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Philip Lloyd has opened a new TaxAssist shop at 47 High Street, Tonbridge. Philip Lloyd is looking forward to working with more businesses and individuals in Tonbridge after opening his first TaxAssist shop on the High Street. For Philip, joining the TaxAssist Accountants network has enabled him to fulfill a lifelong goal of running his own local practice, and he is looking forward to welcoming existing and new clients to visit him at his new premises. “I’m really pleased with how the shop lo...

The TaxAssist network, ranked 22 in the Accountancy Age Top 50+50, had a combined fee income of £46.6m in 2020 and with 8% growth this has risen to £50.7m in 2021.The TaxAssist Accountants network grew sales by an impressive 8% last year, largely driven by increased brand awareness on the back of successful campaigns during the height of the pandemic and its focus on delivering a broad range of advisory services.There are now 248 TaxAssist franchised territories across the UK, operating from 402...

Pizza franchise Papa John’s has unveiled a new look to its branding with the refresh of the Potters Bar store.The updated logo takes out the word "pizza" and removes the green border around "Papa John's." It is replaced simply with: "Papa Johns" in block red letters. The logo also loses the possessive apostrophe resulting in a fresh modern feel.“We are excited to introduce a new look to our branding which will be gradually rolled out across our 500 plus stores in the UK, starting with Potter Bar...

Doug Hutton, dns accountants Franchise Operations Manager and Practice Manager, your go-to man for getting your business up and running, and growing for many years to come. If you’re thinking about starting your own Practice, you may be feeling uncertain about what’s required. Which is why having the support of a franchise brand behind you, is one of the biggest benefits of joining one. dns accountants, has a highly experienced team of experts, who are all dedicated to helping you succeed in yo...

Driver Hire is clearly getting it right when it comes to both reliable service and value for money. That’s what its eighth annual ‘Proud Survey’ has revealed.Over 500 customers responded to the survey, and whilst ‘reliable service’ remains the top reason for using Driver Hire overall, more respondents than ever said they’d miss ‘personal contact’ the most if they weren’t using Driver Hire.An impressive 86% also rated value for money as ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’.As well as seeking the views of custom...

No Letting Go ran its annual conference at the Ardencote Hotel in Warwickshire, its first “in person” conference since the pandemic began. The theme of the event was great habits, great business, great life focusing on strategies enabling franchisees to work on their business and not just in them to achieve the best work/life balance. The first key speaker was Ben Marley the reviews guru (previously from Feefo), discussing why reviews are so beneficial to all businesses, not just those in consu...

The education sector is one that regularly sees itself under a great deal of scrutiny. It is because of this that it has become all too common for entrepreneurs and prospective franchisees to close the door on joining education franchises, as they believe their experience does not suffice or match the required criteria. However, education franchises such as the in-home and online private tutoring franchise, Tutor Doctor, believes that to maintain a successful and contemporary community of valuab...

The silver economy is huge. Meeting the needs of this burgeoning demographic provides incredible opportunities for business growth, at the same time as helping improve people's health and fitness, and ultimately their quality of life. Niri Patel, Managing Director for fit20 UK, and Dr Walter Vendel, founder and CEO of fit20, will be speaking at the International Franchise Show on 8th April 2022, talking about why preventative health is the future of the silver economy.If you want to be successfu...

If you know a lucrative business opportunity when you see one, you’ll soon realise that it’s the ideal time to become a Lakeland Verandahs franchisee.Whether you are tracking market trends or simply looking for a change in your career, we’ve outlined why you should consider our exciting opportunity without delay.Home improvement trendsSince the start of the pandemic, the home improvement industry has seen a big surge in people looking to invest in their homes. While other industries have underst...

As the world continues to recover from a testing two years, the beginning of 2022 presents an ideal opportunity to reflect on the way businesses and their markets have been affected by the pandemic. For the education industry in particular, the future certainly looks different now to how it may have done pre-pandemic, with further importance placed on mindfulness and meeting the personal needs of individuals. Here, the in-home and online tutoring company Tutor Doctor reviews projections for h...

Auditel franchise started 2022 with a very busy January. With great client receptiveness to Auditel’s carbon solutions alongside procurement improvement services, this has led to record-breaking appointment numbers with potential new clients. In addition, Auditel welcome three new franchise partners into the franchise network, and they kicked off their training on 24th January. Based near Portsmouth, David Wilshin explored Auditel in late 2021 and decided to leave the corporate world to start...

Pizza franchise Papa John’s has opened in Carlton, Nottingham. Multi-unit franchisee Sukhy Bains now makes Carlton his ninth Papa John’s.“I joined Papa John’s in 2010 and with the help of my wife Kam and three daughters have built the business over the years. We live in Nottingham, but no Papa John’s was able to deliver to our own home, so we went about changing that! The new Carlton store is close to our other stores and now means we pretty much have the Nottingham area covered!“The key to our...