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It all started with a visit of the residence market in Weilburg, Central Germany: This is where Kerstin Löber saw a Coffee-Bike for the very first time. She was immediately delighted by its nostalgic charm and delicious coffee specialities. Since then the thought of bringing this concept into her region as well, never released her. Back in her hometown, Herborn, Western Germany, Kerstin dealt in detail with this franchise concept. Promptly she was certain that the Coffee-Bike franchise would be...

With the 2016 UEFA European Championships kicking off next week, leading franchisor, Driver Hire, is ensuring that all its customers are up to speed with all the football action. The company, which has nearly 100 franchised offices nationwide, has supplied them with a Euro 2016 poster covering all the teams, all the rounds, all the way through to the final.“Timely marketing material is all part of the full back-up and support our franchisees receive as part of their franchise fee,” says Graham D...

Clive Shearer, Managing Director of West End Training took the opportunity to officially launch a new training programme for their franchise to reduce costs and maximise income. Clive said that he did not want the programme to merely be about cost cutting and saving day to day bills, but to look at a bigger picture from a franchise business perspective and focus on the following areas:Strategy Mapping- Finance and maximising return on capital and utilisation of assets- Customers – upselling to e...

Pitman Training are delighted to announce the launch of their fresh, bespoke online learning platform, Pitman Campus due later this year.Following extensive research and investment, the UK Business Superbrand™ is extremely pleased with the features and functionality of Pitman Campus and are proud to offer their franchise network an efficient, flexible learning platform to provide to their students.As a leading, global online vocational training provider, Pitman Training’s courses required a powe...

A recent Ipsos MORI poll for the Sutton Trust found that 25% of all young people in the UK have received private tuition at some point; in London, the figure rises to 44% where the number of children receiving five or more A*-C grade GCSE’s has more than doubled in the last decade. In the last few days, the National Audit Office (NAO) issued stark warnings of teacher shortages in the UK. According to a report released on Wednesday, although 33,200 trainees started teacher training last year 14...

Larger premises required due to growing demandAfter three years providing tax and accountancy services to the small business community in Long Eaton, Nottingham, TaxAssist Accountants franchisees Phil Marriott and Carl Whitehead have expanded their practice, moving into a new, larger franchise shop on Derby Road. Phil and Carl set up there TaxAssist Accountants franchise in Long Eaton in 2013 and now look after more than 350 small businesses within their franchise territory. In response to gr...

AWARD WINNING GATWICK RECRUITER SWOOPS INTO GLENEAGLESThe award winning recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Gatwick franchise is on the move – to new premises at Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley. Their ongoing success story – turnover at the franchise is 77% up on same time last year and heading for another all time record – means that a move to larger premises was an essential.“Over the past four years we’ve more than quadrupled our turnover; I now employ two members of staff and we regul...

Three new Right at Home franchisees have moved a big step closer to opening their businesses, after completing an intensive training programme to prepare them for managing a quality home care agency.The new franchisee owners are Gabriela and Elijah Ablorsu, who will be opening his Right at Home franchise in Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan; David Delaney, who will be establishing Right at Home in his Eastbourne franchise territory, and Andy McNiven, whose franchise will cover the Mid Sussex franch...

Mum Sue Mark is moving on from a 21 year career in the Royal Navy to embark upon a very different career running her own domestic homecare Franchise, Bright & Beautiful, in her franchise territory of Southampton Sue, 43, joined the Royal Navy in 1990 and was one of the first women in the UK to undertake the same training as her male colleagues. She went on to reach the rank of Chief Petty Officer and was responsible for maintaining and fixing a wide range of electrical equipment such as the ship...

We welcomed in the New Year with Judit Folinek joining us having taken over the Canterbury franchise in December. Coming from Hungary, Judit not only had to learn the ropes of our greeting cards franchise but she also had to contend with driving on the left hand side of the road for the first time and figure out the complexities of roundabouts - all whilst driving a van for the first time too! Quite a challenge when you’re trying to merchandise stores and launch your new business. Now we’ve s...

When Ryan first started working, he always had it in the back of his mind that he wanted to have his own business, a venture that he could make something of one day and be proud of. For him, the franchise route seemed like the best option as the business model was already in place. He shares his journey with the Original Poster Company Franchise so far.“I chose the OPC franchise as the greetings card market is still very strong and growing each year. OPC had been around for a long time and that...

Northwood Franchise offers the perfect opportunity for you to unlock your business potential by combining your commercial experience with our proven, established and profitable franchise model.The prospect of starting or buying a new business can be both exciting & daunting and joining a franchise network can be the perfect solution - allowing you to be your own boss but with all of the support of an established and proven business model.With '3 franchises in 1' Northwood is a one-stop residenti...