The benefits of a home based franchise Home-based businesses are among the most popular franchises for entrepreneurs looking to improve their work/life balance for good. A huge variety of businesses can be operated from the comfort of your own home, and using your property as an office has many financial and practical benefits. A good …
We’re celebrating reaching 25 CQC Outstandings for our franchise network, a milestone that showcases the dedication of our franchisees to deliver high quality home care. Two offices – Chicester and Northampton – are the latest to be told they’re officially ‘outstanding’, joining only two per cent of adult social care providers that have achieved the …
How to invest in low-cost franchises Franchising in the UK is now at a record high. In the last four years the number of franchises in the country has increased by 10% and the industry now contributes an impressive £15 billion to the country’s economy every year. More and more people are choosing to invest …
Purity Kirigo, Director of franchisor Match Options, was recently featured in ‘Recruitment Industry Now’ publication talking about the challenge of staffing with the NHS. The focus on the feature was ideas from the coalface about combatting the skill shortages within the NHS, that we all recently seen highlighted across the UK media. Purity outlined the …
The automotive business & franchise industry The automotive industry in the UK is big business. In fact, in 2017 it was responsible for about £77.5 billion of turnover and £18.9 of added value to the UK economy. Across the country, around 169,000 people are directly employed in the industry and more than 800,000 in some …
Investing in gym, health and fitness franchises Over the past few years, Brits have become increasingly aware of the importance of exercise. Most of us know that the more we move around and the more we get our hearts pumping, the healthier our bodies will be. As a result, the number of people joining gyms …
We’re thrilled to announce that we have made it into the Sunday Times Best Small Companies list 2018! Home Instead’s National Office and its pilot office in Northwich took part in this year’s Best Companies survey, and we’re delighted to announce we have ranked as 83. The much-celebrated list is highly fought over and features top …
With Brits famous around the world for the quality of their gardens, it’s no surprise that gardening in the UK is big business. According to recent research, the average Briton has spent £1,280 improving their garden in the past year alone. Collectively, that’s added up to a staggering £5.2 billion, showing just how much potential …
Here’s how you can invest in, and run your own successful retail business… You might not realise it, but some of the most well-known and successful businesses in the UK are retail franchises. That means that rather than being one corporate operation with a top-down organisational structure, each outlet is an individual part of a …
Why are property franchises important? Real estate is one of the most important sectors of the UK economy. But more than that, it is an essential part of life. The ways in which we live, work, learn and enjoy leisure time are all fundamentally dependent on buildings and how much they cost to buy and …
Carol Godding and Cath Arnold, two friends from the Wirral, are living proof that it’s not always a bad idea to go into business with friends. The two ladies joined forces to start an Extra Help franchise in the Wirral in 2016 and, since then, have grown their business beyond their wildest dreams, with an …
With recent research reporting that almost a third of females feel they have been ripped off for servicing and repair work done to their car, purely because they are female, nationwide car paintwork repair company ChipsAway, want to encourage an important change within the industry, and help females across the country to feel confident when …