Liam Armstrong went from being a client of Total Guide to, to starting his own Total Guide to franchise! Knowing the benefits of being a client and how effecting the marketing was, Liam took on the franchise of Total Guide to Bristol in February 2019. Then in September 2020, Liam bought the Cardiff area too, achieving his dream of having a business in Wales where he originally grew up and where his family are all currently based.
Taylor Made Franchising has acquired a 50% stake in the women’s networking franchise operation, Women in Business Network (WIBN). Taylor Made Franchising now owns, or part owns, eight franchise businesses with over 100 franchisees and an annual turnover in excess of £8m.
HERO BRANDS has appointed Salman Siddiqui as its new Group Corporate Development Director, to provide further impetus to its ambitious plans to create a portfolio of cross-category, genre-defining brands of the future.
Faheem Rathor has opened a new walk-in tax, accounting and advisory shop at 119 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JG.
David Roberts, Zahid Khan and Steve Rayner have all recently reached a milestone anniversary with the small business tax and accountancy network.
Owner of ChipsAway Exeter, Brandon Akerman, is celebrating after being presented with the Bodyshop Magazine’s ‘30 under 30 Rising Stars of 2021’ award at the Bodyshop Awards dinner last week.
Leading home care franchise, Home Instead is excited to once again be sponsoring ITV’s ‘Love Your Garden’, with TV’s favourite green fingered presenter, Alan Titchmarsh. This will be the second year they have sponsored the show.
OSCAR Pet Foods offer their advice on what to look for when considering a franchise opportunity, information about the franchisor and how to be successful in franchising.
Osman (Oz) Ahmad has opened a new walk-in tax, accountancy and advisory shop at Blackburn. Oz is an ICAS-qualified Chartered Accountant, with extensive industry and practice experience, and is now looking forward to sharing his expertise to help small businesses and taxpayers in the Blackburn area.
Droitwich Spa is the latest store opening for Papa John’s multi-unit franchisee Atif Maroof Zar. A love of great pizza has united Atif with his brothers Umair Ramay and Amir Maroof who together now run ten Papa John’s including Evesham, Stratford Upon Avon, Redditch, Bromsgrove and now Droitwich Spa, employing over 100 team members.