{"id":9245,"date":"2021-05-05T09:50:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=9245"},"modified":"2021-05-05T09:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:58:59","slug":"taxassist-accountants-named-as-a-finalist-for-global-franchise-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/taxassist-accountants-named-as-a-finalist-for-global-franchise-award\/","title":{"rendered":"TaxAssist Accountants named as a finalist for Global Franchise Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><strong>TaxAssist has been shortlisted in the Best White Collar Franchise category at the prestigious Global Franchise Awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Global Franchise Awards 2021 recognise excellence in the franchise industry and celebrate the brands that are working hardest to advance the cause of international franchising.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Sandall, Group Chief Executive, said: \u201cBeing shortlisted as the Best White-Collar Franchise at the Global Franchise Awards is a huge achievement in itself, and gives the TaxAssist Accountants brand huge kudos as we expand our successful model internationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are always proud of the exceptional levels of support we provide to our franchisees. However, throughout last year the Support Centre really pulled out all the stops to ensure our accountants had the guidance and support they needed, to help and advise their clients through the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccounting and Advisory services have been needed liked never before and are highly valued by clients as we navigate our way through the economic recovery. As such our local, highly visible and relationship-based practices will continue to play a major role in supporting businesses across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnquiries and franchisee recruitment levels remain strong and we see many opportunities for global growth ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Fell, Editor of Global Franchise Magazine, said: \u201cEvery year that we run the Global Franchise Awards, we\u2019re consistently gobsmacked by the quality on display. That was definitely the case this year \u2013 our entrants delivered, and then some. Not only did we receive a record number of entries, but the calibre of entry was profoundly impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the UK\u2019s largest network of small business specialist accountants and the leading tax and accounting franchise, TaxAssist Accountants has won a range of awards over the years. 2020 was no exception, with the franchise winning a \u2018Best Franchisee Marketing Support\u2019 Award, \u20185-star Franchisee Satisfaction\u2019, \u20185-star Employer Status\u2019, as well as being a finalist for the British Franchise Association \u2018Franchisor of the Year\u2019 award. It also triumphed as \u2018Business of the Year\u2019 at the Norfolk Business Awards, the home of the Support Centre.<\/p>\n<p>TaxAssist Accountants operates in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US. It supports more than 269 franchised areas with 434 shops and offices, servicing more than 83,000 small businesses and self-employed individuals. Global annual billings are more than \u00a357m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TaxAssist has been shortlisted in the Best White Collar Franchise category at the prestigious Global Franchise Awards. The Global Franchise Awards 2021 recognise excellence in the franchise industry and celebrate the brands that are working hardest to advance the cause of international franchising. Karl Sandall, Group Chief Executive, said: \u201cBeing shortlisted as the Best White-Collar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,240],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-taxassist-accountants","category-accountancy-and-finance-franchises"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GFA21-Finalist.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9245","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}