This county’s economy relies heavily on the M6 motorway. Its largest private sector industry is defence manufacturing, with companies such as BAE Systems, Ultra Electronics and Rolls-Royce having a presence in Lancashire. Other businesses with bases in the county include Baxi, Crown Paints and National Savings & Investments. GreenThumb, All Trades Network, Signs Express and Oakhouse Foods have established franchises in Lancashire.
There are numerous ways to make money running a business. Franchising is a way of running your own business, but with the training and support of an established national - or even international - company. There are hundreds of business opportunities that are classified as franchises operating in dozens of market sectors. Franchisors give full initial and ongoing training, so you don’t necessarily need any experience of the market you wish to enter. In addition, the success rate of franchises is many times greater than independent start-up businesses.