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Alchemy VA, a Virtual-Assistant franchise based in the Midlands has overcome thousands of applicants and hopefuls to reach the regional finals in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards (GBEA) 2021.Suzy and Paul Sanders of Alchemy Virtual Assistance (VA) were picked from almost 5,000 entrepreneurs UK-wide to become one of only six finalists in the Midlands Family Business Entrepreneur category.The duo – whose award winning virtual assistant company provides remote admin and PA support to business...

Ovenclean is celebrating its most successful year to date, citing the UK lockdown and a surge in home cooking behind a record number of leads generated for franchisees.In the year to 30th June 2021, Ovenclean leads increased by 37 per cent compared to the previous 12-month period, and for the first six months of 2021, leads were up 69 per cent in comparison to the same period in 2020. This equates to an average of £3-4k worth of customer enquiries per franchisee per month! For one of the UK’s or...

Lee Freeman joined the Auditel community coming from being a former Financial Director, and was growing increasingly frustrated with working tirelessly for someone else and not being certain of his chosen career path. Lee took matters into his own hands and decided to take control of his own destiny and become self-employed. Having investigated many different franchise options in the market Lee decided Auditel felt like the right fit to his skill set. Lee says “It was the right opportunity for n...

Mark Bampton, a Your Mortgage Plus franchisee who is based in Bracknell, was approached by an individual seeking a mortgage after they had faced difficulties in putting one into place on their own. Looking further into the case, it soon became apparent why there had seen so much difficulty.The SettingThe nature of the case was highly complex, as the individual had a history of troublesome credit as well as a combination of employed and self-employed income, the latter of which was very difficult...

Your Mortgage Plus Franchisee, Neil Alexander, has being up and running since January 2021, operating for nearly half a year at the time of writing, and in time has hit the ground running to say the least.One of Neil’s biggest areas of success since starting in January has been with residential mortgages. Residential mortgages (sometimes known as regulated mortgages) large long-term loans taken out by one or more individuals to buy a home to live in and are the fundamental bread and butter of an...

Sometimes when working as a mortgage broker, as can be the case in many walks of life, you may come across individuals of some notoriety while offering your services. One particularly common example of this amongst our franchisees can be footballers, who approach our mortgage advisors and brokers looking for guidance and advice on how to invest money from their salaries by growing a property portfolio.In this case, a member of our Your Mortgage Plus franchise network came across an individual wh...

Shuttercraft wanted to share and celebrate all the Dad's out there this Fathers-day, especially those who are self-employed, owning their own businesses, and working hard to provide a work/life balance for their families.Even in more ‘normal’ times, it’s not easy to be a working dad, balancing home life and work. The lockdown has made this even more of a juggling act, with homeschooling, rapidly changing rules, and worries about the economy. Being self-employed in these times can have benefits a...

Amit Pancholi has joined the leading pizza franchise Papa John’s as their new UK director of business development. Justin Gilbert, who formerly managed the company’s business development, has been promoted to the role of senior operations director of Papa John’s UK.Justin Gilbert senior operations director, Papa John’s UK comments: “I have known Amit Pancholi for many years working in previous QSR roles. His extensive experience of the sector makes him perfectly placed to drive our ambition for...

Love Brownies, an chocolate brownie baking business with its headquarters in Yorkshire, looks set to majorly expand which will see it double in size inside the next twelve months. You can find their delicious chocolatey treats online or in shops and cafes all over the UK. Love Brownies, an award-winning bakery which started on owner and head-baker Chantal Teal’s kitchen table in Ilkley in 2009, has just opened its thirteenth brownie shop and café and will open nine more this year. The lates...

OSCAR Pet Foods wants to raise awareness and get more people to celebrate 'Bring Your Dog To Work Day', as it is an annual nationwide event that raises money for charities dedicated to making a difference to the welfare of dogs. Established in 2014 by ethical pet product company HOWND® it unites pets and their owners for a fun day at work together!Thousands of businesses and dog owners will be joining the viral fun in what has become the nation’s best day out (or rather best day in) for dogs! Th...

Auditel held in June 2021 their latest induction programme welcomed one of their newest franchisees, Mike Powers. Mike is a south-London based former Commercial Director who has a vast amount of experience, thirty years in fact, of sales and marketing experience till he started exploring franchising and looked at a few opportunities in considerable detail before being introduced to Auditel. Discussing why he chose Auditel, he says “I had looked at another business in the same sector and had...

TaxAssist internal teams have expanded as new recruits have recently joined the in-house Payroll and Tax Consultancy and Technical teams, Business Development, Global and HR teams to meet growing demand from the TaxAssist global network. As the TaxAssist Accountants franchise network grows, now standing at 268 franchises globally, recruitment of new staff has continued apace across a number of teams, bolstering support and services to franchisees and their clients. While the Norwich-based...