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Helping you embrace the future of franchising!
The last two and half decades have been an incredible journey in the world of franchising. We’ve seen it grow into one of the UK’s most dynamic sectors, with around 1000 different UK brands embracing the benefits of franchising and using it to sustainably and...
Multi-Unit Month webinar: Diversity in Franchising
Farrah Rose hosted the third webinar of Multi-Unit Month, and our guests spoke all about the state of diversity in the franchising industry, as well as their own personal stories. The panel detailed their journey into the world of franchising, and spoke on how their...
Four essentials for European franchise recruitment in 2022
Dugan Aylen has written an article for Global Franchise called "Four essentials for franchise recruitment in 2022" in which he highlights the four key areas that franchisors should focus on in order to most effectively find franchisees in various countries. Although...
What is the secret to running your own successful business? – Podcast with TFC’s Krishma Vaghela
TFC's newest diverse consultant Krishma Vaghela was recently interviewed by The Franchised. Krishma highlights her many years of franchising experience including the pitfalls she has encountered, and indicates exactly why The Franchising Centre's ground breaking...
Top 5 Reasons Why Franchisors Fail
The 'business of franchising' is something that no successful independent business owner who is franchising for the first time has ever experienced! It can be a shock to the system, and without good advice, that shock can be terminal! Read Dugan Aylen's article "The...
Franchise Your Business Through A Recovery Grant
Exciting Escapes use a Grant Fund to investigate franchising… David & Peter Gale set up Exciting Escapes in 2016 always with a view to grow it and ideally via franchising. Exciting Escapes is, as the name might suggest, a business that operates themed escape...
New owners at The Franchising Centre
For the last 25 years The Franchising Centre (TFC) has been run under the successful ownership of Brian Duckett and Paul Monaghan. In 2018, they shared their plans with the franchising community to secure TFC’s legacy with a new senior management team.With...
Big News from the Global Franchise Awards 2020
The Franchising Centre is very pleased to announce that our very own Farrah Rose, Head of International Development, has been awarded the prestigious Category Winner prize for Contribution to International Franchising at the Global Franchise Awards 2020. International...
How To Become A Franchise Owner In 2020
Becoming a franchise owner can be an attractive proposition if you’re business minded. Low failure rates established brand awareness, and rather high profits make this option appealing to many entrepreneurs. This market has grown at a staggering pace over...
Ask the Experts – What Makes a Good Franchise..?
...and How Do I Know if it's an Ethical and Honest Business? It is important that people conduct thorough and full due diligence when considering a franchise proposition. At The Franchising Centre, we evaluate a business using a system we call 'Five Star...
If you’re thinking of buying a franchise, don’t let either Brexit or a general election hold you back!
We’re all pretty fed up with it, but Brexit rumbles on, and now we have the added complication of an election in December. No matter what your stance on Brexit is, there seems to have been a tendency by a lot of entrepreneurs and businesses, to put decisions on hold...
How To Get Your International Expansion Right
By Farrah Rose. Published in Global Franchise (Oct 2019)International franchise development is a very mature and supported method of business expansion, not only in the Americas and the U.K., but throughout Europe, the Middle and Far East, Australasia, and certain...
From the ‘blind leading the blind’ to a profession to be proud of
Published in Franchise World Magazine (Oct/Nov 2019) An interview with Brian Duckett, chairman of The Franchising Centre (TFC), who has been making his living from franchising for the past 40 years. Duckett started as a franchisee then headed up two...
What did the Romans ever do for Franchising?
The TFC team are delighted to have been involved in the Great British Franchise Cycle in the month of August 2019 to raise awareness and funds for the Franchise Trust. We have been lucky enough to enjoy many miles of cycling including the coast to coast (C2C) national...
20 unbeatable reasons to expand to the UK
Unsure about dipping your corporate toes in UK waters? Here's a score of good reasons to help you decideBy Brian Duckett, Published in Global Franchise Wire1. The UK is a densely- populated market with excellent infrastructure, good broadband connectivity...
Connect and Grow
How connecting franchise communities to create an ongoing support system will grow and sustain a brand by Brian Duckett, Published in Global Franchise Magazine Some years ago I attended a franchising conference where one of the guest speakers had been...
Franchisors Must Have a ‘Marketing-in-a-Box’ Strategy to Offer Their Franchisees
Whether you are an existing franchisor, or a company looking to franchise your business, you have to systemise your marketing strategy fully in order to ensure your franchisees' long term success, which, in turn, determines yours. If you are reading this...
Franchise Direct Can Help You Achieve Your Goals
Have you always wanted to start a new business? Do you wish you worked for yourself? Are you tired of the daily commutes? Do you want to benefit from a proven business model? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, it is definitely worth finding out...
Training – What should you ask and expect?
By Laura Harvey-Smith. Published in Franchise World Magazine (Apr/May issue) Training features in franchising on both sides of the fence. If you are a franchisee or a prospective franchisee, what should you look for and expect in terms of training from...
The similarities between franchisee and executive staff recruitment
By Brian Duckett. Published in Franchise World Magazine (Apr/May issue)As part of one of our regular meetings to improve what we, at The Franchising Centre (TFC), do for our clients, my team and I recently discussed how franchisee recruitment used to be...
