OPC franchisees, Michael and Claire Welham, jumped at the opportunity to expand their Original Poster Company (OPC) business recently. They have been successfully operating the Twickenham/Kingston territory since 2010 and decided to build on the success from their first OPC franchise by buying the neighbouring territory as it became available for resale.
Martin & Co UK Ltd is delighted to welcome eight new staff members to its Bournemouth head office. With additions in operations, recruitment, marketing, digital, web development and the finance team, Martin & Co can demonstrate strength across the board. With 187 offices across the UK, and over 50 new staff recruited across its network to handle growth this year alone, Martin & Co is a business on the move.
A further two Caremark offices are due to open later this year in Wandsworth and Sutton with the new franchisees having successfully completed their initial franchisee training course at Caremark’s Central Support office in West Sussex.
Continuing the in-depth look at the finalists in the bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers, it’s time to see what made four companies stand out in the HSBC Franchisee Support category.
PACK & SEND; the specialist packing and shipping company providing end-to-end collection, packing and delivery of virtually any item to anywhere in the world, has announced they will be opening several new stores across the country this summer.
Tutor Doctor is holding a seminar and one to one meetings in London & Manchester in June and July.
New home care provider, Caremark (North Herts & Stevenage) have acquired their first clients, soon after their successful registration with the Care Quality Commission.
In the run-up to the announcement of the winners for the 2013 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year awards, supported by Express Newspapers, it’s time to focus in on the 13 companies that made it onto the shortlist of finalists and hope to take home the prizes at the black-tie awards dinner on 4 July at the Honourable Artillery Company, London.
Our new Inspire Programme - innovative new programme giving more young people the chance to be active and stay active.
Having identified the right kind of franchise, the next key step on your entrepreneur journey is to be clear about how you’re going to fund your business, plus engage all the support you can to make sure it becomes a real success.