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Feb 10, 2017

5 Reasons to buy a Franchise

Most of us dream of leaving our dull nine-to-five office jobs and the humdrum of regular working life and striking out on our own as entrepreneurs. But why should we choose franchising as a route to...

Feb 10, 2017

Finding the Franchise that`s right for you

When considering a franchise, you'll invariably spend a great deal of time finding the right one for you. And this is the fun bit - you will have done all your research into the industry...

Feb 10, 2017

Women in Franchising

Research suggests that more women than ever are looking at self-employment as an alternative to employed and corporate professions. This is for a number of reasons: women are still finding it...

Feb 10, 2017

What to Look for in a Franchise

For budding entrepreneurs considering franchising as their route to success and self-employment, the temptation to leap straight into a franchise purchase can be overwhelming. And certainly...

Feb 10, 2017

Top Ten Most Popular Franchise Industries

#topTen ol {margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 80px;} #topTen ol li{margin-bottom:12px;} Every year brings its trends and fashions and the franchise industry also follows suit, with a changing...

Feb 10, 2017

Questions and Answers with Brian Duckett

What's the difference between a 'franchise' and a 'business format franchise'? A franchise is simply a right or privilege granted to a person, or a corporation, to do something. That something...

Feb 10, 2017

What is Franchising?

What is Franchising? Franchising turnover in the UK in 2010 was £12.4 billion. In addition to that, over 521,000 jobs were attributable to franchising and there were over 890 different business...

Feb 10, 2017

Planning is Key to Becoming a Successful...

Faced with a difficult economic outlook and likely rising unemployment how do we move forward as a nation? Clearly franchising is still proving effective in terms of new start ups, low failure...

Feb 10, 2017

Questions and Answers with Brian Duckett

How can I best prepare prior to attending a franchise exhibition? When you start the process of investigating which franchises you want to shortlist for further consideration, you should build a...

Feb 10, 2017

How to market your business on a tight budget

Marketing involves anything you do to promote and expand your business; including market research, advertising, publicity, sales and distribution. Sally Butters, Head of Media at Coconut Creatives,...

Feb 10, 2017

Is bank financing available to buy a franchise?

When buying a franchise, raising the money needed to get started can often be the difficult part. The downturn in the economy and a constant stream of news articles about banks' unwillingness to lend...

Feb 10, 2017

Understanding The Franchise Agreement

If you have never looked at a franchise agreement before, at first glance it may seem that lawyers do all they can to make it as complicated as possible! To the prospective franchisee this will be...

Feb 10, 2017

A Brief History of Franchising

Like most things American, its origins can be found in Europe. The word Franchise comes from ancient French language and means holder of a privilege or right. In the middle ages what we now know as a...

Feb 10, 2017

Profit Improvement Strategies for Franchising

ol{margin-left:30px;} Everyone would like to improve profits, more so than ever in the current climate. But is there an easy model to follow? Well YES and NO, there is of course no magic wand...

Feb 10, 2017

If you don’t answer that call, your competitors...

Did you know? 75% of callers hang up if they hear a voicemail 60% of callers rarely wait longer than 30 seconds If the only available number is for a mobile, they may not even call at all So how...

Feb 10, 2017

How much money can I make with a franchise?

If you are making a decision about getting involved with a franchise as a business it is reasonable to ask how much money you can hope to make from it. You will be investing your own money and...

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