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Louise Thompson joined Platinum Property Partners (PPP) franchise network in 2013 and now has a property portfolio of four Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in and around East London.What did you do prior to franchising?After leaving school I went on to train as a fashion designer at St. Martins College of Art and Design. Fashion had been a passion and a dream from an early age.After my degree I went on to do all sorts of jobs in fashion; from designing and styling for Virgin Records, working...

Out There Franchise, the local marketing company that launched its franchise opportunity in 2013 has grown to 23 active areas across the UK. With major national partnerships and an innovative new mobile app on the way the company has launched an innovative ‘pay as you earn’ franchise option in order to gain a greater national coverage.Managing Director Nicola Palmer said ‘Franchising has transformed our business. We have a great franchise network who are on target with our forecasts and who enjo...

The IPO raised £2.9m (net of expenses) and was well supported by both institutional and retail shareholders. I was particularly pleased with the level of support from our management team, employees and franchisees who subscribed for over 20% of the issue. I also note that none of the original shareholders who backed our buyout in 2008 sold any shares in the IPO process, meaning that all the net proceeds are available to the Group to support its ambitious growth plan.One of the key objectives of...

Research consultancy, Smith & Henderson, has recently completed a survey of 250 clients being coached by ActionCOACH franchise owners. Taking a cross section of clients from across industry sectors in the UK, the results show a staggering 94 per cent of business owners say their Action Coach makes a positive difference to their business.Data collected in a recent survey by Investec Private Banking found that a quarter of UK professionals are dissatisfied with their work-life balance. According t...

National Franchise Exhibition 2016 30th Sept & 1st Oct 2016Trophy Pet Foods, the pet food delivery franchise will be exhibiting at the National Franchise Exhibition on Friday 30th September and Saturday 1st October 2016 at the Birmingham NEC.The exhibition is accredited by the British Franchise Association (BFA) meaning that all exhibitors, including Trophy Pet Foods, have undergone their tough membership process and abide by the high standards and code of ethics that the BFA set out.If you woul...

Andy’s the new leader at Nottingham Franchise recruiterAndy O’Donnell has bought the Nottingham recruitment franchise of leading transport & logistics recruitment company, Driver Hire. In a successful career spanning thirty years, Andy has worked in senior management roles for a number of plcs. He’s also run two of his own businesses – a convenience store and post office in Leicestershire and, most recently, a ‘With Thanks’ confectionery franchise. Out of hours, Andy is a keen cyclist and in 200...

Ireland is missing a huge opportunity to strengthen the economy and create thousands of jobs through franchising.That’s according to serial entrepreneur and franchisor Paul Teahan, who is calling on Government to proactively support the country’s budding franchise sector, ahead of Ireland’s first franchise expo - The Franchise Show - in more than three years. Franchised businesses employ approximately 24,350 people through 2,975 different franchise units, across the Republic of Ireland according...

Dad of two Silviu Bompa made his home in Cheshire seven years ago, having left his native Romania to make a career in the hotel and hospitality industry. After successfully running a hotel in Cheshire since 2012 he has now swapped hospitality for housekeeping with the launch of his own eco-friendly domestic homecare cleaning franchise business in Chester, Bright & Beautiful. Now Silviu, who lives in Tarporley with his wife and two young daughters, will be managing a team of housekeepers to deliv...

Not only do businesses save time & money when they outsource their payroll to Payrolls Direct, they also get lots of useful tools to manage their staff better.Our Payrolls Direct franchise platform has been designed by experts with over 10 years experience in developing cloud based systems. In our Cloud based Payroll & HR platform, we provide our customers with:1) Employer & Employee Control Panels - our web based platform, with Employer and Employee control panels, is very powerful & simple. Th...

We’ve all been there, questioning why we’re working for somebody else when we could easily do the same job for ourselves. So what’s stopping us? There are three fundamental points that will be scrutinised by any individual debating whether or not they should go it alone…. Can I afford a franchise?Do I have the traits to be my own boss with a franchise?What franchise sector do I want to work in?Will my boss be retiring soon…… (how did this one make it onto the 3-point list)...

Are you finding potential franchisees that absolutely love your franchise, but just cannot obtain the funding to invest?Do you wish there was a straightforward and generous borrowing option for those potential franchisees that may have been unable to go ahead with purchasing your franchise?This is where The Franchise Alliance can lend a helping hand. As well as offering a credible industry recognised accreditation, and delivering a combination of crucial services to the franchise industry, The F...

OPC franchise network reaps benefit of new systemsWe’re barely past the half way mark of 2016 and already we’ve celebrated our 25th birthday, welcomed new franchisees, settled in Keith, our new Financial Controller, helped a number of our franchisees purchase their second territory and launched our long awaited cloud and iPad based consignment system - phew!We just caught our breath during Easter before we begun the roll-out of the new systems, ConsignPak and FAST, to our franchise network in Ma...