Director of Sales Emma Higgins describes how House of Colour has fine-tuned itself into a well-drilled, supportive business, connected with owners and customers alike

Assess yourself as a franchisee by weighing your self-awareness, discipline and willingness to follow a proven system against entrepreneurial flair

I bought an established home care franchise rather than starting from scratch. Here are three things that surprised me

Thinking about a management franchise? Your role is to build and lead the team, not do every job yourself

Lisa Stead, CEO of Stagecoach Performing Arts, explores what franchise owners can learn from relationship management in children’s activities, and why retention is a leadership responsibility from day one

Rebecca Newenham, an experienced entrepreneur, business mentor, and franchise consultant, explains why effective call handling matters for franchisees and franchisors, and how a telephone answering service could help

Renfrewshire-based children’s sports franchise Tots United wins five awards including Overall Class Provider of the Year, with its founders eyeing further UK and international franchise expansion

Freedom over fortune: fewer than one in 13 franchisors say money is the main motivation for new franchisees, the EF100 2027 survey finds

Google has run four spam updates in 2026, and duplicated franchise location pages are now a liability rather than a shortcut – here is how to divide the work between head office and local franchisees

Helen Mackellar, Business Planning and Funding Manager at The DT Group, explains why the period immediately after a VAT payment is the best time to review your cash flow strategy and consider how to manage future tax liabilities more effectively

A proven model can reduce uncertainty, but no franchise system can replace the judgement, effort and leadership of the person running it

Sue Tumelty, Executive Chair of The HR Dept, uses five Halloween archetypes to explore genuine workplace issues – from moonlighting and right-to-work checks to presenteeism and age discrimination