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Novi Global, the recruitment company with a global network of recruiters, sees continued success in 2022.  It's been another great year for the recruitment company, with 22 new franchisees joining the successful network. Bulgaria has now entered their 7th year of trading with a growing team of 7.  The entire Novi Global team has seen an increase in work with new clients from all over the world, some as far as New Zealand signing up for their recruitment services.Now is a great time t...

The Travel Franchise was awarded Top Homeworking Agency for the second year in a row at the Classic awards last night, in recognition of its powerful network of homeworking travel franchisees/consultants and record sales. Classic Collection also awarded Not Just Travel franchisee Raine Martin the title Top Homeworker.2022 has been an incredible year for award wins as the company has now won 10 and been shortlisted for around 20. The Travel Franchise has been recognised as the leading business fo...

To celebrate the opening on September 3, the dessert cafe had exclusive discounts available in-store. A vibrant new dessert cafe is launching in Wood Green, north London, on September 3rd with a spectacular grand opening. Open to the public from Saturday, September 3, The Urban Chocolatier offers a range of delicious sweet treats in a luxurious and stylish setting. The new Wood Green cafe is the latest in a long line of existing London-based branches - and to celebrate the opening, The Urba...

A family franchise has opened a new Papa John’s in Wakefield, Yorkshire. Multi-unit franchisees and husband and wife team Mandy Kaur and Chan Singh now run eight Papa John’s with the help of their son Jashan who works as acting regional manager. The new Wakefield Papa John’s will create 10 new jobs in the region.Mandy and Chan joined Papa John’s as franchisees in 2008 and also opened new stores in Timperley, Manchester and Castleford earlier this year. This franchising family now have an appetit...

The Travel Franchise has shot to number 17 on HSBC’s 2023 Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100) list despite never being listed in the prestigious league table before.“We are particularly thrilled because we are the only franchise in the travel industry to be included in the top 20! This is a massive achievement.”Jenny Farenden, Head of Marketing at The Travel Franchise.The EF100 is Britain’s definitive official list celebrating excellence in the franchise community. Each year the official league tabl...

The best in British franchising  The Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100) is delighted to announce the Top 100 Franchisors list 2023 which celebrates the best franchises in Britain. With the franchising industry continuing to drive economic growth across the nation, over 700,000* people are currently employed in franchising throughout the country. Established in 2017, the EF100 recognises and celebrates the industry’s leading franchises. Entering its sixth year, the annual league table reveals w...

What is a video podcast and why is it important for your business?Podcasts continue to be popular as a source of entertainment and information on a vast range of topics, so it’s no wonder that more and more businesses are starting to use podcasts as an important part of their marketing. These days it’s not just audio podcasts that are attracting attention – video podcasts are becoming more commonplace too.There are numerous benefits to being on a podcast, as well as benefits for the audience. Re...

Want to be your own boss, work from the comfort of your home, create a business worth over a million pounds and learn the secrets of being an entrepreneur while enjoying a free holiday in the sun?The Travel Franchise has some innovative strategies and one of them is that it has trained hundreds of people new to travel to become homeworking agents in less than a week.It also believes it has found the winning formula for taking its travel consultants to the next level and scale up fast: a free tra...

Shropshire-based Andrew Morton has recently celebrated 20 years of success with TaxAssist Accountants.Andrew Morton who operates his practice from four premises in Bridgnorth, Leominster, Craven Arms and Ludlow has reached the milestone anniversary of 20 years with TaxAssist Accountants.“I can’t believe that it’s been 20 years since I shook former Chief Executive, Karl Sandall’s, hand on a freezing cold morning after completing my initial training course,” said Andrew.“It’s been an incredible ti...

Just two years after reaching the milestone of 20,000 customer reviews on Trustpilot, the UK’s leading minor car body repair specialists, ChipsAway, are celebrating again, having now received over 50,000 reviews, with an overall rating of excellent (5-Star). ChipsAway, with specialists nationwide, are the highest ranked minor car body repair service on Trustpilot with over 50,000 reviews, 96% of which are ranked 5-star. The car body repair service also has thousands of 5-star reviews on Google....

Spelthorne Borough host the annual Spelthorne Means Business Awards to showcase all the local businesses and award them recognition for their work in the community. We were lucky enough to be finalists for the categories of Best Business in Sunbury and Halliford Village for which we received 2nd runner up and of course the Best Corporate Social Responsibility category. At Acacia Homecare, although we are a small business we understand we also have a responsibility to the local community and s...

Barking Mad Dog Care: The UK’s Top Rated Pet Care Franchise Four Years RunningBarking Mad Dog Care has been ranked as the top pet sector franchise in the 2022 Elite Franchise Top 100, as well as ranking as number 49 overall in the UK. Barking Mad has been recognised as one of the top 100 franchisors and ranked the top pet care franchise for four years in a row.The Elite Franchise Top 100 celebrates the best and brightest franchises that Britain has to offer, with an expert judging panel ranking...