Franchising News

UK franchises continued to grow during 2009 despite touch economic conditions, according to the latest NatWest/British Franchise Association franchise survey.The industry contributed £11.8billion to the country’s GDP last year, an increase...

In the face of political uncertainty and belief that the recession will continue until 2011, 66 per cent of entrepreneurs still expect their business to grow this year and 32 per...

Enterprising students are responding to a quiet post-recession job market with plans to go it alone, according to new research from specialist insurer Hiscox.The study into students graduating in 2010 and...

A new report has revealed most small and medium-sized enterprises have never heard of the government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee.
 
 A survey conducted by PeoplePerHour.com, an online marketplace for businesses, found that...

Network marketing: a profitable business model at an affordable price, says Chris Day I don’t suppose, even in his wildest dreams, actor Richard Wilson could ever have anticipated how his character Victor...

The BBC is once again looking for entrepreneurs to feature in the latest series of Dragons’ Den.The rules are simple: entrepreneurs ask for a cash investment in return for equity in...

During November businesses were paying their late invoices 12.5 per cent faster than in November 2008, according to the latest Late Payment Index from information services company, Experian. Businesses across the...

A quarter of people who buy a franchise become frustrated with the constraints and would be better off setting up a business based on their own idea. That’s the findings of...