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The community of Greenock will now be able to enjoy a slice of Papa John’s following the company’s latest store opening in the Renfrewshire town of Scotland. The store is the first of three new Papa John’s set to be opened over the next few months by multi-unit franchisee Nazim Vadiwala, supported by his 70 strong team who also manage Leithwalk in Edinburgh, Perth, Clydebank and Whitley Bay.Nazim who worked for a rival pizza firm for ten years before joining Papa John’s in 2018 explains: “M...

Independent research firm WorkBuzz recently completed its annual survey of entrepreneurs using a business coach. The results from budding business owner respondents from across British industry sectors show the statistics are even more impressive than last year – a staggering 98% of business owners now say that business coaching makes a positive difference to their lives.During the 2021-2022 tax year, 753,168 new businesses were formed, yet research suggests 20% of these businesses will no longe...

ActionCOACH, the world's number one business coaching firm, is celebrating after being named one of the UK’s top franchise opportunities. Ranking 6th this year in the prestigious Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100), a title they will hold for the duration of 2023, ActionCOACH is proving once again to be the business coaching industry’s most innovative company.The EF100, established in 2017 in association with HSBC, is the franchising list to watch. It recognises the sector’s brightest businesses and...

The Travel Franchise can train you to become a homeworking travel consultant in less than a week, even if you’ve never worked in travel. But in order for you to really be successful, it offers a free mentorship retreat in the sun where you can experience a destination and discover business skills in a classroom setting, too. While it seems a bit extravagant, its co-founders say it’s a winning formula that has been known to help some of its franchisees create a travel agency worth over a million...

Papa John’s re-opens in Dover after a five-year absence with a new team, fresh store and fresh location. The Dover Papa John’s at St. James Retail Park will now be run by experienced multi-unit franchisee Amir Afzal, supported by a store manager plus a new, locally recruited and trained team of fifteen. “Dover is a great town and now we have been able to secure a prominent, central location with plenty of parking, we will be delighted to deliver our great pizzas made with only the freshest, f...

Despite what you may hear in the news it is far from all doom and gloom for business. fit20 UK has seen an increase in location count and studio membership this year. We have been nominated for, and won awards. And, most recently enjoyed celebrating our successes with fit20 founders, Walter Vendel and Bram Kroeske, at our Annual Conference last month.Bucking the trends of traditional gyms, fit20 studio memberships are up by 67% and our studio numbers are increasing. We opened our first studio in...

Novi Global, the recruitment company with a global network of recruiters, sees continued success in 2022.  It's been another great year for the recruitment company, with 22 new franchisees joining the successful network. Bulgaria has now entered their 7th year of trading with a growing team of 7.  The entire Novi Global team has seen an increase in work with new clients from all over the world, some as far as New Zealand signing up for their recruitment services.Now is a great time t...

The Travel Franchise was awarded Top Homeworking Agency for the second year in a row at the Classic awards last night, in recognition of its powerful network of homeworking travel franchisees/consultants and record sales. Classic Collection also awarded Not Just Travel franchisee Raine Martin the title Top Homeworker.2022 has been an incredible year for award wins as the company has now won 10 and been shortlisted for around 20. The Travel Franchise has been recognised as the leading business fo...

To celebrate the opening on September 3, the dessert cafe had exclusive discounts available in-store. A vibrant new dessert cafe is launching in Wood Green, north London, on September 3rd with a spectacular grand opening. Open to the public from Saturday, September 3, The Urban Chocolatier offers a range of delicious sweet treats in a luxurious and stylish setting. The new Wood Green cafe is the latest in a long line of existing London-based branches - and to celebrate the opening, The Urba...

A family franchise has opened a new Papa John’s in Wakefield, Yorkshire. Multi-unit franchisees and husband and wife team Mandy Kaur and Chan Singh now run eight Papa John’s with the help of their son Jashan who works as acting regional manager. The new Wakefield Papa John’s will create 10 new jobs in the region.Mandy and Chan joined Papa John’s as franchisees in 2008 and also opened new stores in Timperley, Manchester and Castleford earlier this year. This franchising family now have an appetit...

The Travel Franchise has shot to number 17 on HSBC’s 2023 Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100) list despite never being listed in the prestigious league table before.“We are particularly thrilled because we are the only franchise in the travel industry to be included in the top 20! This is a massive achievement.”Jenny Farenden, Head of Marketing at The Travel Franchise.The EF100 is Britain’s definitive official list celebrating excellence in the franchise community. Each year the official league tabl...

The best in British franchising  The Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100) is delighted to announce the Top 100 Franchisors list 2023 which celebrates the best franchises in Britain. With the franchising industry continuing to drive economic growth across the nation, over 700,000* people are currently employed in franchising throughout the country. Established in 2017, the EF100 recognises and celebrates the industry’s leading franchises. Entering its sixth year, the annual league table reveals w...