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Marla Custom Blinds gets a new window of opportunity on...

Marla Custom Blinds joins the Point Franchise network, bringing brand new opportunities to aspiring franchisees. The home improvement franchise, Marla Custom Blinds, is a family-owned business that makes and fits bespoke blinds, shutters and awnings, both for homes and businesses. Founded by Martin and Angela Froud in 1995, the business has enjoyed great success in a [...]

Sandstone Yoga and Pilates brings peace to the franchise...

Point Franchise welcomes Sandstone Yoga and Pilates to its collection of franchise opportunities. Sandstone Yoga and Pilates, founded by Michelle Nicklin, is one of the newest businesses to join the Point Franchise network. The yoga franchise offers a daily timetable of varied workshops and courses, such as special retreats, one-on-one individual classes and 200-hour [...]

Match Options could be your perfect match

Match Options has explained how its financial support options could make 2020 the year that budding business owners take the leap. Want to become your own boss but just don’t know how to get there? Match Options has been allaying the most common fears of budding businesspeople all across the UK with its handy FAQ page. Match Options is a recruitment franchise matching [...]

Revive! smashes the glass ceiling

Franchise Director of Revive!, Cathryn Hayes, has been named one of The Ten Most Powerful Women in Franchising. The debut edition of Business Woman has named Cathyrn Hayes, Franchise Director of the car franchise, as one of its most powerful women in the franchise industry. The magazine was created to showcase women who have made strides in the franchising industry and [...]

Get a fresh start with Healthy Feet

Healthy Feet could be the perfect career opportunity for the new year, according to its ambitious founder. The new year means another chance to reinvent yourself. One way to do that is by becoming your own boss, and the beauty franchise Healthy Feet can help you do just that. Healthy Feet is a mobile footcare business that not only provides you with a qualification and [...]

FastSigns helps make businesses more accessible

Sign franchise, FastSigns, is helping to make businesses more convenient to every customer with its range of signage products. FastSigns keeps up the modern ways of business by providing easy-to-read digital and wayfinding graphics for businesses. The B2B franchise makes the popular methods of purchasing, like online orders and in-store collections, as simple as possible [...]

Driver Hire welcomes Manchester South’s new franchisee

Mike Williams is the new owner of the Manchester South location of the Driver Hire network. Mike Williams is the newest franchisee to join leading recruitment franchise Driver Hire’s network. Williams has enjoyed an interesting career prior to his acquisition of the business. He first joined the RAF upon leaving school. Then, he worked in sales and more recently for a [...]

FiltaFry promotes sustainability across the food service...

FiltaFry is helping eco-conscious and discerning restauranteurs all across the world keep their fryers in top condition – for life. Van-based franchise FiltaFry is making a stand to be more environmentally conscious through two of its main services. One of its franchised services is FiltaGold. Hotels, restaurants, bars and more can purchase top-quality cooking oil at a [...]

Auntie Anne’s advertises franchise opportunity in South...

The takeaway franchise has another opportunity for interested franchisees at the Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth. Takeaway franchise Auntie Anne’s kiosk in the Southside Shopping Centre is in prime location, situated in the main walkway to offer customers a salty or sweet snack on the go. The stall is a year old as of this month, but its current franchisee is [...]

Subway drives the stakes even higher

Franchise duo Sue and Steve Pasco have opened up a new Subway store on Barnfield Close, Swindon. Sandwich franchise Subway has opened its first ever drive-thru in the South of England. The store is located underneath a Travelodge hotel, giving it great custom from hungry hotel guests who can conveniently feast on the franchise’s affordable array of sandwiches, salads, [...]

Papa John’s is cooking up a storm in the pizza world

Papa John’s wins Pizza Delivery Chain of the Year 2019 at the highly respected PAPA awards Pizza franchise Papa John’s has been awarded the title of best pizza delivery service by the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association (PAPA). The awards were held on the 14th November at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in the capital city, London. The coveted award gave recognition to [...]

Promedica24 combats loneliness at Christmas

Promedica24 has shared how its services can help stop loneliness at one of the most difficult times of the year, the festive period. For lots of us, the festive period is one of the most exciting and happy times of the year. However, for many of the older people in our communities, it can be a very isolating time, particularly if friends, family and neighbours aren’t [...]

Recognition Express sponsors Scottish Women’s Football

Recognition Express has teamed up with the Scottish women’s football team and now features as a sponsor at their awards ceremony. B2B franchise Recognition Express supplies corporate branded merchandise for a range of different clientele and has done so successfully for over 40 years. Now, the franchise has rightfully won its place as the leading B2B personalised and [...]

Techclean keep clients squeaky clean

At the height of the hospitality season, Techclean keeps businesses’ hygiene standards in check with its products. IT franchise Techclean is offering all businesses in the hospitality industry the solution to warding off the winter bugs. Winter is the time of year during which we are all susceptible to illness. Plenty of socialising and events for the festive period [...]

Mr Simms sweetens up the festive season

Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe has launched its “12 Sweets of Christmas” campaign to show off its delicious festive offerings. Sweetshop franchise Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe has hopped on board with the festive marketing as it launches its latest promotion, the 12 Sweets of Christmas, inspired by the famous Christmas song 12 Days of Christmas. The new campaign shows off [...]

ChipsAway chips in a huge donation for charity fundraiser

Chipsaway has shown it’s a franchise with a big heart, as it raised over £1,000 for Bangers4Ben’s 2019 charity rally. ChipsAway, the UK’s leading car paintwork and repairs van-based franchise, got stuck into a French adventure as part of charity rally event Bangers4Ben. Two of ChipsAway’s specialists, Steve Perkins and Terrance Thant, took part in the rally across [...]

Auntie Anne’s franchise opportunity in Staines

Auntie Anne’s has a new opportunity for franchisees at The Emsleigh Centre in Staines-Upon-Thames. Takeaway franchise Auntie Anne’s has shared details of an irresistible resale opportunity within its network. One of its current franchisees has a kiosk in The Emsleigh Centre shopping centre, which has been there for 2 years. However, the owner is looking to sell it [...]

Homeclean helps children in poverty

Staff across Homeclean’s network donned Christmas jumpers and donated toys in the name of charity. Planet Radio’s Mission Christmas encourages people to donate what they can to make sure children in poverty have presents on Christmas day. The scheme, launched by Cash for Kids, is looking to make a difference to local children in cities like Manchester and London, where [...]

Bodystreet makes gains in the fitness industry

The fitness franchise’s strong training and support for its franchisees is shaking up the fitness world for the better. Bodystreet is marketed as a unique way of getting fit quick for those who have little time for the gym. Its German operations won the title of Franchisor of the year in Germany, so interested investors can feel secure in the knowledge that their money [...]

Kumon hops on the musical bandwagon

Kumon has been promoting the benefits of learning a musical instrument to its network of students. Education franchise Kumon has been explaining how playing a musical instrument is beneficial for children. Studies show there is a correlation between that and a child’s academic success, as the neural and cognitive mechanisms associated with improved literacy skills are [...]

Coffee Blue sends a wake-up call to the competition

Coffee Blue’s parent company Vantastec Ltd wins Converter of the Year 2020 at the WhatVan? Awards Coffee Van franchise Coffee Blue was the focal point of the Vantastec’s pitch in its bid to win first place at one of the most coveted ceremonies in the Light Commercial Vehicles industry. Their efforts secured the top spot for the innovative franchise. Colin Smith and [...]

Strollercise takes its first steps into the franchise world

Point Franchise welcomes fitness franchise Strollercise to its network, offering a unique dance business opportunity to franchisees across the UK. The young franchise, set up by founder Samantha Williams, only began its journey in 2018, but already boasts six franchises across the UK. So, what’s the background behind the budding franchise’s success? Strollercise was [...]

Second consecutive year as Best B2B Franchise for...

The Best Franchise Awards announced ActionCOACH as the clear leader in the Best B2B Franchise category on Thursday 28th November, making this the second consecutive year that the world’s largest business coaching franchise took the title. It was after an independent survey of ActionCOACH’s franchise network, benchmarking scores against other franchises, placed them in the [...]

All under one roof: Century 21 UK acquires big-name...

Leading property franchise Century 21 Cobham and Esher takes over Jezzards Estate Agent The award-winning estate agency’s independently-fun franchise Cobham and Esher acquired the multi-branch property business Jezzards and it’s one of the biggest purchases in the franchise’s history. Dylan Morrison-Cousen, owner of the Cobham office, will now be operating from the two [...]

Franchising meets TV: Subway makes its on-air debut

The fast-food franchise channels its broadcasting brains as its franchisee Kareemaa Musa featured on The One Show to show her journey of becoming a Subway store owner. The One Show has started a series on franchises. The popularity of franchising has soared: a total of 50,000 franchise businesses stand in the UK. People have come to realise that a tried-and-test and [...]

The Revive! franchise parks up in North Wales

North Wales joins the Revive! world with its newest territory in Gogledd Cymru thanks to franchisee Eifion Watkins The automotive franchise now offers its services to welsh-speaking clients in the Welsh car dealership market. Eifion was deciding where his next path would take him after retirement from as a former schoolteacher at the age of 55 as he didn’t quite feel [...]

ChipsAway franchise commemorates 25 years of fixing

The automotive paintwork repair franchise hosts its annual conference and awards dinner to celebrate its achievements. The leading minor vehicle paintwork repair business in the van-based franchise sector hosted its 25th Anniversary and Awards Dinner, inviting 240 of its members. The conference featured updates from its various directors. Managing Director, Tim Harris, [...]

Razzamataz Theatre Schools celebrates 20 years of...

Razzamataz looks back on the achievements of its original franchisees in celebration of its 20-year anniversary. After the investment it received from famous Dragon, Duncan Bannatye, the Razzamataz franchise has grown into one of the biggest in the education franchise sector. From it, so many entrepreneurs, who now run their own business, have been born. Let’s look back [...]

Papa John’s UK is set to deliver a name for itself...

After a challenging few years, the fast-food giant is determined to get a slice its US counterpart’s success of its own accord. Pizza franchise Papa John’s is looking to differentiate its UK operations from its US branches, encouraging Giles Codd, marketing director, to move away from the brand’s former stance and create a name for itself. He revealed that the UK [...]

New 2019 franchise model for ActionCOACH breaks through...

ActionCOACH has launched a brand new ‘Firm Builder’ franchise opportunity to help increase brand awareness across the UK. ActionCOACH has remodelled its franchise to save businesses after discovering that less than 5% of business owners were aware of the best system to grow your business in the world. Business coaching franchise ActionCOACH decided to employ a complete [...]