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Haydn Ratcliffe's parents never thought it would be possible for him to go to the gym like other teenagers his age. The 16-year-old, from Sheppey, has cerebral palsy which impairs the movement in his limbs and means he needs a wheelchair. But thanks to an outgoing personal trainer at Snap Fitness, he is now working out twice a week
On Thursday 21st November Karl Sandall, Chief Executive Director of The TaxAssist Group, met with Sajid Javid and raised a number of issues concerning the small business community.
Balaji Krishnamurthy launches small business tax and accounting service from 91 Bolton Road, Bury
Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s has announced the appointment of Justin Gilbert as its new director of business development in the UK. Justin Gilbert has almost 20 years’ experience in the pizza industry, having worked for both Domino’s and Pizza Hut. He will now be responsible for Papa John’s retail portfolio including store construction, acquisition plus franchise recruitment, overseeing a team based at the company’s UK Quality Control Centre (QCC) in Milton Keynes.
This year, International Leadership Week is focusing on values. When it comes to franchising, the leadership team’s values will make or break someone’s decision to join the franchise network. Mike Ryan, Chief Executive of PACK & SEND UK, thinks it’s the brand’s ability to lead with a “no limits” culture that helps maintain their core values at every level of the business.
Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise, is supporting Road Safety Week (November 18th – 24th). All its 100 offices nationwide are being encouraged to share the message on cutting deaths and injuries on UK roads, making them safer for everyone.
TaxAssist joins a select group of only four franchisors in receiving the award for seven years running.
Six new franchisees plus one new staff member have recently graduated from the TaxAssist Accountants training course.
Darlington-based languages school owner, Lucy Cass, is celebrating five years of teaching languages to children. Lucy worked as a secondary school languages teacher for many years before branching out for herself and joining the national children’s language franchise, Lingotot, which delivers classes to over 20,000 children every week through a range of community classes and primary-school based lessons.
Knowing that happy staff who feel engaged and supported are key to the success of a practice, TaxAssist Accountants recently held its first staff regional meeting at Hampton Manor Hotel in Solihull.
This event was delivered by Senior Managers Richard Washington, Richard Chatten-Hague and Jo Nockels on the back of the recent franchisee regional meetings with similar content but tailored specifically for staff.
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