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Barking Mad Dog Care’s Franchisee of the Year, Melissa Sincock, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the pet services’ category of the Pet Industry Federation‘s Pet Industry Awards! Melissa’s 5* dog sitting business, Barking Mad Middlesex, offers dog holidays with excellence in customer service and a thriving, dog loving ‘Host Community’. Lee Dancy, Managing Director and founder of Barking Mad Dog Care franchise group, the UK’s number one dog sitting franchise service (Source: Trustpilot) ex...

The Accreditation Unit (DQSE) recently accredited the Malta branch of the international Helen O’Grady Drama Academy at Level 3 of the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) for its Development through Drama programme in non-formal education.Registered students aged nine and upwards attending the acclaimed development programme will achieve an award pegged at MQF level 3, which is similar to an O’level, after succeeding in a number of attainable modules. The new Helen O’ Grady credit will be recogn...

Nadeem Iqbal, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Walthamstow, scooped top honours at the SME News Greater London Enterprise Awards, where he was presented with the Best Personal Accountancy Firm (London) award.The 2017 Greater London Enterprise Awards recognise the accomplishments of businesses from a diverse range of industries, showcasing the best and brightest the region has to offer. Nadeem Iqbal, who set up TaxAssist Accountants in Walthamstow, six years ago at 390 Hoe Street and opened a...

The Futsal Partnership is proud to announce that it has now signed its first two international Areas in India and Eire, with a number of live enquiries from other parts of the world that will be followed up during the next acceptance of franchisees.We are only accepting a further 5 with a January start with over 40 live enquiries already.Both of our latest franchisees in Leeds and Canterbury are flying and beating their budgeted numbers and expectations."After leaving university with a first cla...

What’s been cooking at Oven Wizards Annual Conference? The Wizards got together last month for their Annual Conference in Stratford-upon-Avon, with the theme for the day being “Anything Could Happen”. The Conferences have become bigger and better over the years with lots of sharing of ideas to find better ways of working, during the business meeting in the afternoon and later at the social event in the evening. Clive Perrett who runs the Bristol North Territory said, "Just a quick thank-yo...

Colourfence, the franchise that supplies weatherproof and low-maintenance fencing, has reported a 59 percent increase in visitors to its website. 101 percent of these come from coveted ‘organic searches’. But more importantly, explains Digital Marketing Manager Graham Bowers, these visits are leading to enquiries for the company’s 55 franchisees.“Colourfence’s website ranks 1st on 55 key search terms on Google, Bing and Google Mobile, and it also holds 93 top 3 rankings and 134 top 10 rankings,”...

Franchisees, employees and suppliers from across the country all congregated last weekend at 5* resort – The Celtic Manor, for the much-anticipated Metro Rod conference and awards ceremony, sponsored by iTouch. This was the first of its kind under the ownership of Franchise Brands plc, and one which many have commented will ‘go down in history as the best ever’!Peter Molloy, Metro Rod Managing Director, kicked off the presentations – unveiling some exciting new plans for the future and key chang...

This week (November 20th -26th) is Road Safety Week and leading franchisor Driver Hire is encouraging all its franchisees to give it their full support.“Road deaths in the UK are at the highest level for five years,” says Justine Turner, Driver Hire’s Road Safety Week co-ordinator. “That’s the disappointing news from the Department for Transport (DfT) which recently published figures for 2016. They show that there were 1792 deaths on our roads – 4% up on 2015.“Cutting your speed and observing sp...

Business Doctors has recruited its third franchisee for West Kent.Former logistics industry director and city trader Sean Smith has bought the exclusive franchise territory of Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.Business Doctors partner in a highly practical way with SMEs, working alongside owners of small and medium sized enterprises to achieve growth. This hands on approach, which lies somewhere between coaching and consultancy, really resonates with Sean.He says: "Business is my passion. I love making a...

Business Doctors, the franchised support network for small and medium-sized enterprises, has a new franchisee for Oxford.Describing its offer as 'somewhere in between consultancy and coaching', the company pro-vides hands on support to owners of SMEs in every sector.The Oxford territory has been bought by engineer turned serial entrepreneur Ian Roberts.Ian, who practices martial arts in his spare time, has a strong track record in turning around under-performing companies.He said: "I come from a...

Everyone at Barking Mad Dog Care franchise group is celebrating this week after being awarded the title of 'Best Sitter' by public vote, in the Dog Friendly Awards 2017! The Dog friendly Awards, held in association with Eurotunnel Le Shuttle, are described as: "The public's opportunity to recognise and reward pet and non-pet businesses and places that go the extra mile for the benefit of the UK's 9.4 million dogs and their owners." Barking Mad founder and Managing Director, Lee Dancy, enthuses...

Actor Sir Ian McKellan has urged young drama students to ‘hold on to each other’ following the Manchester terror attack.The celebrated thespian sent a personal message to students of Helen O’Grady Drama franchise Academy in Bolton at an awards ceremony to recognise students’ outstanding performance in their exams – which they took just weeks after the devastating terror attack. Fourteen students took their drama exams, accredited by Trinity College, London, just over two weeks after the Manchest...