Franchising News

Mark Scott, director of franchise development at NatWest, provides top 10 tips on buying and financing a franchise Here are the top 10 tips to consider when buying a franchise: 1. Take a...

How 500 loyal customers have created a highly profitable business for Tom Cartmale Tom Cartmale from Stoke-on-Trent decided he wanted to control his career after working for almost 30 years as a...

Richard Turner was a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy seconded to NATO in Brussels when reorganisation forced his early retirement three years ago. Today, at 46, he has an enjoyable...

Made redundant by a national kitchen and bathroom retailer, Jerry Hallam was thrown a lifeline by his brother Keith, who offered him a partnership in his busy Plymouth plumbing and central...

Franchising was the answer for two brothers from a banking IT background in Birmingham. Phil and Scott Harrison had worked at a major UK bank since leaving education, so redundancy was...

12 ways to make your job more recession proof The moment Shirley Bennett realised her employer needed to cut back on staff she feared her job as sales manager at a Manchester...

Roger Pemberton said goodbye to a corporate career and built his own business with the help of ActionCOACH Organisational change at Premier Foods in 2007 meant Roger Pemberton lost his senior post...

Since joining ChipsAway just under a year ago, redundancy victim Kieron Williams has built a well established business from which he is beginning to reap financial rewards After being made redundant for...