Home Instead Senior Care is celebrating the success of its female franchisees as bold business leaders and innovators today to mark International Women’s Day. As the Elite Franchise 100’s No 1 – the Home Instead network has welcomed women into its franchise family from a range of professional backgrounds – who have all become part …
Busylizzy Family Club, who won the bfa’s Emerging Franchisor award in 2016, are today celebrating having awarded a record three new franchise territories, since the beginning of 2018. The latest territories to join the successful operation are: Camberley Putney Epsom and Leatherhead The franchise was prophetically described by bfa Judges in 2016 as “one to …
About van based franchises There’s a stereotype in the UK of the white van driver. Loud and aggressive, they’re a little bit dodgy, doing odd jobs for cash. But like most stereotypes, this is both not fair and not true. The reality is that van-based businesses are perfectly viable and legitimate. And in fact, the …
Investing in dating franchises Over the past few years, dating has become big business in the UK. Although the internet had already opened up a whole new world to those looking for love, it wasn’t really until the first smart phone apps were launched that digital dating really hit the big time. Although many of …
Why invest in a coffee shop franchise? Delicious, invigorating and addictive, coffee is big business. Thousands of coffee shops can now be found in the country’s towns and cities with many of these companies among the largest chains in the UK. In 2014, the country’s coffee shop industry was worth a huge £6.2 billion and …
TaxAssist Accountants has once again been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Franchisor of the Year category in the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards 2018. With more than 290 TaxAssist Accountants offices across the UK, the franchise network provides accountancy services, tax returns, payroll, bookkeeping, tax savings and tax advice to more than 66,000 customers …
One of the key factors behind the continued growth of the TaxAssist Accountants franchise network was its 11% increase in fee income – up from £33.6m to £37.3m a growth rate that significantly outpaced the sector average. TaxAssist Accountants continues to hold steady at 22nd in Accountancy magazine’s Top 75 rankings, as fee income throughout …
TaxAssist Accountants’ newest Master Franchisees in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, Tricia Kingston and Steve Herlihy, are set to receive additional training and support ahead of their launch in Perth. David Paulson, Senior Manager, Global Franchise Recruitment, and Richard Chatten, International Support Manager, from the TaxAssist Support Centre in the UK, will …
Home improvement franchises – we all love DIY Although bank holidays and weekends used to be spent carrying out huge amounts of DIY, minor refurbishments and even some fairly major projects, the general public’s taste for this has faded in recent years. Rather than ‘do it yourself’, the preferred method is to pay someone to …
Sports franchises – a healthy investment opportunity As a nation, the UK is pretty sport-obsessed. But then you’d expect nothing less from a country that invented football, rugby, cricket, tennis, badminton and table tennis. And not content with creating these games, we also published the rules and taught the rest of the world how to …
Are you a franchisor looking for accreditation and endorsement of your business? Accreditation is one of the key factors in the decision-making process for potential franchisees, as it provides them with the reassurance that your franchise is a worthwhile investment. However, gaining accreditation can be extremely costly and time-consuming. The Approved Franchise Association provides a credible …
Which type of cleaning franchises should you invest in? If there’s one type of service that’s always going to be in demand, it’s cleaning. From homes to offices and household appliances to cars, everything we use needs a bit of TLC every once and a while. In recent years, there’s been a big increase in …