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23-January-2018

Why this disgruntled employee chose franchising to find freedom, profit and security

At just 25 years old, Craig Allen swapped his Deputy Managers role with a national retailer for self-employment as a Dream Doors franchisee, giving him the work-life balance he'd always craved.

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23-January-2018

Business Doctors, the SME support franchise, has launched a new Teeside territory

Describing its offer as 'somewhere in between consultancy and coaching', the company provides hands on support to owners of small and medium sized enterprises in every sector.

The Teeside territory has been bought by former financial director Simon Grant.

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23-January-2018

Papa John's Franchisee Engineers More Store Openings

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced franchisee and former mechanical engineer, Siddhartha Chirumamilla (Sid), has opened two more stores. Falkirk north-east of Glasgow and Billericay in Essex bring Sid’s total Papa John’s portfolio to 11 and he has plans to open more before the end of the year.

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19-January-2018

Sally Gunnell OBE supports Premier's Wellbeing program...

Did you see and hear Sally Gunnell OBE discussing the health and wellbeing of our children on Sky News and national radio stations this month?

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19-January-2018

Premier and 300 Children Smash Fencing World Record!

Working with the national governing body for fencing, British Fencing, Premier and Birmingham-area school children have officially become Guinness World Record holders, for the largest fencing lesson ever held!

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19-January-2018

Dream Doors announces Discovery Day in Leeds

Dream Doors, the UK’s largest kitchen facelift retailer, is looking for new franchisees in and around Leeds. In fact, the company, which has over 75 showrooms nationwide, has identified eight available territories around Leeds, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Halifax, Sheffield and the surrounding areas. What’s more, that includes an existing and very profitable showroom for sale in Osset, near Wakefield.

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16-January-2018

How franchisees with no previous experience are building half-a-million-pound businesses from scratch!

When ex-teacher and active charity trustee, Lesley Wallace, opened her Dream Doors showroom in Berkshire, she’d never sold anything for a living before. So, what made Lesley ditch her stable career in education to plough some savings into a retail venture, and in a new industry to boot?

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16-January-2018

Scots get a taste for Papa John's!

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced its latest store opening in Edinburgh, Sighthill. The enterprise is very much a family affair, with franchisee George Eastcroft and his son Andrew, now running three Papa John’s in the City, employing around 60 local people.

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16-January-2018

Enjoying 10 Years of Oscar Success!

If ever an OSCAR Pet Food franchise fell into the right hands it had to be those of Steve and Jill Tubbs!

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16-January-2018

New Year, New Metro Rod!

2018 is definitely set to be the most exciting year yet for leading drainage repair and maintenance company Metro Rod!

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