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When you’re taking on staff for the first time, there are a number of aspects to employment you need to consider carefully before you hire. And when you have hired, there...

Rebecca Newenham, founder of virtual outsourcing specialist Get Ahead VA, has released her debut book. Called Virtually Yours, it reveals how potential franchisees can be their own boss, run a Get Ahead...

For many of us, closing the chapter on 2020 will feel cathartic. It was a year that will live with us all in our memories for its challenges and the changes...

In recent months the UK has seen a big increase in redundancies and unemployment. When unemployment rises, it’s not uncommon to see growth in the number of people starting their own business...

One positive aspect of the global pandemic was the opportunity people had to reevaluate their careers. Throughout the course of last year, many industries were impacted by the coronavirus crisis -...

COVID-19 has spurred some of the largest changes to the economy since the dotcom boom of the mid-1990s. Back then, small businesses often sold no further than their hometown, but the...

Is now the right time to leave corporate life behind and invest in a franchise? That’s the question many people are asking themselves following several months on furlough or working long...

I’m a seasoned franchisor and have been in franchising for more than 25 years, initially as an editor of a national franchise magazine, before developing a successful property search business with...