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The start of a new year introduces another exciting development from Preston-based franchise company OSCAR Pet Foods. By attracting new franchise owners from a variety of backgrounds and skill sets, OSCAR has recognised the growing need to introduce a franchise package that is not only structured to suit individual business requirements, but also provides added business support to market the brand locally for maximum impact. When starting a new franchise business, it is essential to be visib...

ActionCOACH franchise partner, Gary Keating, was named a winner of the Great British Franchisee Awards this week in recognition of his ongoing success at his ActionCOACH Bristol firm. The accolade considers areas such as business growth, staff retainment, business experience, customer satisfaction, community involvement, and inspired leadership to determine worthy franchisees across the UK. Gary took home the award in acknowledgement of his continued dedication to transforming business owners’ l...

A couple on a mission to make Portsmouth’s ovens the cleanest in Britain, have won a major industry award.Dean and Amy Wilson’s life of grime with Ovenclean Portsmouth has paid off with an impressive win in the Great British Franchisee Awards – one of the highest honours in the franchising world.“We want to be the biggest franchise Ovenclean have, and we’re fairly sure we’re the biggest oven-cleaning operation locally."“We’d like to grow it further, and I know it’s feasible as there’s such a fan...

A man who went walkies from local government to give dogs holidays worth writing home about, has won a major industry award. Alun Davies, owner of Barking Mad Cotswolds, is the winner of a Great British Franchisee Award, one of the highest honours in the franchising world.Dogs in the Cotswolds would almost certainly have nominated Alun for the award themselves if they could have done, according to a widely-held belief among his customers.His two-legged fans include Rachel Stewart, Managing Direc...

Screen Rescue is announced as VFA23 Award GOLD WINNER for ‘Best Franchisee Support’ as sponsored by Cymphony and Worldpay from FIS!“We are absolutely over the moon with our surprise GOLD win at the VFA23 Awards announced on 31st January. We are so proud to be part of these awards and for the second year running we have collected podium place for ‘Best Franchisee Support’ swapping our last year’s SILVER Award with a GOLD Award in this year’s coveted VFA23 Awards. Franchisor, co-founder and d...

Awesome Chips which launched as a franchise in January 2023, is already on track to hit its target and open five new franchised shops in the UK by the end of this year.“We have seen double the anticipated enquires from potential franchisees in the first month after the franchise launch, with some great applications. We are very comfortable that we will be able to open five new shops by the end of 2023.” Anthony Round, franchise director, Awesome ChipsAwesome Chips which was originally creat...

Maybe some of you reading this are under increased pressure financially and looking at options to generate additional revenue, options might be limited if you are already working part or full time, with family constraints too, there is a lot that can get in the way isn’t there!There is some good news for you though, and one that is often overlooked, this is by way of investing in a part-time franchise, you might think this is a myth that does not even exist, but let us explore the options in thi...

Gurjinder Singh has converted his existing practice to TaxAssist Accountants. Gurjinder Singh has recently joined the TaxAssist Accountants network covering the Dartford area.A qualified Chartered Accountant and bookkeeper, Gurjinder has more than 10 years’ experience running his own practice from the Howbury Technology Centre, Thames Road, Dartford DA1 4RQ, and is now looking forward to scaling up his business under the TaxAssist Accountants brand name.“What really attracted me to TaxAssist wa...

Ovenclean has marked the start of the year celebrating double digit growth in customer enquiries compared to pre-pandemic levels, with leads generated for franchisees up 24% for 2022 compared to 2019.The growth equates to an average of £4k worth of customer enquiries per franchisee per month, which the company says is a major contribution to franchisee success against a backdrop of potentially challenging trading conditions.Ovenclean, which has been established for almost 30 years, puts the incr...

Barking Mad, the UK’s most trusted dog sitting service has partnered with several other leading pet-care franchisors to put the welfare of pets at the forefront of the £3.1 billion industry (Statista, 2021). Collectively, the franchisors have formed the Pet Care Franchise Association (PCFA). The main objective of the group is to improve animal welfare standards in the pet-care industry across the UK.Together with other leading pet care franchisors, including Petpals, Pet Stay and We Love Pets, B...

Groove Noise, the UK’s premium DJ franchise, is delighted to announce the arrival of their first franchisee Marcin. “The franchisor has provided me with all the necessary package. That includes my own territory, extensive training, access to all the resources and so on. Everything was as on the prospectus and no points has been missing in relation to help with the business set up. Spencer hosts the training which is helping me develop as a DJ, I’m learning new skills to be better and better....

According to the Negotiator judges 2022 was another year of record entries to the Awards, reflecting an extremely high standard of entry. The supplier category is a particularly tough category to win as it includes a vast spectrum of suppliers who support letting agents across the UK.“We are absolutely delighted to win silver in the professional supplier category for 2022. It is a very competitive category spanning a breadth of industry suppliers, so to be recognized as outstanding by the judges...