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Brandon Akerman, the proud owner of a ChipsAway franchise in Exeter, has been included in the Bodyshop Magazine’s ‘30 under 30 Rising Stars of 2021’.Entrepreneur Brandon, joined the ChipsAway franchise network in September 2020, aged just 21. Within the space of only six months Brandon had developed his mobile car body repair business into a thriving ChipsAway Car Care Centre workshop, taking on an employee to help him achieve his aspirations for the future.The Bodyshop Magazine 30 under 30: Ris...

Papa Johns have now made their own day of history, with Monday 13th September being the grand opening of their 500th store in Ormskirk. The popular pizza delivery chain franchise has decided to to commemorate the occasion by swapping its crusts for cake in a sweet deal for its customers. No celebration is complete without a cake, so Papa John’s has created three tasty hyper realistic pizza cakes and is offering a limited supply to customers free of charge. The mouth-watering treats are bas...

The TaxAssist Accountants shop owned by Paul Simpson was finally able to welcome their clients, contacts, colleagues and the Chairman of Harborough District Council to officially launch his first store.  Paul Simpson started trading from his well-located, welcoming TaxAssist Accountants shop earlier in the year, and has recently held a party to celebrate the launch of his new practice. “Having opened the shop on May 17th 2021, amid COVID-19 restrictions, I thought it safer to have the...

One in five UK adults want to start their own business* – what’s stopping you?With a franchise, you could be your own boss with the added benefit of an established brand, a proven business model, and ongoing training and support.Unlock the potential of this lucrative business model at the UK’s flagship franchise event – The National Franchise Exhibition on 1 & 2 October 2021 at the NEC, Birmingham.Attendees will have the opportunity to get to know the teams behind over 100 leading franchise bran...

Extra Help like to celebrate their franchisees successes and achievements, but they were even more delighted when they found out that two of their franchisees won awards!The SME News UK Enterprise Awards have been running for five years and celebrate the achievements of small and medium businesses across the country. As we all know, the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has created enormous hardship for businesses both large and small. These awards are designed to recognise the efforts of UK busin...

Extra Help post in their blog to tell you about their local, home-help and cleaning services and the many ways their franchisees can help all sorts of people. But rather than just reading about it, this time they thought they would actually SHOW you some of the amazing work they’ve been doing!This week, the spotlight’s on our Plymouth franchise and its owner, Luda Kuliabko. Luda has owned Extra Help Plymouth for a while now, and has established a great reputation in her local area, becoming reno...

Abdul Sattar Askar, a Papa John’s multi-unit franchisee has continued to expand as he has just taken over two stores in Bedford bringing the total of Papa John’s outlets he manages to 12.Abdul Sattar Askar who joined Papa John’s in 2013 explains: “I have exciting plans for expansion over the next few years with ambitions to run up to 40 Papa John’s. The two Bedford stores are close to my other outlets so I’m building a cluster of Papa John’s in the region, which works well for recruitment, marke...

Extra Help are proud to announce the launch of a new franchise, with this week being an extra special one as Sarah Canny becomes the owner of Extra Help in South Hams, West Devon and Bude.Why is this so exciting, we hear you ask? Well, Sarah is, in fact, the daughter of Claire Robinson, our founder and Managing Director. When Claire started the business, back in 2010, she was always hopeful that Extra Help would, one day, grow to become her legacy and a family-run operation. Claire is, therefor...

We all can agree the past 18 months haven't been easy, however the TaxAssist Support Centre teams are getting thanked for pulling out all the stops to keep franchisees and clients up to speed with the latest COVID-19 changes and announcements from the Government.When the pandemic hit in March 2020, TaxAssist Accountants was quick to establish a Covid Update Team, with the aim of quickly and efficiently communicating and interpreting new information to franchisees.Clients were kept up to date wit...

Alchemy VA have been busy again recruiting yet another franchisee to their franchise network. The Northamptonshire Virtual Assistant company has launched its first Scottish-based franchise hub. Alchemy Virtual Assistance’s newest franchisee is Laura Barley – a former Police Officer who has overcome her own personal hardship and loss to embark on a new career path. Following the unexpected passing of her husband from meningitis five years ago, and driven by the desire to create a flexible a...

Brokerplan provide clear examples and reasons as to why joining a firm with direct authorisation to carry out both commercial and residential activities opens the door to offering more products and creates more opportunities. Brokerplan is an established principal in both worlds, therefore you will gain access to over 300 commercial lenders, whole of market regulated mortgage lenders and expertise across both areas. Generally, networks will provide you with the necessary authorisation to br...

TaxAssist Accountants have appointed Aditya Ravipati as President and Area Representative for New Jersey, to spearhead the growth of TaxAssist Accountants across the US.TaxAssist Accountants launched in the US in 2020, headed up by President Hal Gross offering Area Representative and franchise opportunities across selected states. Hal has now relinquished this role and a new President has been appointed – New Jersey-based Aditya Ravipati, who for the last 10 years was a Senior Tax Manager at Del...