Tools and providers
Selecting franchise software with requirements that can fail
Select franchise software by mapping mandated systems, writing testable requirements, checking UK obligations and running one comparable demonstration.
Archive
October 2026
Costs and pricing
How to organise a franchise cost schedule
This franchise opportunities cost guide explains how to organise a schedule: payment periods, VAT, payroll, quotes, contract charges and cash flow.
Rules and ethics
Franchise business VAT: how charges are treated
Franchise business VAT depends on the supply behind each charge. See how fees, royalties, management services and related costs are treated.
Measurement
Sizing a franchise territory with ONS data across England and Wales
Franchise opportunities need territories sized on ONS census and population estimates, local authority figures and GVA, not guesswork. Here is the method.
Rules and ethics
Scotland's separate legal system and what franchise agreements must change
Franchise business in Scotland runs on Scots contract law, not English defaults. Here is exactly what your franchise agreement must change before you sign.
Outlook
Multi-unit and single-site franchising in Greater Manchester: how the models differ
How multi-unit and single-site franchising differ in Greater Manchester, covering sectors, territory size, staffing, business rates and capital needs.
Rules and ethics
How does VAT and customs work for a Northern Ireland franchise?
Franchise opportunities in Northern Ireland face dual VAT, customs and branding rules after Brexit. Here is how Belfast operators trade into the Republic.
Rules and ethics
How care and childcare franchises register with Ofsted, CQC and the Care Inspectorate
Franchise opportunities in care and childcare need Ofsted, CQC, Care Inspectorate or national registration before trading. Here is what each regulator demands.
Rules and ethics
How bfa membership works and what it does not prove about a UK franchise
Franchise opportunities with bfa membership: what the code of ethics covers, how complaints are routed, and the UK due diligence no logo replaces.
Rules and ethics
Glasgow franchise site selection: Scots leases, planning and business rates overview
A Glasgow franchise site guide to Scots leases, planning, building warrants, title conditions, business rates overview and fit-out cost drivers.
Measurement
Franchise business resales: valuation and transfer
Learn how franchise business resales are valued, what transfers to a buyer, how franchisor consent works and which records to prepare for a sale.
Tools and providers
Franchise business support in Birmingham and the Midlands
Franchise business support in Birmingham and the Midlands: five named organisations, the sectors they cover, and how to check them at Companies House.