Franchising has always been an enticing alternative for many people who would like to be small business owners. Much of the grunt work is already done for you, like conducting market research, finding the right vendors and creating brand and consumer awareness. In the current climate franchising comes to the front because of the business [...]

247Staff Manchester like the red devils of the same town has had a great week.. Last week our 2 newest associates finished their training.  First thing this week they were in branch with action plans and rearing to go.  At the end of today they should have 150-200 companies on their databases that they will [...]

……… The company also expects to consolidate and close a number of branches of its UK operations and sees related charges of $11 million to $14 million in 2009. http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKBNG21651420090122

I am as fascinated with the current global recession as the next guy, and ok yes I admit it. In my opinion to beat the 2008 Recession: look what everyone else is doing and go the other way… Although the current economic downturn is taking its toll on businesses large and small, there are many [...]

Rightly or wrongly recent history shows that franchise systems can grow strongly in recession. This is because as job losses and redundancies kick in many workers decide not to return to the workplace as employees. After many years of dedicated services many hardworking employees that loose this jobs decide to take their destiny into their own hands. Even in [...]

The issues with the UK economy are to blame for the decline in the number of jobs in the UK. According to research by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, it is the fifth consecutive month of falls. The number of vacancies has decreased with a record demand for temp workers. The effects have also meant [...]