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A Day in the Life: What It Takes to Run a Successful Restaurant Franchise

A Day in the Life: What It Takes to Run a Successful Restaurant Franchise

Running a restaurant franchise isn’t easy, but for a successful franchisee the rewards can be spectacular. So what exactly does an [...]

Forget Unproductive Habits, Give Your Franchise a Post-COVID Business Audit

Forget Unproductive Habits, Give Your Franchise a Post-COVID Business Audit

If you’re reopening after a year of uncertainty, you’ve got an opportunity. A chance to stop chugging along as you were before and [...]

How to Set Employee Wages Accurately as a First-Time Franchisee

How to Set Employee Wages Accurately as a First-Time Franchisee

For first-time franchisees, there’s a lot to learn. Thankfully, the franchising model provides plenty of support, and Point Franchise is [...]

Does Running a Franchise Have Any Limits?

Does Running a Franchise Have Any Limits?

The franchising industry is full of lucrative opportunities for investment and growth. But despite all that the industry can offer [...]

How to Cope With A Business Setback That's Out of Your Control

How to Cope With A Business Setback That's Out of Your Control

If business owners have learned anything in the past year, it’s that life can be unpredictable, and you should plan for every [...]

Is Quarterly Business Planning the Key to Your Franchise’s Success?

Is Quarterly Business Planning the Key to Your Franchise’s Success?

If the last twelve months have shown us anything, it’s that a lot can happen in a year. In an uncertain business climate, quarterly [...]

12 Tips for Welcoming Customers Back Safely as the UK Economy Reopens

12 Tips for Welcoming Customers Back Safely as the UK Economy Reopens

Many businesses have found ways to adapt their working practices during the Covid-19 pandemic, but welcoming customers back as the economy [...]

Franchisor Tips: A Beginner's Guide to Your Franchise's Digital Transformation

Franchisor Tips: A Beginner's Guide to Your Franchise's Digital Transformation

The world is changing at a rapid pace, with businesses moving faster than ever to incorporate technology solutions into every aspect of their [...]

Franchisor Tips: How to Keep Your Franchise Safe From a Cyber Attack

Franchisor Tips: How to Keep Your Franchise Safe From a Cyber Attack

Many business owners are concerned about online crime, but the world of cyber security can seem complicated. In most cases, investing time and [...]

The Top Threats to the Security of Your Franchise (and How to Protect It)

The Top Threats to the Security of Your Franchise (and How to Protect It)

When you’re busy running your own business, the process of implementing franchise security measures can fall to the bottom of your [...]

Business Planning: Why You Should Prepare for a Profitable Summer Now

Business Planning: Why You Should Prepare for a Profitable Summer Now

Things are looking up in the UK; infection rates are falling, the vaccine rollout is progressing well and the Prime Minister has announced a [...]

Prepare Your Franchise to Weather Any Storm

Prepare Your Franchise to Weather Any Storm

Although we may not associate the UK with particularly dramatic weather events, flooding and other natural disasters have a significant impact [...]

Jargon Busters: Understanding the Most Common Sales Lingo in Franchising

Jargon Busters: Understanding the Most Common Sales Lingo in Franchising

Whether you’re a franchisor planning to sell business units or a new franchisee targeting customers, understanding sales terms can help [...]

New Franchisees: What Does Success Look Like in the First Year?

New Franchisees: What Does Success Look Like in the First Year?

Being approved for a franchise opportunity, securing funding and setting up a business are achievements in themselves - but what about once [...]

6 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Employees

6 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Employees

When you imagine running your own business, you probably picture tasks like financial planning and organising marketing campaigns - but [...]

Jargon Busters: Understanding the Most Common Marketing Lingo in Franchising

Jargon Busters: Understanding the Most Common Marketing Lingo in Franchising

Implementing a successful marketing campaign shouldn’t just involve shouting about your product. It’s about fully understanding [...]

Franchisee Tips: Beat Daily Distractions and Boost Productivity With These Handy...

Franchisee Tips: Beat Daily Distractions and Boost Productivity With These Handy...

We’ve all been there; stuck in a never-ending loop of distraction and frustration. In years gone by, we’d have to put all our [...]

14 Tips for Running a Franchise from Home for the Long-Term

14 Tips for Running a Franchise from Home for the Long-Term

As the pandemic has forced companies to embrace new ways of working, many bosses are considering incorporating remote operations into their [...]

10 Tips for Building a Positive Business Culture for Your Franchise

10 Tips for Building a Positive Business Culture for Your Franchise

When you’re in the process of franchising your business, your main focus will be perfecting your operational model and recruiting [...]

Digital Transformation: How to Keep Customer Information Safe

Digital Transformation: How to Keep Customer Information Safe

As more and more businesses implement digital transformation strategies, the need to keep customer information safe is increasing. Developing [...]

New Year's Resolutions: Recovering From a Challenging Year

New Year's Resolutions: Recovering From a Challenging Year

When the New Year rolls around, business owners across the world embrace the opportunity to turn a corner and adapt their strategies for the [...]

Avoid the Post-Holiday Slump and Keep Up Your Franchise's Momentum in the New Year

Avoid the Post-Holiday Slump and Keep Up Your Franchise's Momentum in the New Year

While it’s tempting to take a step back in January and slow down after a busy Christmas period, the first few months of the year are [...]

Franchisor Tips: How to Ensure Your Franchise Is Cyber Secure

Franchisor Tips: How to Ensure Your Franchise Is Cyber Secure

No business is immune to security breaches. Large firms are attractive to cyber criminals for their huge volumes of data, while smaller [...]

Franchise Insights: How These Franchises Are Navigating the 2020 Holiday Season

Franchise Insights: How These Franchises Are Navigating the 2020 Holiday Season

Christmas is always a busy time for businesses, but this year, the pressure to increase sales is even higher. We’ve collected some of [...]

2021 Planning: Start Preparing Now for a Better Year Ahead

2021 Planning: Start Preparing Now for a Better Year Ahead

2020 has been a turbulent year, to put it lightly. But with glimmers of hope on the horizon, it feels like a great time to begin your 2021 [...]

Holiday Planning 2020: Your Official 6-Weeks-to-Christmas Countdown

Holiday Planning 2020: Your Official 6-Weeks-to-Christmas Countdown

It’s official - the Christmas countdown has begun, and even though the festive season will be a little different this year, businesses [...]

Lockdown 2.0: How to Keep Your Franchise Trading

Lockdown 2.0: How to Keep Your Franchise Trading

With many businesses still recovering from the effects of the first national lockdown, this second round of restrictions feels like a blow. As [...]

Franchisor Tips: Is Your Franchise Model in Need of a Digital Transformation?

Franchisor Tips: Is Your Franchise Model in Need of a Digital Transformation?

Technologies available now can help businesses drive up their productivity, profits and customer satisfaction - and even save money. This [...]

It's Time to Bring Your Accounting Business Into the Digital Future

It's Time to Bring Your Accounting Business Into the Digital Future

If you run an accounting business, chances are you’ve heard a lot about new technologies automating complex processes and helping [...]

Sector Spotlight: How to Run an Estate Agency Franchise From Home

Sector Spotlight: How to Run an Estate Agency Franchise From Home

Are you in the process of turning your estate agency franchise into a home-based business? Whether you intend to work remotely for good, or [...]