The BFA
We’ve been here for over 40 years, helping entrepreneurs of all kinds make vital contacts. Supporting and educating franchisors and franchisees at every level of their development from newcomers to household names, setting the highest ethical standards to make sure everyone is treated fairly.
Discover Your Tomorrow with The BFA
Since 1977, we have become by far the largest and most influential trade association for franchising in the UK. What’s more, we’re also proud to be the only UK association working in partnership with the European Franchise Federation and World Franchise Council. In this way we can influence standards and franchise law across Europe for the benefit of our members.
We want to lead the charge and influence change in UK franchising. It’s our goal to showcase the fantastic opportunities for businesses and individuals within franchising, and how these possibilities can positively transform people’s lives, no matter what their background or starting point may be.
We take what we do seriously, and it’s our passion that drives us to deliver the experience that only we can deliver. Our approach is simple; we’re 100% serious about what we do and we like to have fun doing it. Standards is at the heart of what we do and we want to ensure we deliver a personable approach, allowing us to connect with our members, trusted partners and wider industry on a more meaningful level.
Razzamataz was created with a simple dream, to make performing arts available to all young people no matter their background or circumstances. We want to give children everywhere the chance to attend classes taught by experienced performers, who can give them the perfect introduction to the most wonderful industry in the world! To do this, we have ensured classes are affordable, our curriculum is fun and current, and attending our classes is made as easy as possible. Over the years we have created a business system that helps keep costs down and class numbers up, bringing our classes to towns and villages as well as the larger cities.
Our business was established in 2000 and was backed in 2007 by BBC’s Dragons’ Den. Today franchising is allowing us to achieve our dream, because it gives the finest talent across the country the opportunity to own and manage a successful business whilst following a tried and tested system. It also means our franchisees can set up their school on their own doorstep, and bring their passion, talent and commitment to the young people of the local area.Winners of the Prestigious Workbuzz Best Franchise Award 2021 in the £2-10 Million turnover category. In 2018, Hayley Limpkin, our franchisee at Razzamataz Medway, won the bfa HSBC Franchisee of the Year Awards in the ‘lifestyle category’. Franchisees nominated in this category are seen to operate a profitable franchise which also offers a good work-life balance and scope for growth.
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