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The new franchise offering from a Dragons’ Den backed business has just turned one and proved that performing arts is beneficial to babies and their parents. Razzamataz Early Years franchise was launched with the youngest children in mind and consist of a new offering...

Dorset entrepreneur, Samantha Acton, celebrates the launch of a brand new business by being honoured as a finalist in the Innovation category of the 2019 Successful Women in Business Awards. The new venture, Paxan, is a tech start-up featuring a smart diary to reduce...

Samantha Acton, founder of Domestic Angels Franchising and Paxan, is a finalist in the Entrepreneur category of the Successful Women in Business Awards 2019. Fulfilling the criteria of demonstrating entrepreneurial excellence along with 4 other significant finalists,...

Children’s pre-school and extracurricular activities have been proved to have many beneficial effects. However, computers, screens and the X-box have become children’s main source of entertainment but with lots of negative repercussions. But it doesn’t have to be that...

Sabeena Kondogeorgis is a fully trained Management Accountant (CIMA) and has worked in Commercial Finance in retail for 16 years. She describes herself as someone with great communication skills who loves working with people and she’s managed several teams and...

For those not yet familiar with MagiKats, it’s well-established franchise of private tuition centres which provides out-of-school tutoring for any child from pre-school to GCSE. The comprehensive MagiKats programme provides an individual mix of teaching and practice...

Carol Ferguson was formerly a Business Analyst as well as a Computer Programmer and also has many years of experience providing frontline support to people experiencing difficulty. This makes her an ideal choice to help children and assess where it is their difficulty...

At the turn of the millennium, a former performer struck upon an idea to share her passion for her industry. Denise Hutton-Gosney’s life had been changed through her love for dance and she wanted to inspire this purpose in others. Growing up in modest circumstances...

Homecare provider Right at Home Bournemouth and Poole is proud to announce that its Registered Manager, Helen Garland, has been named Woman Franchise Employee of the Year at the 2019 NatWest Encouraging Women into Franchising Awards. EWIF is a not-for-profit...

The news feeds are buzzing with actions of young people concerned about the environmental challenges. Teenagers and children are the ones speaking out about climate change and want governments to take notice. It’s not just talk either, young people are giving up their...

Gaming and social media addiction are relatively new buzz words but ones that send shock waves to many parents. Extreme cases where a 13 year-old who gets heart palpitations every time he stands up because he is unaccustomed to his body moving around and a 14 year-old...

Leading homecare provider Right at Home is thrilled to announce the launch of its new charity partnership with Alzheimer’s Society. The franchise has pledged to raise more than £20,000 for the charity across its network of 59 locally-owned offices in the UK and the...

Nick Furlong was 22 and his girlfriend Gemma Hextall was just 21 when they bought re-sale franchise Razzamataz Sutton Coldfield in September 2015. They were both in the final year of study at Birmingham School of Acting when the opportunity arose. After a week’s...

The Guardian newspaper (12/2/2019) published the results of a care worker survey carried out for the charity HFA. …Employers identified the top three reasons for their workers having joined the sector as making a difference to people’s lives (85%), identifying with...

Leading UK homecare provider Right at Homehas beenawarded national 5 Star Employer status across its network of 59-locally owned and operated offices. The business was named a 5 Star Employer following its annual employee engagement survey, run by independent...

Recent TV programme The Greatest Dancershowed that our fascination for a life on the stage and the world of performing arts is not slowing down. The BBC dance talent show saw dancers of any age and dance style compete to win £50,000. Although the competition was...

With a mission to educate, inspire and empower more women into franchising, EWIF has just announced its 2019 finalists, including two entries from Razzamataz Theatre Schools.  The annual Awards ceremony celebrates the achievements of women across the franchising...

Following on from its well established Caring for Carers employee welfare pledge, Radfield Home Care’s network of high-quality care franchises are reaping the rewards of paying their employees the Real Living Wage.  Recognising the impact its employees’ wellbeing has...

On Tuesday April 23 at 8pm, a British Franchise Association(bfa) Award winning franchisee is to host a live Discovery Den to share her incredible success story.  Known as the biggest and most influential event in the franchising world, Razzamataz took on...

Leading UK homecare company Right at Homeis thrilled to announce that it has received four nominations at the 2019 Natwest Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) Awards.  Right at Home’s Director of Operations, Lucy Campbell, is shortlisted in the Woman...

Home care provider Right at Home Solenthas been shortlisted for the Customer Engagement Award at the prestigious bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, to be held at the Vox, Birmingham, on 27th June 2019. Right at Home Solent, which covers Southampton, Fareham, Gosport and New...

Leading UK homecare company Right at Home is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted for Domiciliary Care Provider of the Year at the 2019 HealthInvestor Awards.  The annual awards, which recognise and celebrate the achievements of businesses operating in...

Leading UK homecare company Right at Homehas been shortlisted for the Leadership & Culture accolade at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, to be held at the Vox, Birmingham, on 27th June 2019. Right at Home’s UK operation is owned by CEO Ken Deary. Ken’s career as a...

McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd, which has 193 franchised restaurants in the UK & Ireland, has been announced as the Gold Award winner in the Franchisor of the Year award category at the prestigious annual bfa HSBC Franchise Awards 2018.  With its long history of...

At babyballet, we strive to give EVERY child the chance to dance, and teaching ballet isn’t just about female teachers and little girls in pink. We have lots of little stars who are boys and we actively encourage all our little ones, both boys and girls, to take part...

Have the best of both worlds! We all dream of doing a job we love. After all, the average person spends the majority of their day working. More than sleep or leisure time – work takes up so many precious hours, so it’s a no brainer to want to make all these hours as...

A UK based theatre school franchise has boosted their standing with a partnership with iconic film company Warner Bros.to help promote a major film.  Dragons’ Denbacked theatre school franchise Razzamataz was approached by Warner Bros.during the summer...

When Fay was recommended by speech therapists to attend Sounds Right Phonics Classes she had no idea that they would end up changing her family's life forever! Fay’s little boy George was referred to an ENT consultant just before his 2nd birthday due to severe speech...

A UK based theatre school franchise has been selected to help promote a new film and work alongside 20thCentury Fox. Razzamataz were approached to celebrate the launch of the hit movie The Kid Who Would Be Kingstarring Sir Patrick Stewart.  The partnership...

Anxiety around exams are nothing new but now it seems stress is affecting children younger and younger. Students are constantly tested throughout their school life and the period of time leading up to an exam can be particularly difficult for some.  Parents may...

One of the UK’s top 100 franchise opportunities, Radfield Home Care has continued to capitalise on its successful start to the year with two further franchise partners joining its ever-growing network and preparing to launch their new home care businesses in the...

Barbara Peters, 81, from West Yorkshire, has received top Grade eight awardBritain’s oldest ballerina started dancing at the age of two  and is now a teacherTook the test the same day her 11-year-old granddaughter passed Grade two test This article was published...

Claire Boscq-Scott is known locally for her customer experience obsession, she is joining once again the rank of the Global Customer Service Gurus by being voted #Guru5 on the GlobalGuru.org. http://globalgurus.org/customer-service-gurus-30/ ‘Wow, I am...

PerCurra Ltd has announced the launch of its fourth home-care branch; PerCurra Grantham & Newark. The West Bridgford based company has been operating in Nottingham for 10 years and also has branches in Hertfordshire and Essex. PerCurra founder and Managing...

Leanne Pattison and Jessie Lilley have more reasons than most to celebrate the New Year ... Ten years ago this month (January), the two women became babyballet franchisees and neither have looked back. Now both are celebrating their 10thanniversary in style. The two...

Leading UK businesswomen to share knowledge and experience at new two day event Farnborough, UK. 15 January 2019 – Two of the UK’s most well regarded businesswomen, Baroness Karren Brady of Knightsbridge CBE and Lady Michelle Mone, Baroness of Mayfair OBE, will be...

In the pursuit for outstanding, a Dragons’ Denbacked theatre school franchise went above and beyond at their recent annual conference. With a No Business Like Show Businesstheme, the Head Office team went to town and pulled out all the stops to create a Conference...

This February, you can meet Radfield Home Care’s franchisors, support team and franchise partners at two franchise exhibitions in London and Birmingham. On 1st & 2nd February, you can meet the franchise team at the British and International Franchise Exhibition at...

Chelmsford based business, Sounds Right Phonics Classes for Kids, is celebrating two years as a franchise and its first franchisee, also from Chelmsford, is sharing the love as her business is now two years old and thriving. In December 2015 Kelly Monksfield took a...

  Theo Paphitis has been tweeting about Sounds Right Phonics Classes for Kids. Alex Burnside and Charlie Day, two sisters from Chelmsford, launched Sounds Right Phonics Classes for Kids in 2016. Sounds Right Phonics Classes for Kids offers fun and educational...

The benefits of performing arts have been well documented for children and young people. Improved fitness, confidence and social skills are just some of the reasons why parents encourage youngsters to join a group or theatre school.  Traditionally, performing...

Radfield Home Care has brought in 2019 on a high, welcoming its first new franchise partners of the year. Mother and son team, Matt and Lis Barnes, have now completed their first introductory franchise training week and are preparing to launch their new Radfield Home...

A recent report reveals the healthy state of the franchise sector and how during 2018, it produced a huge range of opportunities for those entering the market. At the launch of the 2018 bfa NatWest Franchise Survey, the 31st time the association has distributed the...

For a second year running, Radfield Home Care has been named one of the UK’s Top 100 franchise opportunities. With all aspects of franchising considered, franchisors are ranked based on their growth, franchise partner support and financial performance, with a strong...

The popularity in performing arts has led to a booming market in theatre schools. The creative industries are the fastest growing part of the UK’s economy, one of the few sectors in which we can call ourselves world leaders and in which there is huge employment...

As a large and established theatre school franchise, we are in the privileged position of working with young people who continue to inspire us with the journeys they go on while they are with us and after they graduate. For some children, they start their dream of...

What did you do before Healthy Feet? I was a support worker in the community and specialised in dementia care and support. Why did you feel she couldn't go back to that role? I had worked within care for 15 years but unfortunately the hours did not suit my family...

diddi dance has provided a way for one mum, who has a child with a rare genetic disorder, to create a career she work around her family. Her personal experience has provided a way for her to adapt the business to meet the needs of children in her local community....

Radfield Home Care’s franchise network has experienced a winning weekend with two of its franchise partners leading the way at award ceremonies at both ends of the country. In Yorkshire, Radfield Home Care Harrogate & Wetherby franchise partner, Matthew Nutting...

One of London’s most iconic music venues came alive with the passion of 400 young performers on Sunday 18thNovember with a special production from a franchise theatre school, who believes in giving its students these incredible opportunities. The students all attend...

A group of talented young performers from across the UK are travelling to London on the 15thNovember to one of the most prestigious performing arts publications in the UK. The youngsters are all students at Razzamataz Theatre Schools and will be participating in an...

PerCurra Nottingham’s Field Care Supervisor, Sarah Wilde, was presented with the Home Care Frontline Leader Award at the Gala Dinner held at the East Midlands Conference Centre on 8th November. As a category winner, Sarah will now go forward to the national finals in...

Radfield Home Care’s franchisor and director, Dr Hannah MacKechnie recently met with the British Franchise Association to discuss her journey into the healthcare sector, the rewarding business model and the benefits of the gender diverse franchise industry. With the...

Entrepreneur Charlie Day started her own business Sounds Right Phonics Classes for Kids in 2016 and has sold the 30th franchise just weeks before her 30th birthday! Along with her sister, Alex Burnside who also lives next door to Charlie, they dreamed up this idea...

Children come in all shapes and sizes and will look just as different on the outside as they feel on the inside. When it comes to little ones, there should really be no ‘one size fits all’ approach. For some children and young people, they also have challenges of...

Being in business can feel like a lonely place and keeping up with current trends in marketing, PR and general business practice can feel like an on-going and very costly challenge. But it doesn’t have to be like that, especially if you are a part of an award-winning...

Claire Boscq-Scott, Aka The Busy Queen Bee, is launching a new Leadership book, Thriving by Caring. Now in her 9th year, The Busy Queen Bee mission is to inspire businesses to thrive by delivering exceptional customer service. Having published her first book, Thrive...

It is probably the hottest ticket in town and boasts a stellar line up of extraordinary talent. Hamilton is the smash-hit musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and has been a world-wide sensation. Joining the cast and making his West End debut is Robson Broad, graduate from...

One of the UK’s top 100 franchise opportunities, Radfield Home Care has achieved the highly regarded Associate membership of the British Franchise Association. As the voice of franchising in the UK, the British Franchise Association defines the UK’s only recognised...

Claire Boscq-Scott launched The Busy Queen Bee six years ago and since then she has created a huge buzz in the Channel Islands. The customer services expert provides secret shopper experiences for her clients, as well as networking opportunities and events – and has...

Just 18 months since purchasing her first Domestic Angels franchise territory, Debbie Broomfield has collaborated with husband Jamie to take over the long-established Southbourne, Dorset territory. After enjoying incredible success establishing and building the...

Mental Heath and The Workplace Seminar  Thursday 18 October 2018 Darwin Gray LLP, Helmont House, Churchill Way, Cardiff CF10 2HE 4pm - 6pm Mental health in the workplace has become a huge challenge for employers. Indeed, recent studies suggest that, at any one time, 1...

Doing their bit for charity and introducing friends to the world of performing arts while having a fun PJ party is all in a day’s work for the students of Razzamataz Theatre Schools. Up and down the country, students are donning their pyjamas and onesies to raise...

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Radfield Home Care’s franchise support team and franchise partners are exhibiting at the National Franchise Exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC on Friday 5th & Saturday 6th October. As well as speaking to attendees on stand F100 both days, you will also be able to...

The Massage Company (TMC) have continued their mission to ‘bring massage to the mainstream’ and are excited to announce the opening of the first franchisee location (2ndUK centre) in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. “Taran and Sophie Bassi, our first franchisees, have...

Brian Duckett, Chairman of The Franchising Centre, has been invited to sit on a panel discussing why and how franchise brands grow outside their home country and multi-unit franchising vs master franchising at the inaugural European Master & Multi-Unit Franchising...

This week I had the pleasure of attending two events in London organised by EWIF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) – a UK based not-for-profit organisation with the primary focus of supporting women who are looking for a route into the franchise industry, whether...

Final rehearsals are taking place up and down the country as 400 students prepare to take to the stage at one of London’s most iconic venues. It has hosted everything from the NME Awards to the legendary X Factorboot camp sessions and the British Comedy Awards. The...

Radfield Home Care continues to grow across Northern England with new franchise partners launching in West Yorkshire. The award-winning home care franchise has welcomed its second Yorkshire-based franchise in the Wakefield and Dewsbury territories, operated by...

The Best Business Women Awards have announced their finalists today for 2018. The business world is full of talented and dedicated female entrepreneurs who not only run successful businesses but in many cases also juggle the needs of their families. The Best Business...

Franchise businesses have proved themselves to be a sound investment financially for many people. Whether you are new to business or have run companies before, the franchise route is becoming increasingly popular. However, a stumbling point for some people may be the...

Brian Duckett, Chairman of The Franchising Centre, sat on a panel of advisers at The Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in London in July. The panel heard from three emerging restaurants which are either dipping their toes into the world of Franchising or...

One of the stand out films of the year has to be The Greatest Showman, a musical loosely based on the life of PT Barnum and his circus. The universal themes will relate to most audiences, especially young people with a passion to perform. It has been an overwhelming...

Three members of The Franchising Centre are undertaking the My Tri Ironman challenge throughout August to raise money for The Wessex Cancer Trust. Laura Harvey-Smith, Alan Wilkinson and Katie Snelling have joined forces to conquer this epic challenge. Although The...

The Franchising Centre have welcomed two new starters to the business. Robert and Richard Dancy join The Franchising Centre as Franchise Development and Recruitment Consultants. They will provide potential franchisors with expert guidance through the financial...

One of the UK’s top 100 franchise opportunities, Radfield Home Care has launched a new 20-day training course for its franchise partners joining the network. With franchising providing a route to first time business ownership for many, Radfield recognised the need for...

If done right, franchising can be a great way to expand and grow your brand. Nervous about making the leap? You’re not alone. Domestic Angels Director Samantha Acton reveals what it was like to franchise her domestic cleaning and home help business, and shares her...

It is exciting times in the Dragons’ Denbacked theatre school franchise with new school openings across the UK, the third school to open in Essex and a new product launching for the first time ever in Ireland. The new Principals have recently returned from the...

After his first six months trading, Radfield Home Care Liverpool North franchise partner, Dave Bellis is already 15% ahead of his projections and there doesn’t look to be anything set to slow him down. Joining the franchise network in January 2018, Dave has seen...

  The Massage Company (TMC) is set to expand their UK store base and launch their second centre with a £500,000 investment in Tunbridge Wells. Massages available in the 14 treatment rooms are  Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports & Maternity massage all available 7...

The Franchising Centre has been named the Team of The Year at the British Franchise Association Conference which took place on Friday the 29thJune at the ICC in Birmingham. Following a year of transition, The Franchising Centre has been announced at the winner of the...

Today, the 28thJune at the British Franchise Association conference, of which they are platinum sponsors, The Franchising Centre are proud to launch their refreshed branding and new website thefranchisingcentre.com. This is all part of the company looking to the...

Known as the biggest and most influential event in the franchising world, Razzamataz was delighted to be among the winners at the British Franchise Association (bfa) Awards 2018. Hayley Limpkin, Founding Principal and now co-owner of Razzamataz Medway was shortlisted...

Although the MagiKats maths and English tuition programmes have been operating for over a decade, we have always relied on so-called ‘stock’ images to promote our service. However, with the launch of two new websites in January 2018, the team at MagiKats HQ decided...

Farrah Rose, Director of International Franchise Development at the York based The Franchising Centre, has recently returned from being invited to speak at the prestigious International Distribution Institute conference in Florence, one of the world’s leading events...

The success of the franchise industry has enabled more people to run their own businesses, even if this is the first time they have considered such a venture. With an experienced franchisor, creating a career to fit around your life and family is possible when you...

Mark & Rachel Coldham became franchisees with The Massage Company at the beginning of 2018. The process starts with finding premises and The Massage Company work with property experts in site finding and supporting the negotiating on lease contracts. Mark and...

Farrah Rose, Director of International Franchise Development with The Franchising Centre, travelled to Malta last month to join Her Excellency, Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca, the President of Malta, before flying to Lisbon to join the President for a state visit at the...

Senior Training & Communications Manager at TaxAssist Accountants, Jo Nockels, has been chosen as one of the UK’s rising talents in the Accountancy Age 35 Under 35 ranking 2018. Jo’s career has progressed from leaving high school to become an apprentice, to...

Most people wake up on a Monday morning absolutely dreading the week ahead, as a massage therapist at The Massage Company I never get that Monday feeling. There is always a great  energy at the centre  from the management, membership supervisor team, fellow therapists...

Known as the biggest and most influential event in the franchising world, the finalist for the British Franchise Association (bfa) Awards have been announced. Among the finalist are two Razzamataz Theatre Schools franchisees. Hayley Limpkin, Founding Principal and now...

Radfield Home Care and its network of franchisees have been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 20 Home Care providers in two separate categories. Based on client reviews uploaded to online directory, Homecare.co.uk the Radfield Home Care group of franchises and company...

From the West End to Broadway, Kerry Ellis has starred in some of the most iconic shows as well as achieving chart-topping success as a recording artist. As a mother to two young boys, Kerry is passionate about the benefits of performing arts for children also....

What do Deb Broomfield, Charlotte Waldron and Hazel Burnett have in common? Well, they are all new business franchisees, yet their reasons for jumping on board the good ship Domestic Angels are very different. While Deb arrived with previous franchise ownership...

One of the UK’s top 100 franchises, Radfield Home Care is launching its Franchise Discovery Day Programme to help entrepreneurs learn more about its rewarding, ethical franchise opportunity. With its first event on 10th July in London, Radfield Home Care’s Franchise...

 Following recent success at both the Thames Gateway New Business Awards and Havering Business Awards, Radfield Home Care Havering has now been shortlisted at a third awards event, in three separate categories! Despite only launching in July last year, the home care...

A brand-new business offering has just launched from a BBC Dragons’ Denbacked franchise, to appeal to those looking for a part-time enterprise. Perhaps you are a parent wanting to work flexibly around your children or you could be someone who works part-time but is...

One of the UK’s top 100 franchises, Radfield Home Care has welcomed two new franchises to its growing network of home care business owners. Father and son team, Matthew Nutting and Jonathan Nutting have joined the network operating a new franchise in Harrogate, and...

The multi award winning franchisor TaxAssist Accountants has appointed TaxCalc as its new software partner. TaxCalc will provide TaxAssist’s 200+ franchised accountancy firms with a wide portfolio of products, including final accounts production, tax, practice...

More than 520 franchisees, partners and staff helped make this year’s TaxAssist Accountants’ Conference on Saturday, 21st April its most successful to date. Hosted at Celtic Manor, near Newport in Wales, the day started with a busy exhibition, at which franchisees...

Business is booming for Edinburgh-based accountancy firm TaxAssist Accountants headed up by serial entrepreneur Renee Mackay. Rapid growth meant she had to move to larger premises in Corstorphine in 2013 – three times the size of her original office. Renee recently...

Let’s face it, as a new franchisee, the last thing you want to talk about is selling your business. To make your franchise a success, you put your whole heart into it so thoughts of selling it to someone else seem quite wrong. But at Razzamataz, discussing franchisees...

To add to its long list of Awards, incentives and support initiatives, Razzamataz Theatre Schools has launched its Franchisee of the Term. This will help to further recognise and reward franchisees who have made huge inroads with their businesses and inspire the...

Enthusiastic students from a franchise theatre school got the incredible opportunity to dance with Darcey Bussell and try her new dance fitness workout. The youngsters all attend Razzamataz Tonbridge, which is part of a national network of theatre schools across the...

The UK’s largest network of small business accountants has started advertising across a number of terrestrial and digital TV channels. TaxAssist Accountants has invested in a TV advertising campaign to raise brand awareness as part of the national marketing package...

One of the UK’s top 100 franchises, Radfield Home Care was recently invited to spend time developing its systems alongside international digital marketing organisations, Google and Hubspot. Utilising marketing strategies and data management systems is essential for...

A theatre school based in Sutton Coldfield are paying for a child to attend school in Uganda, after finding out just how little money it costs for them to access schooling but just how few can afford it. Nick Furlong and Gemma Hextall are the Principals of Razzamataz...

It was dance that brought Kate Markham and Jo-Anne Torre together and helped them both through some tough times. Now the best friends are going into business together and bringing the UK’s leading pre-school dance academy, babyballet, to Tyneside. Forty-five-year-old...

We all know that we should be drinking more water and eating more fruit and vegetables but sometimes it is difficult to get that message out to children when there are so many unhealthy temptations surrounding them daily. A big part of the Razzamataz ethos is to...

A franchise national theatre school is backing ITV’s This Morning’s newly launched Be Kind Campaign. The idea is to be able to offer key advice and an anti-bullying message following recent powerful interviews focused on bullying and the experienced faced by children...

After just nine months of trading, franchisees from one of the UK’s top 100 franchises, Radfield Home Care are already outperforming their business plan. Essex-based Radfield Home Care Havering only began trading in July last year and has already seen a peak of almost...

Claire Boscq-Scott is known locally for her customer service obsession, she is now joining the rank of the Global Customer Service Gurus by being voted #Guru13 on the GlobalGuru.org. http://globalgurus.org/customer-service-gurus-30/ ‘I was actually shell-shocked when...

A part-time theatre school franchise has joined the ranks of the elite after their own franchisees provided feedback for an industry survey for a second year in a row. In the Smith & Henderson survey, Razzamataz Theatre Schools was scored so highly that they...

While working in his role within the banking industry, James discovered his passion and ability in sports coaching when on a 4-month trip to the States, where he and three friends worked as ‘soccer’ coaches. At the age of 23, Just 4 months after enquiring with...

After joining Premier as a coach in 1999, the same year Premier was founded, Chris Pipe was offered the opportunity to become a Premier franchisee after just one year. After partnering with Jon Mills, one of Premier’s longest standing business owners, Chris has never...

TaxAssist Accountants’ newest Master Franchisees in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, Tricia Kingston and Steve Herlihy, are set to receive additional training and support ahead of their launch in Perth. David Paulson, Senior Manager,...

TaxAssist Accountants has once again been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Franchisor of the Year category in the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards 2018. With more than 290 TaxAssist Accountants offices across the UK, the franchise network provides accountancy...

One of the key factors behind the continued growth of the TaxAssist Accountants franchise network was its 11% increase in fee income – up from £33.6m to £37.3m a growth rate that significantly outpaced the sector average. TaxAssist Accountants continues to hold steady...

Wagging Tails are delighted to announce that their Swindon franchisee Hilary Coates has reached the final of the Wiltshire Business of the Year Awards in the sector of Business Person of the Year. The awards celebrate the success of large and small businesses...

One of the UK’s top 100 franchises, Radfield Home Care is exhibiting and presenting at the British & International Franchise Exhibition on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th March at London’s Olympia. With dozens of franchise seminars across the weekend, Radfield Home...

From tots to teens, finding new experiences for a child is an important part of the development process. Whatever age the child is, it can be challenging to join in with a new class or enter a new environment, even if it is something they think they will love. To help...

They say time flies when you’re having fun and Christine Grant, owner of babyballet® Liverpool Central, certainly found her fun-loving, dream career when she opened her babyballet® dance school ten years ago. With a real passion for working with children, Christine...

One of the UK’s top 100 franchises, Radfield Home Care is attending the National Franchise Exhibition on the 16th & 17th February at Birmingham's NEC. The award-winning home care franchise is exhibiting at the first major franchising event of the year, allowing...

It is said that ‘teamwork makes the dream work’ and that couldn’t be more true than at the recent Conference for the BBC’s Dragons’ Den backed theatre school franchise. Many entrepreneurs state that running your own business can sometimes feel like a lonely place to...

Further expansion for successful accounting network. Perth-based business partners Steve Herlihy and Tricia Kingston are launching a new service for small business clients after acquiring the Master Franchise rights for TaxAssist Accountants in Western Australia,...

Want to know what it takes to convince a top business person to invest in your brand, all while being filmed for a prime-time TV show? Denise Hutton-Gosney took the brave decision of appearing on BBC’s Dragons’ Den in 2007 and her winning theatre school franchise...

Organic farmers and nationwide veg box scheme, Riverford, have ditched plastic nets used to pack their onions, citrus fruits and Brussels sprouts in favour of a compostable alternative made from beech tree pulp. The nets are made by biogenic packaging company VPZ...

Riverford Organic Farmers, one of the UK’s pioneering veg box schemes, grow and deliver veg, meat and more to over 47,000 customers a week nationally. Although a farm, IT helps drive every aspect of the e-commerce business, from taking orders to optimising harvests....

Describing its offer as 'somewhere in between consultancy and coaching', the company provides hands on support to owners of small and medium sized enterprises in every sector. The Teeside territory has been bought by former financial director Simon Grant.With a range...

Dog boarding franchise Wagging Tails are delighted to announce the arrival of their very own Hearing Dog puppy, Neve; a gorgeous black Labrador. Since they began working with Hearing Dogs for Deaf People in January 2014 Wagging Tails have helped to raise over £17,000...

Little Voices boast national awards, 10 years in business and as their examination board, LAMDA’s (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) second biggest customer 2018 is set to be another record year for the growing brand! Little Voices’ founder and Managing...

In May 2018, the Data Protection Act (DPA) will be replaced by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This more robust set of regulations will have tougher punishments for those who fail to comply around the storage and handling of personal data. As a...

Following substantial growth in its inaugural year providing franchise opportunities, Radfield Home Care has been ranked as one of the UK’s top 100 franchises by Elite Franchise. With all aspects of franchising considered, franchisors are ranked on their growth,...

Describing its offer as 'somewhere in between consultancy and coaching', the franchisor provides hands on support to owners of small and medium sized companies in every sector. The Lakes and Dales territory has been bought by former FMCG director Steve Howard. With a...

Aarti Trivedi Dasmunshi will head up the new The Busy Queen Bee Mumbai franchise, and Miriam Murugo will head up The Busy Queen Bee Nairobi; both will be launching on 24th December. Aarti has been a Customer Service Evaluator and Auditor since 2014 in USA and in...

While banks and other financial services continue to close branches across the UK, TaxAssist Accountants has been seeing High Street growth. Karl Sandall, Chief Executive Director of TaxAssist Accountants, which has more than 200 shops across the UK, said having a...

After six years providing tax and accountancy services to the small business community across Leicestershire, Tej Gawera has expanded his practice with the opening of a new shopfront office in Syston. Tej Gawera set up TaxAssist Accountants on Uppingham Road in...

National accountancy franchise TaxAssist Accountants was named winner of the prestigious Smith + Henderson ‘Best Franchise 2017 Award’ in the Business to Business category. The award comes off the back of a network-wide survey, in which franchisees were invited to...

On the day of the Autumn Budget, TaxAssist Accountants franchisees and their clients were able to follow a live Twitter commentary and receive a summary highlighting those announcements that will affect small businesses and the self-employed. On 22nd November, Support...

Richard Chatten QFP, International Support Manager at TaxAssist Accountants’ Support Centre in Norwich, joins an elite number of professionals granted the Diploma in Franchise Management. To gain the prestigious industry-recognised qualification, Richard spent two...

babyballet is the UK’s leading pre-school dance programme and started life with ten pupils in a children’s play gym in Halifax, West Yorkshire in 2005. Now 12 years, 73 UK and 33 Australasian franchises later, the multi-award winning babyballet has successfully...

With 30 years experience in operations, learning & development, project management and sales, David O'Brien will launch the new East of England territory. David believes that all businesses, whatever their size or sector, experience similar issues and barriers to...

On the 30th of November 2017, Franchise Finance were awarded the prestigious ‘Best Service Provider’ award at the Best Franchise Awards. 2017 has been an exceptional year for Franchise Finance, the growing team are proud to be supporting more franchisor and franchisee...

Following years of stress, there’s a spring in Julie Turner’s step as she sets off to work. The busy mother-of-one faced a two-hour commute into London every day to tackle heaps of work at an IT recruitment company, where she slogged away for years without much...

Director of The Strings Club, Amy Cunningham Adds Another String to Her Bow with The Great British Entrepreneur Awards Business leaders, mentors and entrepreneurs gathered at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham last night (November 16th), where The Strings Club...

As Disneyland® Paris celebrates its 25th Anniversary, a group of approximately 250 children are gearing up for a performance opportunity of a lifetime on Saturday 25th November. The lucky youngsters all attend Razzamataz, at one of the part-time theatre schools...

Radfield Home Care have had an extremely busy and successful first year in franchising since the launch of their specialist elderly home care franchise last year. Radfield Home Care is a family-owned company established in 2008 by brother and sister team Dr. Hannah...

Franchisees inspired by Paralympic Gold Medallist at Wagging Tails 2017 Conference 2008 Paralympic Gold Medallist Helen Raynesford led an inspiring day for franchisees at Wagging Tails' 2017 Franchise Conference in the New Forest. Helene, who became the first ever...

Since 1994, there has been a special day every year on October 5th that celebrates teachers’ organisations worldwide. The aim is to mobilize support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of children will continue to be met by teachers. World Teachers Day is an...

Jennie and Lisa have both experienced fantastic careers in the corporate world, however they were looking to set up something of their own, and that would make the best use of their experience, yet bring something quite special into their community.  Jennie and Lisa...

Work life week: getting the balance right  This year, National Work-Life Week 2017 will take place on the 2nd to 6th October and gives the opportunity for both employers and employees to focus on well-being and creating a good work-life balance. As the stresses of...

Helen is a graduate of the Cumbrian Institute of the Arts in Carlisle, achieving a joint honors degree in drama and musical theatre. Background I always wanted to be a professional performer but in my second year of University I started to teach at Razzamataz and just...

From former ballerinas to young parents, the new Principals at franchise theatre school Razzamataz are all set for their September openings after completing a week long extensive training session. The new Principals have recently returned from the company’s Head...

Judges across the UK have been making their final decisions on a number of scholarship winners to attend part-time theatre schools for a year with The Stage newspaper, which is the oldest and most prestigious performing arts publication in the UK. Equating to more...

What’s your definition of value for money? Well, when it comes to franchise business events, how about this?What’s your definition of value for money? Well, when it comes to franchise business events, how about this? The Franchise Conference and Supplier Showcase is...

SME support franchise Business Doctors has strengthened its head office team with a new business services manager. Angela Connally will take on a broad role, with responsibilities including managing the office, updating and improving systems, looking after franchisee...

Running a successful cake business was something Caroline Pearman had dreamed of since learning to bake with her grandmother as a little girl. But, after taking the plunge and leaving her busy job as a university project manager, she quickly found that her dream was...

Workers in McDonalds in Cambridge and Crayford are making headlines today by staging the first ever strike by McDonald’s workers on UK soil. The arguments between the workers and McDonalds are common in this type of industrial action. The workers are demanding a wage...

PetStay, The Alternative to Kennels have announced that they have won the 5* Franchisee Satisfaction Award run by Smith & Henderson. Carole Davy, Managing Director and PetStay founder said “We are incredibly proud to have won this prestigious award and to be...

Family club franchise Busylizzy, based in West Sussex, has launched a range of pregnancy classes to add to its impressive portfolio of twenty two sessions designed for parents to enjoy with their little ones 0-4 years. Pregnancy classes 'Mumstobee Pilates', 'Mumstobee...

  Karl Sandall, Group Chief Executive Director of TaxAssist Accountants, has been awarded honorary membership of the Association of International Accountants (AIA) in recognition of his contribution to accountancy and finance. The award ceremony took place at...

  Business Doctors has recruited its fourth franchisee for Greater London. Former lastminute.com and Time Out director Paul Shaw has bought the exclusive territory of Hounslow and Richmond. Business Doctors partner in a highly practical way with SMEs, working...

On Friday 7th July Sally Gunnell OBE visited Pakefield Primary School, Norfolk, to deliver an inspiring whole school assembly and classroom visits to help support Premier’s health and wellbeing programme. Pakefield Primary school have become Premier’s flagship school,...

Franchisees report back on effectiveness of the TaxAssist training, support and brand during their first half-year in business.  As well as Accounts, Taxation, Software and Practice Management, a large part of the training package in the first six months, is dedicated...

Now in its third year, a part-time theatre school franchise has once again supported its students in helping them achieve their professional dreams of working in the performing arts industry. Students who attend one of the Razzamataz schools across the UK got the...

Wagging Tails has continued its impressive growth as results to the end of their third quarter (September 2016 - May 2017) showed network bookings up by over 20% year on year with what is typically the company's busiest period across the summer still to come. In 2017...

PetStay have launched its NEW sparkling website this month. Managing Director Carole Davy says, "After many months of meetings, creativity and ideas flying about we are happy to announce the launch of our new website. We wanted to make sure we designed it with our...

A part-time theatre school franchise has joined the ranks of the elite after their own franchisees provided feedback for an industry survey. In the Smith & Henderson survey, Razzamataz Theatre Schools was scored so highly that they joined a group of elite...

Since last summer, the MagiKats franchise network has grown by over 40% - and there’s still this summer to go! We look at why this growth is happening and ask if YOU could be franchisee number twenty? Why is This Phenomenal Growth Happening? We believe the expansion...

Principals and staff from a part-time franchise theatre school have really got behind their students by taking part in two of the most challenging races in the UK to raise money for their charity to support students in further education. The Wolf Run in Stanford Hall,...

Radfield Home Care has been delighted with the overwhelming interest in their unique franchise opportunity and in quick succession has signed up 3 new franchisees. Radfield Home Care is an established brand in the Home Care sector and has created the Radfield Home...

Bristol-based business, The Detective Project, has awarded three new franchisees.  The Detective Project runs CSI-themed children’s parties, school workshops and corporate away days. Participants can learn about fingerprints, DNA, chromatography and use real forensic...

Coconut Creatives and NatWest are proud to announce that NatWest will be sponsoring the Coconut Franchisor Marketing Workshops for 2017. As the workshops enter their 7th year, Coconut Creatives is extremely pleased to have such a respected name from the franchise...

When school is out for summer, children rightly want to have fun. After the stress of SATs, end of term tests and GCSEs, students are looking for a chance to unwind and enjoy themselves. For parents, especially those that are working, trying to find fun and reasonably...

For most young people, being diagnosed with a life-long, debilitating condition would cause a bit of a downward spiral but not so for Ellie Channer, age 16 from Sheffield. Ellie was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) on April 15th 2016 and although it has had many...

Many people reach a stage in their life when they feel that the old routine is no longer working for them. However, few people have the confidence to make changes and find a new career or even branch out to running their own business. Debbi Ledwith, age 49, from...

  TaxAssist Accountants, the UK’s largest network of tax and accountancy advisors for small companies has joined forces with APS financial, to offer instantly approved, online business accounts. Thanks to the real-time APS technology platform and its award winning...

Calling all budding young dancers. You could win a holiday to one of the fantastic Eurocamp parcs in France if you think you have the moves to impress a group of the UK’s most talented street dancers. The winner of Britain’s Got Talent, Diversity, will be judging...

Kicking off in March, Razzamataz Theatre Schools is proud to be sponsoring Rock Challenge in various venues across the UK. Rock Challenge is a series of performing arts events which promotes healthy life choices for thousands of young people who take part in local...

Carole Davy of PetStay HQ said: ‘PetStay are very proud to have won ‘The Good Vet and Pet Guide Franchise of the Year’. When we heard we were delighted to have won this esteemed award from a company who like us, pride themselves on providing a first class service to...

The Franchising Centre is delighted to announce that Laura Harvey-Smith has joined their training division, The Franchise Training Centre. This marks an exciting new drive in their “Training for profit” philosophy. Laura explained “Training is an investment by a...

Samantha Acton, founder and owner of Southbourne based Domestic Angels is celebrating signing up the company’s very first franchisee and welcoming fellow local business lady, Debbie Broomfield in to the Angels fold! 38 year-old Franchisee Debbie will be heading up the...

Award-Winning Property Franchise HomeXperts to give away a FREE franchise! National award-winning property franchise HomeXperts are celebrating International Women’s Day by giving away a free franchise. A HomeXperts property franchise worth £10,000 will be up for...

Members of Birketts’ Franchising Team spoke at an annual legal update arranged by the British Franchise Association (bfa) on Thursday 23 February. Vicki Mitman and Rob Tiffen were invited by the BFA to speak on the importance of keeping franchise agreements and...

Leading solicitors Birketts has announced that it has recently become an Affiliate Member of the British Franchise Association (bfa). The bfa is the only regulatory body for franchising in the UK. It aims to promote ethical franchising among its members (which include...

Birketts has been named ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ at the Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2016. During the last year, Birketts’ Corporate Services Division has advised on a number of notable transactions, including Palletforce on its £30m sale...

TaxAssist Accountants, the UK’s largest network of tax and accountancy advisors for small companies has joined forces with APS financial, to offer instantly approved, online business accounts. Thanks to the real-time APS technology platform and its award winning...

TaxAssist Accountants has entered into an exclusive partnership with RateSetter’s Business Finance division to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country access the appropriate finance they need to run their businesses more efficiently. TaxAssist...

Thousands of professional performers and teachers applied but only a select handful get chosen to teach at the prestigious MOVE IT event in London. Following on from her sell out class last year, Charlotte Young, Principal of Razzamataz West Cumbria has been asked to...

  Fresh off the back of winning the UK Best Franchise Award 2016 in December and achieving the status of the most highly recommended care agency in the UK* the quality care franchise Right at Home has now been rewarded for valuing and supporting its care staff....

TaxAssist Accountants moved up two places from 24th into 22nd in Accountancy magazine’s Top 75 firms survey, with fee income continuing to grow for a seventh year running among the UK’s biggest accounting firms. A key factor behind the continued growth of the...

Eight years on from setting up a specialist tax and accountancy services for the small business community in Peterborough, Wahid Rehman is expanding by opening a new shop on Lincoln Road. Wahid joined TaxAssist Accountants in 2009 and in response to growing demand...

    Clients can access their accounts at the swipe of a finger whenever they want  TaxAssist Accountants has made managing the accounts of its small business clients even easier by introducing a new look app for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. As...

  Business Doctors has launched its first Irish franchise in Dublin. The consultancy business came to Ireland earlier this year when serial entrepreneur John Nelligan bought the master franchise for the North and the Republic. With plans to launch 20 territories...

The New Year is always when the gyms are at their fullest, people make promises to live a healthier lifestyle and more fruits and vegetables are consumed. Unfortunately, by February many people break these resolutions and slip back into bad habits. It has been proven...

Ten years ago, a part-time theatre school appeared on BBC’s Dragons’ Den and the fortunes of the business dramatically changed after an investment from Duncan Bannatyne. Since the Den, the franchise business has gone from strength to strength, boasting high profile...

Finding your place in life is one of the most exciting yet challenging milestones for children. We now know that the key to successfully transitioning into adulthood is often through boosting youngsters’ confidence. Performing arts is an ideal environment where...

TaxAssist Accountants has further increased its nationwide network after it welcomed six new franchisees, including three franchisees taking on resales, on its Autumn initial training course, further consolidating TaxAssist’s position as the UK’s largest network of...

Theatre school franchise secures contract with Eurocamp  Razzamataz Theatre Schools are delighted to announce that from summer 2017, their popular performing arts classes will be available to holiday makers at two of the Eurocamp holiday parcs in France. Eurocamp...