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07-June-2016

Buy out of Northwood takes Belvoir beyond 300-office barrier

Belvoir is delighted to announce the acquisition of Northwood, the largest remaining independent lettings franchise in the UK, adding a further 86 offices to the network, and taking the total number of outlets to 301.

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03-June-2016

Leading care at home provider, Bluebird Care, urge people looking to start a business to consider franchising.



In support of Scottish Franchise Week, the homecare provider recognises the potential for franchising to further contribute to the Scottish economy. The success of franchise businesses has been linked to generating greater wealth and creating jobs in local communities.

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03-June-2016

ServiceMaster invites you to their Open Day

Want to run your own business but worry you won’t have the support you need to be successful? ServiceMaster Clean already has the formula to success.

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02-June-2016

Bespoke support at Rainbow International promotes success

Rainbow International continually work towards building an even better business and network for each and every one of their franchisees. As part of the support programme at Rainbow International, franchisees develop a 100-day plan to ensure that their businesses launch smoothly and successfully.

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02-June-2016

Thousands turn to private tuition to save their child's future

A recent Ipsos MORI poll for the Sutton Trust found that 25% of all young people in the UK have received private tuition at some point; in London, the figure rises to 44% where the number of children receiving five or more A*-C grade GCSE’s has more than doubled in the last decade.

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02-June-2016

ChipsAway achieving excellent recruitment figures as more people follow their passion into their work

ChipsAway, leading automotive repair franchise, is pleased to announce that they are seeing excellent recruitment figures for 2016, as more people are looking to follow their passion for cars into their work.

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31-May-2016

OPC offers a very warm welcome to Keith Taylor, Financial Controller.

Having worked in both the corporate environments and a number of smaller enterprises within a variety of industries, Keith brings to OPC a considerable range of business experience from retail and service to travel and specialised insurance.

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27-May-2016

New Cloud and iPad based system for OPC

OPC are very pleased to announce the launch of the new ConsignPak and FAST operating systems for our UK franchisees.

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27-May-2016

"My Personal Best" initiative launched!

With English children’s fitness levels on a downward spiral (declining at a rate of 0.95% annually), Premier Sport have developed a brand new fitness initiative, backed by ukactive, to help combat this issue.

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27-May-2016

Belvoir launches nine new offices!

Belvoir is delighted to announce the continuation of its expansion programme, with nine new offices opening across the country and several new franchise owners joining the group through resales.

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