The number of franchisee-owned businesses has climbed 14 per cent in two years to 44, 200 and 97 per cent of franchisee-owned units say they are profitable. more»

The franchisor's function is essentially to recruit investors (franchisees), train them in the successful execution of your system and help develop skills and proficiency in the pursuit of achieving a healthy return on their investment in your franchise. more»

With a large and growing marketplace for franchisees, domiciliary care has been one of UK franchising's fastest growth sectors in recent years. Heritage Healthcare is one of its up-and-comers, having grown from its North East of England headquarters so successfully that it's one of just three firms in the running to be named emerging franchisor of the year 2016. more»

As she approached 50, Karen Kelly swapped a successful corporate career, controlling multi-million pound budgets for the likes of Virgin and Disney, for her own startup business flourishing domestic cleaning sector franchise Cleanhome. more»

In the second part of our three-part franchising startup series of features, Business Advice meet founder of disruptive new dog housing venture Wagging Tails, Lisa Suswain. more»

In his latest column for Business Advice, franchising law expert Andrew Pena delves into UK franchising regulation to find out why it offers companies a great environment to pilot franchising businesses. more»

With franchising responsible for over 600, 000 UK jobs and now worth over 15bn to the UK economy. Franchising expert Paul Stafford takes a close look at the trends revealed in the British Franchise Association's Franchise Survey 2015. more»

Anytime Fitness recently celebrated the launch of its 3, 000th club, achieving the milestone faster than the internationally renowned giants of the franchise sector. CEO Chuck Runyon discussed the history and phenomenal growth of his business. more»

With two of the five final contestants on BBC's The Apprentice pitching a franchise-based business opportunity to Alan Sugar, it begged the question: what makes a brand strong enough to franchise? more»

The latest in our series of franchise profiles features a Q&A with founder of children's swimming school franchise Linda Price. more»