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Finalists for BFA Franchisee of the Year 2009 Unveiled!
The short listing for this year’s British Franchise Association (BFA) Franchisee of the Year has now taken place. Ten finalists have been selected to battle it out for the prestigious title and they...
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Banks make profit in recession – can franchise business benefit?
Nick Strong - Franchise recruitment advisor At the beginning of August Barclays have announced profits for 2009 at nearly £3 billion pounds. Across the group, Barclays income has soared 37% to...
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HSBC Commercial Banking launches its inaugural Going International report
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising Following on from the success of the “Future of Business” report issued in May 09, HSBC has commissioned a “Going International” business report. The report...
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Franchise exhibition visit planning
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising The National Franchise Exhibition is now only a couple of weeks away, taking place on 2 and 3 October at the NEC, Birmingham. It’s an excellent starting point...
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Confidence in UK economy returns – good news for franchise business
It would seem that the first domino in the line towards economic recovery in the UK has been knocked down. Mark Berrisford-Smith, senior economist at HSBC, confirms: “The economy in the third quarter...
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Winners of Franchisee of the Year Awards 2009
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising The 2009 British Franchise Association Franchisor of the Year Awards co-sponsored by HSBC and the Daily Express, were announced on 1 October at a black tie...
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Encouraging Women into Franchising events (EWIF)
On Tuesday 22 September the national launch of the ‘Encouraging Women into Franchising’ group (EWIF) took place at Wotton House Hotel, Dorking. Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising The women in...
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Franchise business plan examples
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising Lenders always worry about the ability of a new franchise to provide enough income for the owner to live on and service any borrowings they have, particularly...
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Encouraging Women into Franchising – Research
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising The Encouraging Women into Franchising group (EWIF) held its first meeting of 2010 at Munday’s Solicitors, Cobham on 9 February. Having been established for 18...
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Business Thinking 2010
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising HSBC has recently launched a new campaign ‘Business Thinking 2010’ to help UK companies turn their great business ideas into reality. The Business Thinking...
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2010 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year – Winners Announced
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising I had the pleasure of announcing the winners of the 21st bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards 2010, supported by Express Newspapers, at the award ceremony in...
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Franchise News: Franchisee of the Year Awards 2010
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising Nominations are now open for the bfa HSBC Franchisee of the Year Awards 2010. The awards, supported by Express Newspapers, highlight the outstanding efforts,...
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Franchise Blog News: Our 300th Franchise Blog Post!
Joel Caws - Technical Director, Select Your Franchise I just noticed this morning that this will be the 300th post on our franchise blog! This being the case, I wanted to take a little time to look...
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Franchise View: The changing face of World Trade
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising A new report commissioned by HSBC, called ‘Mapping the World’s Trade Connections’ shows how the world is trading today and where the opportunities may lie...
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Franchise News: Banks commit to further support UK business
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising Bank finance has generated significant interest during the past two years in the wake of the financial crisis. ‘Supporting UK Businesses’, published on 14...
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Franchise News: Franchise Wins HSBC Start Up Stars 2010
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising More than 250 leaders from the worlds of business, politics and the media gathered at the Dorchester Hotel last week to celebrate the 2010 HSBC Start-Up Stars...
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Encouraging women into franchising networking events
Franchise blog Nick Strong Encouraging Women into franchising (EWIF) networking events focus on bringing women that are interested in advancing there careers by way of the business format franchising...
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Finalists revealed for prestigious Franchisor Awards
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising A shortlist of 13 franchisors has been announced in the 2011 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers. The finalists were...
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Franchise News: Franchisee of the Year Awards 2011
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising Entries for the British Franchise Association (bfa) HSBC Franchisee of the Year Awards 2011 are now being accepted, so why not nominate your most enterprising...
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International franchising advice from HSBC
Cathryn Hayes - HSBC Head of Franchising A diverse range of sectors lend themselves to successful international franchising. A common example is retail, particularly the fast-food sub-sector. In recent...
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