stoppress
Franchisor
News website
is re-launched
As we say goodbye
to the summer,
Venture Marketing
Group looks ahead
to its busiest time of
year – the autumn.
Mike seaman
After the franchise
Temps required?
Portfolio
Manager
exhibitions in
Manchester, ‘Graduate Temps’ is a new service and there are no additional fees for
London and Glasgow, we’re now from Venture Marketing Group (VMG) multiple vacancies
looking towards what I’m sure will be a that offers companies the opportunity
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As we are all probably aware, the 2009
NatWest/bfa Franchise Survey revealed
that 90 per cent of franchises traded
profitably in 2008, reinforcing the fact
that franchising is a safer way of doing
business, and it is crucial that we –
franchisors and service providers to the
franchise industry – make that known!
If you are wondering why you haven’t
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Late payments
John Wright, national chairman of
produces two print issues and regular the FSB, said: “Larger organisations
e-issues of Franchisor News (in place of Small firms are waiting up to four must be given a loud and clear
the previous four issues per annum). months for invoices to be paid message that they must stop
The new format will allow franchisors by several big brand names, the using the recession as an excuse
more immediate access to up-to-date Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to use small firms as a source of
information and articles about the research has revealed. credit. The FSB would like to see
current issues affecting the industry, as many private and public sector
ranging from marketing and finance to Around 4,000 business failures were organisations as possible signed
websites and recruitment. caused by late payments last year up to the Prompt Payment Code to
and one in three FSB members are ensure we can put an end to this
To subscribe to Franchisor News e-issues waiting longer to be paid during the plague, and change the culture of
visit www.franchisornews.co.uk credit crunch. late payments for good.”
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