Running a franchise Articles

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2020 is the year of the rat. However, for franchisees 2020 is set to be the year of bookkeeping. With HMRC’s Making Tax Digital initiative coming...

It’s a fact: franchises are far more resilient than non-franchise start-ups. While 58 per cent of non-franchise businesses fail in their first five years, 82 per cent of franchises thrive way...

An often used characterisation of the franchise model is that buying a franchise is akin to buying a ‘business in a box’. In some ways, this oversimplification seems fair. The brand is...

Remember the TV adverts that featured Victor Kiam, the man who liked the product so much that he bought the Remington razor company? Now, some 40 years later, Chris Wootton has...

Buying a franchise is a big decision for anyone to make and there are a variety of motivators behind this momentous step. The latest British Franchise Association NatWest industry survey revealed...

These three brands offer attractive eco-friendly investment opportunities The demand for sustainability continues to grow. As natural disasters such as the bushfires in Australia have highlighted, the devastation caused by global warming...

The franchise has seen significant growth. Just last year, the business saw a 45 per cent growth in turnover which enabled Faye to invest in her growing workforce of 30 by...

A franchise in the care and elderly services sector can enable you to benefit your community and own a thriving business - and the choice embraces more than home care. Demand for...