Running a franchise Articles

Promedica24 is no ordinary care franchise. Forget staggering working capital requirements, staffing headaches and a complicated regulatory framework - all this is taken care of by the franchisor. This means you spend...

There is a new wave of franchisees - and they are over 50. The over-50s have come to dominate the new start-ups sector. The combination of private pension payouts being accessible...

When starting out on their franchise journey, it’s quite common for franchisees not to have given a second thought to their exit strategy. And why would you? It’s an exciting time...

Haj Atwal is a regional development agent for the Subway brand. With his business partner and brother, Narinder Atwal, he is a franchisee of 32 stores and development agent for over...

Failure in franchising isn’t always about money, too little money, location or operations. Failure in franchising, perhaps more often than not, is about a mismatch of a franchisee’s personality to a...

Franchising is getting bigger - in part because franchisees are increasingly taking on more than one franchise unit. But why do they do it and what’s it like becoming a multi-unit...

Franchising is becoming an increasingly obvious choice for women in 2017 because many women need the flexibility that comes with having their own business. Women want to be successful at work and...

The majority of franchises operate successfully, with good relations maintained between the franchisor and franchisees. In fact, it’s this unique relationship between franchisor and franchisee that contributes to the success of...