ActionCOACH’s 2017 annual conference was one of their most successful to date with the largest group of franchise owners attending the two-day event in their 14-year history. Packed full of useful advice and fun activities, 120 franchise owners kicked off 2017 in style, planning to make this the best year ActionCOACH has ever had in the UK.
Bluebird Care are delighted to announce that they now provide home care and support services across the whole of the South West of England. Two current franchisees jointly purchased the last available territory of North and West Devon.
Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced it has recruited two new marketing executives. Carrie Williams has now taken on responsibility for digital and social media and Fahmida Hussain who is focused on increasing local marketing support for franchisees. Both Carrie and Fahmida are based at Papa John’s European headquarters in Milton Keynes.
Signs Express (Warrington) has donated a generous £2,500 to Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) to kick start the team’s fundraising efforts. LJLA has vowed to raise £100,000 over the next 12 months for Alder Hey Children’s Charity, a cause that is also close to Signs Express (Warrington’s) heart.
Craig Atkins, franchise owner at InXpress Reading, has just expanded his business by adding a warehouse. The warehouse is designed for small e-commerce customers to free up their home space and store it at Craig’s premises where Craig and his team will also deal with dispatching their goods as the orders are completed. This is just one example of the ways in which franchisees can add additional revenue streams to their businesses in order to meet changes in market demand.
Adam Thompson, Managing Director UK & Europe at InXpress will be speaking at the International Symposium on Franchising on 16th March. Adam will be sharing his knowledge of building and growing a business both nationally and internationally. His speaking slot ‘How to Enter the US Market’ will help to give other business owners inspiration and motivation to continue growing their businesses.
Trophy Pet Food Ltd have been delivering their unique range of pet foods to pet owners homes as well as trade customers throughout the UK for 27 years now - British Made natural, premium foods of uncompromising quality.
TaxAssist Accountants moved up two places from 24th into 22nd in Accountancy magazine’s Top 75 firms survey, with fee income continuing to grow for a seventh year running among the UK’s biggest accounting firms.
As Suit the City enters its tenth year, Franchisee Tony Carr has reported average spend by clients is up 15% year-on-year. With 40% of his business from his regulars, Tony has time to go out to find new clients to grow his business as it enters its third year of trading.
National pet care franchise Petpals, recognised their top performing franchisees at the company’s annual franchise conference recently. With over 50 franchisees, Petpals is one of the largest pet-care franchises in the UK.