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Once you have decided that opening up your own franchise is a wise decision, you will need to decide what type of franchise you wish to open.

In recent years in the UK franchising has greatly increased in popularity. In the last year alone the contribution of franchised business to the economy increased by over £5 billion to 12.4 billion.

Many venture capitalists, business angels and new entrepreneurs will understandably, be looking at the current economic climate with grim dismay but all is not lost – This article first appeared in The Times 21st April 2009

There are very many variations in franchise structures and this article explains some of the basics – This article first appeared in The Sunday Times 19th April 2009

In all the daily doom and gloom about the state of the economy. One could be forgiven for worrying about what will I do if I lose my job or if my company has to shut down through a lack of business. Well here’s the good news the world can be your oyster with a choice of careers and an opportunity to control your own destiny by seriously looking into franchising

Finding the right strategies to get through these difficult times is far from easy. The most common and immediate ones are cutting costs and consolidation.

Franchise Link the well known and widely respected franchise consultancy is pleased to announce the launch of their franchisee recruitment support service which has been developed over the last few months.
The recruitment of franchisees is frequently a limiting factor for many franchisors. Experience shows that in many cases recruitment success is governed by time restraints [...]