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Creams Café treats key workers

Creams Café is asking communities to nominate hard-working key workers for a complimentary parcel of treats. It’s a difficult time for many of us, but key workers across the UK are particularly feeling the strain. So, to thank the country’s community heroes for all they’re doing, Creams Café has launched its new ‘Creams Heroes’ campaign. People across the UK will be [...]

Radfield Home Care goes digital

Radfield Home Care has launched online franchise discovery sessions to help budding entrepreneurs in the time of social distancing. As the world moves online, many franchises have had to adjust to a new way of working and networking. One franchise that’s doing all it can to support budding entrepreneurs through the coronavirus crisis is Radfield Home Care. The [...]

Subway sells groceries to help fight pandemic

Subway has started offering groceries in many of its American locations try help customers struggling to find fresh food. Grocery stores across the world have been struggling to keep up with demand, as people stock up with essentials. Lots of people are also reluctant to leave their homes during the Covid-19 pandemic, as the illness can be devastating for the most [...]

FASTSIGNS turns its attention to fighting Covid-19

FASTSIGNS Dallas has switched its operational power to make valuable face shields for local hospitals and police. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect businesses across the globe, one location of sign franchise FASTSIGNS has found a way to keep its staff busy and help fight the spread. While its team can usually be found crafting marketing equipment and signs for [...]

JAN-PRO uses its cleaning services to help tackle the...

JAN-PRO in Pittsburgh, US is using is disinfecting services and powerful machines to help keep people safe. Disinfecting chemicals are more important now than ever. Bill McNamara, the owner of the Pittsburgh regional office of JAN-PRO drove nine hours to Connecticut to pick up 200 galloons of the stuff before spraying his hotel room with an electrostatic cleaning [...]

Century 21 location donates cheque to Easterseals

A US branch of Century 21 has kindly donated a large sum to non-profit organisation Easterseals. Century 21’s Coleman-Hornsby branch, which is located in Morris, Illinois, raised the money throughout 2019. Every time an estate agent closed a sale, they put $21 from the takings directly into the fundraising pot. At the end of the year, the office matched the figure, [...]

MetroRod offers free domestic services to NHS staff

MetroRod in the Isle of Wight is offering its domestic unblocking service free to the island’s NHS staff. MetroRod Isle of Wight is saying thank you to NHS staff, and recognising all the hard work of those on the front line fighting the coronavirus, by offering its domestic unblocking service to them for free. The managing director Adam Collier commented: "I've [...]

ActionCOACH instructor leads COVID-19 webinar

This is a concerning time for most business owners, but ActionCOACH instructor Paul Raggio is helping entrepreneurs survive the crisis. Alongside his wife Lisa, Raggio presented his first webinar with SCV Valley Industrial Association, entitled “How SCV Business Owners Can Lead, Think, Plan, and Act Through COVID-19”. The professional instructor, who works for business [...]

Daniel Moquet Driveway Designer is hosting online...

Landscaping franchise Daniel Driveway Designer is taking its discovery days online amid the COVID-19 crisis. Discovery Days are a great way for franchisors and prospective franchisees to get to know each other and get all their questions answered. With social distancing rules in place, in-person franchise discovery days have been put on hold for the time being. But the [...]

Snappy Tomato Pizza recognised at Indiana tourism awards

Snappy Tomato Pizza recently picked up a prize at the Indiana Tourism Association Awards night. The award recognised the success of the pizza franchise’s 2019 Family Fun Guide, a 16-page booklet featuring all the business’s takeaway locations in the state of Indiana. Hoping to encourage its customers to go sightseeing across the region, Snappy Tomato Pizza highlighted 17 [...]

Bartercard launches Barterversity!

Bartercard has launched a brand-new educational platform for its employees and franchisees. The online portal was designed to function as a training tool, providing ongoing coaching to those involved in the business. But it has a huge number of different resources, from interactive modules to forums where users can raise questions and discuss particular [...]

The Bardon Group is the subject of academic papers

The Bardon Group has ongoing involvement with Lancaster University Business School’s franchising module. The Bardon Group is one of the leading multi-brand franchisors in the UK. It operates four market-leading franchise brands, Recognition Express, ComputerXplorers, Techclean and Kall Kwik, the first three of which are on the Point Franchise network. It has been [...]

ActionCOACH launches business webinars

ActionCOACH has revealed it will be running helpful business seminars via an online portal. The COVID-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on businesses across the world. From companies with employees working from home to firms that have had to close down their operations completely, the coronavirus has had an effect on the vast majority of organisations. ActionCOACH [...]

Snappy Pizza experiences unprecedented demand for deliveries

 Snappy Pizza has arranged extra deliveries of stock to manage increased demand for online orders to homes and workplaces. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus and us no longer being able to enjoy a sit-down meal at a restaurant, takeaways have become more popular than ever. As a result, Snappy Pizza had to arrange extra deliveries of stock to franchisees last weekend [...]

Radfield Home Care worker praised for moving out of...

Radfield Home Care has hit the news after one of its employees has protected her immunocompromised husband by moving out of her home for three months. When care worker Leah’s husband Mark suffered kidney failure in 2000, a transplant surgery permanently damaged his immune system. As a key worker in the healthcare sector, Leah has been forced to move out of her family [...]

Veeno experiences impressive sales growth

Veeno shares its remarkable sales figures and provides some insight into how it’s looking out for employees. Veeno is a UK-based Italian wine bar chain that operates from eight locations. It’s been trading successfully with consistent like-for-like sales growth since March 2019. You can see a full breakdown below: - 2019 – Sales increase of 11% from [...]

Fastsigns CEO offers COVID-19 business advice

Fastsigns CEO and International Franchise Association chair Catherine Monson has provided helpful advice for struggling businesses. Monson admitted her signage franchise Fastsigns has suffered as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. “Suddenly — but understandably — demand for [our] services has dropped. Our business isn’t alone. I am also the chair of the International [...]

ChipsAway donates vital equipment to GP surgery

A GP surgery in Ipswich has thanked ChipsAway for donating personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, gloves and overalls. Burlington Primary Care had appealed for specific items after checking “every hardware store locally and online and every industrial shop” it could find. Its partner Dr Dean Dorsett said: “All the distribution centres for PPE…were cleared [...]

SylvianCare joins Point Franchise

  SylvianCare is one of the latest care franchises to join our network of exciting investment opportunites. SylvianCare is a family-owned business that is dedicated to helping its clients enjoy the maximum level of independence for as long as they can in their own homes. The brand was launched in 2014 by a brother and sister team Silviu and Cristina. Having both [...]

Metro Rod eases pressure on drains during COVID-19 crisis

Metro Rod has urged people to think about what they’re putting down their drains. As many people are staying in and using antibacterial wipes to clean their homes, the pressure on our drainage systems is growing. Not only are we using our toilets and sinks more frequently, but we’re flushing higher numbers of wipes and other cleaning products down our drains than we [...]

Point Franchise is delighted to welcome ProfitPlus

ProfitPlus is one of the latest businesses to join Point Franchise that can be operated part-time and from home. ProfitPlus, also known as the Financial Growth People, provides a tried and tested platform for individuals to deliver business growth and stability to clients. By starting your own ProfitPlus franchise, you can deliver some of the world’s most powerful [...]

My Window Cleaner thrives amid coronavirus crisis

Many businesses are experiencing difficult times as the coronavirus sweeps the globe – but My Window Cleaner has managed to stay on top. The window cleaning franchise has described the successes of some of its newest franchisees. Rather than cancelling investor Gareth’s business launch, My Window Cleaner went canvassing, put adverts online, used Google Ad [...]

Bodystreet launches online training

Fitness franchise Bodysteet has launched online training to keep members active during the COVID-19 crisis. Bodystreet is the most successful boutique fitness studio that features EMS (Electro Muscle Stimulation) training across the globe. Like everyone else, Bodystreet was shocked by the rapid spread of COVID-19. Taking government guidelines into consideration, it made [...]

Marla Custom Blinds helps customers avoid mould growth

Marla Custom Blinds has issued a helpful guide detailing how customers can eliminate mould from their homes. According to the interior decorating franchise, as our homes have become more insulated, with fewer ventilation gaps like chimneys, the instances of mould are increasing. Many people don’t realise mould spores are always in the air and simply germinate when they [...]

Mother Nature Science releases official coronavirus...

With the coronavirus outbreak in full force, Mother Nature Science has released an official statement. With schools across the country being closed and us all being instructed to stay at home, Mother Nature science has unfortunately had to cancel all events apart from parties. But it’s hoping to return to business on 20 April 2020 and is planning to run May-Half-Term [...]

Revive! sponsors British racing driver Andrew Jordan

Revive! has announced a sponsorship deal with racing driver Andrew Jordan, who is set for success in 2020. The Brit, who had lost his primary sponsor Pirtek in 2019, was almost forced to consider withdrawing from the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) this year. But, thanks to a new sponsorship agreement, he’s back on track. Car franchise Revive! is proud to be [...]

Healthy Feet franchisors are finalists in the EWIF Awards...

The franchisors of foot care business Healthy Feet are in with a chance of winning big at this year’s EWIF Awards. As its name suggests, the main focus of Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) is to support women looking for a route into franchising. Its annual awards ceremony shines a spotlight on the achievements of women in franchising and boosts their position to [...]

Heavenly Desserts launches in Rochdale’s Riverside...

Heavenly Desserts has bagged itself a spot in Rochdale’s hotly anticipated new Riverside development. The new complex, which was devised with the aim of reviving the town centre, will be home to a number of major businesses. Food and beverage franchise Heavenly Desserts will sit alongside big-name brands like Marks & Spencer, Next and JD Sports. Boots and Superdrug [...]

Leisure Leagues will return after the COVID-19 crisis

Leisure Leagues reassures fans that it will be up and running after the COVID-19 crisis. With the prime minister announcing new measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Leisure Leagues, along with many other major businesses, will temporarily suspend all activities. It announced that its football and netball leagues will not run until at least the 14thof April and [...]

Bright & Beautiful raises money for charities

Bright & Beautiful ran fun events to help raise money for great causes. This year, the cleaning franchise has chosen to support Dementia UK and local Derbyshire charity Me & Dee, which organises holidays for people with life-threatening, life-shortening or terminal conditions. Bright & Beautiful will be running events throughout the year to raise as much [...]