The Franchisor's Perspective

The Franchise Show Ireland 2016 is coming to the RDS in Dublin this September.

TED Talks is a nonprofit organisation that is devoted to spreading new, interesting, inspiring, and usually entertaining ideas in short powerful talks. We’ve put together the top eight TED Talks that every franchise owner, franchise holder and aspiring franchisee should watch. So put the kettle on, dig out your headphones and use your next break to get motivated! How to get your Ideas to Spread –...

On Friday, 27 March at the Clyde Court Hotel in Dublin 4, the winners of the Irish Franchise Awards 2015 were announced at a black-tie, gala event.

Read about this year's franchise awards in Ireland and the UK, both of which are now officially open for entries. Award ceremonies are black-tie events attended by the media, significant members of the franchise industry, and government representatives.

On 14th and 15th February, the greatest franchise exhibition of the year was held in the ExCel Exhibition Centre, London. We just couldn't miss it, and three of our sales team travelled from Franchise Direct's European Head Offices in Dublin to set up stand and converse with franchise clients and potential franchisees. Here UK editor Ann-Marie gives us a day-by-day report on the whirlwind trip that they enjoyed so much.

With well over 3,000 attendees, this year’s IFA convention was the largest yet, providing a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and information as well as a platform for the discussion of important issues relating to the franchising industry.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report was released last week with some surprising results for Irish entrepreneurship.

At some stage in a franchisee's business they will decide to exit from the franchise for many reasons. But as a franchisor you must be aware of this need to "exit" and to address a possible future franchise resale with all your franchisees from the very beginning of the franchise recruitment process.