You probably wouldn’t have trouble spending £100,000. But what looks like a huge sum is not so impressive when you consider what you might need for a comfortable retirement. Today, a pension pot of £100,000 saved throughout a working life would buy a 65-year-old non-smoker an annuity, or annual income, of £6,000 to £7,000 a [...]

There is no question that there are clear guidelines to consider when shopping for a franchise business opportunity. There are personal guidelines for you to consider at your end and there are certain elements you are looking for in the franchisor too. Your own personal checklist might look like this: I have enough money or [...]

Welcome You have reached Gardner Riley. We are internationally based specialist business consultants. Our key sector is franchising and business development through that methodology whereby we work privately with Shareholders and Directors; franchisees and franchisors alike to change the way companies can expand. Based on our extensive industry experience we advise businesses on whether their [...]

Franchising can be a great way to start your own business and the failure rate for franchises is much less than that of non franchise start-ups. You still need to do your homework and ask and be satisfied about many questions which you might not think about in your enthusiasm to start your own business. The franchise agreement from a major franchisor will [...]

Read our guide below to see if you are making the right decision. 1. Which Franchise? Usually prospective franchisees come to us with a particular franchise in mind. The first thing we always ask is – why select that one? There are lots of franchisors who would no doubt like to have you as a [...]

Many of us reach points in our lives where we consider a change in career direction or perhaps find ourselves out of work and need to look for something else to put our efforts into.  A franchise business can represent a great option when it comes to starting up a new venture but how does [...]