Expert Advice

The Pet franchise sector is booming and there’s no surprise when it was estimated that 40% of UK households have pets! For a pet based franchise, these numbers are really encouraging and show the true potential of setting up a pet based franchise business within the UK. This isn’t a fad, our love affair with pets is here for good.  As the UK moves closer to half of all households in the country owning pets, the pet industry will only continue to grow. This then opens a huge opportunity wit...

Are you ready for GDPR and will it affect the Franchise industry? What is GDPR? Well it stands for Grim Devilish Petrifying Regulations…. I jest, it doesn’t mean that, but to those that are not fully prepared, it may seem like a petrifying and grim prospect. GDPR stands for The General Data Protection Regulation, a regulation by which the European Parliament, the council of the European Union and European Commission intend to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the Eu...

Paul Boniface, Franchise Director of Ableworld the leading mobility retailer talks us through what you must do in order to assess whether or not your chosen franchise territory is suitable for the franchise you're interested in. Paul Comments, Check how your franchisor has drawn up their territory map. Have they used a reputable mapping company? Ableworld used Atlas Mapping to map the country into territories based on the actual performance of its existing franchise network. Demographical...

1) Dedicated Premises Based Opportunities A Dedicated premise based opportunity requires a specific space or unit to operate from. These usually require centres where products can be manufactured and stored, ready to be distributed to customers within their franchise territory. This could be anything from making signs, blinds and selling mobility scooters to the elderly. Again, it’s important to note that franchise opportunities that require a dedicated premise will entail higher overheads with...

A franchise exhibition allows you to communicate at will with brands from varying sectors and to truly better understand their respective offerings. Franchise Exhibitions are the perfect platform for you as a potential franchisee to collect and compare vital information from the vast array of franchise brands on show. There will be brands covering all sectors, from fast food franchises and estate agent franchises to pet care and accountancy franchise opportunities. Franchise Events such as sh...

Nick Williams, an experienced franchise professional heads Ashtons Franchise Consulting, who are bfa affiliated experts, formed originally in 1981 and with decades of know how to shares some thoughts In principle, more or less every business, whether it is service, business to consumer, business to business, technical, professional or hospitality focussed can be franchised. But should you look to franchise your business? That’s the key question There is real opportunity when you grow a busines...

Franchise Lawyers are expensive. Contracts are scarcely worth that paper that they are written on these days so why bother? These are the thoughts of some who don’t understand the nature of franchising It is strange that a franchise relationship starts with a detailed and restrictive legal agreement in a way that no other relationship is governed– even partnerships often begin with a quite loose agreement that evolves over time. Let’s look at this from the standpoint of both parties. First,...

There are a number of factors to take into consideration when purchasing a Franchise, and the Franchise Supermarket Team would like to give your some friendly Franchise advice and guidance to help you with the process. "In order for a franchise to be truly recognised, it needs to have developed a method of achieving business that works well and accomplishes success through results. The franchisor is required to supply you with adequate information within their franchise documentation, so that yo...