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Internet franchises are another popular option among franchise seekers.  Often this type of opportunity can be run from home, eliminating the need to lease expensive office space.

Internet franchises cover a wide reaching base of options, for example, marketing, IT, search engine optimisation, travel, cost reduction to name but a few.

Many of this franchise type could be considered a lifestyle business and may attract franchise seekers that want to escape traditional office hours, or wish to generate a second income stream.

The level of investment varies among Internet franchise opportunities many are low investment.

This could be an ideal time to invest in an Internet based franchise, even if you lack previous Internet industry experience, with training and support you could develop the required skills to run your Internet business.

We invite you to browse and enquire these exciting Internet franchises listed on Franchise UK.

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Courier Franchises

According to the Financial Times the UK parcel delivery market alone in the UK is worth £10bn per year in annual turnover with a large chunk of the market being as would be expected the B2B courier business sector.

So why do people buy a courier franchise? There are many reasons this sort of career would appeal to people including being able to work the hours they want, effectively controlling their income. Also you are not tied to an office or place of business and this freedom does really appeal to a lot of franchise or business opportunity seekers. Another advantage of a courier franchise is that usually the investment level is low. You will probably need your own vehicle or van but other than that the set-up franchise fees are usually pretty low so you can recoup this quite quickly unlike some other franchises that require a large upfront investment that may take a long time to recoup.

Management Franchises

Management Franchises remain to top choice amongst white collar franchise seekers. With business consultancy services estimated to be worth £7bn to the UK economy. Many companies chose to employ franchised business consultants in order to reduce costs and improve their businesses operations.

This can be both enjoyable and a lucrative area of business. Working as a management consultant is considered by many to be a professional role, if you have a passion for business and are brimming with enthusiasm, the training programmes that many management franchise can provide you with the right skills, techniques and on-going support required for you to operate your franchise.

A management franchise can also offer a good life work balance, with consultancy hours mainly being set around traditional office hours, a management franchise could be the solution for more leisure time and is ideal for people who enjoy business and have a desire to inspire other local businesses to thrive.

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Home Based Franchises

Home based franchises, a business run from home have steadily risen over recent years, why? Home based franchises offer many opportunities, some of the include;

• More family friendly
• Better work & home life balance
• Increased earning potential, work when you want and potentially outside usual business hours
• Reduced child care costs
• Reduced overheads, less travel time, fuel and travelling expenses

Home based franchises have also steadily grown. Many so called white collar franchises are home based and include areas such as business consultancy, accountancy and bookkeeping, business training and coaching and internet businesses. In addition to these white collar home based franchises there has also been a steady rise is so called “Mumpreneurs”, mums that instead of seeking full or part-time employment around family life decide to set-up their own business on their own or via a home based franchise. Some of the businesses popular with Mumpreneurs include;

• Child care
• Childrens fitness such as football, swimming, dancing
• Beauty including hair & nail salons, tanning
• Fitness
• Cosmetics

Home based franchises can provide such great flexibility for men and women along with improved technology are surely set to continue to rise in the UK and therefore could provide a great opportunity for anyone seeking greater flexibility and a work life balance. That said always find out everything about the investment and business and seek professional advice before any investment.

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