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Walfinch home care’s team are celebrating following being named as winners of the Revolutionary Franchise category at the inaugural Disruptive Franchise Awards 2023.
By Gareth Bakewell, Business Development UK, DTiQ
The quick service restaurant (QSR) franchised sector can be a risky one for so many reasons. The competition is tough, customers expect incredibly high standards, and there is a lot of room for things to go wrong, from internal and external theft, fraudulent third party chargebacks, and more… The key to success is finding ways to minimize these risks.
The British Franchise Association (bfa) has launched the 2023 BFA HSBC British Franchise Awards for 2023. The awards are an annual event to celebrate and support excellence in franchising, showcasing franchisors and franchisees alike.
Vancouver-based home care franchisor, Nurse Next Door, has awarded its master franchise rights for England to entrepreneurs Prash and Karen Patel. The company currently operates more than 300 franchise locations across Canada, the US and Australia. This latest agreement secures its entry into Europe and establishes its fourth operational country.
Here’s a true story – not about Walfinch – that explains why looking after the mental health of staff is vital. Betty, who had been supplied with a care package after a spell in hospital, told me: “A carer I had never seen before arrived, and he hardly even looked at me. Once he’d helped with my personal care he sat in my bedroom chair and just looked at the floor. He said nothing and made no eye contact. It was awful.
The franchise sector contributes £17.2 billion annually to the UK’s GDP, yet the business model is still seriously underrepresented in academic circles.
The Travel Franchise has appointed Amy-Louise Weitz as Social Media Manager. Amy-Louise will not only manage a multi-department team across marketing, BDMs, training and sales, but will also roll-out a comprehensive training programme tailored for franchisees with all levels of social media experience.
TaxAssist Accountants becomes the first franchisor in the UK to be awarded 5-Star Franchisee Satisfaction for 11 consecutive years.
UBX Sheffield hosted their official launch party on 1st June, becoming the third UBX gym to open in the UK and Ireland, following the recent openings of Media City, Salford and Stepaside, Dublin.
On Thursday 30th March, franchisees Ben Waldron and James Worrall opened UBX Media City, the very first UBX gym in the UK. For Ben and James, this is a journey that has been four years in the making after initially discovering UBX prior to the pandemic.
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