Nine ways to grow your business through franchising
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Brian Duckett, MD of Howarth Franchising, gives his top tips on franchising your business.

Credit crunch forces entrepreneur down franchise path
By Catherine Woods
The founder of salad bar chain Tossed, Vincent McKevitt, has decided to franchise the business in order to accelerate growth as the economy slows down and the credit crunch starts to really bite.

Chidley sells the benefits of franchising
By Catherine Woods
Everyone’s a winner with the business franchise model, says Chris Chidley who is the man behind the Driver Hire franchise success story.

Training is key for franchise growth
By Catherine Woods
Thinking about setting up a franchise network? You’d do well to implement proper training programmes for franchisees, says one UK success story.

What do you look for in a franchisee?
By Catherine Woods
Molly Maid chief executive Pam Bader is clear on what she looks for in a franchisee: good presentation, drive and emotion.

Gas-Elec takes the hassle out of being a franchisee
By Catherine Woods
Gas-Elec founder John Davidson has made his franchisees more productive and profitable by establishing a central bureau to take care of their paperwork.

To franchise or not to franchise…
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
VirtualGym founder Richard Davis weighs up how best to snare wannabe fitness freaks outside the UK.

Bare-bottomed butlers spread the love
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Butlers in the Buff founder Jason Didcott has developed a franchise model to buff up his bottom line.

Rosy profits at gardening franchise
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
If franchising was karate, here’s one young entrepreneur with a black belt.

Rush at the cutting-edge of franchise success
By Carryn Dewing
Rush Hair Group founders Andrew Phouli and Stelios Andrew have decided to franchise the business in a move that will see double the amount of Rush salons opening in the UK this year.