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13-July-2012

Sir Bernard retires as bfa President

Sir Bernard Ingham has retired as President of the bfa after nearly 20 years in the role. Announced at the bfa’s Annual Conference at the end of June, Sir Bernard confirmed that the conference would be his last official engagement as President.

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13-July-2012

Home Instead franchisee shows friends the way to care

Mark Darnell, who co-owns owns the Home Instead Senior Care franchise in East Northants has shown both Ray Warburton and Gail Devereux-Batchelor “the way to care” by introducing them to Home Instead Senior Care.

 

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13-July-2012

A Revive Day at the Races for Local Businessmen

As a sponsor of the Pirtek Racing team in the 2012 British Touring Car Championships (BTCC) Roger Boothman from Revive! North Yorkshire and his customer Matt Billington from West Riding Motor Group Toyota dealership went to the Croft Circuit near Darlington recently to see Pirtek driver Andrew Jordan in action.

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13-July-2012

Semi-finalists revealed for bfa HSBC Franchisee of the Year

28 franchisees have successfully made it through to the semi-finals of the 2012 bfa HSBC Franchisee of the Year awards, supported by Express Newspapers. The awards celebrate excellence within the franchising community, highlighting the dedication, enterprise and professionalism of franchisees from a wide variety of business sizes and sectors from across the UK.

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11-July-2012

Harper Macleod expands franchise team

Leading Scottish law firm and Legal Advisers to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Harper Macleod, has strengthened it’s already successful Retail and Franchising team with the appointment of Solicitor, Andy Fraser.

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11-July-2012

Autosmart takes bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year 'Gold' Award

The British Franchise Association (bfa) has announced the winners of the 2012 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers. The winners were awarded at a Gala event in front of the UK’s top franchise businesses and experts.

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11-July-2012

World first for UK franchisees

UK business is setting a new standard for the rest of the franchising world as the British Franchise Association (bfa) has opened its doors to franchisees as voting members for the first time in its history.

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11-July-2012

ChipsAway franchise awarded IMI accreditation

ChipsAway, the most successful automotive franchise in the UK, has become the latest minor automotive repair specialist to gain IMI (Institute of the Motor Industry) accreditation for its initial courses.

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11-July-2012

TaxAssist Accountants franchise beats industry heavyweights to social media accolade

National small business accountancy franchise, TaxAssist Accountants, has beaten most of the UK’s largest practices in a study into the profession’s use of social media in customer communications.

 

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10-July-2012

Management buy-in at Driver Hire franchise in Cambridge

Driver Hire Cambridge has new owners. The franchise for the specialist recruitment company has been purchased by John Rigg and Mike O’Dell.

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