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With 30 years experience in operations, learning & development, project management and sales, David O'Brien will launch the new East of England territory. David believes that all businesses, whatever their size or sector, experience similar issues and barriers to growth."People who set up a company usually do so because they are great at doing something or because they have a passion for it, such as hairdressing, photography or health products. Very few people start a business because they are...

For the fifth consecutive year, TaxAssist Accountants, the UK’s largest network of small business accountants, has been awarded ‘5-star franchisee satisfaction’, based on positive feedback from its network of more than 200 franchisees. TaxAssist Accountants once again received above the average benchmark results for the 6 key areas of the survey which inform Smith + Henderson’s final Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark (FSB) report. The FSB is provided by Smith + Henderson, a leading independent...

When it comes to sales calls, the recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Croydon franchise are leaders. And we’re not just talking locally; this is on a national scale.They recently collected Driver Hire’s National Sales Day winners’ award for booking the most appointments in a single day. “It’s all part of an annual competition across the whole of the Driver Hire network,” says franchisee, Tony Goacher, who has just celebrated his first birthday as the owner of Driver Hire Croydon. “There have been...

After ten years providing tax and accountancy services to the small business community in Sandhurst, Shekh Rao has expanded his franchise accountancy practice, opening a new shop at 55 Ash Road, Aldershot.Shekh, who also runs a TaxAssist Accountants franchise in the Yorktown Road, Sandhurst franchise territory, is a fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants and has more than 10 years’ experience in the industry. He opened his second shop in response to growing demand from existing busines...

Franchise Brands plc is pleased to announce the promotion of Peter Molloy to Managing Director of recently acquired Metro Rod, a leading provider of drainage and plumbing services. Peter has a substantial knowledge of the business having been Commercial Director of Metro Rod since 2003, and has really hit the ground running in his new role. One of his first actions has been to expand the sales team to help franchisees grow their businesses by winning new accounts, and to enlarge the franchise n...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced it has opened in the franchise territory of Macclesfield. Dave Foster, who joined pizza franchise network of Papa John’s as a franchisee last year also runs locations within the franchise territory of Ellesmere Port and Chester and has plans to open two further Papa John’s in 2018.“My brother Sam has Papa John’s in the franchise territory of Dundee and my Dad was also in the Pizza business,” explains Dave Foster. “Myself and my wife Rachael w...

Over 200 delegates congregated at 5* resort – The Celtic Manor, for ChipsAway’s annual conference and awards dinner over the weekend, celebrating 23 years as the UK’s leading minor car body paintwork repair brand. ChipsAway CEO, Tim Harris, kicked off the event - addressing the crowd and highlighting the Franchisor’s key areas for growth and development going forward. This was followed by a marketing update from Marketing Director Robin Auld, alongside Marketing Manager Ella Pugh – who each sha...

Business Doctors, the franchised support network for small and medium-sized firms, has a new franchisee for South Yorkshire.Describing its unique offer as 'somewhere in between consultancy and coaching', the network provides hands on support to owners of SMEs in every sector.The new territory, which includes Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster, has been bought by former commercial vehicle major player Paddy Limb.Paddy was previously co-owner and MD of the most profitable independent Vol...

Colourfence franchise has reached the finals of this year’s Franchise Marketing Awards (FMAs). This is the first year the company has entered the awards and, says founder and Managing Director Mark Stewart-Woods, the company is thrilled to have made the shortlist in each category it entered.“This is fantastic news for us, and recognition for some significant investments we’ve made in our promotional activities this year,” says Mark. “Marketing is key to our success, and the success of all our fr...

Business owners, Renee Mackay, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Corstorphine and Alan Johnston who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Goldenacre are together celebrating reaching well over 1,000 small business clients across the city. Their two shops, which work closely together providing tax and accountancy advice and services purely to small businesses, have each seen significant growth. Seven years since it was launched, TaxAssist Accountants in Corstorphine has secured its 1,000th client and ju...

Manjit Singh, owner of Driver Hire’s Enfield office, has added his name to an ever growing list of Driver Hire franchisees to win a local business award. He’s just been crowned ‘Best Franchisee’ at the inaugural London Asian Business Awards. The awards recognise the entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen embodied by the London Asian business community. The winners in each category were selected by members of the public.Driver Hire Enfield is part of Driver Hire’s nationwide network of franch...

It’s the difference between a poor quality of life, and a good quality of life. Safety, independence, mobility , and nobody knows how much that means than Donna Wilson. The owner of one of Ableworld’s 32 franchises, operating in the franchise territory of Lincoln and Newark, Donna has first hand experience of life as a carer in her personal life, looking after her son and brother. “My own experience was that living aids were expensive and difficult to come by. That’s why I wanted to se...