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EweMove Sales & Lettings franchise has been recognised yet again as a property industry pioneer following its recent shortlisting in the prestigious Best Franchise Awards 2016.The franchise sales and lettings agency, which was launched by Glenn Ackroyd and David Laycock in 2014, has been selected as a finalist in the Best Franchise (£25k-£99k Investment) category – the winners of which will be unveiled at an official ceremony on the 30th November.Glenn Ackroyd, Co-Founder of EweMove Sales & Lett...

Franchising is one direction an established company can take to expand their Nationwide or International franchise network. Franchising will help increase the distribution of goods and services for that business and a Franchise (licensing) agreement must be in place before a third party can obtain the rights to operate under the franchise name.Top of the chain in Franchising is the Franchisor, the franchisor is a person or organisation that grants the third party the right to replicate their mod...

EnviroGroup are proud to announce that we are officially members of The Franchise Alliance (TFA). The TFA work with Franchisors, "be they established long running enterprises or start-ups new to the industry, to ensure that their business model is fair, effective and offers a suitable business blue print for franchising."The TFA have a vast experience of the franchising industry spanning over 50 years – helping simplify interaction between the Franchisor and the Franchisee. To become a member of...

Out There Franchise welcomes three new franchisees for training'Out There' could offer you a life changing business opportunity? The franchise provides cost effective email marketing packages for local businesses. With 35 franchise areas already snapped up in 2015, Out There are now looking to expand the franchise network throughout the end of 2016 and are on the hunt for the right people to join the franchise team.The Sales Academy Training took place at the Out There Head Office in Chester an...

Sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, these unique awards are based on feedback from thousands of actual franchisees. To be considered as a finalist, the company must previously have taken part in the Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark survey; in the survey, franchisees are asked to anonymously score the franchisor on qualities such as initial training, ongoing support, relationship with their franchisor and whether they would recommend their franchise to a prospective franchisee. Director of S...

A successful Bolton businessman is driving his ambitious growth plans with job creation in the area.Jonathan Fry, who has owned oven valeting firm Ovenu Bolton since 2002, has taken on Steven Torrance as a sub-contractor to cope with increased demand.He is now aiming to take on even more sub-contractors and invest in a fleet of vehicles, over the next 12 months.The firm averages more than 600 oven valets per year, with 70% of jobs coming from existing customers and recommendations.Following the...

CNA International Executive Search continues to expand and provides global support to businesses in search for greater talents and skills. Within a few months apart CNA managed to open 2 franchise offices in Singapore and we continue to grow worldwide! Singapore is a cosmopolitan country at the crossroads of Asia where people from the region feel right at home and those from beyond feel welcome. In fact, one in three persons here comes from abroad, constantly adding to the nation's unique herita...

OSCAR Pet Food Franchise, the first and only pet food franchise company to introduce a Certcan Ofqual course in Companion Animal Nutrition, has, once again, a very good cause to celebrate franchisee success.On launching the course in September 2015, OSCAR pet food franchise was highly delighted when the first intake consisted of over 20% of its network. The results are now in and they are pleased to announce that 100% passed, with 99% of the franchisees qualifying with a distinction.Simon Bartho...

Right at Home’s franchise owners have again reported excellent levels of satisfaction in an independent nationwide survey. The quality homecare franchise, which has 33 trading offices, received an overall feedback score of 93% within the annual franchise benchmark survey. This means it retains its Five Star Franchise status and will be a strong contender for the upcoming Best Franchise Awards. The confidential survey managed independently by franchise specialists Smith + Henderson allows franc...

Ed Pockney, franchisee of transport & logistics business, Driver Hire Uxbridge, is in line for a national award. He’s one of the finalists in the 2016 Startups.co.uk awards – organised by the UK’s number one service for starting a business. Ed has been nominated for the ‘Franchisee of the Year’ award. Formerly a money broker who had worked in London, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong, he bought his Driver Hire franchise in Uxbridge in 2014. He’s made an outstanding start to his new career – and that...

First acquisition since IPO, in line with strategy to acquire established franchise businesses that will benefit from Franchise Brands’ central servicesFranchise Brands plc, a multi-brand international franchisor, today announces its acquisition of Barking Mad Limited, a leading pet care franchise, for £900,000 in a combination of cash and shares in Franchise Brands. The deal represents Franchise Brands’ first acquisition since its IPO in August 2016, when it outlined its strategy to build the g...

A former banker and up and coming female entrepreneur has rolled up her sleeves to start out in business as an oven valeting franchise owner in Halifax.Stephanie Horsfall will now operate the oven cleaning franchise Ovenu within the Halifax franchise territory, having previously worked for a major bank for nine years and most recently for Ovenu West Yorkshire, which comprises Ovenu franchises in Bradford, Halifax, Leeds and Wakefield.Richard Greenwood, owner of the Ovenu franchise in West Yorks...