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Franchise Marketing Awards winners revealed

Cash Convertors won the best overall marketing campaign at the Franchise Marketing Awards

Designed to recognise companies whose investment in marketing and creativity have contributed to the franchising industry's success, the Franchise Marketing Award winners for 2008 have been announced.

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Businesses need to find innovative and effective tools to provide growth

In difficult economic times businesses need to find innovative and effective tools to provide growth and increase profit. Bartercard is such a tool and recently won Business Tool of the Year

BFA names top franchisees

The British Franchise Association revealed the winners of the franchisee of the year awards at a presentation in Birmingham‘s International Convention Centre

More women enter franchising

Calling all female entrepreneurs – opportunities in franchising

How to franchise your business

Franchising your business is a way to expand quickly and cash in on your hard work to date. Dan Archer, head of marketing at the British Franchise Association, outlines how to go about finding the right match

UK franchising stronger than ever

The latest NatWest/British Franchise Association (BFA) survey reveals the industry is now worth a record £10.8 billion. Following on from last year‘s exceptional performance, the industry has gone on to report steady, stable growth, as the market shows signs of maturity

Young find franchising ‘off-putting’

Potential entrepreneurs are put off business by jargon and a lack of role models, with franchising particularly remote, a survey by the Make Your Mark campaign claims

Case study: Papa John's

Franchisees looking to run a Papa John's pizza restaurant have to undergo a rigorous assessment and be prepared to put the hours in

Case study: About2Travel

Not all franchises are big operations. About2Travel franchisees often work from home in addition to full-time jobs

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