Running a franchise Articles

There are many things to consider when taking on a franchise; the most obvious being the price, but you will need to investigate other aspects, such as up-front building work or...

The prospects for tutoring and education franchises are looking particularly good right now. The Schools White Paper, Opportunity for All, published 28 March 2022, sets out a series of new government...

Some suggest there are over 1,000 franchise brands in the UK alone, but looking at a lot of portal listings and company websites, you could be forgiven for assuming that the...

So you’ve got big plans; you’ve taken that first step and decided you want to run your own business and no doubt your research and knowledge will have told you that...

You may recognise him from BBC’s Question Time or Channel 4’s series The Secret Millionaire or How’d You Get So Rich?, where he took Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan villa-shopping around Marbella…in...

In today’s workplace, we’re witnessing the rise of remote or flexible working, increased shift work to meet flexible customer needs and people employed to work on parts of projects based on...

It’s often hard to seek out a path as a new business, especially when you’re a franchise. The added brand loyalty and awareness can be fantastic, but managing cash flow, funding...

As with running any business, it takes a certain type of person to succeed in franchising. Do you have the skills required? Think about your strengths and weaknesses, your skills and...