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After successfully completing the application and recruitment process to become join the Scamps and Champs family, Katie and Andrew opened their Scamps and Champs dog walking and pet care branch within the Halifax franchise territory this time last year. This isn’t the first franchise Andrew has joined and having over 19 years experience operating within a franchise network and growing a profitable business, Andrew is now supporting his partner Katie to do the same within Scamps and Champs the...

Right at Home UK launches national recruitment campaign to support those most vulnerable during coronavirus outbreak    Leading homecare provider Right at Home UK has launched a national recruitment campaign to fill 1,000 new vacancies. It is calling for caring and compassionate people to join their team of CareGivers to help those most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.  Right at Home is a homecare franchise with 60+ locally owned and operated offices across England a...

Bodystreet the world’s most successful boutique fitness franchise studio featuring EMS training was, like everyone else, stunned by the rapid spread of COVID19. As a business, whilst not being a gym, we took the decision to close in line with the government’s request for leisure centres etc to close. Being a business that provides personal training this closure meant our franchisees could no longer provide workouts for clients and that got us, as a franchisor, into creative mode. Within a few da...

So how does The Kleaning Company do so well in such uncertain times?First and foremost, the construction cleaning market is huge. To date no-one has actually calculated the exact size of the market however The Kleaning Company’s Managing Director Daniel Twiselton estimates the after build cleaning market to be worth £600 million, saying that: “Our clients budget around 0.5% of their build cost to cleaning so with construction output at around £120 billion a year we estimate this m...

Obviously, the coronavirus is at the top of everyone’s mind at the moment, and small businesses in particular are worried. With that in mind, we thought it would be helpful to explain the role of a franchise when it comes to a situation like this and how important it is for a small business to have external support. Communication is KeyOne of the first things we did when the crisis hit was to create a Workplace group on Facebook. This is only open to members of the MagiKats network but we f...

Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) is a body that focuses their time and energy on supporting women who are looking for a route into the franchise sector. Each year EWIF hosts an Annual Awards Ceremony celebrating the achievements of women across the franchising industry. We are proud to announce the finalists for this year’s NatWest EWIF awards, and would like to thank everyone who entered! The entries we received were outstanding, leaving the judges with some difficult decisions to mak...

“WE MAKE monthly sales here that outstrip annual sales at some standalone kitchen firms; running your own business makes you realise you wouldn’t want to go back to wilful employment.” After working as an engineer for most of his life, Simon Herbert took the leap into acquiring his own business two years ago by purchasing the Dream Doors franchise within the Gloucester franchise territory. Despite being drawn to the world of franchising for some time, Simon said no one was more su...

Are you missing out by not running a home-based Franchise? Contemplating whether working for someone else is the right path you want to continue down on? To be fair, why would you want to make money for someone else’s pockets instead of your own?  When you put it like the above, surely, it’s a no brainer? So now you know you want to make money for yourself, so what franchise do you opt for?  That is the golden question which usually revolves around key facets such as…. How...

To celebrate twenty years of being amazing, a franchise theatre school is asking all of its students to get involved in a national event for charity, testing their fitness, determination and resolve. On Saturday 21st March, students across the UK will be donned their pedometers and getting in as many steps during their performing arts practice in order to hit the magic ’20 Million Steps’ number. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Razzamataz Theatre Schools, all students, Principals, teachers...

Eco-friendly and ethical professional housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful® within the Derby franchise territory, has selected Dementia UK and Derbyshire-based Me & Dee for its charities of the year. Dementia UK is the chosen national charity for the Bright & Beautiful franchise network to help dementia specialist nurses to support more families facing dementia.  Me & Dee provides holidays for adults and children facing life threatening, life shortening or terminating condit...

Jordan Tracey has acquired the franchise rights for the Dundee and Perth franchise territory for the leading transport & logistics franchise recruiter, Driver Hire. The UK’s largest specialist supplier with a nationwide network of franchised offices, Driver Hire provides temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and national organisations in both the public and private sector. If they’re short of staff – perhaps because of illness, holidays or seasonal demand – Driver H...

Coronaviruses are enveloped viruses. They’re pathogenic to humans, meaning they make you sick. The bad news: Coronavirus statistics are staggering – and they’re climbing rapidly. Without a vaccine for this deadly disease, what can you do to protect yourself, your business, and your constituents from it? Some good news: The lipid membrane of enveloped viruses is relatively sensitive and can be destroyed by alcohols such as ethanol and 2-propanol. Shield Your Environment: JAN-PRO’S EnviroShie...