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The Rewards of Financial Planning

Countrywide Signs recently said farewell to franchise owners John and Tracey Wreathall after they sold their business as part of their retirement plan. Franchising was the right choice for their future, could it be right for your retirement planning too? There are many reasons to look to franchising as an opportunity to become a business owner. One reason that the [...]

The Party Tent Company pitches at Point Franchise

The Party Tent Company is Point Franchise’s latest investment opportunity.  The events franchise provides high-quality marquees for gardens and small gatherings. It’s currently the UK’s only marquee hire franchise. And because it’s not in direct competition with companies offering larger tents, it can cater to a wide variety of clients. It [...]

Snappy Tomato Pizza unveils new store

Snappy Tomato Pizza has revealed the shopfront of its latest takeaway outlet, based in Wolverhampton city centre. The store refit was announced in mid-January, but it has since released images of the new facade, and the pizza franchise is looking forward to welcoming its first customers.  The site originally housed a motorbike clothing business called Silver [...]

Just Shutters provides handy home hacks

Just Shutters published a guide for homeowners who would like to improve their surroundings.  In its blog post, the shutters franchise said, “Our homes can have a significant effect on our health, with everything from the colour of the walls to the amount of clutter influencing mental wellbeing. With this in mind, here are some quick and easy ‘life [...]

Business Partnership franchisee makes the most of redundancy

Business Partnership has welcomed a new franchisee after he faced redundancy at his old job. Luke Thomas was an experienced senior manager before he lost his job with the car hire firm Enterprise Holdings. But, rather than return to full-time employment, he decided to join Business Partnership and start his own business.  Now, he’s the proud owner of his [...]

Cafe2U introduces franchisee Maulik Patel

Cafe2U has revealed the story of one of its franchisees, Maulik Patel, who runs the Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield branch.  Maulik has been a Cafe2U franchisee for almost two years, and before he invested in the business, he was a manager of a series of Costa Coffee stores.  When he first registered his interest with the coffee van franchise Cafe2U, [...]

Metro Rod advertises resale opportunity

Metro Rod is looking for a new franchisee to take on its Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth and North Scotland branch.  The current owner has developed the drainage franchise unit into a successful business, leading it to achieve the second highest growth rate in the company last year. Now, it has an annual turnover of more than £508,000 and is on the market for [...]

Crepe Delicious announces dual-brand partnership

Crepe Delicious has joined forces with Salus Fresh Foods to launch a series of dual-concept locations across the world.  Under the new agreement, the two brands will share business premises, a strategy becoming increasingly popular as a way to lower costs and reduce risk. As business partners, Crepe Delicious and Salus Fresh Foods will be able to split rental fees [...]

Fastsigns joins multi-franchise discovery day

Fastsigns is joining forces with five other franchises to deliver a virtual discovery day on Wednesday 17th March. The sign franchise is teaming up with Minster Cleaning, Revive!, Home Instead, Driver Hire and X-Press Legal Services for a joint discovery day to tell investors more about its opportunity. BBC presenter Ben Thompson will host the session on a virtual [...]

Signs Express franchisee supports food delivery charity

Signs Express Chester supported local charity Bridge Community Farms by transforming its van with a new vehicle wrap. Steve Lloyd, who owns the sign franchise’s Chester branch, helped the food delivery charity as part of his ongoing support initiative. He first started working with it after meeting its founder, Francis Ball MBE.  Bridge Community Farms [...]

TaxAssist Accountants: 4 discovery sessions, 4 countries,...

TaxAssist Accountants helped investors find out more about its franchise opportunity by holding four online discovery sessions in four countries during the same month.  The bookkeeping and accounting franchise is in the process of expanding across the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. Its four recent information sessions covered the technical marketing and [...]

Radfield Home Care recruits new staff members

Radfield Home Care Milton Keynes is on the lookout for skilled and compassionate workers to join its team of carers.  At a time when healthcare and social interaction is more important than ever - particularly among the elderly population - Radfield Home Care is expanding its workforce.  The home care franchise is recruiting staff members across a range of [...]

Bright & Beautiful franchisee reveals business journey

Bright & Beautiful’s Bromley franchisee has spoken about why she loves running her cleaning franchise business. Jas Dhillon-Manchanda launched her unit in 2017, after working in adult education for 17 years. Although she had previously built successful retail and property businesses, she had no experience in the cleaning sector. Happily, she was able to take [...]

Crepe Delicious offers fantastic franchise opportunity

Crepe Delicious has opened up its franchise opportunity for prospective investors who would like to join a growing food business. The restaurant franchise, which operates under the full name Crepe Delicious Urban Café, was founded in 2004 and has since established a presence across Canada and North America. The brand currently has a network of 70 international [...]

Cafe2U makes Elite Franchise Top 100

Cafe2U is celebrating being listed in the Elite Franchise 100 ranking of the best businesses for 2021.  The franchise has been recognised as the leading mobile coffee business in the UK. Elite Franchise’s ranking, which was published in December 2020, aims to highlight the UK’s “brightest” franchises, based on “size, growth, ambitions [...]

First Class Learning expands as demand soars

First Class Learning has announced it will add to its 300-strong network of franchise branches with additional units to cater for increased demand for private tuition. Currently, the tutoring franchise is concentrating its growth on the North of England and Scotland, with new centres in Liverpool, Nelson (Lancashire), Aberdeen and Edinburgh. After analysing a variety [...]

9Round parent company acquires Snap Fitness

9Round’s parent company, Lift Brands, has reacquired Snap Fitness in the UK and Ireland from Master Rights.  Thanks to the business move, gym franchise 9Round can now benefit from a higher level of expertise and insight within its support network. Bill Painter, Lift Brands’ Head of Development, EMEA, explained, “This deal puts us in position [...]

Auntie Anne’s introduces delicious new treat

Auntie Anne’s has unveiled its latest new menu addition - pretzel roll-ups.  The takeaway franchise, which sells American pretzels from kiosks across the world, is known for its fun, experimental menu items. From pepperoni pretzel nuggets to jalapeño and cheese pretzel ‘dogs’, the fast food chain has long been popular for its innovative [...]

TaxAssist Accountants franchisee celebrates milestone

TaxAssist Accountants’ franchisee for the Galston and Kilmarnock regions is celebrating two decades of business ownership.  Barry McGougan launched his bookkeeping and accounting franchise unit near his home in Galston, West Scotland, back in 2001 and is now marking 20 years as a franchisee. His daughter, Lisa Foster, has joined the business and is looking [...]

Metro Rod South Yorkshire goes up for sale

Metro Rod’s South Yorkshire franchisee is retiring after two decades of ownership and selling their business on.  The drainage franchise unit has been performing well since the owner bought it in 2000, and has been edging closer to a £1 million turnover in the past few years. Having decided to retire, the current franchisee is selling the business for [...]

Franchise Partner Stories - Kelly & Simon Merry

From science teacher to self-made and sustainable professional property investor JOINED PPP - January 2018 PREVIOUS CAREER - Teachers PORTFOLIO LOCATION - Rugby NUMBER OF HMOS - 2 BIGGEST BENEFIT - Time for family  Everything changed for Kelly and Simon Merry when they had children. The couple had met at the school they worked at – Kelly as a [...]

Jam Coding reveals the story behind its name

Jam Coding’s Director told the tale of how his business came to acquire its unusual name.  Roger, who manages the children’s computer franchise, has revealed he named the business after his late uncle, Jim “Jam” Mason. An impressive figure, as well as a Lancashire businessman, politician and CBE-recipient, Jim had a highly eventful life, [...]

Moving Home Made Easy creates handy infographic

Moving Home Made Easy has published an infographic to tell customers how to use its services safely.  The moving franchise has been able to continue operating throughout the pandemic lockdowns as it’s an essential business. Meanwhile, it has put “the health and safety of both [its] staff and customers at the forefront of everything” it does. Now, [...]

Post & Packing shares online business guide

Post & Packing has shared its online business guide to support those who are interested in becoming their own boss from the comfort of their sofa.  At a time when most of us are confined within the four walls of our homes, Post & Packing is helping people launch their own profitable enterprise. The courier and delivery franchise published the informative [...]

Cafe2U revisits 2020

Cafe2U has looked back at its experiences in 2020 to find the positives in a tricky year.  As the UK’s premier mobile coffee business, Cafe2U continued to work hard and provide a fantastic service - and delicious drinks and snacks - for its customers throughout 2020. But a year as difficult as the one we’ve just experienced did present certain [...]

Camile Thai announces new board members

Camile Thai has added to its board of directors with the appointment of Brian Caulfield and Andy McCue.  The restaurant franchise, which is the fastest-growing Thai food network in the UK and Ireland, has welcomed Brian as a Non-Executive Director and Andy as Non-Executive Chairman. They will oversee the business’s plans to expand across Ireland and [...]

PlumbProud franchisees give their take on the business

PlumbProud has released a video featuring two of its newest franchisees, who reveal their journey at the business.  With a huge number of people experiencing long-term furlough, redundancies or a desire to change career during the coronavirus crisis, PlumbProud has attracted many new prospective investors. In fact, in the past three months, the franchise has [...]

From crisis to opportunity: bouncing back from redundancy

Losing our jobs through no fault of our own is a nightmare scenario but what feels like the end may be just the beginning. Choosing to join a franchise like Granite & TREND Transformations could help you to turn disaster into the business opportunity of a lifetime. This last year has hit businesses really hard. With a few notable exceptions, like the construction [...]

FRANCHISE PARTNER STORIES - Ben Gould

From office to profitable HMO JOINED PPP - January 2017 PREVIOUS CAREER - Financial Services PORTFOLIO LOCATION - Bridgewater NUMBER OF HMOS - 4 BIGGEST BENEFIT - Lifelong income From the outside, it can still be mistaken for a village high street shop front, but inside, this HMO property (House in Multiple Occupation) has been converted into a beautiful [...]

Radfield Home Care franchisor comments on award win

Radfield Home Care’s franchisor has revealed her thoughts on the success of two of her franchisees.  Last month, Radfield Home Care’s Stamford, Peterborough & Rutland branch was crowned Best New Start-Up in the Mercury Business Awards. Its franchisee team, husband and wife James and Stefania Beech, were thrilled to win the prize after just 18 [...]