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British Franchise Association: business support

The British Franchise Association is a support programme for people setting up a business through franchising, and for existing brands wanting to franchise to others, across the United Kingdom. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by British Franchise Association

Checked against the official page (growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 1 Nov 2026.

The British Franchise Association (BFA) offers support and guidance to people setting up a business through franchising, and to existing brands looking to grow by franchising to others.

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These details are gathered from public web pages and are not financial advice. Check them with British Franchise Association before you apply.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Not confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Not stated

How much

Not stated

Who can apply

Support for people setting up a business through franchising and for existing brands wanting to franchise to others; the page does not state eligibility rules.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Not stated

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How to apply

For further information about this scheme, including how to apply, visit the provider website.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

Drawn from the areas the funder names. If a scheme is only for part of a council area, check its own page. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics.

Things we could not confirm

  • Funding amount not stated
  • Deadline not stated
  • Application process not described on this page; provider website linked

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 1 Nov 2026. Its details last changed on 1 Nov 2026. A person last checked it on 31 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with British Franchise Association before you apply.

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