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Updated on 14/06/2025
What People Don’t Know About Franchising in the UK
When most people think about franchising in the UK, a few well-known brands immediately come to mind: McDonald’s, Subway, Costa Coffee, perhaps even Anytime Fitness or The Body Shop. But franchising is much broader—and more complex—than fast food and gyms.
Updated on 13/06/2025
How to Value a UK-Based Franchise Resale
Buying a franchise resale can be a smart move. Instead of starting from scratch, you gain access to an existing business with a proven model, current customers, possibly trained staff, and established revenue streams.
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Updated on 12/06/2025
These 5 Top Chicken Franchises in the UK Are Finger-Lickin’ Good
The UK has many options for indulging in delicious and crispy fried chicken. Yes, from homegrown favourites to renowned chains. The real UK fried chicken scene offers a variety of choices to meet your cravings.
Updated on 22/05/2025
Investing in a Franchise for Passive Income: A Comprehensive Guide
Franchise investment has long been viewed as a bridge between entrepreneurship and financial security. For individuals looking to build wealth without the day-to-day grind of managing a business, franchising presents a compelling opportunity—especially when designed for passive income.
Updated on 19/05/2025
10 Clever Ways to Protect Your Mental Health as a Franchisee
Running a business isn’t easy – in fact, it can be incredibly challenging at times. Franchisees are dedicated to making sure their unit is profitable and managing operations throughout the day, so it’s no wonder many overlook their mental health.
Updated on 06/05/2025
Franchising 101: Key Criteria for Evaluating a Potential Franchise Opportunity
Before diving into the top 10 ways to evaluate a franchise opportunity, it's essential to start with a bit of self-assessment. Franchising can be a fantastic path to business ownership, but it's not for everyone.
Updated on 14/04/2025
Navigate Your Franchise Journey in 4 Steps with Expert Guidance
Thinking of franchise ownership? Emma Chappell, Head of Franchise Recruitment at Sylvian Care, shares her expertise, backed by a 2022 certification and nearly 100 successful launches, to guide you. Join Sylvian Care, a UK home care leader, and start your journey to franchise success.
Updated on 07/04/2025
New Year, New You: Transform Your Life Through Franchising in 2025
As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, the air is thick with the promise of new beginnings. The New Year symbolizes a clean slate, an opportunity to reimagine ourselves and set ambitious goals.
Updated on 07/04/2025
Exploring the Franchising Opportunity for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Franchising has long been a cornerstone of entrepreneurship in the UK, providing a way for individuals, like you, to start your business with the backing of a proven brand and established systems.
Published at 07/04/2025
Why Home Services Businesses Could Thrive in 2025 and Should Be Franchised in the UK ?
The home services industry—encompassing everything from cleaning, plumbing, and gardening to pest control, smart home installation, and elderly care—has undergone a significant transformation in recent years.
Published at 11/03/2025
Home Improvement & Construction Franchise Opportunities
Ready to build a thriving future? A home improvement and construction franchise offers the perfect blueprint: low entry costs, high demand, and endless growth potential. Step into the UK’s booming market and turn your ambition into profit.
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Updated on 10/03/2025
Guide to Opening Your Franchise: 10 Key Steps for Success
Franchising offers a proven business model, support, and higher success rates than starting from scratch—ideal for career changers, graduates, or anyone seeking a new challenge. But success doesn’t happen by chance; it requires careful planning, self-reflection, and a clear strategy to make it work.
Published at 18/02/2025
The top software solutions to help you get more out of your franchise in 2025
We’re really pleased to see how many of The Franchising Centre’s clients have been embracing everything this next-gen of franchise software can offer them, as well as all the stories they’ve been sharing about the difference they’ve made.
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Updated on 17/02/2025
7 Tips for Marketing Your Hair, Beauty or Cosmetics Business
If you’re running a hair, beauty or cosmetics business, you’re going to want to stand out from the crowd to attract clients and ensure they stay loyal to your brand. To help you understand how you can market yourself effectively, we’ve compiled seven top tips.
Updated on 02/01/2025
Why You Should Ignore Your Reasons Not to Buy a Franchise
Are you considering opening your first franchise, but you’re not sure whether you’re ready yet? It’s understandable. In life, we tend to talk ourselves out of doing things that make us scared, and often this fear comes from anticipated failure.
Updated on 25/11/2024
Franchising 101: The Official Franchise Start Up Checklist (Part 1)
Considering starting your own franchise? Look no further than our definitive franchise start-up check list. Follow this to be sure you don’t miss any important stages out.
Updated on 21/11/2024
A Day in the Life: What It Takes to Run an Energie Fitness Franchise
This is just one edition of our ‘day in the life’ series! Read on to find out more about what it’s like to run your own énergie Fitness franchise.
Updated on 21/11/2024
Starting a New Business Doesn't Always Lead to Immediate Success: Here Are 5 Ways to Change That
It’s safe to say that starting a new business doesn’t always lead to immediate success, but there are some things you can do to make sure it stands the best chance.
Updated on 21/11/2024
A Part Time Franchise For Additional Income
Maybe some of you reading this are under increased pressure financially and looking at options to generate additional revenue, options might be limited if you are already working part or full time, with family constraints too, there is a lot that can get in the way isn’t there!There is some good
Updated on 21/11/2024
How To Buy A Franchise In 7 Easy Steps
As we slowly but surely progress towards the end of 2020, despite the economy, franchising remains incredibly buoyant, with some franchisors recording record levels of enquiries from potential franchisees, so it appears that there is still good news to be had!No doubt you will already have a keen
Updated on 20/11/2024
Minimising Risk – Disciplinary Hearings
If during a disciplinary investigation meeting the employee is unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for their behaviour and there is a case to answer, then a disciplinary hearing is probably on the horizon.
Updated on 18/11/2024
Why Franchising Will Continue To Grow In 2021
Even the most optimistic of us will accept that this year has had it’s challenges, off the back of the Brexit debate and, the turmoil that followed, and then somewhat of a (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime Pandemic piggy-backing on the tail-end of that too, then, as this article is being written a
Updated on 18/11/2024
Why 2022 Can Be The Golden Year For Franchising
It has been widely accepted that any New Year brings about change, it is as good a time as ever, and due to events of the past couple of years, more people than ever will be looking into their employment options, this could be the best time ever for the franchising sector!### The Franchising Sector
Updated on 18/11/2024
Unlock Your Business Valuation Through Franchising
One day you will exit your business, hopefully it will be a planned exit, sometimes business exits are not done in a way that suits the owner out of necessity, but knowing you will exit at some point, let’s discuss how you can probably exit at much higher values through franchising than you might
Updated on 18/11/2024
The Risk Versus Reward Of Buying A Franchise
If you are looking for an extremely safe way of setting up in business, it’s by buying a franchise!What is holding you back then? I mean, you must already be keen to look at the option of buying a franchise otherwise you would not be reading this article!Let us have some debate of these
Updated on 18/11/2024
The Hottest Franchises To Look Out For In 2023
Another year has now gone by and time to consider again what the future holds for you, maybe you have been caught up in the ‘employee trap’ and the certainty of employment, possibly even within a corporate, you might now finally be considering your options, but what are your options? Please read on
Franchisor and Franchisee Relationship
Updated on 18/11/2024
The Best Franchisor And Franchisee Relationship In 2021
Are you tired of the uncertainly of 2020 and keen to do something by yourself and start your very own business? Maybe you have even heard of franchising as one way to do this, but know very little about it? There are many areas that you need to be aware of, here is just one of them for you to think
Updated on 18/11/2024
Should You Buy A Franchise If A Recession Is Looming?
However, what does this mean in the ‘real’ world, the impact on your daily life? And, how does this affect your ability to secure a franchise in this climate? Should you even do so?It is a fair point though, that some careful thought needs to go into choosing the right franchise in uncertain times,
Updated on 18/11/2024
Should I Buy A Franchise?
You might have already had the dream of owning your own business, one day!There are a few ways to do this, one of the most proven, and successful ways for sure is to do it through the franchising option, but for complete balance, it is fair to say that this option is definitely not for everyone,
Updated on 18/11/2024
Read This If You Unable Find A Suitable Franchise!
If you are looking to become a franchisee, you will no doubt be searching high and low for the best franchise opportunities out there! It might seem like there are endless options and your initial search probably asks more questions than gives answers, however, you are eventually going to make a
Updated on 18/11/2024
Lending our support to the franchising boom
Driven by the UK’s entrepreneurial spirit and with 90% of franchisees reporting profitability1, it's easy to understand why franchising is experiencing significant growth.Latest figures show franchising contributes £17.
Updated on 18/11/2024
Is The UK Becoming A Safe Bet For International Franchises?
The level of success of a franchise entity compared with a stand-alone business is well documented, but how about an already successful overseas franchise network looking to branch out into new countries, in this short report we discuss some of the elements why franchisors are so keen to explore
Updated on 18/11/2024
How We Are Ideally Placed To Unite Franchising In 2021
Some of you reading this might recall 1992 and the Queen’s speech referring to that year being I would think most of us reading this article right now would agree that 2020 would seemingly be on par with the Queen’s thoughts back then.
Updated on 18/11/2024
How To Purchase A Franchise On A Budget!
Zero to low funds? Maybe you think the option of purchasing a franchise cannot be achieved for you? Well, think again!There are always options if you know who to talk to, while it may seem obvious to say so though, nobody should ever make a considered purchase without obtaining a professional
Updated on 18/11/2024
How To Buy A Franchise In A Recession
With the apparent doom and gloom of the economy and the likelihood of a prolonged recession, your appetite for looking into buying a franchise right now might have stalled, however, could be one of the best times to do so, have a read of this short article to find out why…There Is Still An
Updated on 18/11/2024
How Much Should I Pay For A Franchise?
The time has finally come for you to consider your own business then! First of all, just the small matter of finding out what options are out there, you might feel a little overwhelmed, as there seems to be an endless number of options for you to think about, then there is the realisation that you
Updated on 18/11/2024
Free Resource If You Are Looking To Purchasing A Franchise
Contrary to popular belief, there is such a thing as a free lunch!This might seem too good to be true, however, if you are still looking to buy a franchise, there is absolutely free assistance out there to ensure you make the right decision for you, and this is by way of engaging the services of a
Updated on 18/11/2024
Franchise Exhibitions And What Happens Next
You have finally made the commitment to do some serious research in your quest to find a new business, and the idea of having lots of options, all under one roof, is appealing, but what on earth do you do with all that information, let us explore further in this short article!Franchisors will
Fast Food Industry
Updated on 18/11/2024
Food & Beverage Franchises- Fast Food Outlet or Restaurant?
The market in 2021 has shifted in a way beyond imagination in literally a matter of months, from traditional bricks and mortar sites to now the development of virtually ones has been an eye opener, food brands seem to have been fairly resilient of late, but which type should you opt for if you are
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Updated on 18/11/2024
Buy A Franchise OR Independent Business For Business Success!
You might be looking to venture into the business world for the first time, I wish I knew this before I did!One of the common mistakes when individuals are looking to explore something new in business, is to compare either a franchise opportunity or stand-alone business, and (in my opinion) this is
Updated on 18/11/2024
Attend Franchise Exhibitions If You Are Thinking About Buying A Franchise
Great news for you, if you are still looking to buy a franchise, there are plenty of events to help you to do so, there always has been historically anyway, but the covid pandemic put a temporary halt to some of them of course, and as we now get back to some normality you can expect a ramping up of

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