Record number of female franchisees in the final for the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards
Eight women are competing to take home some of the most prestigious titles in the UK franchising industry
The pre-school music franchise, Little Music Stars has come to the UK to make kids sing
From pitching her own show on Netflix to rubbing shoulders with Sandra Bullock, Katie Verner’s franchise Little Music Stars is belting out success
How much thought have you put into the power of love within your business?
On the back of a symposium, Jane Maudsley of Little Voices was prompted to think about the role love plays in franchise success
Michele Pernetta is making the yoga industry hot and steamy with her franchise, Fierce Grace
Michele Pernetta shares the story of her tryst with yoga after it cured her knee and how the serendipitous decision to leave her fashion career resulted in the launch of hot yoga franchise Fierce Grace
Ten troubling times fast food franchises attracted crazed customers
From releasing rats to hitting employees with bats, fast food workers have seen it all. We explore the customers who behaved badly in fast food franchises such as McDonald’s and Domino’s
Like the Men in Black, many people don’t know operations like X-Press Legal Services exist
Tired with corporate life, married couple Lynne and Dave Lister joined forces with their son Christian to launch family business X-Press Legal Services, which exceeded their wildest dreams as they now approach full franchise capacity
Why you should sweat the small stuff in your marketing
Just like in F1, franchisors have huge wins to make by focusing on the smallest of details
Baby Sensory’s Say Hello to the Sun topples Baby Shark on the UK children’s music iTunes chart
Despite being written nearly two decades ago by preschool franchise Baby Sensory, Say Hello to the Sun briefly kicked Baby Shark off the UK iTunes’ chart top spot for children
Is there room for feminism in franchising?
While it’s important for businesses to be more inclusive, this year has seen a new wave of feminists. But has the battle for equality gone too far?
How you can future-proof your food franchise ahead of Brexit
While a restaurant business is deemed as profitable, why is it that more food franchises are surrendering to closure and what should franchisors do to prevent an early death of their establishment?
