Franchising News

Recent statistics show just 58 per cent of mums whose youngest child is between three and five go to work, compared to Europe’s 64 per cent average. I recently attended an...

Signarama, which has 950 franchises in 50 countries, intends to establish new enterprises in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth after identifying Scotland as a new growth area for the brand. The...

OSCAR has 90-plus independently run franchise businesses in the UK that serve thousands of customers nationwide. Most of the ingredients that go into the company’s nutritionally balanced food are sourced in UK. Customers...

The UK Direct Selling Association has been named European Direct Selling Association of the Year. The organisation, whose members include companies such as Avon, Kleeneze and Herbalife, won the award at the...

That’s the importance big-business attaches to trademarks – and if you want to safeguard your business with one, don’t waste any time setting the wheels in motion. For there’s no shortage...

Some of the UK’s most famous entrepreneurs started out as sole traders – Lord Sugar sold TV aerials from the back of a van with £100 capital and Dragons’ Den’s Duncan...

An elevator pitch is a concise, cogent summary of your idea that can be delivered in the time it takes to complete an elevator journey – so no longer than around...

In simple terms, the FLS allows participating financial institutions to borrow from the Bank of England cheaply, so they can then pass on the cheap loans to borrowers. The idea of...