EDITOR’S COLUMN
“Your rewards will surely be ripening and ready to reap”
EDITORIAL & PUBLISHING EDITOR
Annie Blinkhorn
annie.blinkhorn@vmgl.com
Bring in the harvest
friend of the maturing sun, conspiring with him how to load and bless with fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run”. I’m only coming over all poetic here because
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this is the traditional time of harvest, when what you have sown you’ll be able to reap. The parallels with running your own business – one supported by a franchisor – are that, while you sow, ie. in the months you spend working on the business according to the tried-and-tested methods, your rewards will be surely ripening and ready to reap when the time comes! It certainly feels more like autumn to me
(particularly given the warm weather we experienced this year compared to summers past) and temperatures on the wane. The rise in sales of umbrellas and thermal longjohns are not the only thing on the up, however. Last month, the Chancellor claimed that the UK economy “is turning a corner”, prompting discussion of an uplift in consumer confi dence and the return of traditional signifi ers that things are in the mend, such as growth in the construction industry. The franchise industry itself is expected
to continue a higher rate of growth than the economy, proving that investors can remain confi dent in their franchise business choices. Indeed, the franchise model works so well that well-known brand Dunkin’ Donuts is
e are in, as Romantic poet John Keats so beautifully expressed, the “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” that is “close bosom-
expanding into the UK with its restaurant network, with plans to open 150 franchise outlets across the country. This is just one of many international brands that has its eye on breaking into Britain, showing that there is faith both at home and abroad that we are a buoyant market. There are many international and UK names
at The National Franchise Exhibition, taking place on 4 and 5 October at the Birmingham NEC. This event is your one-stop ultimate place to research and look for your potential franchise. See pages 35 – 60 for the Show Guide, which features an extensive list of seminars, the exhibitor profi les and details of experts on fi nance, legal and career issues that you can visit and consult with. This is also the only national event with the British Franchise Association’s (bfa) seal of approval and, as such, means that visitors are reassured that each and every exhibitor complies with the standard of ethical behaviour expected by the association. With a huge range of industry and sector
types represented at the exhibition, there’s something for every pocket and desire, be it to change your career, work around family demands or simply take that now-or-never ambition to be your own boss. So, the question is – come this time next year, will you be bringing in the harvest?
Annie Blinkhorn Editor
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