Interviews

A woman with over 18 years’ experience in marketing, sales and operations has become Get Ahead VA’s latest franchisee recruit. Keen to use her entrepreneurial flair to run her own business, Emma...

According to a FreeAgent study, 1.4 million couples run businesses together in the UK. And while spending the majority of your day with your spouse isn’t for everyone, life in lockdown...

A case of a lack of presence at a franchise show was when Kate Walker and her husband, Kenny, knew McDonald’s was the business for them. “McDonald’s didn’t need to be...

When and why did you set up Popolo Ceramico? I set up Popolo Ceramico 10 years ago after the birth of my first child. I previously worked over 60 hours a...

JF: How did you get to where you are today? AS: I began my business at the age of 17 – it was originally named Narna’s, and we made handmade chocolates...

Razzamataz Theatre Schools has been working with children for the last twenty years and has almost 50 schools across the UK, providing work for hundreds of teachers and a financially rewarding...

Christine Kelly’s son Lucas was two and football mad. Every day he urged his mum to take him to the park for a kickabout. Christine did her best, but she was...

It’s a significant part of the second fastest-growing franchise sector. Some of its franchisees turn over nearly £1 million a year. Yet still many people don’t take it seriously. What sector...