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Certax prepares for Making Tax Digital

The deadline for HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) is coming up soon and bookkeeping and accounting franchise Certax is urging businesses to make sure they’re prepared. With the deadline of August 7th just a few weeks away, businesses in the UK will need to ensure they’re registered with HMRC’s new digital VAT returns service. Certax has been reassuring those who haven’t [...]

Avant Healthcare puts on its dancing shoes

Avant Healthcare hosted a fun event which saw elderly people put on their dancing shoes and have a boogie. Avant Healthcare teamed up with Age UK to give older people in the Hounslow area a chance to revisit their youth with a fun dance event. The ‘Bolder, Not Older’ wellbeing event was organised by healthcare franchise Avant Healthcare in partnership with Age UK’s [...]

Point Franchise gets bendy with Bootcamp Pilates

Bootcamp Pilates has stretched, planked and balanced its way to success – find out more about the opportunity here on Point Franchise. Point Franchise is excited to introduce Bootcamp Pilates as the newest opportunity to join its vast network of innovative franchises. The yoga franchise has already opened six successful studios across the capital and is now searching [...]

Transworld Business Advisors makes Entrepreneur rankings

Transworld Business Advisors has been named as one of the top franchise opportunities in the world by an influential magazine. Transworld Business Advisors has made it onto three of influential Entrepreneur magazine’s rankings, which show franchisees and those in the world of franchising which businesses are really worth investing in. The business franchise made [...]

Refresh Renovations arrives at Point Franchise

Refresh Renovations is the newest franchise to join Point Franchise – is the specialist renovations franchise the right opportunity for you? Point Franchise is excited to introduce Refresh Renovations to its network of exciting franchise opportunities. The construction franchise specialises in designing and building domestic home renovation projects, rather than being a [...]

No Letting Go franchisee makes the AFA finals

One of No Letting Go’s talented franchisees has made the final of the nationally recognised AFA awards. No Letting Go has been celebrating the achievements of one of its talented franchisees, who has made it to the finals of the Approved Franchise Association’s awards. Daniels, who operates the Gravesend and Medway location of the estate agency and property franchise, [...]

Rugbytots supports children’s cancer charity

Rugbytots ran free sessions at a fun community event to raise money for a children’s cancer charity. This year’s Bramhope Beer Festival, which was hosted by rugby club West Park Leeds RUFC, saw attendees come out in force to raise money for children’s cancer charity Candlelighters. The beer and music festival was a fun day for all the family, as there were plenty of [...]

Hallows Homecare arrives at Point Franchise

Hallows Homecare is the latest arrival on Point Franchise – let’s find out more. Point Franchise is thrilled to introduce Hallows Homecare as the newest addition to its vast network of franchise opportunities. The home care franchise helps elderly and vulnerable individuals live life to the fullest by supporting them with daily tasks, from personal care to shopping to [...]

Subway release brand new vegan wrap

Subway has announced a tasty addition to its plant-based menu with the arrival of the fully loaded Vegan wrap. Sandwich franchise subway has launched a brand-new Vegan Signature Loaded Wrap across the UK, which will be a permanent addition alongside the vegan sub and the vegan salad. Following the incredibly successful launch of the brand-new Vegan Patty and [...]

Merry Maids helps with charity food bank drive

Merry Maids participated in the fifth annual ‘Project Peanut Butter’ campaign which aims to collect food for local families. Merry Maids of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, teamed up with the Island Nut Roastery and Pepper’s Foods to collect peanut butter for local families who use food banks. This year saw record numbers of jars donated by the charitable residents [...]

Leisure Leagues players represent their country

A group of skilled Leisure Leagues players will be taking to the world stage in an international amateur football tournament. A bunch of Wales’ most talented amateur footballers have been chosen to represent their nation in an international 5-a-side tournament. They’ll be aiming to emulate the unexpected success of Wales’ national team at the 2016 Euros and have their [...]

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance grows its workforce

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance has grown its workforce in the South Wales area by more than a quarter. Landscaping franchise Countrywide Grounds Maintenance is celebrating the growth of its South Wales workforce, thanks to recent lucrative contract wins across the region. The leading grounds maintenance company now has more than 3000 sites to maintain across the [...]

TaxAssist Accountants celebrates successful sale

Andrew Twynam celebrated the sale of his successful business to experienced accountant Amit Joshi. TaxAssist Accountants franchisee Andrew Twynam has successfully sold his business to accountant Amit Joshi, who was looking for an escape from his exhausting commute. Both Andrew and Amit had endured many years of frustrations of the corporate world and long commutes to [...]

No Letting Go hosts annual conference

No Letting Go celebrated its 11th annual conference at picturesque Shendish Manor Estate agency and property franchise No Letting Go invited its whole franchise network to its annual conference in the stunning surroundings of Shendish Manor in Hemel Hempstead. More than 65 franchisees gathered to celebrate the success of the business and learn more from other leading [...]

Stagecoach hosts global conference

Stagecoach welcomed franchisees from around the world to its international annual conference. Stagecoach hosted its annual conference, which was centred around the topics of ‘health, wealth and happiness’ and showed franchisees how looking after themselves and growing their businesses can work in tandem for maximum success. The two-day conference was held on the 24th [...]

Popcat’s Music Time reaches Enterprise Vision Awards Finals

Popcat’s Music Time’s founder has made the finals of the Enterprise Vision Awards and hopes to take home the crown. The founder of Popcat’s Music Time has been recognised for the strength of her leadership and the incredible business opportunity she has created in education franchise Popcat’s Music Time. Catherine Williams set up Popcat’s Music Time back in 2014 and has [...]

Driver Hire named UK's top franchise

Driver Hire bagged the night’s top honour at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards 2019 for the strength of its business model. Driver Hire walked away from this year’s bfa HSBC Franchise Awards with the top franchisor honor, the Gold Award in the Franchisor of the Year category. To make things even sweeter, this year marked the second occasion that the franchise has taken home [...]

FASTSIGNS heads to the International Franchise Show

FASTSIGNS exhibited at the International Franchise Show to give potential franchisees an insight into its fantastic opportunity. Sign franchise FASTSIGNS is looking ahead to next year’s International Franchise Show, where it will welcome more than 10,000 prospective franchisees alongside the franchising world’s biggest names. It’s also been reflecting back on the success [...]

OSCAR bags a podium place

OSCAR Pet Foods wins the coveted silver ‘Franchisor of the year’ honour at the prestigious 2019 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards. Preston based pet franchise OSCAR Pet Foods was named as the Silver ‘Franchisor of the Year’ at the 2019 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards. The award was extra special as it coincided with OSCAR’s 25th year of operation, showing how far the franchise has [...]

Water Babies raises money for baby charity

Water Babies hosted a fun sponsored swim event which saw children dress up and splash around for charity. Water Babies in Aylesbury has been celebrating the success of its sponsored ‘Splashathon’, which saw its little swimmers dress up as pirates and princesses to raise money for charity Tommy’s. The baby franchise’s Aylesbury swimmers swam a sponsored width of the pool [...]

Transworld Business Advisors honours leading franchisees

Transworld Business Advisors gathered its top performers to share its tips for continued success and business growth. Transworld Business Advisors gathered more than 215 of its elite franchisees in Orlando, Florida, to allow them to share tips for best practice and learn how to step their business game up. The event was also a time for celebration, as franchisee Rupesh [...]

Oltco comes to Lancaster

Oltco brings its eco-friendly driveway services to the people of Lancaster and South Lakeland. Oltco has launched its operations in the Lancaster area under the leadership of franchisee Roger Hardaker. After 25 years running his own business as an independent financial advisor, Roger decided to take the plunge and join Oltco, bringing their innovative driveway services [...]

Barking Mad sets canine record

Barking Mad has set the world record for the highest number of dogs gathered together on a live video conference call. Barking Mad achieved a world record to mark ‘Bring Your Dog to Work Day’, as it managed to gather an incredible 78 dogs to take part in its live Woofing Webinar. Franchisees with the dog franchise gathered around their computers for the record-breaking [...]

Eddie Rocket’s named number one once again

Eddie Rocket’s has taken home the title of best fast-food burger for the second year in a row, thanks to the votes of its loyal customers. Voters in Ireland have crowned burger franchise Eddie Rocket’s number one for the second year in a row. The beloved diner-style restaurants were voted as the best providers of fast-food burgers in the whole of Ireland in the 2019 Best [...]

Café Rouge teams up with The Prince’s Trust

Café Rouge has announced that it’s partnering with The Prince’s Trust for its next charity initiative. Café Rouge will be teaming up with the UK charity, The Prince’s Trust, to raise money for a worthy cause. The news comes off the back of Café Rouge’s incredibly successful three-year partnership with the NSPCC, during which it raised more than £300,000 for the [...]

Las Iguanas launches smokin’ afternoon tea

Las Iguanas has announced that it’s launching an exciting afternoon tea infused with its signature Latin flavour. Afternoon tea has long been a popular activity for us Brits, but now many restaurants are offering their own international spin on the quintessentially British pastime. Las Iguanas is the latest restaurant franchise to launch its version of afternoon tea, [...]

Oltco cleans up our beaches

Oltco has partnered with the UK Pro Surf Association in an effort to clean up the UK’s coastline. Landscaping franchise Oltco has teamed up with the UK Pro Surf Association (UKPSA) to launch a brand new initiative that will aim to make our oceans and beaches cleaner. The ‘Clean Breaks’ initiative will see Oltco and the UKSPA team up for two years initially to remove [...]

TaxAssist Accountants hosts franchisee masterclasses

TaxAssist Accountants is using the expertise of its most successful franchisees to inspire others within its network. Bookkeeping and accounting franchise TaxAssist Accountants recently hosted franchisee masterclasses that allowed the newest members of its network to learn from those who have made a great success of their businesses. The TaxAssist Accountants Training [...]

Papa John’s takes its packaging digital

Papa John’s has introduced a cool new augmented reality box to mark the release of the brand new Spiderman film. Papa John’s is claiming a world first with its brand-new augmented reality (AR) pizza boxes, as it’s the first pizza restaurant to offer digitally interactive packaging to its hungry customers. Designed to work with photo-sharing app Snapchat, the boxes have [...]

Metro Rod crowns community champions

Metro Rod Cambridge celebrated the truly outstanding members of its local community at the third annual Ely Hero Awards. Drainage franchise Metro Rod’s Cambridge location celebrated with the local community of Ely last week as it crowned the winners of its annual Ely Hero Awards. The heart-warming awards ceremony celebrates those who have gone above and beyond for the [...]