Running a franchise Articles

Starting a business of any kind can be a daunting task, with securing funding a vital hurdle to tackle. You will need to work out the costs involved when drawing up...

The traditional Easter holidays have been and gone. For some, such as our front-line health workers, this annual holiday was non-existent. For furloughed workers, the break perhaps blended into the past...

With Brexit uncertainties continuing, should I delay starting my own business? No - go for it now. You’ve heard the expression ‘No time like the present’, but it’s the proverb’s less famous second...

In the wake of the global COVID-19 emergency and subsequent shift in workforce dynamics, we will likely see a surge in new franchise businesses. With redundancies and economic downturns come opportunities...

I’m a mum of two and even though my children are now teenagers, each day of the school holidays presents a new set of challenges as I try to balance work...

According to the 2018 British Franchise Association NatWest survey, 93 per cent of franchisees are profitable and while statistics show that around half of all non-franchised start-ups fail within five years,...