The British Franchise Association Articles

On March 13-17 the British Franchise Association hosted International Franchise Week, with delegates attending the World Franchise Council and the bfa’s International Franchising Symposium in London. The week commenced with the WFC...

With no franchise specific legislation in the UK, the British Franchise Association is the self regulatory body for the £15 billion sector. Last year bfa members voted to adopt the new European...

If you’re going into business under someone else’s brand and systems as a franchisee, it’s good to know the standards you should insist upon. If you don’t see the following, think...

Starting a franchise business is not a decision to be taken lightly - it’s something you should take your time with and research carefully. Part of that research should involve a brand’s...

In researching women in business and franchising and looking at some basic statistics, I discovered women make up 51 per cent of the UK population, but only 17 per cent of...

This autumn will see the return of the UK’s largest franchise event in the industry calendar for 2015. Offering a huge range of business opportunities to visitors, The National Franchise Exhibition...

Franchising has grown consistently for several years, with sustained growth in the number of brands using the model, the number of franchisees starting their own business and the turnover and employment...

Look back at franchising over the last 10 years and the wider UK economy reveals just how strong the performance of the sector has been - in good times and bad....