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The next big thing from TFC: our new Franchise Storytelling service!
If you follow us on social media, you will have seen a big announcement in the last few days: the launch of our new Franchise Storytelling service! Great content is more important now than ever before. This new service is all about helping you to get your story out...
The top software solutions to help you get more out of your franchise in 2025
How are you getting on with Ziik and Social Places? We’re really pleased to see how many of you have been embracing everything this next-gen of franchise software can offer you, as well as all the stories you’ve been sharing about the difference they’ve made. These...
FPI Lisbon May 2025: the most important date to put in your calendar?
If you only take one step in your international franchising journey this year, make sure it’s this one! Whether you’re already deep into an international franchising strategy, or expanding your franchise into Europe is still a “one-day” on your business growth wish...
Are you prepared for sudden changes to your executive team?
It’s already nearly the end of January so I imagine you are already back up to speed after the break and already going great guns on your plans for 2025. You’ve laid out exactly what you need to do and have your team 100% on mission. You’ve got high hopes for...
Every journey into franchising starts with a single step – and this one is FREE!
Every business is different, and so are the steps it needs to become a franchise and grow successfully. Mapping out your journey in actionable steps is absolutely critical to any growth strategy, but that all relies on having the right information at your fingertips....
How’s your 2025 Franchisee Recruitment strategy going so far?
Well, here we are: nearly the end of January, already! It seems like only 5 minutes ago we were all talking about our plans for 2025, and the first month has already flown by. No doubt you’re busy putting your plans for recruiting more franchisees this year into...
Looking for a deeper insight into how well your franchise network really performs?
Perfecting how well your business runs is a job that never ends, isn’t it? The perfect systems are something you have to strive for constantly, not something you achieve overnight. It’s the same when you’re running a franchise, and becomes especially challenging the...
Why have just one expert when you can have a whole team?
You have heard quite a lot from me throughout 2024 on how I help businesses grow as a franchise, but really what we do at The Franchising Centre is so much more than what just any one specialist can offer. Depending on what you need, and when, there is a whole team of...
6 questions to ask when choosing the right consultant to support your franchise
From helping with underperforming franchisees, and exiting problem partners, through to improving your communications or training and support structures, bringing in an outside consultant can be a huge boon to your franchise. There’s no shortage of people you might go...
Business comms software is changing forever – will you embrace it or fall behind?
Last week we attended an event in Copenhagen which really showed us just how much the world of business comms is about to change. We don’t just mean how businesses communicate with customers, which is always shifting and changing, of course, but how businesses...
What do Ruth Brown, Home Instead, and Shirley Hughes from TFC have in common?
I feel deeply privileged to have been involved with so many great franchises over the years, helping them build their teams, and also helping talented people find the right roles where their skills can make them really shine. However, one of my proudest moments was...
Your 2025 growth strategy: ready for a new direction?
Do things slow down a bit for your business over the Christmas period, or is this one of your busiest times? A lot of the businesses I work with find December is the perfect time to look back over how their year has progressed and start laying plans for how they would...
Secretly wish you could ignore conflict until it goes away? Yeah, me too
After all, we’ve all got better things to do than deal with that minority of people who are rocking the boat. We want to spend time on the big issues and focus on what we’re good at, not rush around putting out fires. It can easily drag you down – that caller ID you...
Tailoring the perfect franchise support package for you
If you read my previous post about how The Franchising Centre helped Access4Lofts grow from a small network into one of the UK’s fastest growing franchises ( so much so, that we ended up buying it ourselves!), you’ll notice that every single person on our team played...
There’s always room in my calendar to talk about your international franchising plans!
As you’ve probably seen, my feet have barely touched the ground this year. I’ve been to 15 different countries in the last 10 months, and am off to Lisbon this coming week for the Franchise Pool International Global Forum. By the start of November, I’ll be back in the...
Have you heard the latest news about one of our biggest clients?
Did you see the news we put recently about The Franchising Centre’s acquisition of the Access4Lofts franchise? I’m sure you’ve been busy, but this story has caused quite the stir. Access4Lofts has always been one our most successful development and recruitment clients...
Still time to take part in franchising’s biggest salary survey!
Just click the link below to go straight through: The Franchising Centre Salary Survey It only takes a few minutes, and is completely anonymous, though we will able to share the results and our insights with you once we’ve collated all the data. We’re hoping to help...
Exclusive new “silent partner” investment opportunities now available
As you’re no doubt aware, purchasing a master franchise in order to bring an established international brand to the UK represents a very unique opportunity for high net worth investors. The certainty of a proven business model, a high-profile brand, and an existing...
Could this new franchise collaboration make for the perfect blend?
This project between 92 Degrees and The Franchising Centre means you can start a great, new business the same way you start any great day: with some Damn Fine Coffee™!If you dream about opening your own exciting and dynamic coffee shop one day, franchising is by far...
Are you looking to invest in a franchise? Here’s how to get started…
Without a doubt, partnering with a franchise is by far one of the best ways to start a new business. 1000s of people recently attended the latest franchise expo in Birmingham, proving just how popular this concept is for people ready to take charge of an exciting new...
