It’s time to get into the travel industry For the past eighteen months, the travel industry has taken a huge hit. Lockdowns, closed borders and government decisions have impacted people’s ability to travel. However, the situation is slowly improving. Vaccines are rolling out, and countries are starting to reopen for visitors. Shortly, consumers will look …
New Franchise Interview: Driving Miss Daisy, Sutton Coldfield Name: Andrew Foley and Lucy Chiles Location: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham Franchise: Driving Miss Daisy – Sutton Coldfield and Surrounding Areas Date launched the franchise: Launched 16th January 2019; Operational 8th April 2019 Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you were doing prior to buying a franchise …
CUPP Launches first franchise store in London CUPP, Bristol’s leading bubble tea company have launched their first franchise store in Feildgate street, London. After successfully opening 5 stores across Bristol and Cardiff, they are excited to be expanding across the UK, with stores in Oxford, Soho, Maidstone, Manchester and Central London planed for Spring 2021. …
Why courier franchising is hot right now In the UK in 2020, online retail sales were estimated to be around 26%. Experts predict that in 3 years this figure will be as high as 33%. That’s one third of all sales being made via the internet. The bulk of these purchases need some form of …
Deborah Gatland – Lingotot Portsmouth Franchisee Case Study Lingotot is an education franchise, founded in 2010 by Angela Sterling, who provide language classes for children in a way that is fun and engaging. After beginning their franchise journey in the North East of England, Lingotot now have over fifty franchisees UK wide and are expanding …
New app accelerates smartphone virtual property tour creation A new virtual property tour app – Sceneuno – has speeded up tour creation by removing the need for expensive equipment, desktop editing and time-consuming processing. Sceneuno allows users to create a full property tour from their smartphone in minutes with no special training required, meaning that …
Ever thought about starting your own business? Here’s why now is the time. While this is no doubt an unprecedented period in our history for the changes the covid-19 pandemic has wrought on our way of life and the economic pressures we have faced as a result, if we cast our minds back to the …
Adil Group scoops top franchise award Raja Adil, CEO of the Adil Group one of the largest franchise companies in the UK, has been presented with the bfa HSBC Multi-Unit Leader award at The British Franchise Association (bfa) awards, the most prestigious in the franchise sector. The Adil Group which owns 155 franchises across the …
Love children? Then an education franchise is for you If you love working with kids, but want to do something a little bit different from traditional teaching, then an education franchise could be just what you are looking for. Education franchises come in many different forms and guises and there’s a lot more out there …
10 minutes with… Screen Rescue Chelmsford business manager, Jaime Junior Hilario When and why did you take on Screen Rescue Chelmsford? I’d been a sous chef for 10 years, and wanted a new challenge working normal daytime hours. I joined the family business in 2017 to look after and develop the Chelmsford territory. Screen Rescue …
Why the pandemic shouldn’t stop you from starting a franchise It may seem mad starting a business at the current time, but if you choose the right business and have a solid plan, you could do very well. Franchising is a great way to open your own business without all the traditional pitfalls. Franchise UK …
10 Minutes with Screen Rescue franchisee, Keith Harrison Screen Rescue recently awarded the Hertfordshire territory of Stevenage and all ‘SG’ postcodes to a franchisee who has been chasing the dream of owning his own business for two decades. Keith Harrison, a former taxi driver for 30 years tells us more about the steps he took …