Running a franchise Articles

1. Create an internal dialogue As the head of a company, it’s important to be transparent and forthcoming with your employees to the extent that it is possible. Let them know if...

How often do you find time and space to think about developing your business and customer base? Perhaps your time’s being taken up worrying about your business finances. Or are you...

Mark and Rachel Coldham never really meant to become franchisees. They were army officers who had seen service in some of the world’s worst trouble spots, including Iraq and Afghanistan, and...

Maximising efficiencies in every area of your franchise can help you elevate your brand to the next level. To keep moving forwards, you always need to be pushing for better. With costs...

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...

What will you be eating this year? Fashions in food change all the time and clever franchise operators ensure they keep abreast of the latest food trends. Catering to the public’s ever...