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Wagging Tails have been celebrating as their dog boarding company received a boost from TV Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis. On Sunday 13th January 2013, Lisa Suswain, Managing Director of Wagging Tails, tweeted Theo about her business during ‘Small Business Sunday’, an initiative set up by Theo that runs weekly.
Wagging Tails saw bookings nearly double for the final quarter of 2012. Trading through what has been a particularly harsh recession Wagging Tails saw bookings for the final three months of 2012 up 94% on the equivalent period in 2011.
Janis Anderson, Managing Director of Caremark (Aylesbury & Wycombe), a local home care provider delivering care and support services throughout Buckinghamshire, volunteered to give some of her time to a London homeless charity
The British Franchise Association (bfa) and the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have created new resources to help better educate individuals about the pros and cons of franchising when considering their futures.
A Northampton-based entrepreneur who opened his first franchise pizza outlet at the age of 18 has added two more Pizza Hut Delivery outlets to his portfolio with the support of HSBC’s Birmingham-based Franchise unit and the bank’s Birmingham Commercial team. Nadim Iftikhar Choudary has acquired outlets in Chorlton and Cheadle Hulme near Manchester after securing a £400,000 funding package, bringing his total portfolio of Pizza Hut Delivery outlets to 14.
On Wednesday 24 October The ZipYard Woking opened to customers. Situated in the Wolsey Shopping Centre, the ZipYard provides an affordable garment alteration and clothing repairs service 7 days a week and in purpose-built surroundings.
During its AGM in Birmingham on the 6th December the British Franchise Association’s new Board of Directors was announced, along with the Forum chairs for 2013.
2012 was an exceptional year for Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA). The success of the group beat its own remarkable records in many ways, the greatest being the annual consulting revenue which hit £11.2m, the highest achieved in the group’s 20 year history!
Against a backdrop of high street failures, a mould-breaking accountancy network has bucked the trend, reaching a landmark £1m resale for one of its high street accountancy practices.
Autovaletdirect were awarded two prestigious Ride and Drive events for Audi at Oulton Park and Millbrook Proving Ground. Over 10 days in October, twelve franchisees attended both events providing valeting preparation and management for over 70 vehicles being used.
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