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Agency Express are delighted to announce that we have once again been recognised as one of the UK’s top franchise opportunities, raking within the Top 50 of the Elite Franchise Top 100.From hundreds of entries across every franchise sector, Agency Express has been ranked 31tst in the prestigious EF100 – a title which will be held for the duration of 2023.The EF100, established in 2017 in association with HSBC, is the franchising list to watch. It recognises the sector’s brightest businesses and...

For those of you who are caught on the treadmill of the workplace, dream about controlling your work life balance whilst releasing your entrepreneurial side, then franchising could be the ideal solution, especially if you have never run a business before and have no business experience. Franchising in the UK is expected to continue its popularity, especially amongst those franchisors offering recession proof products or services, that do not rely upon overseas trade for their success. The thr...

Wai, proud owner of Clear Brew Highlands, talks to The Press and Journal about his background and life as a Clear Brew franchisee.After spending his childhood in Staffordshire and studying in South Wales, Wai relocated to the Highlands for work. Inspired by his self-employed parents, he came across the Clear Brew franchise whilst searching for opportunities to have a business of his own. Alongside his many hobbies, Wai has now spent many years building Clear Brew Highlands and developing a stron...

Wow, 2012 seems like only yesterday when Clear Brew took on its first franchisee and is now celebrating sending out its 50th franchisee, Russ Goodwin, who will be covering the Croydon and Sutton region. So, what has changed during this period? The foundations on which the model and service are based are very much the same. The line cleaning is still carried out to very high standards, the inhibitor and machine fed technology has had a few tweaks but in essence it still allows technicians to pro...

During the last 10 years we have welcomed over 50 franchisees to the Clear Brew team! Our cohort consists of people from a variety of backgrounds. Here we explore the evolution of the Clear Brew franchise and how it has become the network it is today.Where did Clear Brew’s franchising journey begin?MD, Stephen Trezona, had been cleaning beer lines throughout Cornwall for 6 years before deciding that franchising was the best way to strengthen the brand and branch out the service on a nationa...

The TaxAssist Accountants Support Centre Inbound Sales Team have had a busy 2022, with the franchise’s brand and advertising strategies continuing to deliver outstanding results.“Since August, the network has seen a strong uplift in the number of new enquiries from business owners and personal tax clients, which has broken several monthly records for previous years’ lead numbers in the second half of this year. We are set to deliver more than 12,000 qualified inbound leads in 2022 as a result of...

The community of Greenock will now be able to enjoy a slice of Papa John’s following the company’s latest store opening in the Renfrewshire town of Scotland. The store is the first of three new Papa John’s set to be opened over the next few months by multi-unit franchisee Nazim Vadiwala, supported by his 70 strong team who also manage Leithwalk in Edinburgh, Perth, Clydebank and Whitley Bay.Nazim who worked for a rival pizza firm for ten years before joining Papa John’s in 2018 explains: “M...

Independent research firm WorkBuzz recently completed its annual survey of entrepreneurs using a business coach. The results from budding business owner respondents from across British industry sectors show the statistics are even more impressive than last year – a staggering 98% of business owners now say that business coaching makes a positive difference to their lives.During the 2021-2022 tax year, 753,168 new businesses were formed, yet research suggests 20% of these businesses will no longe...

ActionCOACH, the world's number one business coaching firm, is celebrating after being named one of the UK’s top franchise opportunities. Ranking 6th this year in the prestigious Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100), a title they will hold for the duration of 2023, ActionCOACH is proving once again to be the business coaching industry’s most innovative company.The EF100, established in 2017 in association with HSBC, is the franchising list to watch. It recognises the sector’s brightest businesses and...

The Travel Franchise can train you to become a homeworking travel consultant in less than a week, even if you’ve never worked in travel. But in order for you to really be successful, it offers a free mentorship retreat in the sun where you can experience a destination and discover business skills in a classroom setting, too. While it seems a bit extravagant, its co-founders say it’s a winning formula that has been known to help some of its franchisees create a travel agency worth over a million...

Papa John’s re-opens in Dover after a five-year absence with a new team, fresh store and fresh location. The Dover Papa John’s at St. James Retail Park will now be run by experienced multi-unit franchisee Amir Afzal, supported by a store manager plus a new, locally recruited and trained team of fifteen. “Dover is a great town and now we have been able to secure a prominent, central location with plenty of parking, we will be delighted to deliver our great pizzas made with only the freshest, f...

Despite what you may hear in the news it is far from all doom and gloom for business. fit20 UK has seen an increase in location count and studio membership this year. We have been nominated for, and won awards. And, most recently enjoyed celebrating our successes with fit20 founders, Walter Vendel and Bram Kroeske, at our Annual Conference last month.Bucking the trends of traditional gyms, fit20 studio memberships are up by 67% and our studio numbers are increasing. We opened our first studio in...