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No amount of insurance can protect you if it’s the wrong type. That’s why Hiscox and Moreland Insurance Brokers have developed an exclusive professional indemnity policy to suit the specific risks franchisors may face.

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Subway has opened its first UK store in partnership with Ireland’s leading independent forecourt retailer, Applegreen. The store opened in one of Applegreen’s leading service station locations, Uckfield, East Sussex.

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Parcel carrier, Interlink Express, part of the GeoPost group and one of the UK’s largest franchise operations, has unveiled a multi-million refresh of its corporate branding.

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Starbucks, the high-street coffee chain, has opened its first franchised store at Liphook, Hampshire. This is the first of an eight-store deal with 23.5 Degrees, a partnership of three local entrepreneurs, Anil Patil, Satwinder Sandhu, and Mark Hepburn.

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Based on feedback from more than 2,000 franchisees, Smith & Henderson has announced the winners of its 2012 Best Franchise Awards, sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial and supported by Franchise World.

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Snappy Snaps, the high street photo processing and photo gift franchise, has been bought by Timpson, the shoe repairer, key cutter and watch repair retailer.

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Nick Robinson, the BBC political editor and popular commentator on radio and TV, will be keynote speaker at the British Franchise Association (BFA) annual conference, which is being held this year in London at Senate House, University of London, on July 4-5.

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Fred Turner, who played a key role in the growth of McDonald’s and was the architect of its “quality, service and cleanliness” (QSC) policy, has died aged 80.

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The newly revamped version of the consumer facing portal USEafranchise.com is back with a vengeance. With a host of new features, benefits and articles, the revised site promises to shout out the ‘use a franchise’ message to the UK population.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car for the first time in its 55-year history has begun to franchise by appointing Guerin Car Rental Solutions as its franchisee in Portugal.

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Papa John’s has won the pizza delivery chain award of the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association for the fifth time in nine years.

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Labels4Kids, an award-winning e-commerce business, supplying quality personalised identification products, is taking steps to boost its brand and business offering with a network of master franchisees.

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The finalists in the NatWest everywoman Awards – the UK’s leading programme for championing female entrepreneurship have been announced.

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Keith Ellwood of Autosmart, the van-based supplier to the automotive industry, was crowned as the Franchisee of the Year Gold Award Winner, as well as the Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional Winner, at the 2012 BFA/HSBC Franchisee of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers.

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The trailblazing Roomzzz Aparthotel, which is well known for its dedication to innovative expansion techniques reports continuing success with its franchise strategy that has driven its fast-track expansion across the UK and a new opening in Newcastle.

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A Kare Plus franchise offers you the chance to build a virtually recession-proof business in a high growth, sustainable sector. Massive changes within the health service and an ageing population are creating huge market potential for well qualified businesses to provide high quality care services.

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