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Century 21 New Zealand celebrates highest performing...

Century 21 New Zealand has announced its most successful franchisees from the final quarter of 2019. The estate agent and property franchise rewarded the franchisees who achieved the highest numbers of sales. It gave its most prestigious ‘diamond’ award to Jeh Wasti (First Choice Realty, Wellington), while Gaile Para (Gadsby Realty) won the gold award. Derryn Mayne, who [...]

Carey’s joins Point Franchise

Carey’s is bringing its quality car valeting and cleaning services to Point Franchise – is it the ideal franchise for you? Point Franchise has welcomed Carey’s to its vast network of international franchises. The garage franchise offers mobile car cleaning and valeting to customers with every kind of vehicle – from exclusive to family to old and [...]

Hybrid Fitness works up a sweat at Point Franchise

Hybrid Fitness is bringing its unique fitness concept to Point Franchise – let’s find out more. Point Franchise has an exciting new addition and this one is for the fitness fanatics out there. Hybrid Fitness is a boutique gym concept that can be adapted to your local area – whether you’re surrounded by people that like to stretch and unwind with [...]

Tubz franchisees tell their story

Tubz franchisees Peter and Caroline have revealed how they set up their successful business with the vending machine franchise. Peter and Caroline were impressed with Tubz’s business model from the very start. They first visited the company’s headquarters in December 2019, when Paul, Tubz’s New Business Manager, gave them a tour of the Sittingbourne [...]

Schmidt sets a sustainability example

Schmidt is proud to offer sustainable kitchen and interior solutions for eco-conscious consumers. As we become increasingly aware of the effect of our consumer choices on the natural world, businesses will have to adapt if they’re to remain successful. Schmidt is one of the franchises that has taken steps to reduce its environmental impact. According to the kitchen [...]

Access4Lofts steps up to the plate

We’re thrilled to welcome Access4Lofts and its innovative loft-ladder solutions to Point Franchise. Tim and Lindsay Brown founded the construction franchise in 2005 after moving to Devon from London. It’s grown quickly over the years, and now it has come to Point Franchise to find fresh new franchisees to take the business to new territories. Access4Lofts [...]

Mathnasium ranked no.1 franchise for 2020

Tutoring franchise Mathnasium is named no.1 franchise by Franchise Gator. This year marks the third consecutive year that Mathnasium has held the top position. It comes as Franchise Gator announces its annual Top 100 Franchise List. In the list’s seven-year history, this is the third straight year that Mathnasium has earned the top spot. Franchise Gator is an [...]

Subway to launch two new stores in Surrey

Subway has announced plans to open two new branches in Surrey. The sandwich franchise will take up two premises in Redhill and Leatherhead, offering locals affordable food options any time of day. In Redhill, it’s moving into a site previously used by a Millets store, which will close its doors on 6th March. It’s thought the outdoor clothing shop has terminated its [...]

Marugame Udon makes its mark in Dallas

Japanese restaurant franchise Marugame Udon brings its chewy udon noodles to Dallas. It’s widely considered that udon is the new top noodle and ramen is so last year. The Marugame Udon restaurant concept specialising in the former will soon land in Dallas. Japanese-food lovers will be able to try its fresh, made-to-order udon noodles and tempura from two locations [...]

TaxAssist Accountants files more than 100,000 tax returns

TaxAssist Accountants has celebrated filing over 100,000 tax returns on behalf of its clients. With the January 31st deadline for self-assessment tax return submissions in the 2018/19 tax year just gone, the bookkeeping and accounting franchise has revealed an impressive milestone. It has completed more than 100,000 personal tax returns for clients across the [...]

Heavenly Desserts comes to Coventry

Heavenly Desserts will open a new dessert parlour in Coventry. Dessert-lovers in Coventry will soon have a new place to relax and enjoy lots of delicious delicacies. Heavenly Desserts is bound to go down a treat, what with it already operating from 21 successful stores. The artisan dessert café will open its doors in March. You can find it on Corporation Street, in the [...]

Leisure Leagues arrives in Ascot

Football franchise Leisure Leagues comes to Ascot, much to the local community’s delight. The Leisure Leagues franchise has set out to help the community by providing a designated pitch to play six-a-side football. It’s taken a contract to set up a small-sided football game for the next five years. It chose Ascot as it has been left with “barely any [...]

Rooster Shack struts into the Point Franchise network

Point Franchise is thrilled to welcome Rooster Shack into its franchise portfolio. Fast food businesses work particularly well as franchises, which is why we’re so pleased to broaden our selection of investment opportunities in this sector. Rooster Shack is a fast-casual chicken outlet with a difference. Prioritising quality and efficient operating systems, it [...]

Leading business performance coach joins ActionCOACH

ActionCOACH welcomes new Director Myles Downey to its UK support team. The big news came at the ActionCOACH franchise conference a few weeks ago. Myles Downey is widely considered to be a world-class authority on performance, coaching and leadership. He’s written three classic books in the business coaching profession: ‘Effective Modern Coaching’, ‘Effective Coaching’ [...]

Shoryu Ramen unveils Valentine’s Day menu

Shoryu Ramen has curated its very own ‘dates & mates’ menu for customers to enjoy a delicious meal in great company. The ramen franchise, which serves authentic Japanese cuisine across the UK, is opening its doors to everyone this Valentine’s Day. Shoryu Ramen is inviting foodies everywhere to enjoy a special meal at all its restaurant locations, [...]

Meet the Cavavin team at the Paris Franchise Expo

Cavavin is promoting its franchise opportunity at Franchise Expo Paris this year. The wine franchise is pleased to be bringing its business concept to the world’s most diverse franchise exhibition this year. The event runs from Sunday 22nd to Wednesday 25th March at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Pavilions 2.2-2.3-3. The Franchise Expo Paris displays 500 investment [...]

Minuteman Press awarded top printing franchise rankings

Minuteman Press International earns top rankings to kickstart its 45th year of franchising. Minuteman Press is the world’s largest and top rated printing and marketing franchise. Based on feedback from franchisees, the independent franchisee satisfaction firm Business Review recognised it as one of the Top Franchises in 2020. Entrepreneur also ranked Minuteman Press the [...]

Fastsigns makes Top 100 franchise ranking

Fastsigns has been recognised as one of the top 100 franchises of 2020 by comparison site Franchise Gator. Out of 100 of the top franchises, Fastsigns was ranked number two, second only to Mathnasium. It was the only signage business to make the list, demonstrating just how dominant it is in its sector. Franchise Gator was impressed with its growth, financial stability [...]

Marugame Udon set for rapid expansion in the US

Hargett Hunter has invested in Japanese restaurant franchise Marugame Udon so it can increase its coverage in the US. Marugame Udon is set on bringing its delicious Japanese cuisine to the US and has got the help of Raleigh, NC-based private-equity firm Hargett Hunter to do so. The fast-casual chain has more than 1,000 locations in Asia and is going to use the investment [...]

Century 21 raises over $3 million for Easterseals

Century 21 has announced it managed to raise more than $3 million for Easterseals in 2019. The non-profit organisation provides autism, early intervention, development and adult day care services for people with disabilities, as well as seniors, veterans and their families. It’s the biggest non-profit healthcare group in the US and has been helping people achieve a [...]

Metro Rod is recruiting 80 apprentices

Drainage franchise Metro Rod is looking for 80 apprentices to celebrate National Apprentice Week. After a successful first year of offering an apprenticeship in Drainage, Maintenance, Inspection and Repair, Metro Rod is hoping to recruit 80 new apprentices in 2020. As the franchise is one of the UK’s leading drain care and maintenance companies, this is a very exciting [...]

What is Leisure Leagues Pakistan’s master licensee World...

Today we learn more about World Group and how it’s played an important role in the global expansion of football franchise Leisure Leagues. World Group is an international automobile, real estate, training and manufacturing conglomerate founded in 1912. In 2017, it took the master license for Pakistan. The launch went off with a bang. World Group launched its [...]

Driver Hire franchisee wins sales award

Driver Hire’s York branch has been given an internal achievement award after reaching an impressive sales milestone. Carrie Ann Goddard, who owns the York division of the Driver Hire network, has been congratulated on her hard work in boosting the unit’s sales. In 2019, its sales total exceeded £750,000, a significant accomplishment for an individual [...]

ActionCOACH welcomes leading business performance coach...

At the ActionCOACH franchise conference last week, Myles Downey was introduced as the latest director to join the UK support team. Widely recognised as a world-class authority on performance, coaching and leadership, he joins ActionCOACH to strengthen further the UK’s Best B2B Franchise. His three books in the coaching and performance arena, ‘Effective Modern Coaching’, [...]

Kumon is on the hunt for 22 new franchisees in Australia

Tutoring franchise Kumon is offering new and existing franchise opportunities for aspiring business owners. Multinational educational institution Kumon has targeted New South Wales, Queensland, ACT, Victoria and Western Australia as part of its expansion mission down under. There are currently 317 Kumon locations in Australia and 30 across New Zealand. Kumon is the [...]

Papa John’s store manager becomes multi-unit franchisee

Reza Tohidi used to be a store manager at three Papa John’s locations before buying them out himself and running them as a franchisee. Tohidi was confident he could do the job well, as he was an Italian restaurant manager for four years, after working in a Birmingham takeaway for nine years. He chose to join pizza franchise Papa John’s after researching investment [...]

Revive! completes its largest resale yet

SMART repair franchise Revive! completes its largest resale to date at the Luton branch Revive! Luton is changing hands for an impressive amount now the previous owner has decided to follow his dreams and go travelling with his family. Adam Smith, previous Revive! Luton franchisee, bought the franchise back in 2009. With lots of hard work and dedication, he grew his [...]

ChipsAway apprentice encourages others to follow suit

Jessica Peck has told her story, hoping to inspire more young people to take the same path and pursue an apprenticeship with ChipsAway. The 17-year-old finished her Business Administrator apprenticeship with three distinctions in ChipsAway’s Loughborough branch. She has praised the course, as it allowed her time to gain valuable hands-on experience whilst completing [...]

Testimonial from Lyndsey Cutler - Franchisee in Basildon,...

Strollercise - Basildon, Essex. Name: Lyndsey Cutler Location: Basildon Franchise Area: Basildon, Essex Strolling around family life… Lyndsey Cutler had always been involved in sales and administration roles since she left full time education. Before having her daughter she was a National Account Executive for a food company. She travelled to the head offices of [...]

Full Circle Funerals joins the Point Franchise network

Point Franchise has welcomed Full Circle Funerals into its portfolio of investment opportunities. The funeral franchise takes a modern approach to memorial services, offering non-religious ceremonies and staff who don’t wear black. Full Circle Funerals is all about flexibility and creating a funeral that reflects the individual. That way, family members and friends can [...]