commercial franchises with social impact beyond job creation
Adult Education
Adult Education
Pitman Training
Tutor Doctor
Care
Care
Ableworld
Bluebird Care
Caremark
Home Instead
Right at Home
SureCare Community Services
Nurseries
Nurseries
Banana Moon Day Nurseries
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries
Employability
Employability
Ed`s Garden Maintenance
Envirocare Grounds Maintenance
Esquires Coffee Houses
Jaspers Corporate Catering
Rainbow International
The Zip Yard
VIP Bin Cleaning
Sport
Sport
Anytime Fitness
Energie
Little Kickers
Premier Sport
Sports Xtra - Coach
Sports Xtra Franchise
Tatty Bumpkin
The Little Gym
Tumble Tots
Young Minds
Young Minds
ComputerXplorers
Creation Station
Jo Jingles
Kumon Educational
Monkey Music
Pyjama Drama
Stagecoach
Tutor Doctor
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EMPLOY-ABILITY
Although the franchises selected provide jobs, they could be particularly relevant to:
Provide some jobs for people who find it hard to get employment due to life choices e.g. ex-offenders, etc. or
Provide employment for some people with disabilities e.g. learning or physical disability
The roles for people who find it hard to get jobs could be transient during which people gain an NVQ or similar qualification. The franchisee then is deliberately using the business as a stepping stone into the world of work for many people.
Employment of the disabled tends to be for a long sustained period.
Such Franchises have an advantage under the Social Value Act as Local Authorities need to show social value in contracts. So work could include serving the vulnerable e.g. garden maintenance for vulnerable in social housing. This is a win-win.
The franchises selected mainly focus on manual labour, relatively low skill activities e.g. gardening, catering.
Supervision and leadership by skilled personnel is essential.
List of franchise options:
Employability
Ed`s Garden Maintenance
Envirocare Grounds Maintenance
Esquires Coffee Houses
Jaspers Corporate Catering
Rainbow International
The Zip Yard
VIP Bin Cleaning
TAG CLOUD
Adults
Catering
Children
Cleaning
Community
Day Nursery
Disability
Education
Elderly Care
Employability
Events
Ex-Offenders
Fitness
Gardening
NEETs
Play Centres
Preschool
Property Maintenance
Retail
Sport
BRITISH FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
In 1977, the major franchise companies in the UK decided to set up their own association. The British Franchise Association (bfa), was formed to act in the interests of the industry as a whole in assessing and accrediting franchising companies as those which meet its criteria for the structure of the franchise business, the terms of the contract between franchisor and franchisee, the testing of the system and its success as a franchise.
On this site, we only feature franchisors who are either:
Full Members of the bfa
Full Members are established franchised businesses with a proven trading and franchising record. They are prepared to have their reputation examined by the bfa, and have an established network of franchisees.
or
Associate Members of the bfa
Associate Members have proven their ability to launch and support at least one franchised outlet for 12 months and are now in the business of building their network. There will be few franchisees whose experience you can research and a short period of time over which the business has been tested.
EDS GARDEN MAINTENANCE
Ed's Garden Maintenance provides professional and efficient garden services with a local and personal touch. Jobs can either be large or small. They also offer a regular fixed price all year around service.
ENVIROCARE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
Specialist grounds maintenance services tailored to the business, industrial and utility markets. Business comes from corporate clients - business parks, hotels, schools, care homes, hospitals, offices and other locations.
ESQUIRES COFFEE HOUSESĀ
Personal and homely coffee houses with a commitment to their community. Esquires is a place for friends and colleagues to meet, to escape the world, to read a newspaper, surf the net or simply treat themselves to a premium drink and delicious food.
JASPERS CORPORATE CATERING
Providing highest quality food for office catering, business lunches and business events from professional kitchens. There are also opportunities to manage customers' on-site catering facilities and supply state-of-the-art vending solutions.
RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY AND SPECIALIST CLEANING
Providing services to restore damage caused by fire, flood, escape of water and accidental damage as well as specialist cleaning for commercial customers, continuously improving damage restoration and specialist cleaning techniques.
THE ZIP YARD
Providing a professional and comprehensive bespoke clothing alterations and repairs service, at competitive prices, operating from units on or near the High Street.
VIP BIN CLEANING
Specialists in the cleaning of domestic wheelie bins and commercial and industrial waste containers