Mathnasium UK explores how prospective franchisees can look beyond the prospectus to assess a franchisor’s support structure, investment priorities and commitment to long-term success

Following its Bronze award for European Franchisor of the Year, Caremark explores how a growing franchise network can preserve the personal relationships and local independence that help its businesses succeed

Fiona Boswell, solicitor in the specialist franchise team at Knights plc, explains how social media accounts can become a disputed asset when a franchise relationship ends – and the legal routes franchisors can take to recover them

Pip Wilkins QFP, CEO of the British Franchise Association, shares new research on franchising after redundancy – and the story of one franchisee whose meticulous approach to due diligence led him to Right at Home

Mark Scott, Partner at PartnerWise Franchise, draws on years of experience advising prospective franchise buyers in the UK to share the questions and checks that every serious candidate should work through before signing

Dorian Gonsalves advises prospective franchisees on how to look beyond the marketing material and ask the questions that reveal whether a franchise opportunity is genuinely right for them

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries’ Francesca Rau explores how connected technology, digital insights and automation can support franchisees while strengthening the relationships at the heart of franchising

Why struggling to generate franchise enquiries can actually be an awareness problem, and why throwing more money at lead generation will not necessarily solve it

Prospective franchisees understandably spend a great deal of time choosing the right brand, carrying out due diligence and arranging finance. Yet signing the franchise agreement is not the finish line; it is the start of the real journey

Paul Lewis of Pitman Training explains why becoming an employer is one of the most significant transitions a growing franchisee faces – and why the skills that helped you start your business are not always the ones that help it grow

As AI leaders ask the UN to keep humans in control, Katie Bullon of Activ Marketing asks marketers the same question about their own work: who is really steering?

Lisa Stead of Stagecoach Performing Arts explains why being indispensable can become a limitation as a franchise grows, and how effective delegation creates the space to build something bigger