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TaxAssist Accountants has been named as a finalist in three categories at The UK Search Awards 2022, which will see it competing with household financial brands including TSB Bank, Virgin Money and Legal and General.The UK Search Awards are regarded as the premiere celebration of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) and content marketing. TaxAssist has been nominated as a finalist in the following categories for the various digital marketing campaigns aimed at raising the profil...

Bradford-based national recruitment company, Driver Hire, is playing its part in preventing deaths and injuries on UK roads by supporting this year’s ‘Road Safety Week’. Organised by Brake, the national road safety charity, the theme for 2022 is ‘Safe Roads for All’.Figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) show that in 2021, 1558 people died in road traffic accidents on UK roads. This is a reduction on pre-pandemic levels, but as Covid restrictions were still in place in the first half of...

Anoop Bahorun will shortly be opening his first TaxAssist Accountants shop at 175 Hoe Street, London, E17 3AP.Anoop Bahorun has recently joined the TaxAssist Accountants network and will shortly be opening a shop in Walthamstow.Anoop is a fellow member of the IAB and also holds a BSc in Applied Accounting. He has over 20 years’ accountancy experience in both Mauritius and the UK, has worked in audit and as a Finance Director, as well as running his own tutoring business and accounting practice....

As Papa John’s continues to ride the waves of expansion, it’s anticipated sun, sea and surf will be a recipe for success as the pizza franchise opens in Newquay, Cornwall. The new Papa John’s located on East Street, was officially opened by Deputy Mayor and Councillor Margaret North yesterday and creates 15 new jobs in the harbour town, also dubbed the surf capital of the UK.Newquay is the first Papa John’s in Cornwall and will be run by franchisee Dr Renato Raho who also manages stores in Barns...

It’s been a very busy and productive October for Extra Help. Not only was it our 12th birthday recently, but we also held our annual Conference and Awards event in Bristol on the 10th and 11th of October. The step from being with colleagues in an office to working alone can sometimes be daunting. Our conference allows franchisees to meet up with like-minded peers; build positive, working relationships; share ideas and gain advice on how to grow their businesses. It also gives them the chance...

Business South has just launched its inaugural Central South Business Awards. At a ceremony in Southampton on September 28th. The Travel Franchise carried off the award for BusinessPerson of The Year 2022.Business South is an “independent representative of businesses in Central South England.” In association with Platinum Media Group, the Awards celebrate the region’s best new and established business and the great people they employ. The gongs include Company of the Year, International Business...

It has been a busy and exciting couple of months for Hybrid Fitness. Hybrid Fitness franchise recently launched their new studio concept in Sutton and now are delighted to announce that the newest site in Reigate goes into pre-sale next month with an opening of Q1 2023. Reigate will be set over two floors and will have everything that has become synonymous with Hybrid Fitness: Full gym, Hot Yoga, S&C classes and Combat classes all at an affordable price point.Hybrid Fitness franchisee Jason ha...

Franchisor, Jaime Hilario is delighted to announce the Screen Rescue Mobile Windscreen & Glass Repairs Franchise has been nominated in five categories of the QFA Virtual Franchise Awards 2023...Hosted by the QFA and sponsored by #Worldpay, #Barclays, #franchiseek, #Cymphony, #franchiseUK and #Azura, The VFA23 (Virtual Franchise Awards 2023) opened in May, returning online to the franchise world for a third consecutive year.“We are especially delighted to find ourselves nominated in five of the e...

In 2021 the government announced extra funding of £200 million per year that would be directed to local councils to support disadvantaged children access holiday activities and food (HAF) across England. We've been working as delivery partner to lots of councils across England and the funding has had a significant impact on our business with over £1 million pound of funding accessed by our network in the last 12 months.This has resulted in over 15,000 children being able to access our holiday...

Right at Home owners and teams recognised for outstanding achievements at our sparkling Celebration AwardsRight at Home has celebrated a year of outstanding achievements from across our network at our Annual Celebration Awards.The prestigious award ceremony was held on the second day of our Annual Conference, at St George’s Park on Thursday 29 September. The awards shine a light on the tremendous achievements of local offices over the last year. Across 12 award categories, Franchisees, CareGiver...

Richard Chatten-Hague, Head of Group Global Support, panelist for first Best Franchise webinar.The Best Franchise Programme, run by leading market research agency WorkBuzz, hosted its first webinar recently, with a key member of the TaxAssist Support Centre team, Richard Chatten-Hague, asked to participate in a panel discussion.“It was a pleasure to take part in this franchise industry webinar. TaxAssist Accountants is firmly established as one of the UKs leading franchisors and we are always ha...

Fantastic Services has launched in Hungary. The business has appointed Marcell Mark and Daniel Pongracz as its Hungarian Master Franchisees and is now actively looking for franchise business partners in the country.Marcell and Daniel previously ran a very successful domestic services business in Hungary, but were struggling to keep up with the exploding demand. After a chance conversation with a colleague they started to research Fantastic Services, and found that it could provide them with ever...