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Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced it has opened in the franchise territory of Macclesfield. Dave Foster, who joined pizza franchise network of Papa John’s as a franchisee last year also runs locations within the franchise territory of Ellesmere Port and Chester and has plans to open two further Papa John’s in 2018.“My brother Sam has Papa John’s in the franchise territory of Dundee and my Dad was also in the Pizza business,” explains Dave Foster. “Myself and my wife Rachael w...

Over 200 delegates congregated at 5* resort – The Celtic Manor, for ChipsAway’s annual conference and awards dinner over the weekend, celebrating 23 years as the UK’s leading minor car body paintwork repair brand. ChipsAway CEO, Tim Harris, kicked off the event - addressing the crowd and highlighting the Franchisor’s key areas for growth and development going forward. This was followed by a marketing update from Marketing Director Robin Auld, alongside Marketing Manager Ella Pugh – who each sha...

Business Doctors, the franchised support network for small and medium-sized firms, has a new franchisee for South Yorkshire.Describing its unique offer as 'somewhere in between consultancy and coaching', the network provides hands on support to owners of SMEs in every sector.The new territory, which includes Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster, has been bought by former commercial vehicle major player Paddy Limb.Paddy was previously co-owner and MD of the most profitable independent Vol...

Colourfence franchise has reached the finals of this year’s Franchise Marketing Awards (FMAs). This is the first year the company has entered the awards and, says founder and Managing Director Mark Stewart-Woods, the company is thrilled to have made the shortlist in each category it entered.“This is fantastic news for us, and recognition for some significant investments we’ve made in our promotional activities this year,” says Mark. “Marketing is key to our success, and the success of all our fr...

Business owners, Renee Mackay, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Corstorphine and Alan Johnston who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Goldenacre are together celebrating reaching well over 1,000 small business clients across the city. Their two shops, which work closely together providing tax and accountancy advice and services purely to small businesses, have each seen significant growth. Seven years since it was launched, TaxAssist Accountants in Corstorphine has secured its 1,000th client and ju...

Manjit Singh, owner of Driver Hire’s Enfield office, has added his name to an ever growing list of Driver Hire franchisees to win a local business award. He’s just been crowned ‘Best Franchisee’ at the inaugural London Asian Business Awards. The awards recognise the entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen embodied by the London Asian business community. The winners in each category were selected by members of the public.Driver Hire Enfield is part of Driver Hire’s nationwide network of franch...

It’s the difference between a poor quality of life, and a good quality of life. Safety, independence, mobility , and nobody knows how much that means than Donna Wilson. The owner of one of Ableworld’s 32 franchises, operating in the franchise territory of Lincoln and Newark, Donna has first hand experience of life as a carer in her personal life, looking after her son and brother. “My own experience was that living aids were expensive and difficult to come by. That’s why I wanted to se...

A new corporate video has just been released on both the Colourfence website and its dedicated YouTube channel. The three-and-a-half-minute long recording gives potential franchisees a behind-the-scenes look at the company, its products and its franchisees. It also features never-seen-before footage of factory machinery, snippets of the manufacturing process and explains some of the science behind Colourfence’s innovative weatherproof fencing system. Colourfence founder and Managing Director, Ma...

Leading pizza franchise delivery store, Papa John’s, has announced its latest store opening in the franchise territory of Bradford, Shipley. New franchisee Johney Rai and his franchise business partner Baljit Singh Kissy plan to build a Papa John’s pizza business portfolio over the next few years.Johney Rai explains: “I worked for a major pizza restaurant chain for more than 20 years. As well as time spent as head chef I had various roles including managing the training and development for eve...

OSCAR Pet Foods, the leading Pet Food delivery Franchise, is pleased to announce the launch of its new customer referral scheme – with the very first winner of the pet-friendly holiday making plans for a fun family time together. Congratulations to Alison Jones, the FIRST OSCAR customer to win a pet-friendly holiday... for recommending a friend to her local OSCAR Nutritional Advisor. Alison could not believe her luck when she received the news! “Feeding my dogs OSCAR pet food is a prize in...

Nigel Lomax and his team at TaxAssist Accountants are celebrating 10 years serving the small business community from their shopfront office within the franchise territory of Sundorne, Shrewsbury.Nigel Lomax set up his TaxAssist Accountants franchise in Shrewsbury in 2003, working from an office on Battlefield Enterprise Park. The franchise business moved to its current premises on Sundorne Avenue in 2007 and now advises nearly 650 clients across the region. The team is looking to boost the eight...

When is a good time to go into business for yourself? When is the timing just right for a new franchise business? Both of these questions are important considerations for someone thinking of buying a franchise. The answer to the first question is, of course, a personal one and varies from individual to individual. It may be that you’re at a point in your life where you need a fresh challenge. Or owning your own franchise business may have been a long held ambition and you don’t want to feel you...