A business plan describes what you are planning for your business and how you are going to do it. When you're working out how to create a business plan, it's important to be thorough. But it's also vital to be realistic. Something you always need to bear in mind when you're writing a business

More and more people are choosing to retrain as an electrician in later life. After all, there always seems to be a need for electrical contractors. Even more so these days, as smart homes and other technologies call for more electrical devices fitted in modern homes. Plus, most people find wo

There can be many reasons you need to work out how to calculate the value of a business. You might want to sell. You might want to buy. You may want to know your growing company's value so that you can secure outside investment. Whether you are a small business or an established name though, t

Market research is all about understanding who your potential buyers are and what influences their behaviour. Chiefly, what impacts their decision to buy or not to buy. The value of this kind of activity means that successful market research companies make – and often charge – millions of pou

2020 was a year without parallel. However, amid all difficulties, we delivered one of the strongest years in franchising. We’ve demonstrated strengths, navigating with agility through the turbulent times, caused by the pandemic, shifting our focus and quickly adapting to the new normal. During the

Every year, a selected panel of judges choose the top 100 of the greatest franchise from all industries in Britain. We are delighted that Fantastic Services has been ranked the UK’s 29th best franchise by the Elite Franchise. The Elite Franchise Top 100 identifies the brightest businesses in th

It’s been a few days since the AFA Awards ceremony, where our Area Development franchisee, Ivanka Obreshkova, won a golden award for Franchisee of the Year. We are all thrilled and honoured to have such an incredible woman in our Fantastic Family! After last year’s success, when she was short

We are thrilled to share that Fantastic Services has been shortlisted in the following three categories in the national Virtual Franchising Awards 2021 hosted by the Quality Franchise Association and sponsored by Barclays:   The Virtual Franchising Awards recognise the achievements of fr

With 2020 being such a turbulent year, a little celebration is something we could all use right now, and the AFA Awards is something that does just that! The Awards ceremony celebrated achievement, development and ongoing growth of the franchising industry, harnessing the power of franchising in

In 2009, Anton and Rune had an idea – to completely change the way of booking and delivering property-maintenance services. Today, these two individuals own a multi-service franchise company that successfully operates on three continents. We sat down with our co-founder Anton Skarlatov to speak