Running a franchise Articles

With the first issue of Business Woman being a resounding success, the What Franchise and Global Franchise teams have been hard at work putting together the magazine’s second issue, and...

Say the word ‘franchise’ and all manner of responses spring to mind. For many, the term ‘business in a box’ has become synonymous with franchising. This stems from the idea that...

2019 was a year of uncertainty, with political upheaval and a challenging economic outlook - all broadcast via our 24-hour media channels. It probably isn’t surprising, therefore, that many people postponed...

To all you new franchisors, I have a simple message backed up by some facts from history: Don’t delay to launch a franchise. Here’s some evidence from previous recessions and FTSE...

With recent research revealing that as many as one in 10 UK workers think it’s likely they will be made redundant at some point during their lives, the fear of losing...

News stories and headlines about retail businesses on the British high street are very rarely positive. In the last 12 months alone we’ve lost big name brands like Jessops, witnessed the...

As the franchise sector in the UK matures, more and more resales - franchise businesses that have already been launched and developed - will become available. According to the latest British...