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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...

A new corporate video has just been released on both the Colourfence website and its dedicated YouTube channel. The three-and-a-half-minute long recording gives potential franchisees a behind-the-scenes look at the company, its products and its franchisees. It also features never-seen-before footage of factory machinery, snippets of the manufacturing process and explains some of the science behind Colourfence’s innovative weatherproof fencing system. Colourfence founder and Managing Director, Ma...

Leading pizza franchise delivery store, Papa John’s, has announced its latest store opening in the franchise territory of Bradford, Shipley. New franchisee Johney Rai and his franchise business partner Baljit Singh Kissy plan to build a Papa John’s pizza business portfolio over the next few years.Johney Rai explains: “I worked for a major pizza restaurant chain for more than 20 years. As well as time spent as head chef I had various roles including managing the training and development for eve...

OSCAR Pet Foods, the leading Pet Food delivery Franchise, is pleased to announce the launch of its new customer referral scheme – with the very first winner of the pet-friendly holiday making plans for a fun family time together. Congratulations to Alison Jones, the FIRST OSCAR customer to win a pet-friendly holiday... for recommending a friend to her local OSCAR Nutritional Advisor. Alison could not believe her luck when she received the news! “Feeding my dogs OSCAR pet food is a prize in...

Nigel Lomax and his team at TaxAssist Accountants are celebrating 10 years serving the small business community from their shopfront office within the franchise territory of Sundorne, Shrewsbury.Nigel Lomax set up his TaxAssist Accountants franchise in Shrewsbury in 2003, working from an office on Battlefield Enterprise Park. The franchise business moved to its current premises on Sundorne Avenue in 2007 and now advises nearly 650 clients across the region. The team is looking to boost the eight...

When is a good time to go into business for yourself? When is the timing just right for a new franchise business? Both of these questions are important considerations for someone thinking of buying a franchise. The answer to the first question is, of course, a personal one and varies from individual to individual. It may be that you’re at a point in your life where you need a fresh challenge. Or owning your own franchise business may have been a long held ambition and you don’t want to feel you...

Trophy Pet Foods delivery franchise new developments, projects and a new look logo & image continue to be rolled out through 2017. Trophy Pet Foods also has another new franchisee starting in September. Sarah Purvey will be covering the North Hampshire and West Berkshire franchise territories. Sue Reid, Founder and Director, says, “2017 is proving to be a really exciting year for us as we have seen continued growth both in demand for our home delivery service and in our franchise opportunity. We...

CCTV Camera London Ltd is delighted to announce that Mr Iman Kheyri is their first CCTV franchisee in the UK. Iman will focus on service and assist customers in the West London franchise territory area, with franchise marketing support from head office. Iman’s love for CCTV technology began in Turkey. He has been installing CCTV for seven years now and literally has installed in every type of business or home. He has wealth of knowledge and can do many things. He is hard working, professional,...

During the summer,Driver Hire, the leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise, announced the completion of three joint venture franchises in the franchise territories of Liverpool, Doncaster and at its Maidstone & Medway franchise office. They are following in the footsteps of a number of other Driver Hire employees who have been inspired to invest their own money and step over from playing an important role supporting our franchisees, to being in the driving seat of their own Driver...