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This will mark the 27th year of the bfa acknowledging the efforts and achievements of franchisees during the last 12 months of operation. Franchise Supermarket would like to wish the 20 bfa franchisee of the year award finalists the best of luck within their nominated categories. Winners will be named at a black-tie ceremony on Thursday 29 September at Birmingham Town Hall.The 2016 franchisee finalists are: Young Franchisee of the Year (aged 30 or under) - Luke Hodgson, Snap-on Tools Milton...

Introducing Team Snap-on! The UK’s number one tool franchise are proud to announce their sponsorship of an elite cycling team in this year’s London to Paris charity bike ride.The gallant training team is made up of 20 volunteers from across the UK. Team Snap-on’s official four riders will then take on the staggering 500km London to Paris ride in September! Kicking off in the heart of London, the 4-day long bike ride will take Team Snap-on through the English countryside over to rural France and...

Franchisees of Signs Express (Portsmouth) Jane Wiles and Ray Allenby have been announced as finalists in the British Franchise Association, Customer Service Franchisee of the Year 2016 award.At Signs Express we strive for business excellence. A franchise with us offers the opportunity for high rewards, a creative and diverse product range and strong brand developed over 25 years.This coveted franchise award recognises franchisees that go above and beyond in their commitment to deliver the best p...

TaxAssist Accountants opens up in the Amersham, Buckinghamshire franchise territoryMari McLoughlin has officially opened a new TaxAssist Accountants franchise shop on Chalfont Road, Amersham, with a launch party event.The shop was officially opened on Thursday 9th June by the new Mayor of Amersham, Councillor Mark Vivis, who made a short speech and performed the ribbon cutting. Also attending the event were two local councillors from the Little Chalfont Parish Council, as well as current clients...

Are you a potential franchisee in Scotland?One of the UK’s leading ventilation manufacturers, EnviroVent, is the main sponsor for an exciting Franchise Discovery Day on 12th July. During the day new opportunities to become a franchise owner in Scotland will be revealed, and you will also hear from experienced industry experts.This event, which will be held at the Premier Inn, Ayr starting at 10am, is aimed at anyone who is considering franchising or starting a franchise in general.Speaker...

Congratulations to Trophy Pet Foods Swindon and North Wiltshire, Matthew and Jenny Snell, after being announced finalists in the British Franchise Association of the Year Awards for 2016. This is truly a massive achievement for Trophy Pet Foods, the team, and all our franchisees; and especially for Trophy Pet Foods Swindon & North Wiltshire.It is a true recognition of the outstanding work Matt & Jen have both done over the last 3 years and we are so pleased this has been recognised on a nation...

The Coffee-Bike Franchise group are pleased to announce the opening of our first UK Franchise! Tomasz Podpora was keen on becoming self-employed for quite some time. The mobile concept of the Coffee-Bike franchise attracted his attention whilst he was undertaking research on various franchise systems available within the UK. It mostly appealed to him because he would be operating a franchise business which has already proven successful in other countries:Tomasz comments on his acquisition: “I wa...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has opened its latest franchised store within the franchise territory of Exeter. Former accountant, Harry Dhaliwal, joined the Papa John’s franchise network ten years ago and now adds Exeter to his two existing London franchise outlets plus one franchise territory in Plymouth. Harry comments on his latest acquisition:“I chose the Papa John’s franchise originally as I believed in the quality of the product; it’s simply number one in the food franchise market...

RIGHT AT HOME franchise owner Julie Foote was among the successful and inspiring women who met in London recently for the 2016 EWIF Franchise Awards. Julie was invited to a black-tie reception at the top of London’s famous Gherkin landmark to celebrate being named a finalist in the hotly-contested Franchisee of the Year Award, hosted by the Encouraging Women in Franchising network organisation. The following day, former model turned businesswoman Caprice was the keynote speaker at the event re...

It all started with a visit of the residence market in Weilburg, Central Germany: This is where Kerstin Löber saw a Coffee-Bike for the very first time. She was immediately delighted by its nostalgic charm and delicious coffee specialities. Since then the thought of bringing this concept into her region as well, never released her. Back in her hometown, Herborn, Western Germany, Kerstin dealt in detail with this franchise concept. Promptly she was certain that the Coffee-Bike franchise would be...

With the 2016 UEFA European Championships kicking off next week, leading franchisor, Driver Hire, is ensuring that all its customers are up to speed with all the football action. The company, which has nearly 100 franchised offices nationwide, has supplied them with a Euro 2016 poster covering all the teams, all the rounds, all the way through to the final.“Timely marketing material is all part of the full back-up and support our franchisees receive as part of their franchise fee,” says Graham D...

Clive Shearer, Managing Director of West End Training took the opportunity to officially launch a new training programme for their franchise to reduce costs and maximise income. Clive said that he did not want the programme to merely be about cost cutting and saving day to day bills, but to look at a bigger picture from a franchise business perspective and focus on the following areas:Strategy Mapping- Finance and maximising return on capital and utilisation of assets- Customers – upselling to e...