TWENTY years working in a job that brought long hours, little satisfaction, and mediocre pay were enough to make former delivery driver Gary O’Rourke think about changing his life for the better.
One of the biggest attractions of franchising for those considering it as a route into self-employment is the reassurance of having the backing of a franchisor support team and a well known brand.
FRANCHISING is most definitely a global industry with well-known international brand names springing up on UK high streets, and those of other countries.
Former British Rail employee Jack Glen, who now runs two thriving McDonald’s restaurant franchises in Hamilton, was named joint second place winner in the British Franchise Association’s 2004...
Molly Maid Allison O'Connor completed a questionnaire - and found herself £1,000 richer. Her name was picked out in a prize draw of all the company's employees who took part in a survey aimed at...
What was started as a small cleaning business by husband and wife team Freddie and Ruth Rayner has grown into one of the UK’s largest domestic services franchises, Time For You (TFY).
People are choosing to live a healthier lifestyle, and demanding purer, natural, vitamin-rich health foods, which has helped to fuel massive growth in the smoothie market.