ABOUT FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC Franchise Brands plc is an international multi-brand franchisor with a combined network of over 450 franchisees in 12 countries across four brands. Our vision is to create a group of market-leading complementary franchise businesses that benefit from sharing the same central support services, thereby allowing the management of these businesses to focus on expanding their networks, and supporting their franchisees to grow their businesses. Franchise Brands plc 5 Edwin Avenue Hoo Farm Industrial Estate Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7RA 01562 826705 mail@franchisebrands.co.uk www.franchisebrands.co.uk FRANCHISING OPPORTUNITIES ChipsAway mobile SMART car scratch & bodywork repairs are high quality, cost- effective & convenient. www.chipsaway.co.uk/franchise Professional oven cleaning services in the UK, with over 20 years experience and a 5* rating on Trustpilot www.ovenclean.co.uk/franchise References 1.Office of National Statistics: UK Labour Market July 2018: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2018 2.Office of National Statistics: Trends in Self-Employment in the UK: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/trendsinselfemploymentintheuk/2018-02-07 3.Microbusiness Research Portal: Necessity or Choice? What is driving the surge in self-employment?: http://microbusiness.ac.uk/2016/02/22/necessity-or-choice-what-is-driving-the-surge-in-self- employment/ 4.British Franchise Association: Franchise Industry Research: https://www.thebfa.org/training-research/franchise-industry-research/ 5.British Franchise Association 6.Forbes: Why Startups Fail – according to their founders: http://fortune.com/2014/09/25/why-startups-fail-according-to-their-founders/