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‘Together We Are Stronger’ was the theme of Fred. Olsen Travel’s first ever joint conference which was attended by over 100 delegates comprising both GoCruise & Travel franchisees and Fred. Olsen Travel retail assistant managers. The three-night conference took place from 11th to 14th May with a night at the DoubleTree Hilton in Southampton followed by two nights on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas. The ‘Together We Are Stronger’ theme was chosen as the focus of the conference was on bring...

Ambitious entrepreneurs will learn how to leverage the full potential of franchising at the Multi-unit Franchise Conference & Networking Lunch at Olympia London on Friday 9 June. Existing franchisees looking to expand, or those with the liquid capital to invest in more than one unit from the outset, will find the Multi-unit Franchise Conference an invaluable opportunity to learn more about this lucrative approach to business. Dedicated to shining a light on multi-unit franchising and exploring...

Papa Johns is to deliver a fresh new look for its stores in Manchester Central, Manchester Fallowfield, Wrexham and Birmingham Central, which have all recently re-opened under new management.We have re-opened these stores with a new franchised management team. To celebrate, we wanted to completely refresh these outlets to create super welcoming spaces so customers will keep coming back for more! Our exciting brand new store design which has been rolled out to just a couple of outlets in the UK s...

Having already welcomed new franchisee, Kuldeep Mahi, to its growing network in Q1 this year, leading domestic cleaning franchise, Poppies, is wasting no time in boosting its efforts to support franchisees through additional marketing and training opportunities. As the 24-strong franchise network continues to benefit from high demand for industry-leading cleaning services, Poppies has proudly announced the relocation to a larger, more modern headquarters along with a state-of-the-art training fa...

Fast-track your journey to business ownership at London’s only franchise exhibition supported by the British Franchise Association. On Friday 9 & Saturday 10 June, The British & International Franchise Exhibition will once again open its doors to budding entrepreneurs, aspiring multi-unit franchisees and the franchisors of tomorrow. This flagship event has been the highlight of the industry calendar for over 30 years – and for good reason. By combining leading franchise brands, a packed progra...

Eight Leicestershire based heroes known as The Peaky Climbers have begun their training for the Three Peaks in 24 hours Challenge in support of children’s health service and research charity, Young Epilepsy. Backing the group as its corporate sponsor is the in-home and online tutoring franchise, Tutor Doctor, which is continuing to affirm its support of charity fundraising in the UK.Started by Jozef Michalska, The Peaky Climbers is a family led fundraising group set up for their eight-year-old d...

2023 has been a year for prospective franchisees to take back control of their professional lives, launching exciting franchise opportunities that are driven by truly making a difference in their local areas.  Munmun Goswami, the new franchisee of Tutor Doctor East Grinstead and South Redhill, is no exception. In a career move driven by helping children ‘understand their potential where it truly matters’, the marketing and data analyst turned education specialist has launched her new bus...

On April 3rd 2023, Acacia Homecare Franchise signed another franchisee into its ever expanding network. Husband and wife team Reena Samuel and Samuel Matthews are now the proud business owners of Acacia Homecare Southampton. Reena has been a care work and then a nurse for the NHS for over 20 years and Samuel has been in the healthcare management industry for over 10 years. With their background and experience and the desire to do something for themselves as well as the community,...

Blossom Home Care Harrogate & Ripon franchisees Darren and Carri are taking their business to new heights by spearheading several sponsorship initiatives.The thinking behind the move is two-fold: to spread the word about their amazing home care, whilst also enabling them to give back to the community they serve.The first sponsorship initiative they have undertaken is for the Ripon Races, which has hosted prestigious horse racing for more than 300 years and is a much-loved institution in the area...

April has been yet another busy month for Hybrid Fitness. To kickstart the month, we were officially unveiled as the fitness partner for AFC Wimbledon. We’re really excited by the opportunity this brings, and we’re very proud to be working with a partner that has similar community values. New Hybrid Fitness Gym Coming Soon We are also delighted to announce that we have another club in the pipeline, Hove! Coming late Summer, Hove will be yet another big club to join the estate. Located at St...

Oven Wizards are pleased to report excellent continued growth in 2022. Business performance is up yet again with a 10% increase last year in terms of ovens cleaned by Oven Wizards Franchisees, culminating in another bumper December! New Wizards continued to come on board with Territories snapped up by Nigel Reasbeck in the Vale of Glamorgan, Phil Cooper in Chester and the Wirral and Harvey Rainbow in Milton Keynes. They all hit the deck running in terms of immediately seeing a return on their...

EWiF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) celebrate women right across the UK, from every sector and from businesses of all ages and all sizes. Come and support women in franchising and hear from inspirational women across our industry. Attendance is open to anyone involved in franchising! At The Franchise Consultant, we work with budding entrepreneurs to invest in the perfect franchise and with business owners to create successful franchise networks. If you are interested in either, come and...