News

Promotion-for-MP

21-11-2011 Mel Stride MP, the founder of exhibition organiser, Venture Marketing Group, has been promoted within Government.  MP Stride has been appointed as... read more »

Get enterprising

26-09-2011 The government has announced the location of 11 new enterprise zones to boost local growth and create more than 30,000 jobs by 2015. The zones will be in some of the... read more »

It's CentraStage for PC PAL

26-09-2011 It's CentraStage for PC PAL IT management software company CentraStage has been selected by PC PAL, the mobile computer report and repair service for homes and... read more »

Dream Doors targets over 60s on TV

26-09-2011 Dream Doors targets over 60s on TV Dream Doors launched a three-week television advertising campaign in September, consisting of 45 half-minute advertisements on digital... read more »

Barking Mad exports business to the US

26-09-2011 Barking Mad exports business to the US Barking Mad's international partnership programme, launched in October 2010, has now completed training for a new system to launch... read more »

Clive's Music launches in Canada

26-09-2011 Clive's Music launches in Canada Clive's Music Schools, a network of rock and pop music schools that teaches children from the age of seven upwards how to play an... read more »

Pizza at the touch of a button

26-09-2011 Pizza at the touch of a button Domino's Pizza has launched a new free iPad app to enable pizza lovers to order in a matter of swipes. Developed by Somo, the iPad app is... read more »

PC PAL chooses CentraStage as its cloud computing solution

28-06-2011 PC PAL, the computer repair franchise, has joined forces with CentraStage, one of the leading providers of cloud-based remote monitoring, management and IT automation software.... read more »

McDonald's wins gold

28-06-2011 The ‘Gold' award at this year's British Franchise Association's (bfa) Franchisor of the Year Awards went to McDonald's Home Instead Senior Care won the... read more »

Paralympic glory

28-06-2011 Paratriathlon champion Jimmy Goddard, the son of Mike Goddard, past chairman of the British Franchise Association and founder of lettings and property management franchise... read more »

bfa Natwest survey 2011 revealed

28-06-2011 In 2010 franchising has increased turnover by £600 million to £12.4bn, an increase of five per cent compared to 2009. In addition, the sector's turnover and... read more »

The 2010 bfa/NatWest survey revealed

28-04-2010 Franchise industry contributes £11.8bn to UK economy despite recession Highlights: • 94 per cent optimistic about future business • Nine out of ten... read more »

Independence day for Threshers franchisees

18-03-2010 Independence day for Threshers franchisees   The administrator of First Quench Retail Ltd, KPMG, is offering surrenders of the headleases for the majority of the... read more »

The new face of ChipsAway

18-03-2010 The new face of ChipsAway   Automotive franchise ChipsAway has unveiled Channel Five's lively presenter of Fifth Gear, Vicki Butler-Henderson, as the famous face... read more »

Future outlook

18-03-2010 Future outlook   "The latest study on the franchise industry reported 1.4 per cent growth for 2010*, many times greater than government projections for the UK... read more »

Franchisor awards on its 21st anniversary

18-03-2010 Franchisor awards on its 21st anniversary   Express Newspapers and HSBC join the British Franchise Association to recognise and celebrate the best in ethical... read more »

The youth of today

18-03-2010 The youth of today   Unemployment amongst the under 25s has reached 923,000 - should more be done to bring youthful enterprise into franchising?   With almost... read more »

Climb the SEO ladder

28-04-2009 It's time to learn the starting steps for SEO techniques. Vesna Siljanovska gets straightforward advice from the online experts Online media is like the video that... read more »

A positive outlook

28-04-2009 The times are tough, but play your cards right and your fortune cookie could point to a prosperous future, explains Vesna Siljanovska The redundancy level for the last... read more »

Why franchising is still lovin' McDonald's

28-04-2009 Alison Church speaks to Derek Rogers of McDonald’s about the unique selling points of one of the world’s most renowned fast food chains In last year’s... read more »