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Updated on 15/10/2025
These 5 Top Chicken Franchises in the UK Are Finger-Lickin’ Good
The UK has many options for indulging in delicious and crispy fried chicken. Yes, from homegrown favourites to renowned chains. The real UK fried chicken scene offers a variety of choices to meet your cravings.
Successful Franchise
Updated on 09/10/2025
Guide to Opening Your Franchise: 10 Key Steps for Success
Franchising offers a proven business model, support, and higher success rates than starting from scratch—ideal for career changers, graduates, or anyone seeking a new challenge. But success doesn’t happen by chance; it requires careful planning, self-reflection, and a clear strategy to make it work.
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Updated on 02/10/2025
AI for Local Marketing: Beating the Competition in Your Territory
AI is helping franchisees win the local marketing battle, from smarter social media scheduling to automated local SEO. Discover how technology can boost visibility, save time, and keep your franchise competitive in your territory.
Updated on 23/09/2025
Do you have the profile that franchise networks are fighting over?
Thinking of joining a franchise? Discover whether you have the traits franchisors are looking for. From entrepreneurial drive to people skills, this article explores what makes an ideal franchisee and helps you decide if the model is right for you.
Successful Franchise
Updated on 22/09/2025
The State of AI in UK Franchising: Adoption, Opportunities, and Challenges
AI adoption is rising fast across UK franchising. From recruitment to marketing, the opportunities are huge, but so are the fears. Discover how franchises can overcome barriers like cost, complexity, and job security concerns to make AI a powerful partner in growth.
Updated on 05/09/2025
The UK's Expanding Franchise Sector: The Factors Contributing to the Model's Success
It is nearly impossible to attain certainty in business, regardless of the industry. Even with a brilliant idea, a strong work ethic, or an amazing product or service, success is never truly guaranteed.
Updated on 12/08/2025
5 Essential Tips for Fast-Tracking Your CQC Registration by Sylvian Care
Cristina Grancea, CEO of Sylvian Care, shares her top tips for a smooth CQC registration. Since 2014, Sylvian Care has helped franchisees nationwide achieve 100% success in their registrations.
Updated on 08/08/2025
Using summer to reflect on your business: a seasonal opportunity for growth
Summer might slow things down, but it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and sharpen your business strategy. Whether you’re launching a new venture or growing an existing one, use the season to regroup, refocus, and prepare for a stronger finish to the year.
Updated on 06/08/2025
How to Open a Fitness Business in the UK
Thinking of launching your own fitness business in the UK? With the growing demand for health and wellness, now’s the perfect time to turn your passion into a thriving venture. Discover how to open a gym, studio, or online fitness brand in this step-by-step guide.
Updated on 01/08/2025
Tips for Recruitment and Selection
Recruitment and selection are key parts of . If you want to source and appoint the best workers, you’ll need to examine your hiring process and make sure it is as streamlined and efficient as it could be.
Updated on 01/08/2025
Franchising 101: The Official Franchise Start Up Checklist (Part 1)
Considering starting your own franchise? Look no further than our definitive franchise start-up check list. Follow this to be sure you don’t miss any important stages out.
Updated on 01/08/2025
Franchise for sale | Pointfranchise UK
## Find all franchise opportunities in the UK here!Franchises are big business in the UK. They’re a great way for entrepreneurs to make a move into the business world, but with the additional benefits of a little help from an established brand and an excellent support service.
Successful Franchise
Updated on 23/06/2025
How to Create a UK Franchise Business Plan
A brilliant business idea is just the beginning. Without a solid plan, it can quickly falter. To pave your way to success, it's essential to establish clear objectives, set achievable milestones, and draft a thoughtful strategy.
Updated on 23/06/2025
What to Look for When Hiring Employees for Your Sports, Fitness or Gym Franchise
With rising interest in healthy, active lifestyles, demand in the fitness sector is growing, and so is the workforce. This is great news for fitness franchisees eager to expand by hiring new team members. With so many candidates, how can you ensure you’re choosing the best people for your franchise?
Updated on 23/06/2025
Franchisee Recruitment: How to Find the Best Candidates for Your Franchise
Running a franchise means your employees are the heartbeat of your business.
Updated on 23/06/2025
Franchise Operations Manual: A Comprehensive Guide to Success
Franchising models continue to evolve and give entrepreneurs an opportunity to thrive in business. An extensive franchise operations manual is necessary to succeed in this new endeavour.
Updated on 16/06/2025
Unlocking Success: The Benefits of Buying a Franchise Resale
If you're considering buying a franchise resale, there are a few things you need to consider before you sign the franchise agreement. Whether it’s a well-known franchise or a small, you’ll need to think about whether the resale is
Updated on 14/06/2025
What People Don’t Know About Franchising in the UK
When most people think about franchising in the UK, a few well-known brands immediately come to mind: McDonald’s, Subway, Costa Coffee, perhaps even Anytime Fitness or The Body Shop. But franchising is much broader—and more complex—than fast food and gyms.
Updated on 13/06/2025
How to Value a UK-Based Franchise Resale
Buying a franchise resale can be a smart move. Instead of starting from scratch, you gain access to an existing business with a proven model, current customers, possibly trained staff, and established revenue streams.
Updated on 22/05/2025
Investing in a Franchise for Passive Income: A Comprehensive Guide
Franchise investment has long been viewed as a bridge between entrepreneurship and financial security. For individuals looking to build wealth without the day-to-day grind of managing a business, franchising presents a compelling opportunity—especially when designed for passive income.
Updated on 19/05/2025
10 Clever Ways to Protect Your Mental Health as a Franchisee
Running a business isn’t easy – in fact, it can be incredibly challenging at times. Franchisees are dedicated to making sure their unit is profitable and managing operations throughout the day, so it’s no wonder many overlook their mental health.
Updated on 06/05/2025
Franchising 101: Key Criteria for Evaluating a Potential Franchise Opportunity
Before diving into the top 10 ways to evaluate a franchise opportunity, it's essential to start with a bit of self-assessment. Franchising can be a fantastic path to business ownership, but it's not for everyone.
Updated on 14/04/2025
Navigate Your Franchise Journey in 4 Steps with Expert Guidance
Thinking of franchise ownership? Emma Chappell, Head of Franchise Recruitment at Sylvian Care, shares her expertise, backed by a 2022 certification and nearly 100 successful launches, to guide you. Join Sylvian Care, a UK home care leader, and start your journey to franchise success.
Updated on 07/04/2025
New Year, New You: Transform Your Life Through Franchising in 2025
As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, the air is thick with the promise of new beginnings. The New Year symbolizes a clean slate, an opportunity to reimagine ourselves and set ambitious goals.
Updated on 07/04/2025
Exploring the Franchising Opportunity for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Franchising has long been a cornerstone of entrepreneurship in the UK, providing a way for individuals, like you, to start your business with the backing of a proven brand and established systems.
Updated on 07/04/2025
Why Home Services Businesses Could Thrive in 2025 and Should Be Franchised in the UK ?
The home services industry—encompassing everything from cleaning, plumbing, and gardening to pest control, smart home installation, and elderly care—has undergone a significant transformation in recent years.
Updated on 11/03/2025
Home Improvement & Construction Franchise Opportunities
Ready to build a thriving future? A home improvement and construction franchise offers the perfect blueprint: low entry costs, high demand, and endless growth potential. Step into the UK’s booming market and turn your ambition into profit.
Updated on 18/02/2025
The top software solutions to help you get more out of your franchise in 2025
We’re really pleased to see how many of The Franchising Centre’s clients have been embracing everything this next-gen of franchise software can offer them, as well as all the stories they’ve been sharing about the difference they’ve made.
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Updated on 17/02/2025
7 Tips for Marketing Your Hair, Beauty or Cosmetics Business
If you’re running a hair, beauty or cosmetics business, you’re going to want to stand out from the crowd to attract clients and ensure they stay loyal to your brand. To help you understand how you can market yourself effectively, we’ve compiled seven top tips.
Updated on 02/01/2025
Why You Should Ignore Your Reasons Not to Buy a Franchise
Are you considering opening your first franchise, but you’re not sure whether you’re ready yet? It’s understandable. In life, we tend to talk ourselves out of doing things that make us scared, and often this fear comes from anticipated failure.
Updated on 21/11/2024
A Day in the Life: What It Takes to Run an Energie Fitness Franchise
This is just one edition of our ‘day in the life’ series! Read on to find out more about what it’s like to run your own énergie Fitness franchise.
Updated on 21/11/2024
Starting a New Business Doesn't Always Lead to Immediate Success: Here Are 5 Ways to Change That
It’s safe to say that starting a new business doesn’t always lead to immediate success, but there are some things you can do to make sure it stands the best chance.
Updated on 21/11/2024
A Part Time Franchise For Additional Income
Maybe some of you reading this are under increased pressure financially and looking at options to generate additional revenue, options might be limited if you are already working part or full time, with family constraints too, there is a lot that can get in the way isn’t there!There is some good
Updated on 21/11/2024
How To Buy A Franchise In 7 Easy Steps
As we slowly but surely progress towards the end of 2020, despite the economy, franchising remains incredibly buoyant, with some franchisors recording record levels of enquiries from potential franchisees, so it appears that there is still good news to be had!No doubt you will already have a keen
Updated on 20/11/2024
Minimising Risk – Disciplinary Hearings
If during a disciplinary investigation meeting the employee is unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for their behaviour and there is a case to answer, then a disciplinary hearing is probably on the horizon.
Updated on 18/11/2024
Why Franchising Will Continue To Grow In 2021
Even the most optimistic of us will accept that this year has had it’s challenges, off the back of the Brexit debate and, the turmoil that followed, and then somewhat of a (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime Pandemic piggy-backing on the tail-end of that too, then, as this article is being written a
Updated on 18/11/2024
Why 2022 Can Be The Golden Year For Franchising
It has been widely accepted that any New Year brings about change, it is as good a time as ever, and due to events of the past couple of years, more people than ever will be looking into their employment options, this could be the best time ever for the franchising sector!### The Franchising Sector
Updated on 18/11/2024
Unlock Your Business Valuation Through Franchising
One day you will exit your business, hopefully it will be a planned exit, sometimes business exits are not done in a way that suits the owner out of necessity, but knowing you will exit at some point, let’s discuss how you can probably exit at much higher values through franchising than you might
Updated on 18/11/2024
The Risk Versus Reward Of Buying A Franchise
If you are looking for an extremely safe way of setting up in business, it’s by buying a franchise!What is holding you back then? I mean, you must already be keen to look at the option of buying a franchise otherwise you would not be reading this article!Let us have some debate of these
Updated on 18/11/2024
The Hottest Franchises To Look Out For In 2023
Another year has now gone by and time to consider again what the future holds for you, maybe you have been caught up in the ‘employee trap’ and the certainty of employment, possibly even within a corporate, you might now finally be considering your options, but what are your options? Please read on
Franchisor and Franchisee Relationship
Updated on 18/11/2024
The Best Franchisor And Franchisee Relationship In 2021
Are you tired of the uncertainly of 2020 and keen to do something by yourself and start your very own business? Maybe you have even heard of franchising as one way to do this, but know very little about it? There are many areas that you need to be aware of, here is just one of them for you to think

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