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Franchising best for busy mums  Apr 26 2007
A recent Government report found that working mothers with young children suffer more discrimination at work than any other group. Franchising could offer an opportunity to get back to work and run a successful business. Read Young entrepreneurs put off by jargon  Oct 06 2006
Young people are being discouraged from starting their own businesses and becoming franchisees by a wall of jargon and a lack of contemporary role models, according to a survey by franchisor Domino’s Pizza and the Make Your Mark campaign. Read New site for women franchisees  Sep 28 2006
The number of women getting into franchising is rising and a new micro site has been set up to encourage and support aspiring female franchisees wanting to follow in the footsteps of trailblazers like Rosemary Conley. Read Franchisee finalists announced  Aug 17 2006
Ten franchisees have reached the National Finals of the 2006 bfa Franchisee of the Year Awards and will now battle it out for the top prize of £5,000 at the Awards Dinner before the National Franchise Exhibition in October. Read Costcutter merges with competitor  Jul 21 2006
Costcutter, the largest independent franchise food retailer in the UK and Ireland, is planning to merge with supplier and fellow shop group Nisa-Today's. Costcutter and Nisa-Today's are hoping to rival big supermarket chains as well as cut costs. Read Smart Cartridge director named as finalist  Jul 21 2006
Suzie McCafferty, the energetic business development director for Edinburgh-based franchise Smart Cartridge, has been named as a finalist in the National Business Awards for Scotland 2006. Read So, what is a franchise anyway?  Jun 30 2006
The future of franchising could be in jeopardy due to a widespread ignorance of what a franchise is or how it operates, according to the managing director of a leading franchise, who is urging the British Franchise Association to take action. Read Top franchisees wanted  Apr 13 2006
The British Franchise Association is calling for entrants for the Franchisee of the Year Awards 2006, which look to recognise and reward the UK’s best-performing franchisees, with the winner to pick up the top prize of £5,000. Read Call for top franchisors  Jan 23 2006
The Franchise Marketing Awards have just been launched by The British Franchise Association and aim to recognise and reward companies that have raised their public awareness and as a result achieved sustainable growth. Read Best franchisor to be rewarded  Jan 06 2006
Next week sees the launch of the British Franchisors’ Association’s prestigious Franchisor of the Year Awards to find the UK’s top performing franchise operator. Read