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How important is customer service to your franchise?
Steve Jones – Managing Director, Select Your Franchise UK Ltd If your business is, for example, a retail franchise, good customer service is absolutely vital to the success of your business. We’ll look...
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Atlas Mapping and bfa announce new partnership
Atlas Mapping Managing Director Jon Bellamy The British Franchise Association (bfa) today announced a new relationship with Atlas Mapping as one of just a few select Brand Partners of the Association....
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Why expand your business by franchising?
Steve Jones – Managing Director, Select Your Franchise UK Ltd If you’re looking at expanding your business, there are several different options for how to proceed. Today we’ll look at what these are...
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Top Tips for choosing a management franchise
Dan van Kuyk, owner of Betterclean Services Are you looking for the perfect business model to invest in for your future? Avoid simply buying ‘self-employment’ and search for a business that you can...
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Autosmart’s Keith Ellwood named Franchisee of the Year
Another success for Autosmart as Keith Ellwood of Autosmart in Edinburgh is crowned as the Franchisee of the Year Gold Award Winner. Keith was also named as the Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional...
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Franchise recruitment through quality marketing collateral
Sally Butters is Director of Media at Coconut Creatives Any franchise is only as strong as its franchisees; making recruitment an extremely significant process that you need to get right, says Sally...
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Why do franchisors need to use social media?
Steve Jones – Managing Director, Select Your Franchise UK Ltd Social media has a huge impact on the world today. Of the networks I’m looking at today, Facebook has more than one billion members (that’s...
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ShouId I franchise my business?
Steve Jones – Managing Director, Select Your Franchise UK Ltd Why might I franchise my business? Franchising is one of the key routes you can take towards expanding your business. It allows for rapid...
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Sink or Swim – Ensure Your Franchisees Can Thrive in a Difficult Economy
Cathryn Hayes, Head of Franchising at HSBC The UK has been watching and waiting for the green shoots of recovery to demonstrate that the economy is on the way up. There are still mixed signals though,...
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What is a franchise association?
Steve Jones – Managing Director, Select Your Franchise UK Ltd If you live in a country where franchising is well established, there is most likely a nation franchise association. Britain has the...
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Franchise Futures – How the right business plan can make the difference...
Richard Holden – Head of Franchising, Lloyds TSB Commercial Richard Holden, head of franchising at Lloyds TSB Commercial, believes that the devil’s in the detail when it comes to securing bank finance:...
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Why You Must Know, Not Just Guess, Your Marketing Results
Annette Du Bois – The Franchise Growth Expert To paraphrase a famous quote…50% of your marketing is working; trouble is you’re probably not sure which 50%! This creates a conundrum and often leaves you...
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Have you been mystery shopped?
Steve Jones – Managing Director, Select Your Franchise UK Ltd On Wednesday the 7th of November, franchise suppliers from around the UK will be exhibiting at the Franchise Supplier Showcase at the...
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Top 5 Lessons Learnt for Successful Franchising
Fiona Boswell – Senior Associate Solicitor, Freeth Cartwright LLP We have looked back over the last year and set out below our Top 5 lessons learnt to aid the smooth operation of your franchise...
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My franchise business deals with consumers – how do the new consumer...
Fiona Boswell – Senior Associate Solicitor, Freeths As of 13 June 2014 if your franchise business or franchise network sells goods, services, or digital content either in store, online, door to door,...
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How can you find out if a franchise business is right for you?
Franchise experts from Castle & Pryor and Jan-Pro participated in Select Your Franchise’s last Hangout On Air, sharing useful knowledge about the franchising industry. The guests were the Managing...
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Should you start a business or a franchise?
Running your own business might sound like a great idea, whether it’s because you’re unhappy with your career or because you’ve always wanted to be your own boss. However, there is a lot to consider...
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Questions that you should ask when considering your future in franchising
Know yourself and clarify your options. When considering your future it all starts with you. It’s worth first of all taking a minute to consider who you are and what drives you. This exercise will help...
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How to Select Your Franchise – PART I
Nick Strong, Managing Director of Franchise Intelligence explains how to select a franchise, the benefits of franchising and what it takes to be successful. Recorded at the British Franchise...
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How to Select Your Franchise – PART II
Nick Strong, Managing Director of Franchise Intelligence explains how to select a franchise, the benefits of franchising and what it takes to be successful. Recorded at the British Franchise...
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