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With the British and International Franchise Exhibition in London only a matter of weeks away and everyone now into full swing for 2010, have you considered what your next steps may be in franchising? You may be about to sign up for a whole new life in business, or you may only be at the earliest stages of research. Either way, make sure you have taken the right steps and advice. On both the bfa website and whichfranchise.com you will find a wealth of free information resources, plus links to help you with this journey. They are the only two websites to purely list bfa accredited franchise companies – companies that have put themselves forward to the stringent accreditation tests on their franchise and have passed – so you can also be confident about the companies you are researching.

I hope that you find the information and resources below useful and I wish you all the best for the future.

Kindest regards,

Tom
Marketing Manager
British Franchise Association

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Is franchising your next step?

Tom Endean
Marketing Manager
British Franchise Association (bfa)

With the majority of the past two years providing less than positive news for many businesses of all shapes and sizes, followed by a rise in unemployment and diminished confidence, does today's market still encourage many to think about new businesses of their own? If so, they would need to have a very robust proposition.

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Upcoming Events

Approach Franchising with Confidence
London, 25 th March 2010
Educational seminar day for those looking to buy a franchise
Click here for more information and booking

Approach Franchising with Confidence
Manchester, 29 th April 2010
Educational seminar day for those looking to buy a franchise
Click here for more information and booking

The Scottish Business Breakfast
Glasgow, 14 th May 2010
Click here for information and booking

The bfa also runs many seminars for those looking to franchise their business.
Click here for more educational seminar.

Latest news from the world of franchising

bfa Qualification Launched to Recognise Excellence in Franchising

The bfa has launched its first industry recognised qualification for franchise professionals, aimed at recognising expertise in franchising. The QFP (Qualified Franchise Professional) is designed to be a formal recognition of an individual's professional knowledge and experience in franchising. It demonstrates an understanding of the intricacies of best practice franchising as well as an investment in further and continuous development.

Visit the Qualified Franchise Professional page.

Register for free tickets to major franchise exhibition

For those wanting to learn more about franchising, you can register for free tickets for the major UK exhibitions via the bfa website. Tickets are now available for the British and International Franchise Exhibition at London Olympia on 19 & 20 March 2010:

Register for FREE tickets

New Look Websites!

whichfranchise and the bfa have recently launched fresh new look websites. The sites include improved functionality and many other new additions that aim to make navigating easier and faster.

We will be rolling out more enhancements over the coming weeks.

See for yourself: 

www.whichfranchise.com

www.thebfa.org

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