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Secondary franchise investment after just 3 months in business endorses SuperGlassfranchise ‘fast start’ support.‘If ever there was a perfect vindication of our commitment to start up support it has to be when afranchisee takes another franchise. Doing it within 3 months of opening their first SuperGlass franchisebusiness is the perfect testimony to indicate that we are doing things right from the get go.Investors owning multiple SuperGlass franchises is nothing new in the USA, where SuperGlasse...

Richard Bradshaw, franchisee within the  Driver Hire Guildford franchise territory, was a ‘Highly commended’ finalist in the ‘Franchisee of the Year’ category at the 2017 ‘Startups’ awards. The results were announced shortly before Christmas. Established in 2004 by ‘Startups.co.uk’, the UK’s number one service for starting a business, the awards celebrate inspiring, exciting new businesses launched within the last four years. 2017 saw a record number of entries with 77 finalists compe...

TaxAssist Accountants has been named fourth best UK franchise in a new league table published by Elite Franchise Magazine. The Elite Franchise 100 rankings were announced on December 8th, and saw TaxAssist Accountants coming ahead of household names such as McDonalds and Subway and ranking 96 places above the next best placed accountancy franchise. A panel of experienced judges including Clive Sawyer, CEO of Encouraging Women Into Franchising, and Paul Clegg, Managing Director of Coconut Cre...

The Elite Franchise 100 highlights the best franchise opportunities in the UK. It's judged by a panel of experts who compare a broad range of criteria varying from longevity and financial performance to network size, growth, support and innovation. “For Elite Franchise to set up a league table which acknowledges a deserving industry that contributes £15.1 billion a year to the British economy and employs 621,000 people (bfa NatWest franchise survey), has been a great privilege,” says Josh Russe...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced a second store opening in Plymouth. Both regional, franchised pizza delivery outlets are run by Jo and Austin Boland who now employ 50 local staff to deliver Papa John’s top quality fresh pizza to residents in the sea-side town. Jo Boland comments: “Our new Papa John’s store in St Budeaux takes over the old KFC site and so is well placed for our staff to deliver to new customers in Saltash, across the bridge into Cornwall. Some of this are...

Three Dwyer Group brands have been named in the top 100 of UK franchise businesses in the inaugural Elite Franchise 100, a league table that recognises and rates the best and brightest franchises in the UK. Countrywide Grounds Maintenance is placed at 37, the highest placed gardening and grounds maintenance business in the list. The company was launched in 1985 to provide grounds maintenance services and today has over 50 franchises and is one of the largest specialist operations of its kind.Br...

OSCAR Pet Foods has brilliant news as it launches into a year of exciting marketing opportunities. The key to being noticed, getting involved and having a presence is generated by great PR and marketing - it is the promotional shop window to any business – and as OSCAR is keen to offer extra support to new franchisees, 2018 begins with even more inspirational marketing solutions. To guide franchisees through the early stages of business development OSCAR has engaged in the services of professi...

The majority of people looking to run their own business consider franchising so that they can control their own destiny. A large part of this is to enjoy your own personal time and space and to relish your environment and surroundings. Our latest high-performing business for sale has both.  A fantastic opportunity for a well-established lucrative franchise business is for sale in the picturesque area within the Lancashire franchise territory. This market-leading sales franchise has the pe...

Christmas is a time for family and friends and those of us with pets want our furry friends to be able to join in and enjoy the festivities. While planning your Christmas list why not make all your pets' Christmas wishes come true. Take a look at the great range of OSCAR toys and treats to help distract their attention from what will be on your table or under the Christmas tree – don't forget they can usually sniff out what's been wrapped up! Ask your local OSCAR Nutritional franchise Advisor...

More Than Loft Ladders (MTLL) is a home improvement franchise that isn’t just for Christmas. In fact, the company solves a problem many homeowners face all year round. But the solution it provides is particularly helpful as Christmas approaches. The problem is space. Or a lack of it. And the solution is right above our heads. The loft takes up a third of the floor space in most homes. Typically, it's badly lit, dusty and verging on the inaccessible. But we clamber up there twice at this time o...

Vic Ciuffetelli has over 30 years of business growth experience having worked as a CEO for firms across the globe including 17 years as Global CEO and CEO Asia-Pacific for ActionCOACH. When Ian Christelow, ActionCOACH’s UK co-founder, heard that Vic was considering stepping down and returning to his home in Australia to start his own ActionCOACH coaching firm, he presented a new challenge to Vic. “Working with ActionCOACH’s Global Founder, Brad Sugars, I had helped to grow the franchise into...

While banks and other financial services continue to close branches across the UK, TaxAssist Accountants has been seeing High Street franchise growth. Karl Sandall, Chief Executive Director of TaxAssist Accountants franchise, which has more than 200 shops across the UK, said having a high-street presence remained a key part of the company’s strategy to get its name known and attract business. "For us, having our shops in central locations means our services are easily accessible to local busin...