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Franchise investment opportunity: Minster Cleaning and...

  Franchise investment opportunity: Minster Cleaning and their Operations Manager behind it all   Supporting Minster Cleaning Services franchise partners has always been fundamental to the success and growth of their franchisees in a booming domestic cleaning industry in the UK. Minster Cleaning and its vast 40 years of experience have [...]

MAIL BOXES ETC.: THE BEST FINE ART CARRIER IN THE UK

Handle with Care: Interview with an Art Shipper From antiques and fine art to covetable rare pieces, if you’re looking to ship something precious and you want to do it with care. That’s where the experts come in. "… buying a valuable piece of art is not like buying something from Amazon." Antiques, fine art, covetable rare pieces from [...]

FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWING MARKET: HEALTHY FEET...

  Are you tired of working unsociable hours? Me too Your time is precious and should be your own! Owning a Healthy Feet Mobile Clinic franchise is the ideal work model for the person who wants to take back control of their life, allowing you to set your own hours, plan your holidays, and determine your own goals. And even better, develop lifelong friendships in [...]

MAIL BOXES ETC. EXPANDS, BECOMING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY

Looking to the future Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) UK Limited becomes part of the MBE Worldwide community.   Mail Boxes Etc. (UK) is now part of the MBE Worldwide network, in a move that adds the UK and Republic of Ireland to the existing community of countries whose networks are directly operated by the global master licensor. MBE UK & Ireland, which has 153 [...]

NEW FRANCHISEES AT LINCOLN RECRUITMENT BUSINESS

Peter Quittenton and Christian Salter takes Driver Hire to new heights! Two young local entrepreneurs, Peter Quittenton and Christian Salter have bought a specialist recruitment agency, Driver Hire Lincoln. Peter (24) and Christian (24) already know the business well because they both worked for the previous owner. “Over the last few years, at our [...]

ADAPTING TO THE NEW NORMAL: TAXASSIST ACCOUNTANTS VIRTUAL...

TaxAssist Accountants launches new style Initial Training Course Training and development support for new franchisees has been adapted and increased. With the COVID-19 pandemic enforcing change and adaption, TaxAssist Accountants has successfully delivered its Initial Training Course virtually. As a result, a new extended and enhanced hybrid training and [...]

CHIPSAWAY DRIVES ADVERTISING TO THE HIGHEST GEAR WITH A...

The UK's major provider of minor vehicle body paintwork repair and one of our four windscreen repair franchises in the UK, ChipsAway, has launched a new television commercial to advertise the service's convenience and ease. "We wanted to create an advert that demonstrates how quick and easy it is to make a ChipsAway enquiry for a free repair estimate." [...]

THE ZIP YARD OPENS ALTERATIONS SERVICES IN 3 TESCO STORES

The Zip Yard franchise opened its first store within the Stretford (Manchester) Tesco Extra on 10-Aug-21; in Nottingham’s Toton Tesco Extra on 14-Sep-21 and in Hayes Bulls Bridge, Southall, London in October 2021. These openings with Tesco mark a new partnership which is being trialled in these 3 stores, offering shoppers [...]

Big News from the Optic-Kleer franchise.

MD, David Overton is very pleased to announce that, after many years of intensive negotiation, he has now secured an incredible new deal for the Optic-Kleer franchise network: Optic-Kleer franchisees are now able to trade in the car parks of more than 450 Sainsbury's stores nationwide David says; “I can't tell you what you what a big deal this is. Sainsbury's [...]

3 TaxAssist Accountants franchisees celebrate 15 years...

David Roberts, Zahid Khan and Steve Rayner all recently reached this milestone anniversary with TaxAssist, and the accounting franchise is thrilled to be celebrating it with them. In the words of Sarah Robertson, TaxAssist Accountants’ UK Managing Director,  “It’s so rewarding to get to know each franchisee and help them to achieve their [...]

Entrepreneurs Circle hosts a two-day ‘Million Pound...

Hosted in March, the event was the coaching franchise’s first of 2022 and aimed to help attendees learn how to grow their businesses’ earnings into seven figures. Entrepreneurs Circle’s event, dubbed in full as ‘The New Million Pound Masterplan’, was hosted at The Vox, a conference centre in Solihull. It was well-attended and very HAPPILY [...]

Cafe2U explains why franchising remains a great option...

The coffee van franchise explained in a recent blog post exactly why, even during the ongoing cost of living crisis, starting a franchise remains a great option. In the words of Cafe2U, “Many people are experiencing financial worries [as a result of this crisis] and, if you're one of them, launching a business is probably the last thing on your mind. However, if [...]

Hub Care Support hosts a slate of introductory webinars...

The franchise making a career in care simple, accessible and profitable is keen to welcome new investment, and these webinars are a great chance to find out more. The first webinar being advertised across April and May was successfully hosted by the care franchise and enjoyed by attendees of all backgrounds just yesterday. It was one of two early evening webinar events, [...]

TaxAssist Accountants welcomes Blackburn franchisee

The bookkeeping and accounting franchise was recently delighted to announce that new franchisee Osman Ahmad had joined the TaxAssist family. TaxAssist has enjoyed a hugely successful and growth-filled 2022 thus far, and Osman is just the latest of many amazing additions to the bookkeeping and accounting franchise’s growing network. Osman will be running TaxAssist [...]

Radfield Home Care breaks down the pros of franchising

Many describe franchising as “the best of both worlds”, and in a recent article from Radfield, the franchise detailed exactly why it’s become such a popular business model. The home care franchise began its aforementioned (and highly informative) article by letting readers know that for start-ups, 2020 had been a record-breaking year, with over 400,000 [...]

SportsCool introduces kids to a unique, diverse range of...

The physical education franchise has been working with primary school children across the UK since 2014, and curling is one of the many things that SportsCool kids get a chance to try. According to SportsCool’s Director, Lee Lysons, the sports franchise’s version of curling (safer for kids, carried out off the ice and with “lightweight plastic” [...]

The Incredible Ice Cream Company serves scoops for fire...

The Incredible Ice Cream Company helped a local fire service raise awareness of fire safety with delicious sweet treats.  In early April, the food and beverage franchise gave its time and delicious ice cream to a fantastic cause in Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton Fire Service and a local housing authority had teamed up to promote fire safety to residents in one of the [...]

Screen Rescue unveils exclusive new digital system

Screen Rescue has secured exclusive UK rights to a new digital Advanced Windscreen Repair System ahead of new regulatory changes.  The windscreen repair franchise is ready to continue providing an industry-leading service to its customers in the wake of new changes by the British Standards Institution (BSI) relating to windscreen repair. It has been granted [...]

Fortem & Mode shares a typical day in its life

One of the franchise’s people has given the world a glimpse into what a typical day in her working life looks like.  Dionne, staffing executive with the specialist recruitment franchise, shared her daily routine to give prospective franchisees and staff a better idea of what their days could look like.  First things first, the commute. For Dionne, who is [...]

Tutor Doctor Greenwich franchisee celebrates five years...

Through pandemic struggles and a lot of hard work, Amrit Rahi has been inspiring students in her local community with her tutoring services since she invested with Tutor Doctor in 2017. Amrit is a conscientious businesswoman based in Greenwich who, in the words of Tutor Doctor, “has established herself as an important part of improving the wellbeing of children and [...]

SportsCool brings fencing to the next generation

SportsCool is bringing the exciting sport to a whole new generation of potential professional fencers.  The sports franchise offers a wide and varied range of sports-based activities to children all across the UK, ranging from football to dance to yoga. Now, it’s broadening its offering even further by encouraging kids to take up the sport of [...]

Revive! launches 200 technician recruitment drive and...

The SMART repair franchise recently announced a five-year plan centred around this recruitment drive, with an overarching goal of increasing total network sales to £40 million. The automotive franchise is already the UK’s largest accredited SMART repair network, with more than 200 IMI certified repairers, and Revive! expects to grow its total number of [...]

Schmidt franchisee starts business after home makeover

After falling in love with his home’s Schmidt Kitchen, one plucky entrepreneur chose to start his very own franchise.  Tony Nakhoul’s home renovations had a much bigger impact on his life than he could’ve ever imagined. The entrepreneur hails from Beirut and has enjoyed a varied career as everything from a City banker to a Lebanese restaurant [...]

Radfield Home Care welcomes new franchisee from a science...

Sona Bharkhada, who will be running Radfield Leicester East, has been committed to making a positive difference since her early career completing biomedical cancer therapy research. Sona has a BSc in Science, and in her words, “The positive experiences from my earlier career helped me to look at wider opportunities to make a difference in society.” One such [...]

IRON BODYFIT joins Point Franchise

The gym franchise, which specialises in offering 25-minute intensive electrostimulation workout sessions, has joined the Point Franchise network. IRON BODYFIT was founded in 2015, started franchising in 2016 and expanded into international franchising in 2019. This global growth brought IRON BODYFIT to the UK, Spain, Africa and the UAE just last year, and you can be a [...]

Greensleeves secures 5-star Franchisee Satisfaction...

The landscaping and gardening franchise was delighted to announce that WorkBuzz franchisee feedback once again saw Greensleeves rated highly. In the words of Greensleeves, “In March 2022, Greensleeves franchisees took part in an independent survey assessing the franchise brand this year. WorkBuzz, who has been gathering objective feedback from franchisees across [...]

Radfield Home Care welcomes new franchisee for Fareham,...

Jason Hoffman has a background in recruitment and management, and he’s thrilled to be expanding the franchise’s network in the South as Radfield’s newest franchise partner. According to the home care franchise, Jason was the perfect fit for Radfield for multiple reasons. For one, his impressive business background and gathered professional acumen equip [...]

The Party Tent Company receives a glowing testimonial

Six months post-investment, a franchisee with The Party Tent Company shared their experiences thus far with the brand. This franchisee joined The Party Tent Company as a franchisee last October, having previously seen and enjoyed the Founder’s social media posts “for about a year” and having determined that “it sounded like a potentially [...]

Blossom Home Care Teesdale and Weardale scores Best...

In the capable hands of owners Paul and Jo Hamilton, Blossom was thrilled to announce that this branch had won the most prestigious prize at the Teesdale Business Awards. In the words of the home care franchise, “Being voted the best local business in your second year of trading is extraordinary - and for that to happen in a pandemic when you’re the [...]

Healthy Feet offers franchisees the chance to attain a...

The Finest Feet Training Academy programme available to Healthy Feet franchisees consists of nine online modules and two weeks of real-life practical training. Healthy Feet recently reminded prospective franchisees that if they choose to join the healthcare franchise’s growing UK network, they’ll benefit from the opportunity to gain a qualification through [...]