Franchising News

44% believe business talents cannot be learnt, as they possess inherent skill set In research undertaken by specialist small business insurer Hiscox, the results found that 82 per cent of female...

An increase of 5% on 2009, claims the latest British Franchise Association/NatWest Franchise Survey In line with this expansion, the bfa believes around 521,000 people work within the franchise industry (465,000 in...

Protect the direct selling industry from potentially restrictive legislation, says director general Speaking at the association’s annual conference, attended by over 200 delegates from some of the largest direct selling companies in...

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...