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30-January-2020

Revealed: The UK's most unlucky car colour 2019

According to the latest data from automotive paintwork repairer, ChipsAway, black cars suffered the most minor damage in 2019, accounting for 20.6% of all repairs completed by their specialists nationwide. This was closely followed by grey and blue.

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29-January-2020

ActionCOACH named best Business Coaching and Consulting franchise

ActionCOACH is celebrating after being officially crowned number one in the Business Coaching and Consultancy category in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500®. The accolade kicks off their new year in spectacular style, as they sit nicely at #346. And, even more reason to celebrate, they have jumped up 44 places from last year’s ranking.

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29-January-2020

Bright & Beautiful national franchise network celebrates 10 years in franchising

Award-winning professional domestic housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful®, is celebrating a milestone 10 years in franchising, growing its national network to over 65 business owners, creating a workforce of 850+ local people and on track to achieve a milestone £10 million network revenue in 2020.

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27-January-2020

BRG set to fast-track Slim Chicken's expansion in the UK and Ireland

In a move designed to accelerate the growth of its hugely popular Slim Chickens brand, Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is set to enter into talks with potential partners, in order to more quickly increase the brand’s presence across the UK and Ireland.

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24-January-2020

Surrey businesswoman swaps her culinary skills for a duster

With over nine years of experience in the hospitality sector, Surrey based Natalie Stevens has swapped her life of catering for an eco-friendly professional housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful®, covering Guildford and its surrounds.  

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22-January-2020

Bob Titus to Remain CEO of Minuteman Press International

Minuteman Press International, the world’s leading design, marketing, and printing franchise, is proud to announce the promotion of Nick Titus to President. Nick is the third-generation President of Minuteman Press, which remains a family-owned and operated franchisor with World Headquarters in Long Island, NY and nearly 1,000 independently owned and operated franchises worldwide. Previously, Nick was Vice President of Marketing. Bob Titus will remain the Company’s CEO. 

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22-January-2020

UK Dog Awards Winners Really are Man's Best Friend

A Labrador called Star, who has been described as a little boy’s ‘light in his darkest times’, was just one of the deserving doggy winners to be discovered in the Barking Mad UK Dog Awards, which celebrated canine companions and the difference they make to our lives.  

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22-January-2020

New TaxAssist Accountants shop opens in Lisburn

Tax Assist Accountants franchisee Andrew Bassett opens his second shop in Northern Ireland. Having opened his first store in Belfast in 2017, Andrew has now opened his second store in Lisburn.

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20-January-2020

Ethical franchising in 2020

Being an ethical franchise is so important for potential franchisees and the brand you represent. Having potential franchisees that are well informed will allow them to make decisions that’s best for them and the current network. We want our franchisees to make informed calculated business decisions, not enter into a business agreement which isn’t as it seems.

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17-January-2020

SLIM CHICKENS TO OPEN ITS SEVENTH UK STORE IN BLUEWATER CENTRE

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) kicks off 2020 with news that its seventh Slim Chickens site will open in Kent next month (February 2020). The American fast-casual concept which specialises in premium, cooked to order chicken, will open its next UK site in the popular Bluewater Shopping and Leisure destination, bringing an authentic taste of Arkansas, USA and its renowned Southern US hospitality to the south east of England.

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