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12-January-2022

Hannah wins award for making athletics franchise a runaway success

Despite spending 10 years in an NHS desk job with no experience of sports coaching, Hannah, the owner of the Mini Athletics franchise in Kingston and Wimbledon, has leapt so far over the heads of her rivals that she’s been honoured in the Great British Franchise Awards 2022.

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11-January-2022

How outdoor franchises can grow in 2022

While most businesses have struggled over the course of 2021, lawncare franchise Greensleeves has achieved a record-breaking network turnover for the second year in a row, proving that the outdoor sector has continued to flourish despite the pandemic. David Truby, the MD of Greensleeves, has some advice for outdoor franchises on how they too can push on into 2022.

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10-January-2022

A penny saved allows life-changing opportunities to spring

Every November, the InXpress network commit to raising money, one penny at a time. The impact of this, has led to life-changing acts of kindness, and we can’t wait to do more.

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06-January-2022

Home Instead works with The King's Fund to put social care at the heart of care systems

Leading home care franchise, Home Instead is proud to have recently worked with influential think tank, The King’s Fund to host a roundtable to explore the opportunities and challenges of integrated care systems for social care.

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06-January-2022

Knowledge Transfer Partnership set to strengthen future business performance for OSCAR Pet Foods

The future looks bright for OSCAR. Business experts at Edge Hill University have been awarded more than £100,000 in government-backed funding to transform the business performance of the franchising market leaders. The university’s Business School Productivity and Innovation Centre (PIC) will offer expert data analysis on customer profiles and purchasing behaviours to maximise existing and new business opportunities within a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).

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22-December-2021

Papa John's Tops-off the Year with Seven New Store Openings

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, continues to deliver new high street stores, confirming recent openings in Kenilworth, Bridgend, Melton Mowbray, Sheerness, Warwick, Stanford-le-Hope and Midsomer Norton. 

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20-December-2021

New TaxAssist Accountants in Northampton

To meet client demand, Charlie Walker has just opened his third premises, alongside his existing TaxAssist Accountants shops in Bedford and Huntingdon.Charlie's new office has opened a new office at 14 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5AW.

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20-December-2021

GERMAN DONER KEBAB SET TO OPEN TWELVE NEW RESTAURANTS IN THE UK OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

German Doner Kebab is set to open 12 new restaurants over the next 11 days of December, confirming its position as the UK’s fastest-growing restaurant chain just in time for the Christmas holidays. 

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20-December-2021

ComputerXplorers franchisee buys the company from the Bardon Group

The master licence for the UK’s letting educational technology franchise ComputerXplorers has been sold by the Bardon Group to one of the brand’s top performing franchisees, Stuart Harley.

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20-December-2021

ComputerXplorers UK master licence taken on by top franchisee

The master licence for the UK’s letting educational technology franchise ComputerXplorers has been sold by the Bardon Group to one of the brand’s top performing franchisees, Stuart Harley.

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