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Loving every minute of musical fun

This issue's Franchisee of the Month, Jacquie Sedman, is the Durham franchisee of Musical Minis, a pre-school fun time music group for babies and toddlers Read more

A profitable work/life balance

This issue's Franchisees of the Month, Gas-elec's Richard Curl and Jason Davey, specialise in safety Read more

A year in franchising

After reaching his first anniversary, Martin Davis of Signs Express (Huddersfield), in his final diary entry for us, reflects on a successful year Read more

Uplifting support

For his penultimate diary entry, Martin Davis of Signs Express explains how support has been vital to providing an effective level of service Read more

Toasting their success

This month's 'Franchisees of the Month' are a pair of pub owners in Scotland Read more

Taking direction

Our regular diarist, Martin Davis of Signs Express (Huddersfield), explains how a structured marketing plan has helped create local awareness for his business Read more

News travels fast

As the jobs start rolling in, regular Diary contributor Martin Davis at Signs Express (Huddersfield) talks about the early days of trading Read more

A Trades name

All Trades Network provides a comprehensive managed repair service to the insurance industry. This month's Franchisee of the Month is one of its most successful franchisees, Graham Parks Read more

Job done!

Recruiting can be a time-consuming task when setting up in business, but it's one that needs careful consideration and a focused approach. Martin Davis at Signs Express (Huddersfield) talks us through his own search for staff Read more

Unit-ed networking

Last month, Martin at Signs Express (Huddersfield) talked about how he made his final franchising decision to venture into the signage industry. This issue he focuses on the next stage of the process, finding his perfect unit... Read more.

Franchisee of the Month

Having joined Dream Doors at the end of 2006, Trevor, and his wife Anne, opened their showroom in Nottingham’s West Bridgford area in January 2007 and sold a staggering £513,000 of kitchen facelifts in their first year of trading. They have already sold over £60,000 in January this year and are now planning their second showroom after bringing both of their sons into the business... Read more.

Following the franchising signs

Martin Davis, franchisee at Signs Express (Huddersfield) describes taking his first steps to become part o fthe UK and Ireland's leading signs and graphics company... Read more

Franchisee of the month (March)

Role model, marathon runner and downright successful bloke, PCC's Peter Carmichael was a shoe-in as Business Franchise's Franchisee of the Month... Read more