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England has a rich franchising heritage, with the majority of the 48,000+ franchise business in the UK operating out of England. England is the home to over 80% of the UK population with around 56 million people residing across the country. With several large cities including Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and Bristol, England is the ideal location to expand many franchise business opportunities.
Franchising across the UK contributes over £15 billion to the UK economy, with a high proportion of this attributed to franchise businesses in England. Franchising in the UK as a whole employs over 600,000 people, of which the lions share are employed in England.
England is the ideal location to start your own franchise business with opportunities across many sectors. The most popular franchises in England include fast-food franchises, quick serve restaurants, coffee shops, home-based franchises, van-based franchises, and retail franchises. English franchise businesses include single and multi-unit opportunities.
Laying the first building blocks of a Right at Home business and getting it off the ground to a point where it is trading with healthy sales and Client enquiries takes commitment, determination and resilience, and Anne Downey’s story is a case in point. After purchasing RaH Nottingham North in November 2021, Anne, like most Franchise Owners in our network, has faced several challenges, from adapting to what can be a highly pressurised managerial role, with responsibility for vulnerable people’s welfare, to recruiting and retaining quality staff to meet demand and grow the business.
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Just Clear is excited to welcome Chris Le-Thorn to the Just Clear® family as our newest franchise partner, covering South East London. With an impressive / diverse background, including being former Operations Manager at Rentokil, Chris brings a wealth of experience in operational efficiency, customer service, and sustainable practices.
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Shilpi Verma, the Walfinch home care franchisee for Harrow and Brent, has been named as a winner of the prestigious Great British Franchisee Awards for 2024. Shilpi, who started her home care company with Walfinch in 2021, has been recognised in these national awards for her passion for care and support combined with the business skills that in just three years have led her to build a 55-strong team who look after 28 clients.
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“I had worked in the bar and leisure industry for about 12 years. In 2011 I found myself with a young family, and working until 4am every day was not working for us as a family. The time had come for me to be my own boss and take control of my work-life balance. Whilst working in bars and nightclubs, I struggled to find a good contract cleaner. I had lots of companies promise me the world, but when the cleaner didn’t turn up, nobody answered the phone.This led me to look at opening my own cleaning business." With many different cleaning franchise opportunities available, Matthew reviewed the market before deciding on joining the NIC family.
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Mergers and acquisitions specialist Rohit Kumra has just completed perhaps his most important deal ever – to buy his own business. He’s pretty pleased with trading results so far – and has big plans for future growth.
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Meet Shane and Maisie Stambolie Bessa, the powerhouse couple running a bustling Metro Plumb business in Southampton. Balancing a thriving business and a family of two budding little plumbers, this husband-and-wife team exemplifies dedication, hard work, and the breaking of traditional gender roles in the plumbing industry
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