The Top 5 New Franchises to Keep Your Eye On
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A look at the best companies who started franchising in 2012 or later.
Source: Feed Burner
Author: Nathan Bissitt
Barclays in talks to expand Dublin office post-Brexit
Barclays is in talks with Irish regulators about expanding its presence in Dublin in the run up to Brexit.It is the latest financial company to indicate how it is repositioning to cope with the UK’s exit from the EU. Barclays said Ireland provided a
US bank stocks fall despite profit rise
US banking giant JP Morgan Chase has reported a 13% rise in second quarter profits to $7bn (£5.4bn), lifted by strong growth of loans and deposits.It was the steepest profit rise of the three big US banks that reported quarterly results on Friday.Profits at Wells
EasyJet picks Austrian base for post-Brexit plan
UK airline EasyJet is planning to set up a new company in Austria to protect its European business after Britain leaves the EU.The new airline, EasyJet Europe, will be based in Vienna. The airline must have an air operator certificate in an EU member country to allow
EasyJet's new airline is a clever response to Brexit
The impact of Brexit has landed. There will now be three easyJets, all with a capital letter in the wrong place and all located in different places – one in the UK, one in Switzerland and now one in Austria. This new airline, easyJetEurope, will come with its
Sports Franchise Opportunities Review
Lots of people are very passionate about sport and consider it a dream to be able to combine their sporting lives with their professional ones. With a sports franchise, this is very much a possibility. Sporting business has grown in an unprecedented way as people have found
New Royal Mail pension plan to avert strike
Royal Mail has offered staff a choice between a defined benefit or contribution pension scheme, after opposition from trade unions including the threat of possible strike action. But while one of the two unions representing workers planned to vote on the new proposal,
Home Instead’s first franchisee in Northern Ireland off to a flying start
Lynn Elliott is changing the face of ageing in Northern Ireland as Home Instead Senior Care’s first franchise to open its doors in the province. Proving there’s a clear demand in Northern Ireland for the brand’s relationship-led care and companionship model with
India exports tuk-tuks or 'auto rickshaws' to Africa
The tuk-tuk or “auto rickshaw” – a traffic-dodging staple on the streets of India – is starting to make its way across Africa. Indian manufacturer Atul has assembly plants across the African continent and is promoting it as an economical
Airbnb host fined $5k for refusing guest
An Airbnb host who cancelled a woman’s reservation during a snowstorm because of her ethnicity has been fined $5,000 (£3,857) and ordered to attend a college course in Asian-American studies. Dyne Suh had booked Tami Barker’s mountain cabin in Big Bear,