Running a franchise Articles

Firms have already experienced the most challenging times in living memory when the nation shut down for three months at the end of March. And now business leaders are faced with...

Lockdown has taken its toll on both individuals and businesses, and many of us are feeling eager to return to normal, or at least the “new normal”. Since the COVID-19 lockdown,...

In the UK, 93 per cent of franchisees claimed profitability in 2018, according to the latest British Franchise Association NatWest industry survey. When comparing that with the success rates of independent businesses...

Stephen Thompson Managing partner and head of franchising, Darwin Gray An affiliate member of the British Franchise Association, Stephen has over 20 years’ experience in the franchising industry. In addition to day-to-day legal...

Recent data available shows 156,000 UK citizens were made redundant from May to July this year. Whilst the global pandemic is the likely culprit for a majority of these job losses,...

After a long period of uncertainty in the UK because of ongoing Brexit legislation, The British & International Franchise Exhibition kicked off 2020 in a big way. Visitor levels were healthy, the...

The past six months have been difficult for franchises up and down the country, but those in the best position all have one thing in common – excellent customer service. With...

Congratulations to Denise Hutton-Gosney, MD and founder of Razzamataz Theatre Schools. Denise has been announced as one of the 100 Influential Women in Franchising 2020 in the Education and Children’s sector....