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The Sapphires: Second annual The Sapphires Awards

The second annual The Sapphires Awards saw RUSH London pick up the award for Franchisor of the Year, while four TONI&GUY franchise owners received individual awards.

Why women and franchising make a perfect match

Investing in a franchise provides women with job security, the ability to work around family commitments and the opportunity to launch a successful business with the ongoing support of an established company.

Millbank Edge LLP: Women in Franchising

Pauline Cowie is a founder of Manchester-based law firm Millbank Edge LLP and a nationally-recognised expert in franchising. The Franchise Magazine asked her about the attractions becoming a franchise owner has for women.

How losing your job can help you find yourself

More and more people are discovering that redundancy presents them with a real opportunity to put all their hard-earned skills and experience to work by launching a new career as a successful franchise owner.

Key questions to make a franchise a success

Once you have identified a franchise opportunity that interests you and you have spoken to the brand’s existing franchise owners, as the prospective franchise owner you you should then quiz the franchisor. Fraser McKay suggests some useful questions to ask

Cash Generator: Reader QandA

Name: Andy Tolhurst

The benefits of owning a franchise

Shop around for the best franchise for you

Retail franchising can seem to be a very attractive business option as you will be using an established High Street name using a proven format but there are a number of factors to consider beforehand.

From forces to franchising

A new scheme delivered by the Royal British Legion is making becoming a franchise owner even more attractive to veterans who have either left or are planning on leaving the armed forces.

Become a successful franchise owner in 10 simple steps

Franchising offers a great way to become your own boss and run a business, while still retaining an association with a head office organisation that can provide the training, support and national presence solo start-ups have to cope without. Professor Roy Seaman CFE provides 10 tips to make your business a success.

The Young Ones

Successfully starting up a business can be difficult at the best of times, but for young people it can be particularly challenging. However, becoming a franchise owner offers a genuine way for them to make their business dreams a reality.

Is a Master Franchise right for you?

Owning a Master Franchise is very different to being a franchise owner, often requiring a much higher level of dedication but also producing higher results.

International Franchise Association: Join the worldwide franchising community with an IFA

The International Franchise Association (IFA) membership is available to franchisors across the world. Here are just some of the benefits of becoming an IFA member.

Lloyds TSB Bank Plc: Lloyds TSB has recently trained 50 Franchise Managers

Banking group Lloyds TSB has recently trained 50 new Franchise Managers in response to the growing demand in the franchise sector.

Caremark: Q and A with Caremark franchise owner Naz Asghar

How to become a successful franchise owner

Well Polished: Reader QandA

with well polished franchise owner Marcia Knightbridge

Franchising is the best option for women

Investing in a franchise provides women with job security, the ability to work around family commitments and the opportunity to grow a successful business with the ongoing support of an established franchisor

Cargocall: Q and A with Cargocall franchise owner Donna Ralston

Q: Where did you pick up your copy of The Franchise Magazine?

Are you cut out for success with a franchise?

Be your own boss, build an asset for your retirement, correct your work/life balance…whatever the reason you have decided to look at franchise opportunities your first step must be to analyse your own suitability to owning and operating a franchised business.

QandAwith Molly Maid franchise owners

Q: Where did you pick up your copy of The Franchise Magazine?

Achieve a new start with franchising

Franchising can be the perfect option for people wanting to change their career direction

FDS Midlands: Franchising de la France

France is the leading market for franchising in Europe, boasting more franchised brands and outlets than even the UK. Given the country’s high renown for food & drink, beauty and fashion it is hardly surprising that those concepts dominate the French franchising scene, but are any of these French franchise brands now ready to cross the Channel? So far very few have done so, but here Franchise Consultant Ken Young profiles two brands which may be about to take the plunge

Readers’ Lives: Michael Langham

Busy establishing his Bluebird Care franchise, which he spotted on The Franchise Magazine’s website, Michael Langham is working towards a trip of a lifetime to see the pyramids in Egypt

McDonald's Restaurants: How food franchising will weather the storm

With a shift in spending habits affecting all sectors on the high street, a new report sponsored by McDonald’s points the way ahead for food franchising

Franchising maintains 90% profitability

The release of the latest survey figures on the UK's franchise industry reveals that franchising is weathering the storm of the credit crunch

Hairdressing franchises recognised through new awards

Two brands dominated a recent awards ceremony which recognised franchising excellence in the hairdressing industry. The Sapphires, presented by Salon Business magazine and organised by Event Solutions, were announced during an evening of glitz and glamour at London's Dorchester Hotel on 15th June.

From forces to franchising

A career in the armed forces requires determination, self-motivation and discipline, qualities that are also essential for owning a successful franchise

Women in franchising

One third of all new franchise owners surveyed by the British Franchise Association in 2008 were female. Domino's Pizza Head of Franchising and new columnist for The Franchise Magazine Bill Ewbank discusses why more women should consider taking control of their work/life balance with a franchise

Readers Lives

The sky's the limit for Rysia McCallum who is the proud owner of a successful Cash Generator franchise after buying a copy of The Franchise Magazine

FDS South East: Q&A with Bluebird Care

Bluebird Care Franchise Director Simon Dalziel answers Franchise Consultant Malcolm Porter's questions on the development of the care in the home brand

The next generation of franchising

This summer university graduates across the UK will be entering one of the toughest job markets in years, for some it could provide the ideal opportunity to launch their career as a franchise owner

FDS Southern: Franchise owners of the year

Organising an awards ceremony to celebrate the successes of a network of franchise owners can provide multiple benefits to both the winners and the network as a whole

Family franchises reap the benefits

Building a business with your family can be a very rewarding venture. Franchisors discuss the various ways in which families can get ahead in franchising

Stenders: Reader's Lives

Slovenians Anja Gjergek and Mojca Celarc have committed to opening a chain of Stenders stores in their home country as a result of purchasing a copy of The Franchise Magazine