Don’t let your ego get in the way of you income It ain’t as bad as you think, it will look better in the morning. If there’s one experience universal to ALL home-business owners, particularly those running a business on the internet, it’s the occasional feeling that you’re just spinning your wheels, and not getting [...]

It’s important when developing your business proposition that it be clear and concise. It’s best to start by focusing on what the needs are of your target group and what they all have in common. What do they all want that your business to do or provide? Esoterically what is the most important to them? [...]

Buying a franchise is a huge decision and it’s a complicated process to go through. Finding a franchise business consultant to guide you can seem like a great idea. Here are our top 10 questions to ask a consultant before asking them to help you… What’s the fee structure – how much do they charge? [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]