Facing up to franchises

Face2face solicitors took on its first franchisee, Shrewsbury solicitor John Burrowes, last week. The franchise is aimed at small firms and start-ups.

Ray Gordon, face2face managing director, said: “As a franchisee, John has been able to set up a business with a reduced capital requirement and will be able to grow his practice more rapidly with lower overheads and with the security of being part of a national brand. He will also achieve a level of compliance and efficiency that may otherwise have been cost prohibitive.”

Existing national franchises include QualitySolicitors and injurylawyers4u.