27 January 2012
Two of the longest-established and best-known British franchise systems, Kall Kwik and Prontaprint, together with their holding company, On Demand Communications have gone into administration and Deloitte, the business advisory firm, appointed as administrators.
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24 January 2012
The British Franchise Association (BFA) is to host a British pavilion at the Franchise Expo, Paris, on March 18 – 21 for its members. The cost of exhibiting is Euros 2,000 plus VAT. The show is expected to attract 450 exhibitors and more than 32,000 visitors.
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20 January 2012
World-renowned franchise lawyer, Mark Abell, has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by the University of London. Dr Abell, co-head of European law firm, Field Fisher Waterhouse’s franchising and licensing practice, was awarded the doctorate for his thesis on the Regulation of Franchising in the European Union.
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18 January 2012
The highly prestigious Franchise Marketing Awards (FMA), giving franchisors the opportunity to gain recognition for outstanding campaigns, are open for entries until 5pm on Friday, 24 February.
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17 January 2012
I had spent 25 years in the retail trade working my way up from a retail assistant to retail store manager, but found it more and more unrewarding with the constant pressure, and the politics involved.
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16 January 2012
Northcliffe Digital, part of one of Britain’s largest media groups that includes the Daily Mail, is rolling out across the country through its community franchise websites, www.localpeople.co.uk.
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12 January 2012
The major upgrade of a Southern Fried Chicken store in South Shields has seen the two franchisees and their franchisor reunited after they appeared on Channel 4’s Undercover Boss last year.
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11 January 2012
Thomas Power, who coaches business people internationally on using the digital social media, will be the keynote speaker at the National Franchise Exhibition, at the NEC, Birmingham, on February 24 and 25. His topic in the Growing Your Own Business feature of the show will be “Twitter can rule the world”.
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06 January 2012
A new trade association for franchisors, the Approved Franchise Association (AFA) is being set up and plans to launch its website, www.theAFA.org.uk, later this month on January 23.
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05 January 2012
FranchisingWorks, which is currently operating a self-employment programme to create jobs through franchising in the Greater Manchester area, has enlisted five franchisors – Caremark, the Creation Station, Ovenclean, Snap-On Tools and VIP Bin Cleaning.
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