Franchise Opportunities that match your search
Shuttercraft’s market opportunity supplying and fitting window shutters and blinds is vast; our made-to-measure shutters and blinds can be designed to fit virtually any window, in any property – irrespective of shape, size or location. Follow our path to success to learn about this exciting franchise opportunity!
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The YourPlumber franchise gives you a fantastic opportunity to run your own business and earn what you’re worth, but with all the strength of a successful brand and proven support system behind you.
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We believe the Hotel Express International franchise is the world's leading global hotel discount program. We have a distributor network with around 60 national offices worldwide. We are now offering exclusive, master licenses for distributors in several countries and are also looking for distributors in the UK.
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Become independent, yet with all of the support you would expect from a market leader. Currently we have over 100 franchisees in the UK and Ireland, but we do have some territories for sale. Do you want to become part of the Autosmart success story?
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Small business for sale
BusinessesForSale.com boasts a wide variety of small businesses for sale around the UK, in a range of industries from agricultural business opportunities to online small businesses for sale. BusinessesForSale.com features more than just an abundance of businesses for sale; the site also offers articles, podcasts and videos about choosing the right small business opportunity, how to buy a small business and generating small business ideas.
Buying a business offers many advantages over starting your own enterprise. You’re buying an established business opportunity with existing customers, a brand recognised in its marketplace and fully trained staff who are accustomed to their role. Moreover, depending on the small business for sale, an acquisition with a proven track record should be easier to obtain funding for than a small business idea that exists only on paper.
It’s not easy to identify which businesses for sale will represent a shrewd investment. Obviously you must ascertain how profitable a business opportunity is and the potential to boost revenues. Fundamental to this process is performing due diligence, where you scrutinise the business for sale’s records and premises to determine whether the business opportunity lives up to its description in the sales memorandum and BusinessesForSale.com advert. A business transfer agent can also offer guidance about buying a small business, helping you value the business independently of the seller’s valuation and negotiating the purchase of the business for sale.
A small business for sale also has to suit your background, skills and interests. For example, if you have good social skills and hospitality experience then you might consider hotel businesses for sale. Or maybe your talents lie in technology or the media, in which case IT and media businesses for sale would be a good category to start.
Geographic location is obviously a consideration if you want to buy a business. Would you relocate if the right business opportunity arose? You can filter your search to ‘relocatable’ business opportunities, which often means internet-based and other work-from home opportunities.
Your options when you buy a small business will obviously be limited by your budget and the size of the security you can borrow money against. Before you buy a business, think not just about the initial consideration to acquire the asset; also factor in ongoing working capital post-sale. Obviously you can never predict accurately to the nearest pound how much cash flow you’ll need, so perhaps leave enough slack for a tight-cash-flow scenario.
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