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Discover our collection of essential resources on training and support tailored for your success in franchising. Gain insights into the best practices, training programs, and ongoing expert advice to excel in your franchise journey. Equip your business with the tools and knowledge to thrive and reach your potential!

Updated on 19/05/2025

10 Clever Ways to Protect Your Mental Health as a Franchisee

Published at 12/05/2025

How to Value a UK-Based Franchise Resale

Updated on 07/04/2025

New Year, New You: Transform Your Life Through Franchising in 2025

Updated on 07/04/2025

Exploring the Franchising Opportunity for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Published at 07/04/2025

Why Home Services Businesses Could Thrive in 2025 and Should Be Franchised in the UK ?

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.

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

Successful Franchise

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