Year archives: 2018

How to make a franchise successful in a small town?

How to make a franchise successful away from major cities? How to make a franchise successful away from the big towns & cities? Franchise businesses thrive in large cities and suburbs but opening a franchise in a small town is a different story. Small towns pose a few challenges, for instance, you have a limited …

Franchising Trends – Prediction for 2019

What will be the franchising trends 2019? What will be the franchising trends 2019? With the creation of many flexible and innovative franchises such as home based franchises, low cost franchises and part time franchises, people from all walks of life have been exercising their entrepreneurial skills in order to provide exciting products and services …

Amazing achievements of Metro Rod franchisees and engineers celebrated

Metro Rod Awards

Franchisees at Metro Rod, the market leader in commercial drainage, together with Support Centre teams, the Franchise Brands Board and key partners and suppliers, gathered last weekend at the prestigious Celtic Manor Resort for a spectacular annual conference and awards ceremony. The conference is a flagship event in the Metro Rod calendar and is a …

Why invest in a franchise instead of a start-up business?

Why invest in a franchise instead of starting up alone? Starting your own business is only first of the many decisions that you need to make as an aspiring entrepreneur. The entire process will include a risk assessment to determine the amount of risk franchise UK owners are willing to undertake in return for the …

What are the most profitable low cost franchises in the UK?

What are the most profitable, low cost franchise opportunities? Aspiring entrepreneurs and students who want to earn extra money are opting to invest in franchises UK. Franchising allows quick earning opportunities without having to invest a lot of time. Many invest into part time franchises to first evaluate the playing field and determine whether franchising …

Franchising Trends of 2018

Franchising trends 2018? What was hot, what was not? With the constant evolution of advanced technologies, a wide range of business opportunities have been introduced. Franchising is a business trend that originated nearly a century ago, and is definitely at its peak in 2018, with predictions of further growth in future years. Here are the …

Advantages of owning a part-time franchise

Why invest in a part-time franchise? So what is a part-time franchise & why so popular? Franchising is a trend that many aspiring entrepreneurs are taking on, and it is seeming to be a very profitable and advantageous choice for many. However, for those who need a more flexible work schedule, investing in a part-time …

Franchising 101 – What franchising is all about

Franchising 101 – What is franchising all about? It is a fact that franchises have a better chance of success over a long period of time than small independent businesses. However, opening a franchise may not be right for every business. So, what is all this buzz around franchises? And is the buzz worth it? …

New digital franchise association off to a flying start

franchise association

Quality Franchise Association UK launch success The Quality Franchise Association ( QFA ) is a new, not for profit, digital franchise association. The QFA philosophy stands for encouraging franchising for all. The QFA provides free information for both prospective Franchisee’s & Franchisor’s. The QFA is a fully digital franchise association. It does not organise & …

Celebrating a Decade of Ovenclean Ownership!

Franchise Brands plc is delighted to be celebrating 10 successful years owning, operating and developing Ovenclean, the UK’s original network of oven cleaning specialists. “Since acquiring the franchise back in 2008, we’ve been able to help so many franchisees from all different walks of life with our tried and tested business model.” says Tim Harris, …

Match Options Launches New Woolwich Franchise

New franchisee utilises Match Options new funding line agreement Match Options has announced that its new Woolwich franchisee will be one of the first to take advantage of its new funding line agreement which enables franchisees access to working capital from day one when they generate an invoice. Kazeem Alabi, who officially launched his new …

Nigel & Berni Woodall celebrate 5 year anniversary

As Nigel and Berni Woodall celebrate their fifth OSCAR anniversary it’s time to recall how they’ve tailored their OSCAR Pet Food business to work for them and how it has changed their lives. “Where have the last five years gone?” says Berni. “Time definitely flies when you’re having fun and OSCAR has given us both …