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Whether you are a franchisor, franchisee or employee everyone can experience burnout. The main thing is to notice the key signs when you are about to crash and how to avoid doing so. What is a Burnout? Burnout is a phrase used for when people begin to succumb to physical, psychological and emotional stress through work. This can then make people believe that they cannot continue and that the only way out is to quit. But, there are ways you can avoid the burnout and prevent yourself from b...

TaxAssist Group directors have hosted a series of nine virtual, interactive meetings to update franchisees with network developments throughout the pandemic in order to keep communications going. With COVID-19 still preventing face-to-face regional meetings, Group Operations Director, Sarah Robertson; Group Commercial Director, Daren Moore and Group Business Development Director, James Mattam recently completed a second series of virtual regional meetings. Regional meetings are a chance to...

TaxAssist Accountant Franchisee Karthik Vasanthakumar, who only joined the franchise network in October 2020, has opened a shop at 58 Croydon Road in Caterham in order to satisfy the customers of that area.Karthik, who is ACMA-qualified has always had the ambition and long-term goal of running his own practice, is now relishing meeting with clients and being his own boss.“I had more than 13 years’ accountancy experience before I joined TaxAssist, in both industry and practice and worked with a r...

TaxAssist Accountants Franchisee Jugdev Dhillon has opened a new shop at 57 Foregate Street, Stafford. It’s been a busy few months for TaxAssist Accountant Jugdev Dhillon, who only joined the network in October 2020, but has already opened a shop and bought out a neighbouring practice.“I’ve certainly hit the ground running, and experienced the busiest part of an accountant’s year, the tax return season, which has been a great introduction to running my own practice,” Jugdev Dhillon, Ta...

TaxAssist Accountants Franchisee Khaliq Rahman, who runs his Middlesex-based practice alongside daughters Sadia and Nabiha and son Sami and son-in-law Owais Saad. Khaliq Rahman joined TaxAssist Accountants in 2001 and now works in the franchise alongside daughters Sadia and Nabiha, his son Sami and son-in-law Owais, who collectively look after the needs of more than 850 clients from four premises across Middlesex. Khaliq opened his first shop on Bell Road, Hounslow in 2001, his Teddington...

Imagine owning a highly profitable, low-cost franchise where you can build a thriving repeat business client base in all sectors of the commercial automotive world and enjoy the financial stability that comes from developing long-term business relationships every day. Following the uncertainty of events during the past year, many budding entrepreneurs are now considering a career change with a newfound work/life balance in mind. If you are looking to take control of your future, a Screen Resc...

If you are in the position of researching potential franchise opportunities, then you should make sure that you are exploring all potential options and avenues. However, if you’re looking for an opportunity that provides you with flexibility, where you won’t need specialist experience and you can save on marketing costs, a ‘man-in-a-van’ franchise may be the option for you. From auto repair to veg box delivery, there are wide range of franchise opportunities to consider. It’s a common misco...

Despite being incredibly successful in the corporate world, Graham was made redundant in 2019. In light of his new situation, Graham decided to look into franchising to help business owners transform their businesses to drive more success within their organisation. Being passionate about others and having the commitment to want them to achieve their goals, Graham used is over 25 years of Coaching experience in sales and marketing, business growth and profitability to make the magic happen....

In 2018, after many months of brainstorming trial and error and sleepless nights, Mess Around finally launched the Slime Lab UK in Teesside with their Mess Around Leader Emily Wilson.  The messy play events traditionally catered for children aged 6 months to 5 years old but for many years, parents across the UK had been asking if they could run something for their older children. A market had been emerging in slime making across the world and Emily had felt that there was a gap in th...

There are key differences between running your own independent business and running a franchise. In this article we are going to explain what these differences are and why owning a franchise could be the better option for you. For lots of people, running their own business is a dream that they may never be able to fulfil. Lots of things put people off, such as initial costs; time; job security; and bills which can hinder someone taking the risk. However, if there was a way that you could b...

The My Window Cleaner business and our franchise network have got off to a flying start in 2021. On the back of winning the British Franchise Association's Franchisor of the Year, in the Emerging Franchisor category, we have had much increased interest from prospective franchise partners. However, we have and will remain to take the long-term view of ensuring that there is a natural fit to the relationship, each other's goals are aligned, and the work ethic matches the opportunity. The rest...

As lockdown takes hold again, we must ask ourselves how secure we feel in our current careers? Not a pleasant thing, but a necessary one nonetheless. Whilst I don’t have a crystal ball to hand, I can however tell you our facts thus far. It has been a record year for My Window Cleaner and our franchise partners. Here’s a few to ponder over: 7 new franchised businesses were launched; all of whom are operating above planWe did not stop providing service, as we were allowed to trade throughoutRec...