Franchise Opportunities that match your search
Pat Testers is one of our latest additions to the many successful business opportunities we currently operate across the UK & Ireland. Pat testing is a tried and tested concept and with our many years of experience, and the research we put into every opportunity we launch, we know with our help you’ll have a great start and a secure future with Pat Testers.
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If you love meeting people , are interested in working with small businesses, want to work from home and be part of a great brand, why not consider running a bookkeeping franchise with Cloud Bookkeeping. As a Cloud Bookkeeper, you will be provided with extensive training and support to ensure that you feel confident and able to run your own successful bookkeeping business.
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The Creation Station franchise inspires children’s imaginations through an award winning and exciting portfolio of art and craft activities, events and products. Our easy to deliver programme provides a fun and stress free experience for children and parents to enjoy together. Now, due to national demand, we have the Creation Station Franchise available for self motivated and organised candidates.
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Europe's Number 1 provider of on-site hydraulic hose repairs, Pirtek operates as a well supported business format franchise together with Licensees who acquire the rights to own and operate one of the Pirtek Centres in various regions of the UK. Proven guidelines have made the Pirtek formula successful not only in the UK but also in Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA.
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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.