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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...

This autumn sees Trophy Pet Foods franchise launch a brand new website with a fresh modern look, easy to navigate pages which are packed full of information on the key services and benefits customers receive from Trophy’s local home delivery franchise network. Launching mid November the website will showcase what Trophy does best as well as highlighting the benefits of what franchising can bring to a business. The new website will be fully interactive, mobile friendly and the best source of asse...

Promotion for Daren TillsonTaxAssist Accountants franchise has strengthened its recruitment team by promoting Daren Tillson, previously TaxAssist’s Software Training Manager, to head up its UK Franchisee Recruitment.Since Daren joined TaxAssist Accountants franchise in 2014, he has proven himself to be a highly capable member of the team. He has experience of delivering training, project management, pre-sales, support management and overall operations management. In the two years he has been wor...

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...