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Bartercard partners with Enterprise4Good and West Ham United

Bartercard has joined forces with Enterprise4Good and West Ham United’s women's team for the SMEcosystem21 Virtual Conference.    The event will run from 10am to 8pm on Thursday 18th February and have three different virtual ‘zones’: a networking area, an exhibition hall and a seminar room.    In an effort to help combat the [...]

TaxAssist Accountants expands into Canada

TaxAssist Accountants has granted master franchising rights for Canada to QX Global Group. The bookkeeping and accounting franchise has already established branches in the Republic of Ireland, the US and Australia, but it’s now focussing on Canada. QX Global Group will be able to launch units in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, as well as [...]

Poppies franchisee looks back at her 20-year journey

A Poppies franchisee has told the story of her two-decade adventure as a franchisee.  As an apprehensive but ambitious entrepreneur, Marnie Duval was drawn to franchising for the security it could give business owners. She’d loved working as a waitress and providing great customer service, but also developed knowledge in finance working for an international [...]

Subway introduces new protein bowls

Subway has got people talking with its new protein bowls, filled with meaty options.  The sandwich franchise has added to its diverse range of ‘subs’ with a new selection of ‘protein bowls’. The menu items include the fillings of original subs, served without the bread. Customers can turn any footlong into a protein bowl.  While the [...]

Kumon branch earns high praise

Kumon’s Kelowna branch in British Columbia, Canada, has been celebrated by a long-time customer.  The education franchise centre was established in 1992 by a couple from the nearby city of Armstrong. When the time came for them to hand over the reins, their daughter Susan took on ownership of the branch, before handing it over to her assistant Alisha Ahuja [...]

Full Circle Funeral Partners Director champions biophilic...

Full Circle Funeral Partners’ Director, Sarah Jones, has shared her thoughts on the importance of biophilic design.  Sarah, who understands the impact natural design features can have on our wellbeing, has created calming rooms where staff can discuss funeral arrangements with bereaved families.  While many people imagine funeral parlours to be dark [...]

Minster Cleaning Bristol franchisee celebrates award...

Minster Cleaning Bristol’s owner has been nominated as a finalist in the Transformation Franchisee category of the BFA-HSBC British Franchise Awards.  The nomination comes as franchisee Damon Brown celebrates his five-year anniversary as the owner of Minster Cleaning’s Bristol branch. Since ending his career at Lloyds Banking Group and setting up his [...]

Auntie Anne’s pretzel truck organises fundraiser

An Auntie Anne’s pretzel truck will raise money for local non-profit organisation, Friends of Sinners, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Samantha Hardesty, who owns the Auntie Anne’s truck with her family, will be selling pretzels in the Owensboro area from 11am to 6pm on Monday 18th January. Some of the proceeds of the sales will go to Friends of Sinners (FoS). The [...]

Just Shutters sheds light on its 2020 experiences

Just Shutters has reviewed its experiences during the difficult months of 2020.  Pollyanna Smalley, Franchise Recruitment Specialist at the window coverings company, has described the challenges it faced last year. She explained, “Covid-19 did affect us in the first lockdown, as we closed for approximately six weeks. Since then, we’ve been trading [...]

PerCurra joins the Point Franchise network

PerCurra is advertising its fantastic investment opportunity here on the Point Franchise network.  Providing a vital service across communities, PerCurra supports people with additional needs, such as physical disabilities and mental health issues, to help them maintain a high quality of life. The home care franchise was launched in 2008 by Gill Heppell, who [...]

TaxAssist Accountants nominated for Best Franchise award

TaxAssist Accountants has been announced as a finalist in 2020 The Best Franchise Awards’ £10m+ Network Turnover category.  The awards scheme, which is sponsored by Lloyds Bank, uses franchisee feedback gathered by WorkBuzz to find the best franchises in operation. As part of the Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark Survey, business owners across the UK [...]

9Round welcomes new CFO

9Round has announced the introduction of its new Chief Financial Officer, Timothy Walker.  The gym franchise, which offers workout classes inspired by boxing techniques, revealed the name of its newest recruit on Monday 11th January. Tim will join 9Round to oversee the financial strategies put in place as businesses start to emerge from the Covid-19 [...]

Business Partnership was able to thrive in 2020

Business Partnership’s Alex Dodgshon has described how the franchise fared last year despite challenging circumstances. Like many other companies, Business Partnership quickly started using services like Teams and Zoom when the pandemic struck. It already carried out most of its operations on the cloud, so employees were able to start working from home fairly [...]

Century 21’s UK Head of Franchising praises his team

Century 21’s Head of Franchising in the UK, Chris Summers, has spoken about how the business fared in 2020 and how his team helped it pull through.  Reviewing a year that brought turmoil to a huge number of companies across the world, Chris described how employees at Century 21 approached 2020: “It’s just so refreshing and, actually, really [...]

Radfield Home Care branch gains Living Wage certificate

Radfield Home Care Milton Keynes has achieved an accreditation for paying its employees the ‘real living wage’.  While the government stipulates a minimum wage, which is currently £8.72 per hour for over-25s, the Living Wage Foundation recognises employers who pay their staff at least £9.50. The organisation calculates a realistic payment [...]

Metro Plumb describes franchisee’s journey

Metro Plumb has taken the opportunity to look back at the franchising journey of one of its investors. Gary joined the plumbing franchise after working as a self-employed engineer in the sector. With the ambition of gaining structure and stability, he decided to join Metro Plumb as a franchisee. Launching a unit in Kent, he was able to develop a close-knit team of five [...]

Kumon Los Alamitos celebrates first ‘dual completer’

Kumon’s Los Alamitos branch in the US patted one of its pupils on the back for becoming the branch’s first ‘dual completer’.  Katie Chen is the first student to finish both the maths and the reading course at the Kumon centre, which is based in Orange County, California. She celebrated the achievement as an eighth grade (year nine, in [...]

Subway expands vegan menu for Veganuary

Subway has added new items to its menu of vegan options ready for the rise in demand for meat-free products this January.    The first new addition is the T.L.C., which stands for ‘tastes like chicken’. It’s a sub designed to emulate the delicious flavours of a chicken sandwich for everyone who’s choosing to avoid meat during the first [...]

Minuteman Press US franchisees win business award

Minuteman Press franchisees in Pennsylvania have celebrated winning Small Business of the Year in the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce’s award scheme.  Karl and Nancy Chapple, who have run their Minuteman Press branch on 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls since 2007, were able to keep operating last year as an essential business. They expanded their offering to [...]

Minster Cleaning’s MD describes the business’s 2020...

Minster Cleaning’s Managing Director Mike Parker has spoken about the franchise’s response to the pandemic and the support it’s offering its franchisees. As cleanliness has become vitally important in the past year, Minster Cleaning has been able to take advantage of a rise in demand for its services.  Mike explained,  “Cleaning [...]

Jackson Fire & Security shines a light on franchisees

Jackson Fire & Security tells the story of the savvy investors behind its Sheffield branch.  Henryk Matysiak and his son Alex only launched their franchise in September 2019, but they’ve already managed to develop a successful business, even during the Covid-19 crisis.  When they joined the security franchise, Alex was working mainly in [...]

The Wheel Specialist reveals TV fame

The Wheel Specialist John Tice has become a familiar face to car fans across the UK.  John runs the automotive franchise’s St Albans branch, helping return vehicles to their former glory. When a TV crew showed up at his premises five years ago, he leapt at the chance to appear on the famous car restoration show Wheeler Dealers.  The team spent a day [...]

TaxAssist Accountants reports on government grants

TaxAssist Accountants has provided detailed information on the government’s latest round of financial support for businesses.  As the UK’s third lockdown begins, TaxAssist Accountants is helping to make sure business owners have the information they need to benefit from the latest support packages. The bookkeeping and accounting franchise’s [...]

Entrepreneurs Circle looks back on 2020

Entrepreneurs Circle’s founder Nigel Botterill has revealed how his franchise has fared during the Covid-19 pandemic.    According to Nigel, although many businesses struggled in 2020, the events of the year caused a surge in demand for the services offered by Entrepreneurs Circle. He explained,   “Our franchise is all about equipping people [...]

How landscaping businesses can flourish in 2021

Despite the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there have been many, there have been some businesses in the outdoor sector with plenty to celebrate. Lawn care company Greensleeves achieving a record-breaking year in network turnover over 2020 is one. David Truby, MD of Greensleeves, has some advice for landscaping businesses on how they can push on into [...]

Crepe Delicious announces US and Canada expansion

Crepe Delicious has revealed plans to launch a number of new kiosks across the US and Canada.  The brand, which is the world’s biggest crepe franchise, has started its expansion project across America. It will launch kiosks selling its delicious selection of sweet and savoury crepes and snacks in high-profile locations. Customers will be able to enjoy the [...]

9Round branch in Virginia prepares for New Year’s...

9Round’s Charlottesville location in Virginia is getting ready to help customers achieve their New Year goals during the Covid-19 crisis.  The gym franchise business’s owners, Ross and Sherie Flores have looked back on the measures they’ve put in place throughout the pandemic. Adapting their usual practice of delivering half-hour high-intensity [...]

Century 21 UK launches new franchise packages

Century 21’s UK network has introduced new investment packages to help ambitious entrepreneurs gain access to the franchise system after a tough year.  According to the estate agent and property franchise, as many as 28 percent of agency workers were put on the furlough scheme in 2020, and many more were made redundant. To combat the financial strain [...]

How Company Owned Stores Enhance our Franchise Training...

Our franchise network is the cornerstone of Granite & TREND Transformation’s success. By attracting talented individuals to join us with our tried and tested business model, superior products and comprehensive programme of training and support, we have been able to grow our franchise into one of the most successful in the UK. In fact, we have just been named as [...]

Clara James Tutoring introduces mini franchise package

Clara James Tutoring is getting the new year off to a great start with the rollout of its brand-new ‘mini franchise’ package.  The opportunity will give those who would struggle to finance the standard franchise investment the chance to set up their own tutoring business. To take advantage of the scheme, you don’t need to have a background in [...]