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Fast Food Industry

Successful Franchise

Updated on 27/10/2025

5 Tips for Building a Business Plan for a Successful Fast Food Franchise

Marketing

Updated on 02/10/2025

AI for Local Marketing: Beating the Competition in Your Territory

Updated on 23/09/2025

Do you have the profile that franchise networks are fighting over?

Successful Franchise

Updated on 22/09/2025

The State of AI in UK Franchising: Adoption, Opportunities, and Challenges

Updated on 05/09/2025

The UK's Expanding Franchise Sector: The Factors Contributing to the Model's Success

Updated on 01/08/2025

Tips for Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment and selection are key parts of . If you want to source and appoint the best workers, you’ll need to examine your hiring process and make sure it is as streamlined and efficient as it could be.

Updated on 23/06/2025

What to Look for When Hiring Employees for Your Sports, Fitness or Gym Franchise

With rising interest in healthy, active lifestyles, demand in the fitness sector is growing, and so is the workforce. This is great news for fitness franchisees eager to expand by hiring new team members. With so many candidates, how can you ensure you’re choosing the best people for your franchise?

Updated on 23/06/2025

Franchisee Recruitment: How to Find the Best Candidates for Your Franchise

Running a franchise means your employees are the heartbeat of your business.

Updated on 23/06/2025

Franchise Operations Manual: A Comprehensive Guide to Success

Franchising models continue to evolve and give entrepreneurs an opportunity to thrive in business. An extensive franchise operations manual is necessary to succeed in this new endeavour.

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.

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 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.

Updated on 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.

Updated on 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

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.

Is The UK Becoming A Safe Bet For International Franchises?
How We Are Ideally Placed To Unite Franchising In 2021
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
How To Buy A Franchise In A Recession
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