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Care franchise company, Home Instead Senior Care, has won the HSBC Award for Enterprise at the British Franchise Association (BFA) awards
While the government grapples with new ways to encourage women to set up in business, one company is bucking the trend with 71% of its franchises run by females.
The value of PR to any franchise business, whether new or well established, cannot be over-estimated. Good PR generates exposure in the press and broadcast media, helping promote a business profile and build brand awareness – and, unlike traditional marketing, doesn’t cost a penny.
British businesses are showing signs of rekindled confidence in their prospects for the rest of the year, but profits will remain under pressure for some time to come, according to the latest Business in Britain survey from Lloyds TSB Commercial.
Having reached the finals of the awards, the Peterborough-based signage company, which is part of the Signs Express franchise network, has been recognised for the franchisees’ hard work and ability to change their working practices to ensure continued growth at pace even during economic uncertainty.
Martin & Co’s head office has seen yet another addition to its team this week. The latest recruit, Sarah Clayton, takes the number of people to join head office in 2009 to seven, increasing the team size by almost a third! Sarah has joined Martin & Co in the brand new position of “New Business Trainer” within the Training Academy team. The position was created to increase the support and training available to all franchise owners.
The Cambridge-based signage specialist was appointed by 55 Design after the design agency was awarded the overall project by British Waterways. The Signs Express team set to work on a number of decorative displays and directional signs for the new state-of-the-art eco-building and visitor centre to make it interesting for visitors young and old.
The Weymouth office of the UK’s largest dedicated letting agency, Martin & Co is among the first businesses to directly benefit from foreign revenues as a direct result of the Olympics – some three years before the event itself!
In what is believed to be the first arrangement of its kind, the Fiat Group has appointed Revive! the UK’s premier SMART* repair franchise as the approved repairer for its Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealership network.
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