International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Marked annually on March 8th, Razzamataz Theatre Schools celebrates its own incredible women and the franchise structure that allows them to succeed. With almost 60 schools across the UK and a mostly female Head Office and franchise network, Razzamataz supports women of every age and background to thrive.
Papa John’s new multi-unit franchisees Richard McElroy and Chris Makin have opened in Leigh, Manchester, already smashing their target to open six stores in their first year and creating more than 150 new jobs.
Paul Hampson has recently opened his second shop at 3 Station Buildings, Station Approach, Hayes, Bromley BR2 7EN
Across the Home Instead network, more than 12,000 amazing CAREGivers provide astounding levels of quality care that allows older people to remain living independently in their own homes.
The education sector is one that regularly sees itself under a great deal of scrutiny. It is because of this that it has become all too common for entrepreneurs and prospective franchisees to close the door on joining education franchises, as they believe their experience does not suffice or match the required criteria. However, education franchises such as the in-home and online private tutoring franchise, Tutor Doctor, believes that to maintain a successful and contemporary community of valuable contributors, the opportunity to join such a network should be open to all.
The franchisor-franchisee relationship is often compared to marriage. And, as with any good marriage, the franchisor-franchisee dynamic should be built on trust, open communication and mutual respect from both parties to be successful. David Truby, the Managing Director of Greensleeves, has a wealth of experience both as a franchisee and franchisor. He gives his advice on forming the perfect franchisor-franchisee relationship.
Kevin Thackrah, Director of Petpals, the UK’s longest-established multi-service pet-care franchise, outlines why he believes that 2022 is the year of the pet – and the year that prospects should consider investing in a pet-care franchise.
Diversification is a word that is often bandied around companies, ultimately for the leaders at the forefront of operations to show little evidence of it actually taking place. And it is this same description that can also get misinterpreted. There are many ways to diversify a company - celebrating inclusivity in every sense of the word, expanding the company culture and having a constant source of contemporary, exciting ideas are all ways of diversifying. Code Ninjas, the international coding franchise for kids, is one such brand that ensures diversity is touched upon and celebrated in every respect in their UK operations.
First Class Learning (FCL), one of the UK’s largest tuition franchises, is rapidly expanding in Scotland, and has recently opened tuition centres in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow.
X-Press Legal Services, the largest independent property search provider, recently celebrated its franchise network at a gala evening. The event provided an opportunity to recognise the achievements of the network, and for franchisees to let their hair down after their busiest ever year.