Franchising News

With countless ‘recession-proof’ business opportunities across a diverse range of sectors, franchising may be one of few ventures that will prosper, despite the credit crunch. With total sales worth an estimated...

Inflation for small businesses hits nearly 10%  Small businesses are facing annual cost increases of 9.9 per cent, double the general rate of inflation, according to the newly launched Business...

British entrepreneurs are clocking up 50 hours every week, according to a survey into the work life-balance culture of Britain’s small business managers by Bank of Scotland Business Banking.  The latest...

A new affiliate relationship has been announced between leading franchise consultant Franchise Your Business and marketing and PR specialist, Coconut Creatives. The alliance has been formed to promote and support franchisors...

A record 471,500 new businesses opened their doors in 2007, the highest annual volume since Barclays started tracking the market in 1988. However, closures increased significantly during the same period. Over...

More than 10 million Brits dream of leaving their job and starting their own business, according to new research from Business Link.35 per cent of workers have recently thought about setting...

Half of the UK’s small businesses waste more than 24 working days a year on non-core business activity such as finance, IT and human resources, according to the latest research from...

New research has revealed that £18.6billion is owed to the UK’s small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) because of late payments. This is an increase of £2.6billion on the previous year. The research...