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Franchising is one of the continuing success stories of the British business scene. The size of the UK franchise market is expected to double in the next four years and, according to the British Franchising Association...

For anyone considering taking on a franchise, working out how to finance the venture is often the most critical decision that has to be made.

Although a business plan for a new franchise should be similar to that of any other business start-up, certain parts of the plan are particularly important to get right...

Most franchises on offer in the UK are for products and services originally developed overseas...

Today, franchising is commonly associated with the fast food restaurant sector, which includes many household names that originally started in the USA, including McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway and Starbucks...

A master franchise licence is a licence that gives an individual or company (the master franchisee) the right to act as a franchisor in a particular territory...