The UK's fitness market is booming, but today's members expect more than low prices. Discover why experience, community and innovation are driving long-term growth for gyms and franchisees.
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The future of fitness isn’t cheaper memberships; it’s a better experience

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Jul 27 '26
The UK’s fitness market is booming, but today’s members expect more than low prices. Discover why experience, community and innovation are driving long-term growth for gyms and franchisees
ActionCOACH franchise owner Lucas Vigilante has a simple ambition: to create a new business-owner multi-millionaire every quarter for the next five years. He sat down with us to explain where that drive comes from - and poses some interesting questions about what it takes to build a coaching practice worth having
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He wants to make you wealthy. Here’s how he plans to do it.

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Jul 24 '26
ActionCOACH franchise owner Lucas Vigilante has a simple ambition: to create a new business-owner multi-millionaire every quarter for the next five years. He sat down with us to explain where that drive comes from – and poses some interesting questions about what it takes to build a coaching practice worth having
Zambrero UK has signed 14 franchise partners and expanded to 16 restaurants, targeting 20 more partners and ten new sites by 2026.
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Zambrero UK franchise growth sees 14 partners signed in first year

Andy Swales
Jul 24 '26
Zambrero UK has signed 14 franchise partners and expanded to 16 restaurants, targeting 20 more partners and ten new sites by 2026
Businesses don’t want bigger teams or cheaper freelancers. They want one trusted person, backed by capability that never leaves the room.
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The gap between a marketing agency and a freelancer, and who’s actually filling it

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Jul 15 '26
Businesses don’t want bigger teams or cheaper freelancers. They want one trusted person, backed by capability that never leaves the room
Choosing the right route into home care
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Franchise or independent? Choosing the right route into home care

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Jul 15 '26
Starting a home care business can be a deeply rewarding step. It gives you the chance to build a local service, lead a team and support people to live safely at home. It also brings serious responsibility
Revenue tells you where you've been, not where you should go next. Here are five questions franchisors need to ask before their next big investment decision.
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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? 5 Franchise Growth Questions

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Jul 2 '26
Revenue tells you where you’ve been, not where you should go next. Here are five questions franchisors need to ask before their next big investment decision
Skills to pay the bills
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Skills to pay the bills

Ronnie Dungan
May 26 '26
Brighton Pitman Training franchise owner Joy Renshaw, says flexible learning and lifelong skills development are reshaping vocational training while helping students build confidence, careers, and commercial skills…
Discover how YO! franchisee Hooi built a thriving sushi business through exceptional service, quality and the support of a proven franchise model.

Franchise success story: Building a thriving business with YO!

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Jul 27 '26
After years perfecting her craft, YO! franchisee Hooi has built a thriving kiosk business by combining exceptional customer service, operational excellence and the support of a proven franchise model
James Cutting explores how artificial intelligence is making business ownership more accessible and why franchising could become the natural next step for workers navigating an AI-driven economy.

AI reshapes the path to business ownership

James Cutting
Jul 27 '26
James Cutting explores how artificial intelligence is making business ownership more accessible and why franchising could become the natural next step for workers navigating an AI-driven economy
Discover how poor mental fitness impacts franchise performance, decision-making and profitability, and why franchisors should prioritise wellbeing.

The hidden P&L: what poor mental fitness is actually costing your franchise

Jen Chapman-Boffin
Jul 24 '26
Poor mental fitness can quietly erode franchise performance, affecting decision-making, relationships and profitability long before the costs appear in the numbers
The industry says flexibility is the number one reason women choose franchising. It is real, it is worth having, and it has never once meant easy.

Flexible is the most misunderstood word in franchising

Julie Clabby
Jul 23 '26
The industry says flexibility is the number one reason women choose franchising. It is real, it is worth having, and it has never once meant easy
Chopstix, the United Kingdom's leading Asian quick service restaurant brand, reported a record financial year to 31 December 2025.

Chopstix targets Europe after hybrid franchise model drives UK growth

Andy Swales
Jul 23 '26
The Asian QSR brand is expanding into mainland Europe after growing through a mix of company-owned restaurants, franchise partnerships and flexible store formats