Running a franchise Articles

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 won’t be the only one who was happy to leave 2020 behind. To say it was one of the toughest years for companies of all shapes and sizes is an...

When buying a franchise, a business plan speaks volumes to those you interact with. It will tell your audience, investors and potential partners everything they need to know about your future plans....

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...

At its finest, franchising allows people the opportunity to buy into an existing, successful business model that comes with a proven track record, a successful training programme, a reliable supply chain,...

When I was starting out in management, I was given some advice: If you’re busy, you’re doing something wrong. It didn’t make sense to me at first, but it became clear...

Last year in Austin, TX, I was on stage at MITCON, positing how in the short term, payments would evolve away from paper currency, paper cheques, and even plastic credit cards...