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Driver Hire’s annual conference, back for the first time in two years, held at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester, provided a perfect opportunity to celebrate an outstanding year for a whole host of franchisees and their offices.Nic Chaviaris collected the top award, ‘Franchisee of the Year.’ Also on the podium were: Jordan Tracey (Dundee & Perth) and Oliver Maxwell (Milton Keynes) who each won ‘New Start of the Year’ - the first time in Driver Hire history that two franchisees have won this category i...

Azura Group Ltd (“Azura”), a leading franchise management software system developer, announces the promotion of Mark Scott to Managing Director with immediate effect. Mark joined the business in June 2021 as Operations Director having previously been Head of the Franchise team at NatWest. Over the past nearly twelve months he has helped develop Azura’s operations and processes, which has included an investment in people and processes to manage the increasing number of franchise businesses using...

Sandra James, founder of premium cat care franchise The Cat Butler, has reached the finals of the EWiF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) Awards, in the category of New Woman Franchisor of the Year.The Cat Butler does as the name suggests, catering to every whim of its feline clients. Cats are visited in their own home, fed, played with and generally pampered in the same way their owners would if they were at home.Sandra first launched the exclusive cat visiting service in her hometown of St A...

To be a successful franchise, you must have successful, motivated and happy franchisees. And happinest, the architectural design franchise, has that in abundance. Chris - South London franchisee achieving year two sales in one month! I joined happinest two months ago and it’s been great.  The initial training really helped give me all the skills needed to confidently start to visit clients and quote for extension plans. I have hit year two figures in month two and can really see how I...

This is a franchise business operating under the OSCAR Pet Foods banner. Working from home, OSCAR provides a pet care service that covers a wide range of benefits to pet owners, from British-made nutritious pet food, a comprehensive range of accessories and healthcare products to advice in nutrition and behaviour. Currently on the market is a pet food business which provides flexibility, freedom of choice and convenience. Designed to help applicants from different backgrounds and life skills...

With a 9% increase in fee income – up from £46.6m to £50.8m – TaxAssist Accountants is the 22nd largest accounting provider in the UK.The accounting sector continues to show its resilience through the pandemic with strong growth according to this year’s Accountancy Daily Top 75 accounting firms survey.Daren Moore FCCA, Group Managing Director, said: “The TaxAssist Accountants network performed solidly through the pandemic and 2022 has seen even stronger growth in fee income. We are expecting thi...

Owner of ChipsAway Exeter, Brandon Akerman, is celebrating after being presented with the Bodyshop Magazine’s ‘30 under 30 Rising Stars of 2021’ award at the Bodyshop Awards dinner celebration in April. Brandon received this highly coveted award at the annual event, which took place at the ICC Wales, accompanied by Franchise Support Manager, Annabel Wilson, Technical Director, Simon Kings and Brandon’s family. Entrepreneur Brandon, joined the ChipsAway network in September 2020, aged just 21...

Despite enjoying a diverse career in business management, pharmaceuticals and the police, Somerset-based David Brassington has chosen to dedicate his profession to improving the quality of education with the launch of his new venture, an in-home and online tutoring company, Tutor Doctor. Transforming his career in the wake of the pandemic, he is already making an impact in his local community, covering Frome, Taunton and North Yeovil.After three decades in a successful pharmaceutical sales posit...

Screen Rescue founder franchisor, Jaime Hilario is delighted to report outstanding results for Q1 2022.“We are delighted to report record results for Q1 of 2022, with outstanding company-owned and franchise territory results."Founder franchisor, Jaime Hilario.“The key highlights are revenues are up 45.3 pc on last year’s first quarter, which comes as no real surprise,” Jaime states. “This result was expected because in the first quarter of last year the country was in lockdown until mid-April, w...

Innovation has become a key aspect of determining success in both business and education. In a year that is focused on providing children with the necessary resources and support to nurture their imaginations and wellbeing as a part of their academic journey, it is equally important that high quality education providers lead by example. Education franchises, such as the in-home and online tutoring company, Tutor Doctor, are demonstrating how constantly striving to improve business operations and...

Droitwich Spa is the latest store opening for Papa John’s multi-unit franchisee Atif Maroof Zar. A love of great pizza has united Atif with his brothers Umair Ramay and Amir Maroof who together now run ten Papa John’s including Evesham, Stratford Upon Avon, Redditch, Bromsgrove and now Droitwich Spa, employing over 100 team members. Atif Maroof Zar who previously worked at two rival pizza firms and also managed a Papa John’s, before he became a franchisee in 2017 explains: “Droitwich Spar is a...

What is a franchise? A franchise is a joint venture between a franchisor and a franchisee. The franchisor is the original business. It sells the right to use its name and idea and the franchisee buys this right to sell the franchisor's goods or services under an existing business model and trademark. Confidence in a tried and tested system with a strong training and support infrastructure opens the door to anyone with a business interest but with no given skill. The OSCAR comprehensive traini...