EDITORIAL & PUBLISHING EDITOR


Annie Blinkhorn


DEPUTY EDITOR Flora Neighbour


flora.neighbour@vmgl.com


for answers T


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here are many famous questions... from the highbrow: – “To be or not to be?” – to the low: “Dude, where’s my car?” Song questions: “When will I see you again?’ and “Who let the dogs out?” and then there’s my dad’s (in fact everyone’s dad’s) favourite question: “Who keeps leaving these lights on? I’m not made of money.”


Our primal instinct to question – along with our ability to accessorise – is what separates us from the animals. If you go blindly into any decision without asking questions you’re heading for disaster. That’s why, in this expert-advice-packed issue of Business Franchise, we not only help you find the questions you should be asking of yourself and your future franchisor, but we also provide (some of) the answers. And if you don’t find the answers here, we can direct you to somewhere that you will. The British Franchise Exhibition


presents the ideal opportunity to have all your searching questions answered by franchisors, current franchisees, advisers, experts and other business owners. There’s a wealth of information available at EventCity, Manchester, where the


exhibition takes place on 16 and 17 June. It’s not too early to start thinking about what you want to ask, so turn to page 17 for our show preview and a taster of what’s to come.


Expert advice on what to ask yourself to gauge your personality type and what franchise you’ll suit can be found on pages 46-47. The question of whether or not to pay down a deposit on a franchise business is answered on pages 34-35 and a panel of franchising experts answer a variety of different questions in the regular Q&A, which starts on page 24. Special features this month include the thriving business services sector (pages 31-33) and on page 28 there’s a focus on working in retail.


When it comes to the question of franchising, there’s all you need, and more, in this issue, so the final question is – what are you waiting for?


ASSISTANT EDITOR Jack Sadler


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PRODUCTION & DESIGN Aryan Pishneshin


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PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Tracy Shah


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