Knowledge Base
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Patrick Shine is one of the Directors of FranchisingWorks, and has wrote this from his blog, its a very...
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FranchisingWorks Ltd have been award a new pot of funding to help and support people in the Liverpool City...
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Module 1 – Find Out About Franchising #FOAF
FranchisingWorks run monthly seminars and workshops for people who are interested in...
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Find Out About Franchising
Module 2 - What is a franchise?
One of the most common questions our advisors at FranchisingWorks...
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Find Out About Franchising
The BFA recognises more than 900 business format franchises operating in the UK however most people...
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Find Out About Franchising
Module 4 – UK Franchise Market – Key Facts
The UK franchise market is stable and growing...
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Find Out About Franchising
Module 5 – Understanding the Franchisor and Franchisee Relationship at Start Up
In this module we briefly...
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Find Out About Franchising
Module 7 – What is a Management Service Fee or MSF?
In module 6 we looked at...
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Find Out About Franchising
Module 8 – What does the franchisor get out of me buying their franchise?
The previous model...
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Find Out About Franchising
Module 9 – What is the legal relationship defined by the franchise agreement or franchise contract?
The...
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Husband and wife team Amjad and Nusrat started their NiC Cleaning Services Franchise in September 2015. Their journey started...
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Dominic long showed a passion for business and was keen on starting a franchise business that supported his interests...
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Oscar Pet Foods Franchise Review
ANOTHER GREAT OFFER FROM OSCAR
As the pet industry grows OSCAR are looking forward to another...
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Rob Nunn served as a military clerk, a veterinary technician, dog handler & kennel manager for 13 years before...
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3 Reasons franchisors are missing talented potential franchisees
Franchisors invest significant amounts of time and resources into franchisee recruitment yet...
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Janet Thorpe - The Creation Station Franchise - Case Study
Case Study - The Creation Station - Janet Thorpe
Greater Manchester...
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Case Study Dominic Baines No Letting Go
South Manchester resident Dominic Baines had been working on an agency contract...
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Daniel Yupet was introduced to Motivation & Co. at a workshop held in Manchester through franchisingWorks. It was not...
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FranchisingWorks move up market into the trending coworking space at the Together Suite in 127 Portland Street, Manchester.
After...
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David Blakey- Business Doctors
In October 2009 David was made redundant from a 25 year career in the construction industry,...
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Jason Greer- PTC Sports
Jason Greer made the leap into self-employment by starting a franchise business in a new industry...
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Alexis Draper has successfully started her own bookkeeping franchise business in Northwich after a difficult scenario resulting in her...
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Have you ever thought about starting a franchise but are daunted about how to fund a franchise?
At FranchisingWorks we...
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Harpurhey resident Fatou bah Denton has launched a new Stretch-n-Grow franchise to cover the East Manchester area, offering health...
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Dave Keogh, 62 living within Tameside, Greater Manchester decided to choose supported self-employment after finding frustration with the job...
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The best way to enthuse your potential franchisees about the model is to give them the chance to understand...
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FranchisingWorks is delighted to have approved Debutots on to the FranchisingWorks programme, after they have successfully passed our vetting...
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Potential franchisees want to feel that they are becoming more of an exclusive network of individuals that have proven...
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PTC Sports Franchise Review
Jason Greer- PTC Sports Coaching Franchise
Jason Greer made the leap into self-employment by starting a sports...
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We have found that the potential franchisees act more quickly in completing your process (as per tip #2) if...
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Starting a franchise can be a confusing process, particularly for people new to the industry. Every franchisor has their...
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Tip #1 of our 10 Tips to Recruit Franchisees is to Follow Up Promptly.
First impressions make quite a big...
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At FranchisingWorks, we support people to explore franchises and regularly introduce potential franchisees to vetted franchise models. As a...
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Starting a franchise business is a very different process to starting an independent business. At FranchisingWorks we often find...
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Come and meet some of our approved Franchisors and find out about how they can support you in running...
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Free Find out about Franchising Workshops are now being delivered on a weekly basis throughout the Greater Manchester region.
Since...
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By Lucy Campbell, FranchisingWorks Chef Executive
FranchisingWorks was delighted to recently host it’s fifth “Franchisee First” event. To date we...
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How Three ‘Redundant’ People Found their Feet in Franchising
How Tim Gallery, Gary Lowes and Basith Ali took on...
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Gary Lowes- Business Consultancy Franchisee case study
A senior manager from the construction industry, Gary was made redundant in 2011 and...
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Basith Ali - PTC Sports - Oldham
In 2013, after 13 years working within the I.T. industry, Basith Ali was...
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Tim Gallery- Ovenclean
Tameside Resident Timothy Gallery has started an oven-cleaning franchise after being made redundant from a long career...
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Colin Hughes - VIP Bin Cleaning Franchise Case Study
After 25 years in corporate roles, Colin Hughes, 53, became unemployed....
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Susan and Lewis Bannister- London House International Franchise
Susan and Lewis Banister – a couple based in Bolton – have...
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Case Study - Care Franchise Oldham
Helan Graham and Stephanie Doherty had both had previously worked for Oldham Council –...
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Jacqui Stevenson - Stretch-n-Grow - Salford
Jacqui Stevenson has recently set up a Stretch-n-Grow franchise in the West Manchester region,...
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The North-west's first franchisee networking event!
FranchisingWorks is presenting an exclusive series of events in Central Manchester, bringing together local...
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Neil Atkinson (far left) and Jackie Moyler (far right) show off their funding contracts alongside Patrick Shine, Director of...
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Damian Holland PC Pal Stockport
Case Study – Damian Holland, PC Pal Franchise - Stockport
Formerly a Medical Underwriter for over...
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Here at FranchisingWorks, we are used to meeting people from a broad range of backgrounds facing unemployment. A surprisingly...
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At the end of November the Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd MP visited FranchisingWorks to discuss the business with...
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Alison Headley is the newest Caremark franchisee supporting by FranchisingWorks to get into business. After receiving advice at eight...
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FranchisingWorks has seen two new members of staff join the team, as part of a series of changes within...
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Licence Fund now available for unemployed people throughout the North of England looking to set up a business in...
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Jim Warburton is an example of how the economic recession has affected skilled professionals. Following a 15 year career...
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The Alterative Board is the newest franchisor approved on the FranchisingWorks programme, having passed a range of rigorous checks...
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FranchisingWorks is pleased to announce that Agency Express is the newest addition to the growing list of franchisors approved...
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FranchisingWorks has moved offices to the Employer Suite in Central Manchester. Formerly based within the Blue Orchid offices in...
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FranchisingWorks is very pleased to announce that Signs Express and Daily Poppins have now been approved as franchisors on...
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On 3 July 2012, FranchisingWorks will be attending an event to showcase the achievements of inspiring entrepreneurs who successfully started...
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Franchising Works is extremely pleased to announce two new members to our ever growing list of participating franchisors. They...
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Stephen Hester with Michael Frith
Stephen Hester, CEO of RBS, visited the FranchisingWorks offices yesterday to meet with Michael Frith,...
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Damian Holland
Formerly a Medical Underwriter for over 20 years, Damian Holland was made redundant in Aug 2011 and decided...
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David Cameron launched Big Society Capital (BSC), the world's first social investment bank, at the London Stock Exchange earlier...
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Franchising Works is extremely pleased to welcome four new arrivals to our ever growing list of participating franchisors. They...
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Addressing service men and women preparing to leave the armed forces, FranchisingWorks delivered a keynote speech at the Tidworth...
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Official figures released last Thursday show that the number of young people not in employment, education or training (‘NEETs’)...
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Big Society Investment Fund (BSIF) has announced a £1million investment into FranchisingWorks. The investment is into the Licence fund,...
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UK unemployment rose by 128,000 in the three months to October to 2.64 million, the highest level since 1994....
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The number of young people struggling to find work is at a 19-year high. The total of unemployed young...
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In their report 'New finance for a new world' the leading accountancy firm BDO cited the Association of Greater...
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Franchising has always been seen as a reliable route into a second career. Recently however, it has begun to...
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FranchisingWorks was today announced as a winner of Big Venture Challenge, a national competition run by UnLtd and funded...
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The rising tide of unemployment has continued to hit women hard, following a record public sector jobs cull....
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The largest increase in unemployment in nearly two years was mirrored by a rise in the number of jobless...
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More than a quarter of graduates are not in full-time work three and a half years after leaving university,...
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VIP Bin Cleaning joined the FranchisingWorks programme in the early part of 2011 and the first franchise business created...
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The number of women out of work increased by 21,000 to 1.05 million in the period from April to...
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The number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work today is almost one million, according to the latest figures...
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The latest figures from the ONS have further demonstrated the gap in employment routes for low skilled workers....
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- Employment rises to over half a million
- Majority claim franchise model offers a competitive advantage
As the UK looks...
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Around 250,000 new jobs are to be created by the franchise industry within the next 18 months, according to...
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The inaugural Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) Awards Ceremony took place London on 10th May 2011. The Awards were...
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A new how-to guide to social franchising has been launched by the Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC). ‘The Social Franchising...
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FranchisingWorks Programme Director, Simon McNeill-Ritchie, was featured today in an article in Civil Service World about people who have...
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FranchisingWorks Programme Director, Simon McNeill-Ritchie,welcomed Government plans to help people off benefits into work announced today. "Franchising is a...
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Are you facing or considering redundancy?
Want to be your own boss?
Did you know that franchising is a proven way...
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Programme Director Simon McNeill-Ritchie will be speaking at The Franchise Show in London next month. The Franchise Show is...
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The latest statistics show that the number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell in December. The claimant count dropped...
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The Shaftesbury Partnership have published Scaling Up Success, a paper looking at how lessons from commercial franchising can be...
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The FranchisingWorks pilot in Greater Manchester opened its doors to the general public on 11 January with its first...