Multinational businesses such as Coca-Cola, GE and Drager have facilities in Northumberland, which has a population of 320,000, making it England’s least densely populated county. It’s also home to a significant number of pharmaceutical, healthcare and emerging medical biotech companies. Northumberland franchises include Fantastic Football Tots and Harmony at Home.
There are numerous ways to make money running a business. Franchising is a way of running your own business, but with the training and support of an established national - or even international - company. There are hundreds of business opportunities that are classified as franchises operating in dozens of market sectors. Franchisors give full initial and ongoing training, so you don’t necessarily need any experience of the market you wish to enter. In addition, the success rate of franchises is many times greater than independent start-up businesses.