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Why You Should Try Before You Buy a Franchise

Why You Should Try Before You Buy a Franchise

When you make any big purchase in your life, chances are you think long and hard before you decide. Part of your decision-making process will [...]

Your Future Could Be Looking Bright with a Leightons Franchise

Your Future Could Be Looking Bright with a Leightons Franchise

In 1928, H.O. Leighton started the Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care family owned business. Now 90 years on, the company has been passed on [...]

Pros and Cons of Joining an Established Franchise System

Pros and Cons of Joining an Established Franchise System

When most people think about franchising, they conjure up images of famous franchises such as McDonald’s, Subway and Starbucks. But with over [...]

Five Ways To Be a Fabulous Franchisor

Five Ways To Be a Fabulous Franchisor

Franchising is a great way to expand your business, but it takes discipline and hard work to make sure that you have a concept that can be [...]

Brits Love Bread: Taste Success With One of Our Top Five Bakery Franchises

Brits Love Bread: Taste Success With One of Our Top Five Bakery Franchises

  Bread sales are on the up for the first time in three years, according to Nielsen data, thanks to a change in consumer eating habits. [...]

Top Tips on Applying for Franchise Finance

Top Tips on Applying for Franchise Finance

Most new franchise units are part financed by traditional business lenders, such as the high street banks and specialist franchise financiers. [...]

Franchisors: How to Deal with Franchise Failure

Franchisors: How to Deal with Franchise Failure

Failure is painful for anyone to deal with but for franchisees, the failure of their business is more than just losing their investment; it's [...]

How to Promote Your Franchise Using Social Media

How to Promote Your Franchise Using Social Media

Social media is quickly becoming one of the most critical aspects of digital marketing. Consumers are choosing to migrate from traditional [...]

In the market for a great opportunity? Start a Minuteman Press franchise

In the market for a great opportunity? Start a Minuteman Press franchise

If you feel like you’ve got what it takes to manage a printing and marketing business, you may want to take a moment to look at the [...]

Top 20 Most Common Franchise Terms Explained

Top 20 Most Common Franchise Terms Explained

Before you consider making a franchise investment, you should understand all the lingo. You’ll need to know the franchise definition for [...]

Take centre stage with a Noodle Performance Arts franchise

Take centre stage with a Noodle Performance Arts franchise

If you’ve got a dream of being your own boss, love being on stage and are passionate about working with children, then running a performing [...]

Reasons why you should consider investing in a new franchise system

Reasons why you should consider investing in a new franchise system

While many investors are taken by franchising’s most prestigious brands, others are more excited by the smaller, emerging franchises that may [...]

Want to buy an existing franchise? Pirtek could be right for you.

Want to buy an existing franchise? Pirtek could be right for you.

Known for being one of the leading engineering franchises in the UK, Pirtek specialise in repairing burst and damaged hydraulics and piping [...]

How to steer clear of bad franchises

How to steer clear of bad franchises

When you’re first researching franchises, it can be difficult to establish whether they're an excellent investment opportunity or not. [...]

Schools out for summer: Start a franchise to keep the kids entertained

Schools out for summer: Start a franchise to keep the kids entertained

If you listen carefully, you can hear the squeals of excitement from children all over the country. The summer term has come to an end, and [...]

Making your mind up: Top 5 things to consider before you invest in a franchise

Making your mind up: Top 5 things to consider before you invest in a franchise

If you’ve always dreamed of being your own boss but don’t know where to start, then you may want to consider making a franchise investment. [...]

Capture the moment with a Venture Studios franchise

Capture the moment with a Venture Studios franchise

Venture Studios is the UK’s leading photographers of portraits and proposes an incredible franchise business opportunity for ambitious [...]

How franchisors can help their franchisees to succeed

How franchisors can help their franchisees to succeed

The franchisor and franchisee relationship can be complicated and challenging to manage. In some respects, the franchisor and franchisee want [...]

Making an early exit: Can you leave a franchise before the end of the term?

Making an early exit: Can you leave a franchise before the end of the term?

Generally, the franchise agreement establishes how long your arrangement with the franchisor will last, and you'll be expected to fulfil these [...]

Top tips for making as much money as possible from your franchise

Top tips for making as much money as possible from your franchise

If you're considering investing in a franchise and want to make as much money as possible from your business venture, there are several things [...]

The results are in: The winners from the 2018 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards.

The results are in: The winners from the 2018 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards.

The top franchises in the UK were shortlisted back in February as part of the British Franchise Association (bfa) HSBC Franchise Awards, and [...]

Why a franchise makes the perfect family business

Why a franchise makes the perfect family business

There are many reasons why budding entrepreneurs turn to franchising to start their own business. However, increasingly prospective [...]

Ten Simple Steps to Buying a Franchise

Ten Simple Steps to Buying a Franchise

If you're considering buying a franchise, there are several things you need to consider to ensure that you’re making the right choice. Here, [...]

Make a difference with a Seniors Helping Seniors franchise

Make a difference with a Seniors Helping Seniors franchise

If you want to manage a business that makes a difference to the community around you, there are various opportunities available to ambitious, [...]

Teach others with a Tutor Doctor franchise

Teach others with a Tutor Doctor franchise

Owning a franchise can be both rewarding and lucrative when you get it right. And this is indeed the case if you choose to invest in a Tutor [...]

8 Stress Management Techniques Every Franchisee Should Master

8 Stress Management Techniques Every Franchisee Should Master

Running a franchise can cause a lot of stress. There’s only so much time in the day, and when people are counting on you to get things [...]

Ignite a spark with a Mr Electric franchise

Ignite a spark with a Mr Electric franchise

Are you a self-employed electrician who is looking for the support of a recognisable brand? Or do you have no previous electrical experience [...]

Start a winning franchise with Award Leisure.

Start a winning franchise with Award Leisure.

The home leisure industry has experienced rapid growth over the last two decades. As disposable incomes have risen, customers have become more [...]

Four Reasons Why Franchising is a Great Alternative to Starting Your Own Business From...

Four Reasons Why Franchising is a Great Alternative to Starting Your Own Business From...

The independence of starting your own business is a dream for many, but it’s easy to forget the challenges and the financial demands [...]

If you're young and ambitious, franchising could be for you

If you're young and ambitious, franchising could be for you

There are many reasons that younger, business-orientated individuals make good franchisees. However, it's not always so clear how franchising [...]