Are you looking for a career change, to run your own venture, or to find a new approach to your business life? Consider the advantages of Franchising – supported self-employment – which are not widely known. As a franchisee, you can develop your own enterprise, within the knowledge-bank of a reputable, established and thriving organisation. The success rate for those engaged in this way, has been shown to outstrip conventional self-employment by a long way. There is a unique opportunity to investigate franchising at the Franchise Show, 14th-15th Feb 2014, ExCeL, London. You can meet a range of franchises from food and drink to retail, cleaning to caring, cost management...

A cleaning contractor should offer you all the services you want without any compromise. For this reason, it is important to carry out intensive research to find the one who will do the job right. After comparing different companies that offer the services have a list of the top companies you would like to work with. Before you settle for the ones that you will invest in, it is vital to have a checklist of things the contractor should deliver before signing a contract to work with them that should entail: Company philosophy-look at the philosophy that the contractor works with to know if they are serious about achieving the...

énergie Group, the UK’s market leading fitness franchise company, today announced that it has signed an exclusive deal with Abbey International Finance (“Abbey”) which gives Abbey control over the énergie Fitness, énergie Fitness for Women and Fit4Less Brands across Ireland. Abbey confirmed that it had bold plans for a major investment into an aggressive roll-out of the énergie brands across Ireland over next three years creating hundreds of jobs and building facilities that will positively impact on the health of the nation. The énergie Group, which operates almost 100 clubs across five countries and serves more than 90,000 members, had already granted rights to Abbey for the Leinster region following...

Posted on 28 April 2014. SureCare, the provider of personal care in the home, has launched a low-cost micro-franchise, SureCare Local to offer a range of home services from DIY jobs and gardening to cleaning and babysitting. SureCare Local franchises are from only £7,000 for a territory with a population of 100,000. Unlike SureCare’s conventional services, which are regulated by the Care Quality Commission, the micro-franchise services avoid having to be regulated. The company hopes that its new franchise will appeal to people who are already working in the care or healthcare profession, young people in their 20s, the retired and semi-retired, those made redundant, and those who have left...

Posted on 15 April 2014. With a record number of entries received, the 20 finalists have been named for the BFA/HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards 2014, supported by Express Newspapers. The finalists in the six award categories are: BFA/HSBC Franchisor of the Year Agency Express Autosmart Domino’s ERA Signs Express TaxAssist Accountants Water Babies Emerging Franchisor of the Year Ableworld Bright & Beautiful Right at Home Award for Innovation Franchisee Recruitment Award Autosmart Mail Boxes Etc. Riverford Organic Farms Brand of the Year International Achievement Cathryn Hayes, head of franchising at HSBC, said: “This is one of the toughest year’s judging processes I can remember. The 20 finalists should...