Rebecca Robyns, one of the owners of InXpress Hull, has recently been able to fulfil her lifelong ambition and set up her own charity, EYE See Me. Alongside running her own business, Rebecca is able to pursue her passion for photography and use it for a great cause. She spends a huge amount of time in South East Asia visiting disadvantaged children and connecting and educating them through photography.
Life’s a beach for leading pizza franchise Papa John’s with its two new franchised stores on the south coast. The Bournemouth and Southampton sites are now open and causing a splash by delivering Papa John’s top quality pizza in the local area.
The co-founder and chief executive of Home Instead Senior Care, Trevor Brocklebank, has been appointed as deputy chair of the British Franchise Association (bfa) after a unanimous vote by its board of directors.
Tutor Doctor takes its ‘everyone can learn’ philosophy to a new level by helping to build a school for deaf children in Kenya as part of Project Riandu.
Home Instead Senior Care has secured a sixth outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following the first ever inspection of its Rugby franchise. The national homecare company, which provides quality care for older people in their own homes, celebrates this latest outstanding rating with Rugby franchise owner Sarah Slater, who invested in her territory just 18 months ago.
Former British Franchise Association chair, Michael Eyre, has been elected as the new chairman of the European Franchise Federation (EFF), the federation of national franchise associations which maintains ethical standards and best practice in franchising throughout Europe.
‘A’ might be the first letter in the alphabet, but when it comes to selling franchises at Driver Hire, the letter ‘B’ is number one. Summer 2016 has seen three new franchisees snapping up opportunities in Barnsley, Blackburn and Bournemouth.
Rainbow International were recently shortlisted for the bfa’s Franchisor of the Year Awards and were in attendance at the awards ceremony to support the winners. Although they were narrowly pipped to the post, the Rainbow International Head Office team were still extremely proud to have been shortlisted among so many large brands.
Many business owners dream of running their own business and having their brand become a household name. However, in reality, there are very few brands that we love and recognise on a national and global scale.
Belvoir is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the company’s very first franchise owner, Andy Campbell of Belvoir Moray.