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Building on from her 15 year career in Dubai, local Cheltenham businesswoman Claire Alves has swapped her life in the middle east for a new eco-friendly professional housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful®, covering the Cheltenham franchise territory and its surrounds.    Raised in the Cotswolds, Claire has chosen to return to her roots and start her own business in the heart of the local community, as well as creating a number of housekeeping jobs for local people. ...

A Labrador called Star, who has been described as a little boy’s ‘light in his darkest times’, was just one of the deserving doggy winners to be discovered in the Barking Mad UK Dog Awards, which celebrated canine companions and the difference they make to our lives.   Proud owner, Denise Meir, entered Star in the ‘Man’s Best Friend’ category because of the transformational effect the dog has had on her son’s life. She said:  ...

Happy Birthday to Razzamataz, the franchise theatre schoolA day and night of joyful celebration was the perfect way to welcome Razzamataz Theatre Schools to its twentieth year in business. The franchise theatre school celebrated turning 20 with a glitzy and glamorous birthday party surrounded by Principals (franchisees), teachers and special guests. The day Conference event was held at the spectacular Atmosphere Venues in Millbank, London, which was then followed by an Awards ceremony, din...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced Reza Tohidi has taken over the Cheltenham franchise territory store plus two additional Papa John's franchise locations within the franchise territory of Gloucester.   Reza helped manage these stores for several years before raising funds to purchase the franchises. Reza explains: “I have a background in food sales as I worked as an Italian restaurant manager for four years plus in a take-away in Birmingham for nine years. ...

Tom Cartmale celebrates his 20th Anniversary with OSCAR Pet Foods and looks back at the best thing he has ever done! Wondering where twenty years has gone, Tom modestly goes on to say, “Given the chance, I would do it all over again. My career in catering is a distant memory now that I’ve had the satisfaction of working for myself and becoming a member of the local community that helps to put OSCAR pet foods into the homes of so many happy customers. “I've always had excellent support fro...

Award-winning professional domestic housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful®, is celebrating a milestone 10 years in franchising, growing its national network of franchisees to over 65 business owners, creating a workforce of 850+ local people and on track to achieve a milestone £10 million network revenue in 2020. Part of Neighbourly®, the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands, Bright & Beautiful was established in 2007 and set up its first pilot franchise in 2010 in Al...

With over nine years of experience in the hospitality sector, The Surrey based franchise territory operated by franchisee Natalie Stevens has swapped her life of catering for an eco-friendly professional housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful®, covering Guildford and its surrounding franchise territory.   Raised in Surrey, Natalie has taken over the reins of the Guildford franchise, with an existing team of eight professional housekeepers and a Quality Training Supervisor...

During the past 8 years the construction industry has addressed considerable challenges. Back in 2012 when TKC started, the construction industry was still healing it wounds from the global financial crisis. The past 4 years have seen the prospect of Brexit and political uncertainty cause construction output to fall to levels not seen since the financial crisis. Despite this, The Kleaning Company has thrived and 2019 was their best financial year to date and have raised their forecasts for 2020....

The 2020 NatWest EWIF Awards are back with two brand new awards! Do you have someone in your network or office you want to celebrate? The time has come! The annual NatWest EWIF Awards are the biggest event in the EWIF calendar. They offer brands within franchising the chance to nominate themselves, their franchisees and staff so their achievements are recognised by the industry. Winning an EWIF Award – even being shortlisted – allows us to celebrate with you the wonderful work you have done....

With more people set to take on a plant-based diet in 2020 than ever before, pizza delivery chain franchise giant Papa John’s is extending its meat-free offering by adding a new butternut squash base and a range of delicious new vegan pizzas to its menu nationwide.Further recognising the need for alternative dietary requirements and in a first for the brand, the pizza franchise delivery firm is launching a *Butternut Squash Base. With health kick resolutions in full swing, pizza lovers across th...

As we enter not only a new year, but a new decade, it’s natural for people to reflect on achievements and look ahead at how they can build a better future for themselves and their families. A move from employee to business owner is seen by many as the key to that improvement. Hesitation to take the plunge is, however, understandable. Based on data from Company House, roughly 80% of UK companies fail within their first year[1]. This level of risk can prevent would-be business owners from taking...

The recruitment franchise team at Driver Hire’s Stoke franchise territory are league leaders. And we’re not just talking locally; this is on a national franchise scale. They beat over 100 other Driver Hire dedicated franchise offices to top the table in a nationwide sales and recruitment competition. As a result, Driver Hire within the Stoke franchise territory franchisee, Paul Crossley, recently collected Driver Hire’s National Sales Day winners’ award for recruiting the most new clients and n...