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As people turn to accountants for advice and guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic, TaxAssist Accountants registers its highest ever number of July new business client leads. In the most turbulent of times, small business specialists TaxAssist Accountants have proved to be an essential hub for local business communities as a result of unsurpassed levels of support and communication. With over 230 franchises across the UK looking after more than 76,000 clients, TaxAssist Accountants has seen it...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced it has opened its latest franchised store within Streatham, London franchise territory.  The brand-new fast food franchise outlet shows off Papa John’s refreshed look, designed to appeal to customers who just love Papa John’s top quality pizza, made with only the freshest, finest ingredients.   Phil Gaffer, QFP, franchise sales and business development manager Papa John’s UK explains: “Streatham is one of several new store openin...

Business coaching and advisory board franchise The Alternative Board has been shortlisted in the Leadership & Culture category at the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards, to be held at the Vox, Birmingham, on November 30.Each month a TAB franchisee facilitates board-style meetings made up of 6-8 local SME business owners, the ‘members’, who bring issues and challenges they face in their business and seek the real-life experience and knowledge of the other members around the table. In between those...

Angela's Swim School, who has been franchising since 2014, have had some outstanding achievements over the years. International Aspirations Angela’s Swim School is delighted to be a part of ‘Franchising the Next Generation’ a special news and current affairs-style collaboration between the British Franchise Association and ITN Productions. Supporting The Lords and Lady Taverners Angela attended the Lords Taverners Christmas lunch at the Grosvenor House Hotel this year and met many amazing pe...

DREAM Doors, the kitchen makeover franchise group turned over a record £7million this July despite the Covid-19 lockdown. The UK’s #1 kitchen makeover franchise company saw a large increase in online enquiries and sales as customers were forced to spend more time in their homes. The franchise giants' managing director Ed Brewer said the retail franchises recession-proof business model, plus the hard work of showroom owners, means the firm continues to succeed in turbulent times. Ed said:&...

New recruits have recently joined the Business Development, in-house Payroll and Tax Consultancy and Finance teams, with two Senior Managers taking on new roles in Compliance and International Development. While the Norwich-based TaxAssist Accountants franchise Support Centre staff may still be working from home, this has not hindered recruitment, with a number of teams recently bolstering support to the franchise network with new additions and promotions. Karl Sandall, Group Chief Executi...

The Coconut Creatives’ team had to put their thinking caps on this year, and get those creative juices flowing, for their annual event Franchise Fest, due to Covid-19. On Thursday 23rd July, they took it online, and what a day it was! Franchise Fest is one of the HOTTEST events in the franchising industry’s calendar. Usually a two-day event, packed full of incredible speakers, workshops, networking and breakout sessions tailored specifically to franchisors, followed by an evening of entertainme...

TaxAssist Accountants has been shortlisted for the Franchisor of the Year accolade at the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards, to be held at the Vox, Birmingham, on 30th November. TaxAssist Accountants is the UK’s largest franchise network of small business specialist accountants, with more than 385 shops and offices servicing 76,000 clients. It is also the UK’s leading tax and accountancy franchise, with previous British Franchise Association (bfa) successes including winning Franchisor of the Y...

14 years ago, James Burke was homeless. Now, aged 30, he is earning six figures. He runs ActionCOACH Salford, a business coaching franchise, taking over the territory less than two years ago. Getting to this stage was tough. At 23 he realised he needed to do something to turn his life around, getting a job at an estate agents and working his way up to branch manager, before becoming a director of a major estate agents. This business skill and he acumen acquired, he felt, made him an ideal p...

Sarah Canavan, owner of Lingotot Bexley, has been shortlisted in the Local Focus category at the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards, taking place at the Vox, Birmingham, on November 30. Formerly a client service account manager, Sarah wanted to put her language skills in German, French and Spanish to good use and help children learn languages, so acquiring a Lingotot franchise was ideal for her. “I provide language teaching to children aged 0-11 in schools, nurseries, childminders, parent-chi...

It was confirmed on the 23 of June that barbershops can reopen on 4 July with safety procedures in place. We at the MR. Barbers franchise group have been working hard to ensure that when we re-open, our barbers, franchisees and customers will be safe. We have taken delivery of the appropriate PPE and deep cleaned our shops in readiness of this date. Every shop will now accept cards and we actively encourage our customers to use contactless payment wherever possible. We have had m...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced the opening of three brand new franchise stores.  Gosport in Hampshire franchise territory, Maidstone in Kent franchise territory and Wednesbury in the West Midlands franchise territory have all opened for contactless delivery in recent weeks, taking the number of Papa John’s now operating to now over 450 in the UK. Phil Gaffer, QFP, franchise sales and business development manager Papa John’s UK explains: “Our “BETTER INGREDIENTS.&nb...