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Part time franchise opportunities in the UK: run a business on your own hours
05/10/2026Part-time franchises are franchises the franchisor states can be run on reduced hours, at least at the start. In October 2026, only a handful of brands in the L'Express Franchise directory said so explicitly on their profile. This guide sets…
Low cost franchises in the UK: cheap and low investment opportunities under £10,000
05/10/2026Low cost franchises in the UK range from a few hundred pounds to £10,000 of personal contribution. In October 2026, eleven brands in the L'Express Franchise directory published an entry cost at or below £10,000, eight of them £5,000 or…
Home-based franchises in the UK: brands and costs
02/10/2026Half of UK franchisees work from home, according to the British Franchise Association's 2024 National Franchise Survey of its members. Home-based franchises cover services delivered online, at the client's premises or in schools, run from a home office rather than…
How to open a car repair garage in the UK 2026
22/09/2026Around 35 million MOT tests were carried out in the UK last year, according to the Independent Garage Association, with an average failure rate of 27% and the average car on the road now a record 10 years old. Anyone…
How to open a Superdrug shop in the UK: is it possible, who owns it and expansion plans
22/09/2026Superdrug trades from close to 900 shops in the UK and Ireland and reported turnover of £1.63 billion for 2024. It publishes no franchise offer. Every shop belongs to the company, which is itself owned by A.S. Watson and ultimately…
How to open a driving school in the UK 2026
22/09/2026It is illegal to charge for driving lessons in the UK without being on the approved driving instructor register. The registration belongs to the person, not the business, lasts four years and cannot be sold or passed on. Whatever else…
How to write a business plan in the UK 2026
21/09/2026The UK has no franchise disclosure document. No statute requires a franchisor to hand over audited figures, and no regulator checks what it does hand over. That makes the business plan the only place where the numbers are tested before…
How to open a dark kitchen in the UK 2026
17/09/2026Dark kitchens make up around 15% of all food retailers on the major delivery platforms in England, according to publicly funded research led by Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield. Each one carries the same food law as…
How to open a dog day care in the UK 2026
16/09/2026UK Pet Food's 2026 Pet Population Survey, based on 8,951 online interviews carried out in January 2026, estimates 15.5 million dogs in UK households, against 12.5 million five years earlier. Commercial dog day care has been a licensable activity in…
How to open a cleaning business in the UK in 2026
16/09/2026No licence is required to start a cleaning business in the UK. That makes it one of the cheapest trades to enter and one of the easiest to get wrong, because the rules that bite are employment rules rather than…
