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  • Network Growth
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5 September 2025 1:00 pm

Phil Archer : Funding with Government Schemes

  • Franchise Support
  • Franchise Finance
  • Franchise Recruitment
  • Network Growth
1 August 2025 1:00 pm

Jen Chapman : The Cinder National Franchise Wellbeing Survey 2025

  • Franchise Support
  • Mental Wellness
  • Mental Resilience
  • Sustainable Growth
  • Franchise Recruitment
11 July 2025 1:00 pm

Nick Empson : Secrets to Scale

  • Management
  • Long-term Exit Plans
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Systems
  • Sustainable Growth
6 June 2025 1:00 pm

Laurent Leclerc : Unlock Growth With Smarter Territory Planning

  • Territory Planning
  • Sustainable Growth
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Territories
  • Franchise Systems
  • Management
2 May 2025 1:00 pm

Sean Goldsmith : Unlock the Power of AI in Franchise Recruitment

  • Technology
  • Management
  • Franchise Recruitment
  • Legal
  • Franchise Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
4 April 2025 1:00 pm

Penny Hopkinson : How to create a knowledge - sharing environment to scale your business

  • Franchise Support
  • Management
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Systems
  • Technology
7 March 2025 1:00 pm

George Pomfret : How to value a franchise resale

  • Franchise Support
  • Management
  • Long-term Exit Plans
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Systems
7 February 2025 1:00 pm

Ed Purnell : Convert more prospects in your franchise recruitment process

  • Management
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Recruitment
  • Franchise Marketing
  • Social Media
10 January 2025 1:00 pm

Farrah Rose : International Franchising

  • Franchise Support
  • Management
  • Network Growth
  • International Franchising
  • Franchise Territories
  • Franchise Systems
6 December 2024 1:00 pm

Jen Chapman- Boffin : Mental Wellness and Resilience in a Franchise Network

  • Franchise Support
  • Management
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Systems
  • Mental Wellness
  • Mental Resilience
1 November 2024 1:00 pm

Pip Wilkins : British Franchise Journal 2024

  • Franchise Support
  • Management
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Recruitment
11 October 2024 1:00 pm

Alicia West : Protecting your intellectual property in a changing world

  • Data Protection
  • Legal
  • Franchise Support
  • Management
6 September 2024 1:00 pm

Neil Newman : Gather

  • Technology
  • Franchise Support
  • Management
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Systems
2 August 2024 1:00 pm

Zakia Moulaoui : Invisible Cities

  • Network Growth
  • International Franchising
  • Franchise Systems
  • Social Franchising
  • Social Enterprise
5 July 2024 1:00 pm

Jacob Mortensen : Local Digital Marketing in Franchise Businesses

  • Technology
  • Management
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Recruitment
  • Franchise Marketing
  • Social Media
14 June 2024 1:00 pm

Russell Ford & Alicia West: How to get the best out of mediation

  • Franchise Support
  • Management
  • Legal
10 May 2024 1:00 pm

Mark Llewellyn & Terry Mullen: Revive! Franchising Story

  • Franchise Systems
  • Network Growth
  • Long-term Exit Plans
  • Management
  • Franchise Support
  • Technology
5 April 2024 1:00 pm

The Best UK Franchises

  • Technology
  • Franchise Support
  • Franchise Finance
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Recruitment
  • Franchise Systems
  • Franchise Marketing
  • Social Media
9 February 2024 1:00 pm

Melvin Lusty: From a £1 purchase to a £10 million sale

  • Technology
  • Franchise Support
  • Management
  • Network Growth
  • Franchise Systems
5 January 2024 1:00 pm

Natalia Shvarts: My Journey in Franchising

  • Franchise Systems
  • Legal
  • Franchise Finance
  • Franchise Support
1 December 2023 1:00 pm

Kevin Aires: The Power of Video in Franchise Recruitment

  • Franchise Recruitment
3 November 2023 1:00 pm

Rachel Ray: Chromia Group Founder

  • Long-term Exit Plans
  • Franchise Finance
  • Management
14 September 2023 1:00 pm

Lucy Archer: Can ChatGPT replace your PR Team?

  • PR
  • Technology
10 July 2023 1:00 pm

Nick Bramley: Pick a Lane

  • Franchise Support
  • Management
2 June 2023 1:00 pm

John Scott: International Franchising Stories

  • Network Growth
  • International Franchising
5 May 2023 1:00 pm

Chris Cook: How to recruit more 'amazing franchisees'

  • Franchise Recruitment
4 April 2023 1:00 pm

Ed Purnell: Using LinkedIn as a franchise marketing and recruitment tool

  • Franchise Recruitment
  • Social Media
3 March 2023 1:00 pm

Natalia Shvarts and Simon Bishop: Data Protection

  • Data Protection
  • Legal
3 February 2023 1:00 pm

Adam Lovelock & Ed Purnell: Franchise Recruitment in 2023

  • Franchise Recruitment
6 January 2023 1:00 pm

Nigel Toplis: Growing and Managing a Franchise Network in Economic Uncertainty

  • Management
  • Network Growth
2 December 2022 1:00 pm

Stuart Lee: Planning and Managing Franchise Territories

  • Franchise Territories
1 July 2022 1:00 pm

Roz Goldstein - An update on Legal in Franchising

  • Legal
1 April 2022 1:00 pm

James Dobson: Managing Franchise Recruitment Effectively Online

  • Franchise Systems
  • Franchise Recruitment
  • Franchise Marketing
4 February 2022 1:00 pm

John Pratt: How to Avoid Franchise Litigation

  • Legal
5 November 2021 1:00 pm

Lucy Archer: The Power of PR for your Franchise Network

  • PR
5 November 2021 1:00 pm

Paul Hansen: Finance for Franchising

  • Franchise Finance
10 September 2021 1:00 pm

Carl Reader: The use of Management Systems in a Franchise Network

  • Management
1 July 2021 1:00 pm

Andy Lambert: The Power of Social Media

  • Social Media
1 June 2021 1:00 pm

Cathryn Hayes: Revive! Auto Innovations

  • Franchise Recruitment
1 May 2021 1:00 pm

Marianne Smith: The Franchise Recruitment Journey (Pt. 2)

  • Franchise Recruitment
1 April 2021 1:00 pm

Rik Hellewell: OvenU

  • Management
1 April 2021 1:00 pm

Marianne Smith: The Franchise Recruitment Journey (Pt. 1)

  • Franchise Recruitment

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