{"id":34030,"date":"2026-09-23T14:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=34030"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:06:16","slug":"is-it-time-to-think-about-a-fresh-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/is-it-time-to-think-about-a-fresh-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it time to think about a fresh start?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

WOW! It\u2019s September-2026 and Summer has been and gone! Hopefully, you enjoyed the great couple of months we had – sunny days, golden evenings, beach picnics\u2026and perhaps a chance to take a moment to yourself and think about the future? If not, why not? Maybe that time is now\u2026<\/h3>\n

So, why not take the opportunity this natural mid-point in the year offers to do some research into your options for the end of the year? I know it\u2019s a crazy thought, but even this could be the time to start putting plans into place for 2027 and beyond.<\/p>\n

It will be here sooner than you think!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying you should rush into anything \u2013 quite the opposite \u2013 but just remember that:<\/p>\n

What happens tomorrow starts with what you do today<\/strong><\/h4>\n

It goes without saying that you should move at a pace that suits you, but there\u2019s no such thing as a bad time to think about your options for the future. If you\u2019re new to Affinity Associates, or it\u2019s been a while since you last checked it out, their profile on this site and their own franchise website\u00a0are the best places to start.<\/p>\n

While you\u2019re there, it\u2019s definitely worth your time reading the case studies of two franchisees (pictured above) who are already in the Affinity network:<\/p>\n

Samantha Heynes from Warwick<\/strong>\u00a0– a great example of a professional bookkeeper who already ran her own practice and decided to partner with Affinity to offer a wide range of new services to her growing client base.<\/p>\n

George Isaacs from Manchester<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a young talent and a fresh face in the accountancy world giving himself an unbeatable head start as a business owner for the first time.<\/p>\n

The articles are all designed to highlight key aspects of the Affinity Associates franchise opportunity, but here are a few that seemed to resonate the most with readers:<\/p>\n

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  • Staying put feels safe, but is it actually what you want?<\/strong>\u2013 If you have the skills and ambition, what\u2019s holing you back?<\/li>\n
  • Build your own business where you are in control <\/strong>\u2013 How accounting and finance professionals who want to break out of traditional career progression can build their own scalable business with the support of an established brand.<\/li>\n
  • Are your clients asking for more than you currently offer?<\/strong>\u2013 How independent accountants can expand their services overnight without the cost and stress of hiring, by partnering with an established international firm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This piece also might be of particular interest to you if you already own a practice and want to take it to the next level:<\/p>\n

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    • Affinity Associates Practice Conversion Programme: A Smarter Route to Growing Your Accountancy Practice<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Is there anything we haven\u2019t covered yet? What questions and concerns might be holding you back?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

      If so, please don\u2019t forget you are very welcome to get in touch and ask absolutely anything at any time. We\u2019re here to help, not to put you under any pressure\u2014so don\u2019t ever feel like you\u2019re committing to anything just by contacting us to schedule a call.<\/p>\n

      Worst case scenario; we spend 20 minutes learning that you can cross this off your list of options. Best case; it could be the first step in creating the future you deserve.<\/p>\n

      Click <\/strong>the button below to explore how Affinity Associates feature in the next stage of your growth journey.<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      WOW! It\u2019s September-2026 and Summer has been and gone! Hopefully, you enjoyed the great couple of months we had – sunny days, golden evenings, beach picnics\u2026and perhaps a chance to take a moment to yourself and think about the future? If not, why not? Maybe that time is now\u2026 So, why not take the opportunity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":34031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[240,1611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accountancy-and-finance-franchises","category-affinity-associates"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AA-PR-Image-Jun-26.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34030"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34033,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34030\/revisions\/34033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}