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Image sourcing

If you are pulling together a website, marketing material or your franchise recruitment campaign you will want to add images as they are a great way to bring your brand to life: you can effectively represent your brand and images deliver a message helping you instantly engage with potential customers or franchisees. Here are some points to consider. more>

Writing effective marketing copy

If you are a franchisee or franchisor, this article will help you write effective marketing copy with the objective of building confidence in your brand and increasing sales. more>

How to balance family and franchise life

What's it like to run a franchise and be a mum? Karen Sherr, who will be a regular blogger on workingmums.co.uk, gives some advice for the growing army of female franchisers. more>

Five tips on maximising the response to your franchise advert

Here we offer some key tips to franchisors that can help increase the effectiveness of a franchise recruitment advert on Workingmums.co.uk. more>

Setting up your own franchise business - A case study

Clare Luke set up a Popstars Academy franchise in Devon - running Popstars parties and dance classes for children. Read about how she approached it, and what her advice is for those women thinking about buying into a franchise. more>

What's it like to be a franchisee?

Julia Scott decided to take the plunge and become a franchisee for La Jolie Ronde. Here's how she got started. more>

Franchise Case Studies

Running a franchise can be a perfect option for those looking for flexible opportunities. To really get to know how being a franchisee can benefit you, take a look at our franchise case studies to see what it is like to be a woman in franchising. more>

Getting more women into franchising

There are an estimated 4.7 million small businesses in the UK and around 500,000 new businesses are started every year, with over 30% started by women. Franchises provide a good way to be both your own boss, but to reduce the risk of going it alone. Cathryn Hayes from HSBC's Franchise Unit gives an overview of the issues facing women in franchising.

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Five reasons to start a franchise

You might not really know what a franchise is or how it might apply to you, but if you are thinking of taking a new direction in the new year, want to work for yourself, but want the security of working for a known name then becoming a franchisee may be for you.