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Jackie Hudson, Chartered FCIPD has joined ourHRpeople as Director for Hampshire East. After working on the senior management team of student accommodation provider Liberty Living as HR Director, Jackie has become the HR consulting business' first and key franchisee and is already delivering exceptional HR solutions for her new clients, with more in the pipeline. Jackie always knew that at some stage she wanted to run her own business but found it difficult to justify giv...

Due to an increase in the overall satisfaction score for three consecutive surveys, TaxAssist Accountants also received a ‘Continuous Improvement Award’ TaxAssist Accountants is proud to have once again been awarded 5-star Franchisee Satisfaction from WorkBuzz, a leading independent franchise consultancy, joining a select group of just four franchisors to have won this prestigious honour for eight years running. Karl Sandall, Group Chief Executive Director at TaxAssist Accountants, said:&n...

Neil and Shelley Harvey, OSCAR Pet Foods Market Drayton In the twenty years since Neil and I started our pet deliver franchise business times have changed. Especially, when it comes to meeting customer’s needs. And 2020 is proving to be no exception! Pre Covid, our customers enjoyed the benefits of good ingredients and the personalised nutritional advice for their pets, as well as the luxury of having heavy bags of dog food delivered straight to their door. Post Covid, our customers enjoy all...

Oven Wizards, the oven cleaning franchise specialists has been bringing grubby ovens back to life since 2004, but 2020 marks the tenth anniversary of ownership by Mark Abbott and John Graham. Set up as a franchise opportunity, the last ten years have seen the business grow significantly, with the company supporting 80 vans over 60 territories. They’ve been full members of the British Franchise Association for over five years now and are proud of the achievements enjoyed by their franchisees. Ma...

The past six months have been difficult for franchises up and down the country, but those in the best position all have one thing in common – excellent customer service.With 56 per cent of people around the world having stopped doing business with a company because of a poor customer service experience, it’s more important than ever to ensure your franchise is on top form. In the world of gardening franchises, franchisees rely heavily on repeat business and referrals – two things you can only ac...

The TaxAssist accountancy franchise Group has once again been shortlisted for ‘Best Large Business’ at the Norfolk Business Awards After an incredibly busy year supporting the TaxAssist Accountants network and their clients, staff at the Norwich-based TaxAssist Group Support Centre have been rewarded with a further award nomination for the all-round strength of the business. This recognition follows hot on the heels of being announced as a finalist for the bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’...

Cleaning is top of the agenda for UK homeowners, according to professional oven cleaning franchise Ovenclean, who has experienced their best Summer for customer enquiries ever. The oven cleaning franchise has just witnessed nearly a third more leads than the same time last year. The 28% increase, seen from June to September, reflects that oven cleaning services are more in demand than ever. Rebecca de Chair, Marketing Manager at Ovenclean, said: “We are really proud to offer our cleaning serv...

Six new franchisees have joined TaxAssist Accountants after completing their initial training course online using video technology. TaxAssist Accountants has now successfully run two virtual initial franchise training courses after reworking the six-week course into a four-week virtual course. Samantha Skyring, Senior Training & Communications Manager said: “I am delighted that with the help of the trainers and different technologies our initial training courses now run smoothly virtually...

Leading Accountancy Franchise DNS, are delighted to welcome our latest Franchise partner Raman Boparai to the DNS Franchise network and look forward to working with and supporting Raman to achieve her business goals. Raman Boparai is Director of DNS Accountants within the Barking franchise territory. Like many women, Raman juggles a busy working life with family responsibilities and her cherished role as a mother. The DNS Accountants Franchise model, she says, fits this life model perfectly, en...

KEEPING an eye on the competition in the world of franchising led Andy Wilkinson to launch his very own sales franchise with Dream Doors showroom. Before joining the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover franchise company six years ago, Andy worked as an area manager for another franchise firm for 20 years. Andy, who worked with around 30 franchisees between Middlesbrough and Loughborough, said: “As an area manager one of my jobs was to look at other franchise models for comparison; not with a view to...

Cleaning is top of the agenda for UK homeowners, according to professional oven cleaning franchise Ovenclean, who has experienced their best Summer for customer enquiries ever. The oven cleaning franchise has just witnessed nearly a third more leads than the same time last year. The 28% increase, seen from June to September, reflects that oven cleaning services are more in demand than ever. Rebecca de Chair, Marketing Manager at Ovenclean, said  “We are really proud to offer our cleaning...

TaxAssist Group directors have hosted nine virtual interactive meetings, delivering key messages to the TaxAssist Accountants network. With COVID-19 preventing face-to-face regional meetings this year, TaxAssist Accountants took the opportunity to move these important annual events online, to great success with all franchisees attending the one specific to their region. The events offer a chance to provide a network update, detail new initiatives, discuss future plans and opportunities and rec...