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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...

TaxAssist Accountants have continued their global success story as it has ventured into unchartered territory with its two new franchisees, Luisa Nunez and Asma Ali launch the brand in New Jersey and Texas.TaxAssist Accountants has signed up its first and second franchisees, after successfully launching its business model in the USA.Luisa Nunez will become a franchisee in the Hackensack area of New Jersey, with Asma Ali operating from Houston in Texas. Asma will also be an Area Representative fo...

Papa John's, a leading pizza franchise, is pleased to announce that they have got three new stores opening up in Totton in Hampshire, Southsea in Essex plus a further outlet in Southampton. They are all run and owned by multi-unit franchisee Abid Hussain, the additional Papa John’s mark the continued expansion of the brand, as its franchisees deliver “BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA.” to even more communities across the UK. Before joining Papa John’s in 2016, Abid worked in advertising and mark...

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...