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Posts Tagged ‘franchise_operation’
Posted by Guy Clapperton on 2nd August 2007.
People interested in franchising might well be interested to hear about the Kent Franchising Exhibition happening next month. It’s a show that does what it says on the tin - if you’re thinking of franchising and are in the area the show should give you some ideas.
The interesting thing for me is that this seems [...]
Posted by Guy Clapperton on 12th July 2007.
Forgive the day-late posting but I was having my hair cut yesterday. Not much of a momentous occasion, you might think, and let’s be honest you’d have a point. However, it’s relevant because the Rush people, who beautify the Clapperton bonce, operate on the franchise model. And the bloke who was cutting my hair has [...]
Posted by Guy Clapperton on 20th June 2007.
Here’s an interesting story that happens to tie in with another of my core activities. A franchise operation, the Dyno Group, has won an award as a good place to work.
Actually there’s a little more to it than that. The franchise’s parent company has won, so the franchise - which no doubt played its part [...]
Posted by Guy Clapperton on 13th June 2007.
OK, first an apology - no civilised human being should ever use a word as clunky as ‘franchiseable’, let alone put it in a headline. Anyone with any ideas for a substitute is welcome to get in touch.
Nevertheless, I was reading an interesting article the other day on how you know your organisation is ready [...]
Posted by Guy Clapperton on 16th May 2007.
The search is on for Britain’s best franchisee - click here for the British Franchise Association’s website which carries details on the front page.
Personally I wonder about the validity of this sort of exercise. Yes of course there can be awards for business, but supposing someone is involved in manufacturing something under a franchise agreement. [...]
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