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The benefits of practising mindfulness have been well documented for humans but today’s pet parents believe that it could also have a positive effect on their pooches. With the 2020 Petcare Innovation Summit advocating that, ‘the humanisation trend and changing consumer behaviours’ are, ‘ forcing some of the industries most seasoned pet brands to diversify their existing portfolio’, millennial dog lovers are reported to be actively pursuing ways to have a...

Thousands of professional performers and teachers apply but only a select handful get chosen to teach at the prestigious MOVE IT event on 13-15 March at Excel London. MOVE IT is the world’s biggest dance event, celebrating all forms of dance and the performing arts. Some of the country’s biggest dancers, choreographers and teachers will be showcasing their talents, connecting the community through dance.This year’s event will include a host of famous names from Creative Ambassador Layton Willia...

Having launched in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in February 2019, spa810 (pronounced spa-eight-ten) has now got some very impressive figures to share, after all #itsallabouttheresults both for clients and prospective franchisees! From a standing start, offering new treatments to the 75,000 population of Harrogate, spa810’s pilot operation can boast the following headlines figures: £291k gross turnover 830 database contacts 647 active* clients Almost 2,200 transactions £134 aver...

Alastair Clarke, a Business Sales Plus franchisee in Edinburgh is no stranger to doing deals in the catering world. As a BSP franchisee, amongst other business types he is involved in selling restaurants, cafés and other catering businesses. Whilst in his previous career, Alastair ran a number of food and beverage businesses and provided consultancy within the sector. We now have the opportunity of seeing another side of Alastair, if you tune into BBC’s Master Chef this week you will see him us...

From redundancy to entrepreneurship, Julie Dunne, award winning franchisee, has come a long way since losing her job twice to the recession, as she celebrates five years of running her professional domestic housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful Enfield.Before launching the business, Julie held a successful 20-year-long career in sales management, however, was made redundant twice as the Great Recession devasted businesses throughout the UK. With the future looking uncertain, Julie...

Fareham based Marla Custom Blinds recently completed the manufacture and installation of sixty-one custom roller blinds for hair products distributor Salon Success Ltd. The £5,000 contract was a critical part of a more extensive redesign and refurbishment for Salon Success’s new head office in Aylesbury coordinated by Atorie Design of Southampton.“Atorie approached us based on our reputation for quality, reliability and value,” said Marla Custom Blinds MD Martin Froud. “We were able to submit an...

Award-winning franchisee, Faye Roddy, is celebrating a milestone year in 2020 as she commemorates her tenth-year anniversary of Bright & Beautiful within the franchise territory of Altrincham, the first ever pilot franchisee in the Bright & Beautiful franchise network. The franchise territory within Altrincham has seen significant growth; just last year, the cleaning franchise witnessed a 45% growth in turnover which enabled Faye to invest in her growing workforce of 30 by hiring an additional...

DREAM Doors, the UK's largest and most successful kitchen makeover franchise specialist, with almost 100 franchise showrooms throughout the country has got off to a fantastic start to 2020, with ten franchisees turning over more than £100k this January. These figures were achieved by franchisee owners throughout the country, including Brighton, Cheshire, Croydon, Derby, Poole, Stoke, Swansea, Wakefield, West Nottingham and Worcester. franchise territories. This income contributed to Dream Doo...

Right at Home, are excited to announce the launch of their new podcast, Focused on Franchising. Hosted by Right at Home’s Franchise Recruitment Manager, Kate Dilworth, the podcast is aimed at anyone who is thinking about starting their own business, to help them make informed decisions. It will cover why franchising offers a fantastic way to reduce risk, as well as bust some myths around franchising. Right at Home is a franchise which has supported over 60 franchise owners to build successfu...

How was your day? If you're like millions of other parents around the world, you kissed your children and left the house to spend hours in traffic. At the end of the day, when they rushed out of school to proudly show off their latest drawing, you weren't there in the playground to see it.  You missed out on a family dinner. Did you even make it home in time for a bedtime story? Parents are missing out on family time because they need to make ends meet. They're constantly try...

DREAM Door. the kitchen face lift franchise network has surpassed a monthly turnover figure of £5.5million this January, setting a record for the franchisor. Previously, the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover franchise company’s highest monthly turnover was £4.79million, which was achieved last October. Managing director Ed Brewer said the increase in turnover is down to the dedication of the network in following Dream Doors’ ever-evolving franchise model. He added: “Our main focus at head off...

Katrina Melling is the Principal franchisee for Razzamataz within the High Wycombe franchise territory. She took the leap from being a freelance vocal coach to owning a theatre school franchise and is enjoying this next challenge in her career. Background I got my first job playing piano at a ballet class when I was a teenager and spent my whole career in music and teaching. I worked at Razzamataz within the Marlow franchise territory as a singing and drama teacher and have worked professi...