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Ambitious entrepreneurs will benefit from an in-depth assessment of multi-unit franchising and the chance to forge essential industry connections at the Multi-unit Franchise Conference at the NEC, Birmingham, on 4 October. Franchising offers an optimised route to business launch, operation and success, and an increasing numbers of franchise owners are expanding beyond one unit to become multi-unit franchisees. In fact, one in three franchisees now operate more than unit: unsurprising given...

Driver Hire, the 2019 bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’, recently completed the re-sales of three well established recruitment franchises within the Midlands franchise territories. Paul Crossley is the new owner of Driver Hire within the Stoke franchise territory. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Paul had over a decade’s worth of recruitment industry experience, working as a Client Relationship Manager for Paystream, a nationwide business providing payroll and accountancy ser...

If you think being a parent in today’s world is hard, take a moment to consider what it is like for children. With increased pressure from school, distractions with social media and the normal teenage angst, it is no wonder many young people are feeling lost.In fact, it is commonly reported that being a teenage is harder than being an adult. Their bodies are changing physically and mentally, many are not getting enough sleep and on top of all that, trying to decide what to do with the rest of th...

OSCAR Pet Foods is thrilled to be celebrating 25 years of nutritional excellence. And, as the company’s sparkling success story continues, it begins its celebrations in style — winning the bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year SILVER Award! This fantastic milestone is testament to the dedication of its nationwide network, which is fully supported by loyal Head Office staff who are committed to providing immediate back-up and guidance on all aspects of franchise business development and excellen...

More than 100 brands and a goldmine of expert advice will be at The National Franchise Exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC on 4 and 5 October. Aspiring and existing franchisees can explore franchise opportunities across all investment levels and a large spectrum of sectors at the UK's flagship franchise exhibition this autumn. The National Franchise Exhibition will also offer visitors inspiration, education and practical advice via the event's programme of more than 60 seminars. Exhibiting brand...

Robert Leek and Ian Leadbeater, owners of Driver Hire within the Sheffield franchise territory, have completed the renewal of their franchise agreement with national recruitment franchisors Driver Hire for a further five years. Robert and Ian initially bought the recruitment franchise business in 2009. Prior to that they both worked at Driver Hire’s Bradford recruitment franchise territory office. Since taking over the business they’ve grown annual turnover to in excess of £1m. Along the way th...

Two more sporting NGBs have joined forces with Premier Education - the UK’s biggest sport franchisor in school-based activities. Premier Education have worked with many of Britain’s biggest National Governing Bodies since their establishment in 1999. Their current partnerships include the likes of British Gymnastics, England Hockey and England Lacrosse. These partnerships allow Premier to offer a wide range of activities to primary school aged children across the UK. Impressively, the last 12...

Featuring brands from a broad range of business sectors – from children’s activities to pet care, business consultancy to healthcare providers – the announcement of the Franchise Marketing Awards 2019 finalists celebrates exemplary marketing support being provided to franchisees across the country. The winners of the awards, sponsored by Business Franchise magazine, will be announced at The National Franchise Exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham, on Friday 4 October. Competition for these highly...

With over 90 exclusive franchise territories in the UK alone and expanding internationally, our approach to colour and style is in great demand and growing by the day. We're actively seeking to add to our successful franchise network and we'll be holding Discovery Day events to better explain our franchise offering to potential franchisees.  VenueDate TimeHoliday Inn, Ashford Central, Canterbury RoadAshford, TN24 8QQ11th October 2019 From 11:00 am - 2:30 PMHouse of Colour...

Right at Home UK has been recognised as one of the top 20 homecare franchise providers in the UK by the leading independent review website, homecare.co.uk. The award was based on the homecare group’s reviews from the people they cared for, their friends and relatives. Right at Home UK currently has an impressive recommendation score on homecare.co.uk of 9.8 out of 10, with more than 1,000 reviews across its network of offices in England and Wales. Right at Home offers highly personalised...

When it comes to sales calls, the franchise recruitment team at Driver Hire within the Crewe franchise territory are leaders. And we’re not just talking locally; this is on a national scale. They recently collected Driver Hire’s National Sales & Recruitment winners’ award for topping the second (of three) 8-week competitions. “It’s all part of an annual incentive across the whole of the Driver Hire network designed to help each of us grow our business,” says joint franchisee, Lee Statham....

What is the end goal?The goal for any established business owner when considering franchising their pre-existing business is ‘expansion’. Franchising your business allows you to expand without incurring any risk of unnecessary debt or you won’t be using the cost of expansion against the equity of your business. In essence, any new recruited franchisees will in the first instance provide all of the required capital (franchise fee) to ensure they can adequately launch and operate one of your franc...