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12-April-2016

TaxAssist Accountant celebrates 56 per cent increase in business

Lloyd Evans and his team are celebrating a successful start to the year after seeing a dramatic increase in business. Lloyd, who has been a TaxAssist Accountants franchisee since 2012, services almost 700 individuals and small businesses from his two shops which cover Wolverhampton and Kingswinford in the West Midlands.

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12-April-2016

Hatfield is latest opening for franchisee's Papa John's portfolio

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced franchisee Abdul Sattar Karami has opened the Company’s newest store in Hatfield. This takes Abdul’s portfolio of franchised Papa John’s to thirteen, including key locations such as: Harpenden, Leighton Buzzard, Hitchin, St Albans, Watford and Hemel-Hempstead.

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11-April-2016

£15bn franchise sector sets number of record highs

The bfa/NatWest Franchise Survey 2015 has just been released and the findings are optimistic. In particular, franchising has contributed approximately £15.1 billion to the UK economy over the last 12 months and, of the franchises reviewed, the performances of these businesses have set a new benchmark with 97% profitability reported. To discover more about this thriving industry...

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11-April-2016

New research shows record highs for £15bn UK franchise sector

New research has shown the UK’s franchise sector is operating at record levels with all-time highs reported in turnover, employment and numbers of franchisee-owned businesses. Franchising contributed £15.1bn to the economy last year and employs 621,000 people, according to the independently researched British Franchise Association/NatWest Franchise Survey 2015. Both figures are up more than 10 per cent since 2013.

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11-April-2016

£15bn franchise sector sets number of record highs

New research has shown the UK’s franchise sector is operating at record levels with all-time highs reported in turnover, employment and numbers of franchisee-owned businesses.

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06-April-2016

Numbers add up for Trio's Latest Papa John's opening in Merthyr Tydfil

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced the opening of the brand new Merthyr Tydfil store. Franchisees John O’Brien and brothers Clif and Dale Roberson are a trio of local school friends, turned entrepreneurs, who also plan to open three, further Papa John’s in Wales within the next year.

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05-April-2016

Ryan Cutler, our youngest franchisee shares his 25th birthday with OPC

The Original Poster Company (OPC) turned 25 on the 7th February and Ryan Cutler, an OPC franchisee, turned 25 the following day making Ryan not only the same age as OPC and the youngest franchisee in the OPC greeting cards network, but also the youngest franchisee with not one but two territories having originally purchased Bournemouth and then, more recently, Salisbury.

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05-April-2016

TruGreen reports 27% growth in 2015

Revenue for national lawn care franchise, TruGreen Professional LawnCare grew by 27% in 2015, following significant investment into its local marketing support, digital strategy and operating model.

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05-April-2016

Established lawn care franchise expands into Bromley

A lawn care business owner has expanded his operation by purchasing the franchise licence to operate in Bromley, 11 years after launching his lawn care business in Epsom.

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05-April-2016

Merry Maids franchise business celebrates 20 year's service

Family-run cleaning company in Stafford celebrates 20 year's service. An award-winning, family-run, domestic cleaning company in Stafford is celebrating 20 years of service to its loyal customer base.

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