 14th consecutive year of 5-star franchisee satisfaction - one of only two franchise brands to achieve this recognition every year since the survey began in 2013. Another year, anot...

Lee Statham had worked in the recruitment sector for five years (for a competitor) before joining the Driver Hire Crewe team in 2018. He admits that he moved to Driver Hire with a view to ultimately owning his own franchise business. Lee quickly fitted in and impressed. Shortly after joining, he was asked to manage the Crewe office, and with the help of his team, the business delivered its best annual performance for 11 years. Impressed by Lee’s business acumen and ambition, Driver Hire’s sen...

We’re celebrating a major milestone at fit20 UK with the opening of our 20th studio, fit20 Wellington.The new studio is owned by Duncan Attwood and is his third fit20 location, following Torquay and Exeter. The fact that Duncan is now opening studio number three says a lot about his confidence in the fit20 model and the potential he sees in continuing to grow within the network.And studio number 20 certainly isn’t where our growth stops.Our 21st UK studio is already due to open next month, anoth...