Running a franchise Articles

Name: Chris Wyle (44) Organisation: Pitman Training multiple locations Years trading: 5 Chris Wyle is the sort of franchise partner that any franchisor would be proud to have in their network. Ambitious, collaborative, generous,...

Name: Laura Barley (42) Organisation: Alchemy VA Glasgow Years trading: 15 months Laura Barley was a police officer and a mother to a one-year-old son when her husband unexpectedly passed away from meningitis. “I knew...

Name: Hammad Cheema (42) Organisation: Visiting Angels West London Years trading: 1.5 When it comes to challenging times to launch a franchise in the care sector, it doesn’t get much worse than right at...

Name: Kris McLernon Organisation: Wilkins Chimney Sweep Years trading: 14 months Kris McLernon spent 14 years serving in the Armed Forces, working as a recovery mechanic for REME before venturing into the franchising business....

Franchise focus A true believer that everything always works out for the best, Yousif talks about the sweet success of Heavenly Desserts. My current business partner and I were franchisees of another business....

Recession. Is it going to arrive this year? A Bank of England statement in September 2022 said it was very likely – the figures were later changed so the outlook didn’t...

Sometimes it can seem that there are never enough hours in the day for everything we want to accomplish. A never-ending list of priorities at work, combined with family or caring...