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So, you’re interested in buying a Franchise? But don’t truly understand the extent of how much capital is required to fund your dream business…. Let us break this down for you. Franchises completely vary depending on the sector and type of franchise opportunity, some are work from home and others may be van based franchises, kiosk franchises, retail franchises or office based franchise opportunities. Naturally a retail based franchise would incur greater costs than a work from home franchise opp...

Trophy Pet Foods franchise has never been a company that sits still! Many new developments, projects and an enhanced franchise package are being rolled out this year, such as the integration of a fresh revamped website and social media feeds, a bespoke CRM system for Trophy franchisees and 2 brand-new social media adverts. In addition Trophy has 3 new franchisees starting in July. Kevin from the Hertfordshire franchise territory, George from the South Lancashire franchise territory and Marc from...

Signs Express franchise centre for sale in Lancaster – Offers in excess of £285,000If you’re looking to buy an established, high-performing franchise business for sale in the franchise territory within Lancashire, then this is an ideal franchise opportunity for you. Signs Express (Lancaster) has been operating for 15 years and was opened as a new franchise signs centre by the current owners. The franchise business has grown steadily over the years with a highly skilled team in place. Excellent f...

Does your pet have the wow factor? Is your pet a character? Or perhaps you have an ah-factor moment to share?Pet Idol in association with OSCAR Pet Foods franchise is giving you the opportunity to put your pet in the spotlight and win the prestigious title of Pet Idol 2017 along with a year's supply of food – not to be sniffed at when it could be worth up to £500.You will only have eyes for your own pet because it's perfect, but here's a chance to stand out in the crowd, be seen, show off and be...

Ovenclean, the UK’s original oven cleaning franchise service, are thrilled to announce the launch of their brand-new responsive and fully optimised website (www.ovenclean.com).Ovenclean’s new website design will bring the brand into 2017 with a fresh, modern and user-friendly interface. The design of the site has been carefully considered, with Ovenclean undertaking extensive data analysis and testing to enable them to implemented user feedback, making the site completely customer-centric and SE...

Franchisees report back on effectiveness of the TaxAssist training, support and brand during their first half-year in business. As well as Accounts, Taxation, Software and Practice Management, a large part of the franchise training package in the first six months, is dedicated to Business Development. This is crucial franchise training, during which the franchisee learns and develops their skills to win and retain business. Actual performance to date is then measured against their business pl...

Leading pizza franchise network, Papa John’s, has announced franchisee Umar Malik, who runs more than ten Papa John’s franchise food outlets in South Wales, has opened his second franchise store in the franchise territory of Cardiff. Umar who was just 27 when he joined the Papa John’s franchise family three years ago, now employs well over 200 staff in his pizza franchise outlets in Cardiff, Swansea, Neath, Newport, and Llanelli franchise territories. “Many people are surprised to learn that Ca...

Ovenclean, the UK’s longest established oven cleaning business and part of Franchise Brands plc, has broken its previous records, selling more franchises in 2016 than any other year since the brand was established in 1992. Tim Harris, CEO of Franchise Brands plc says, “It’s vital to Ovenclean that the business continues to recruit high quality franchisees to fill vacant territories, and expand our UK network to fulfil customer demand. The team at Head Office work closely with our existing franch...

Premier and British Fencing are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership that will see Premier Sport become the “Official Delivery Partner within Primary Education”. Working together, Premier and British Fencing will share knowledge and resources to better communicate the vast benefits of fencing to the body and mind to get more children active during and after school hours. “This partnership represents a great opportunity for everyone” said Danny Melling, Operational Director at Premie...

Driver Hire is in the medals again. The leading recruitment franchise collected silver in the 2017 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year awards, organised by the British Franchise Association.The award judges were impressed by Driver Hire’s passion and commitment to ethical franchising, as well as its strong support network which helps ensure its franchisees succeed. Driver Hire has been shortlisted for the bfa Franchisor of the Year award for 11 of the last 12 years.Founded in 1983, Driver Hire is cu...

The TaxAssist Direct Group, based in Norwich, and which runs the largest network of accountants specialising in providing services to small businesses, has announced that it will be strengthening its Board of Directors when Daren Moore FCCA joins its Executive Board of Directors in April 2018.Daren has spent his whole career in the accounting arena, having worked his way up from accounts trainee to a member of the Management Board of Price Bailey LLP, where he has an outstanding track record of...

The Derby office of leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, has a new franchise owner – Kathy Wylie. Before buying Driver Hire within the franchise territory of Derby, Kathy worked in property development and, prior to that, retail banking.Driver Hire franchise group specialises in the supply of staff to the road transport and logistics industry. It’s one of the UK’s longest established and most highly respected franchisors with a network of 103 offices. Driver Hire franchisees provide tempo...