After over two decades as a TaxAssist Accountant, Barry McGougan has maintained a family connection by selling his Kilmarnock-based franchise to his daughter Lisa Foster. Experienced accountant Lisa, who has been working alongside Barry for the past few years, recently became the new franchise owner, and is keen to continue the legacy built up by her father.
The Travel Franchise, the UK's fastest growing travel franchise continues to show that, despite the current economic climate, customer demand for holidays remains higher than ever. The Travel Franchise has released figures to show last month was a record-breaking October, the busiest ever across all areas of the company. Holiday sales are up 133% compared to pre-Covid levels in October 2019.
Adam Badi has opened his first shop at 45A The Broadway, Darkes Lane in Potters Bar.
The TaxAssist network has recently benefitted from tips and strategies to optimise efficiencies, take advantage of new opportunities and drive-up growth.
Virtual outsourcing agency Get Ahead is delighted to welcome its first franchisee in the Republic of Ireland, continuing its global expansion. Linda McCormick will be running Get Ahead Ireland from her base in Wicklow, just south of Dublin.
“It’s never too late to improve a life,” says Tiffany Meachim, the Managing Director the Walfinch franchise in Mansfield. Tiffany explains: “Our client Patrick, who is prone to balance problems, was only able to complete ten to 15 steps unaided – so his family were stunned on the day that he got up from his chair and walked upstairs. It was something he had been unable to do for years.”
Leicester-based TaxAssist franchisee, Tej Gawera, has won an Ethical Award in the small business category. Tej beat eight other entrants in the small business category, which looked at the business’s track record, customer feedback, vision and values, with each entry form being judged blind.
Ever since I was a child, all I ever wanted to be was a solicitor and I worked so hard to get myself where I’d always dreamed of being. But one day, not a million years ago, my dream started to shift, and I realised I wasn’t in love with this career anymore.
If this resonates with you and you too are a professional sat wondering what you should do with the rest of your life, because all you have ever wanted and worked towards was your current career, then read on.
Local home care service Walfinch has recruited new carers to help power the expansion of its private client services – and it’s looking for more. “Our new carers show just how wide an appeal a care career can have,” says Greg Renk, Managing Director of Walfinch Buckinghamshire. “It suits all kinds of people for a wide variety of reasons.
Revive! is in line for not one but two top franchise industry awards. Already named a finalist in the prestigious Franchisee of the Year category for the annual bfa/HSBC awards, the UK’s leading network of SMART repairers is also in the running for the 2022 WorkBuzz Best Management Franchise Award.