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Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced the opening of its new Northamptonshire franchise pizza store, located in the town centre on Bridge Street. Almost thirty new staff have been recruited to serve-up Papa John’s top quality pizza to local residents from the franchised outlet which will be run by husband and wife team Mr and Mrs Mohammed Tanveer. The new store will be operating within the franchise territory of Northampton. Mohammed Tanveer (Tan), franchisee for Papa Johns pizza,...

Andrew Morton now has two offices and two shops More than a decade after first setting up TaxAssist Accountants in Ludlow to provide specialist tax and accountancy services to the small business community, accountant Andrew Morton has expanded his services to Bridgnorth, opening a fourth office in the Smithfield Centre. Andrew established TaxAssist Accountants in Ludlow in 2003, before opening in Craven Arms in 2006 and Leominster in 2012 and now his team looks after the tax and accountancy ne...

Jonathan Berks has been so delighted with the success of the TaxAssist Accountants business franchise model, he is celebrating his 20th anniversary, while five of his fellow accountancy franchisees are marking 15 years as part of the network.Jonathan, who owns the TaxAssist Accountants franchise within the Royston, Hertfordshire franchise territory is the franchise network’s longest-serving franchisee, having joined in 1996.One of TaxAssist’s very first franchisees, Jonathan chose to invest his...

In 2013,ActionCOACH was awarded “5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction” status by Smith and Henderson, following outstanding feedback undertaken anonymously by ActionCOACH franchise owners. This year, they have secured the 5 Star status again and have been shortlisted for the Best Mid-Priced Franchise 2016.Smith & Henderson’s Franchise Satisfaction Survey has been adopted by over 100 franchisors since it started in 2011. Each of the franchisee satisfaction dimensions are broken down into 4-5 questions....

Signs Express, the market leading signs and graphics company in the UK, continues to grow its franchise network of over 60 centres. With over 25 years of experience, this proven franchise business model has some premium locations and franchise resales of existing franchise centres currently available and has just welcomed David Anthony to the network as the new franchise owner of Signs Express that will operate within the franchise territory of Warwick,David will be working alongside the highly...

Franchisees at Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment business, are benefiting from a £1m investment from their franchisor.The investment includes the development and roll-out of dhOps X, Driver Hire’s new core operations system. Driver Hire has also invested substantially in developing dh Licence Check, the online driving licence verification service, and a set of eLearning modules for commercial drivers. Each system contributes to a substantially upgraded and more integrate...

The UK’s first hybrid estate agency franchise is celebrating after adding two more awards to its trophy cabinet following this year’s Negotiator Awards.EweMove estate agency franchise, which currently operates 97 branches nationwide, scooped Gold in the Best Website category and secured the Bronze medal for the Best Agency Franchise, at the glittering awards ceremony on the 1st November. Billed as the premier awards scheme for the UK’s residential property market, the annual Negotiator Awards re...

A Maidenhead businessman has smashed his fundraising target to help support people with blood cancer.Ryan Penniston, owner of oven valeting firm Ovenu Maidenhead, has raised £1,175 for Anthony Nolan – more than double his initial £500 target.Anthony Nolan helps match individuals willing to donate to those in need of stem cell or bone marrow transplants.Mr Penniston donated a percentage of his profits from his business throughout August and raised additional funds through a successful fundraising...

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner for Project M, the developers for the App-Based Franchise 'Dig That Gold' The winners of this years TIGA Awards have just been announced at a glitzy ceremony in London. The event recognises the achievements of the gaming network that includes game developers, digital publishers, and the trade association representing the video games industry. The core purpose of TIGA is to strengthen the games development and digital publishing sector and they do this by promoti...

A Wirral businessman has ‘fought through the pain barrier’ to raise funds for the Stroke Association after completing his first ever marathon.Simon Kirkby, who owns oven valeting franchise Ovenu Wirral, tackled the MBNA Chester Marathon, raising over £450 for the Stroke Association – more than trebling his initial target.Simon, 50, managed to complete his inaugural marathon in just over four hours and finishing within the top 35% of competitors, despite sustaining a leg injury while training for...

Jamie Goral joined ActionCOACH in 2013 and in just two years won their award for best business growth. One year later and he has been shortlisted for the Startups Franchisee of the Year 2016.Having grown up listening to stories of business hardship, long working hours and mortgage struggles from his business-owning parents, Jamie Goral developed a passion for helping business owners achieve their potential.Today, as a franchisee for ActionCOACH, Jamie offers business coaching sessions to numerou...

Former RAF Chief Technician turned business coach, Graham Orange, has scooped a national award for his successful transition from the services to civvy street. In the last year, Graham has faced the unknown but regardless of its bumpy start, Graham loves his new career and lifestyle. Being self-employed through ActionCOACH brings Graham great job satisfaction.Now Graham has been honoured in the Nationwide Resettlement Award for Service Leaver Franchisee of the Year 2016, beating two other worthy...