Starting a Franchise
Have you ever wondered how to start a franchise? Find out more about what a franchise is, how you can start one and how you can gain flexibility with a tried and tested business model. Our franchise guides and advice will help you learn about advantages & disadvantages of starting a franchise. You can also find a range of franchise opportunities - everything from running a children's art class, to managing a team of cleaners for a high earning business.
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Search here for your ideal flexible franchise opportunity. You can find everything from running a virtual PA business from home, to
Featured Franchise Opportunities
Mini Athletics
Ever thought of running your own business? Running a Mini Athletics business is fun, rewarding and lucrative, and more importantly it’s family... read more
Fantastic Services Franchise
Fantastic Services is a leader in the UK property-maintenance services with a network of over 530+ franchisees across three continents. The... read more
Perfect Part Time Business
Managed from home, hours to suit your family life, part time hours, full time income... Full training provided. read more
Get Ahead – Your Virtual Agency
If you love managing people, and want to join a fast-growing, award-winning, super-supportive franchise, then Get Ahead could be the perfect fit for... read more
Diddi Dance
Want to run your own business whilst having fun and keeping fit? Try diddi dance read more
Time For You
Work from home during hours that suit you read more
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Featured Franchise Articles
Self Employment
‘47% of contractors faced blanket bans due to IR35’
A new survey shows 47% of contractors said the firms they work with imposed a blanket ban on contractors following the roll-out of IR35 to the private... read more
Self Employment
A role model for businesswomen
Georgia Metcalfe is the founder of the French Bedroom Company. She talks to workingmums.co.uk about setting it up, getting through Covid and Brexit... read more
Self Employment
Advice for contractors facing financial difficulties
John Bell from Clarke Bell advises on what you can do if you are a contractor struggling to repay a loan taken out during the pandemic who is facing... read more
Self Employment
Side hustles: what you need to know
Chartered accountant Oliver Atkinson has some advice on the tax and other implications of running a side hustle alongside your regular job. read more
Self Employment
What will the impact of Covid be on women entrepreneurs?
As figures emerge showing the number of women-founded businesses falling way below men during the pandemic, workingmums.co.uk asks what the impact of... read more
Franchising
Covid franchise stories: diddi dance
diddi dance's Anne-Marie Martin talks to workingmums.co.uk about the franchise's Covid experience and how important dance is for mental health. read more
Franchising
Pink Spaghetti: franchising in a pandemic
The Pink Spaghetti franchise not only managed to weather Covid, but found itself perfectly placed to advise its clients due to its expertise in remote... read more
