This year, International Leadership Week is focusing on values. When it comes to franchising, the leadership team’s values will make or break someone’s decision to join the franchise network. Mike Ryan, Chief Executive of PACK & SEND UK, thinks it’s the brand’s ability to lead with a “no limits” culture that helps maintain their core values at every level of the business.
Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise, is supporting Road Safety Week (November 18th – 24th). All its 100 offices nationwide are being encouraged to share the message on cutting deaths and injuries on UK roads, making them safer for everyone.
TaxAssist joins a select group of only four franchisors in receiving the award for seven years running.
Six new franchisees plus one new staff member have recently graduated from the TaxAssist Accountants training course.
Darlington-based languages school owner, Lucy Cass, is celebrating five years of teaching languages to children. Lucy worked as a secondary school languages teacher for many years before branching out for herself and joining the national children’s language franchise, Lingotot, which delivers classes to over 20,000 children every week through a range of community classes and primary-school based lessons.
Knowing that happy staff who feel engaged and supported are key to the success of a practice, TaxAssist Accountants recently held its first staff regional meeting at Hampton Manor Hotel in Solihull.
This event was delivered by Senior Managers Richard Washington, Richard Chatten-Hague and Jo Nockels on the back of the recent franchisee regional meetings with similar content but tailored specifically for staff.
Snap Fitness will be opening its doors in January 2020 – just in time for those New Year’s Resolutions.
The premier fitness franchise, which has 2,000 clubs worldwide and 65 across the UK, will be found at the newly-renovated £65 million extension to Langney Shopping Centre.
Papa John’s franchisee, Atif Maroof Zar and his brothers Umair Ramay and Amir Maroof have recognized the potential in running a multi-unit franchise operation with the opening of their fourth Papa John’s store in Bristol Kingswood. Hungry to expand further, a fifth opening is set to follow early next year.
HITIO Gym has announced the appointment of Simon Hayes, experienced global health and fitness professional, as UK Managing Director to lead the Norwegian gym franchise’s expansion across the UK.
Jeremy Gilks celebrated the official launch of his shop on Ber Street on the 7th November with a party for the local business community.