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Brokerplan are thrilled to announce that one of their Partners has been shortlisted for the Industry Award - ‘Sole Trader of the Year’.The awards are presented by the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) who are one of the prominent industry bodies in this sector.This nomination is a huge honor and well deserved by Lochend Finance who have worked very hard over the past couple of years to establish and develop their brokerage.Stuart Cruickshank, who runs Lochend Finance fro...

Razzamataz, a theatre school that was backed on Dragons Den, provided a great opportunity for an existing franchisee to expand their territory.Back in March 2020, the unthinkable happened and the pandemic caused a full lockdown. Key workers, in particular the NHS staff, became real life heroes, especially those who returned to the front line. Early in 2020, a brand new theatre school opened in Horsham and immediately became a hit with local children. But the school’s Principal worked for the NH...

Silverstone recently held an action packed three day Formula 1 British Grand Prix and treated their fans to Papa John’s, who just got mobile to deliver pizza to the hungry fans. Franchisee DFSI M25 Ltd led the team who served up Papa John’s top quality pizza to racing fans throughout the event.Amit Pancholi UK director of business development, Papa John’s explains: “Our aim was to ‘drive delight’ by ensuring our customers could enjoy their favourite pizza with family and friends and make the mos...

A Your Mortgage Plus franchisee was able to complete a case for a customer with Precise Mortgages for a Buy-to-let (BTL) in Leicester on a property valued at £195,000. The client required a loan of £136,500 to complete the purchase and decided to do this with an interest only facility to keep their monthly repayments down.In the case of interest only mortgages, you will still be charged monthly payments by your lender, but these payments will only cover the interest charged to your facility. Thi...

A Your Mortgage plus franchisees Helen Williams, recently undertook and managed to complete a case for a husband-and-wife couple in which she received glowing reviews, praising her patience, dedication and commitment to their situation, which up until Helen’s intervention had been looking rather dire.The clients were paid for leads, so pretty cold when Helen made the initial call, but upon contact, they were open to completing a Factfind and through this Helen and the couple began to build a rel...

A Your Mortgage Plus franchisee recently managed to secure a mortgage for their client off of a referral from a commercial finance broker, resulting a great commission fee! When you first start out as a mortgage and protection advisor, one of the hardest things can be getting your name out there into your local community and advertising the fantastic services you are now offering. As a residential finance expert, you can help first time buyers, those moving house and re-mortgagers by g...

In order to help future proof the business, RoboThink, a leading global STEM education franchise that delivers training and improving the lives of children through their unique curriculum and education, has recently announced a brand new and exciting addition to their network. This growing concept, with new locations opening around the world every month, has a new Discovery Centre opening in Stanmore, Middlesex. Supported by Franchise My Business, a specialist franchise marketing agency and i...

Gordon Brearley, Auditel franchise partner, was asked why he thinks ex-bank managers make such good consultants, his answer was clear and simple “If you have the drive and determination to succeed in banking, you will succeed with Auditel, because you have transferable skills”.Gordon, at the age of 53, joined Auditel in 2007 following a successful career in banking with NatWest and RBS. When Gordon first looked at Auditel when seeking to start a business for himself he quickly realised that deca...

2020 was a year of unprecedented times, with many lives going through huge changes especially during the intermittent lockdowns. Babies became toddlers, pre-schoolers were ready but unable to start school, children grew into teenagers and teenagers missed out on the many stages that spark early adulthood.When schools returned, they did all the could to catch up on lost learning and prepare children for numerous exams. But it is not just academically where children missed out. The on-going isolat...

TaxAssist Accountants new franchisee Mano Nagendram has opened his first shop at 55 The Kingsway, Swansea.Mano Nagendram spotted a gap in the market for an independent business specialist accountant in his local area, and after discovering and joining the TaxAssist Accountants franchise network, is pleased to be launching his first shop.“I believe that client expectations have changed rapidly over the last 10 years. They expect a simple, speedy service from their accountant, and this is why TaxA...

SME Skills franchisee Myles, who only finishing his induction 2 weeks ago, has managed to bill £28k in just a week. To put that in to perspective, it works out at just over a quarter of his projected annual earnings in just a fortnight! Running your own successful sales consultancy is made easier with SME Skills, franchisees have access to a tried and tested model accelerating their way to financial freedom. Franchisees can look forward to a fantastic return on investment opportunity with l...

Neil Cartwright has become the latest franchisee for Cleanhome, one of the leading domestic cleaning business franchises in the UK, as the franchise continues to grow in its rapidly expanding franchise network. Neil, from Cleanhome Stockport, spent time researching a number of franchise organisations, in many different sectors, before finally narrowing down his search to the domestic cleaning management market. Following a number of meetings with different companies, and considering all optio...