Running a franchise Articles

If you’re a business owner and looking to expand, have you thought about franchising? Expansion is risky, whether by franchising or opening new facilities under your existing structure. You have an established...

Like most businesses, Ableworld, the country’s largest specialist mobility retailer, owes much of its success to the people who built and run the company, but equally to the franchisees and staff...

The number of older people with care needs is expected to rise by more than 60 per cent in the next 20 years. As we live longer and working life is extended,...

Running a business with your family can be a joy - and at times a trial. When things go wrong, it can mean disaster for your relationships and business too. So how...

Why do successful companies decide to offer their business model as a franchise? For the country’s largest mobility retailer, Ableworld, it was to expand its trusted brand and capitalise on the...

As the franchising industry has become increasingly popular in the past decade and has expanded year on year, it can be difficult for anyone investing in a new franchise business to...

The British Franchise Association has almost 300 franchise brands in membership that have passed its strict accreditation. While membership of the bfadoes not provide a guarantee of commercial success, the confidence...

Is your business capitalising on the fact consumers are increasingly using their smartphones to purchase products and services by having its own app to make this process even easier? Research by software...