The Franchise Consultant provides franchise development and franchisee recruitment services to business owners across Manchester, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and Staffordshire. Gary Holmes, TFC’s consultant for the region, works with clients throughout this area, bringing over 40 years of operational and management experience across the hospitality industry to his franchise consultancy work.
Franchise consultancy across Manchester and the surrounding area
Manchester, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and Staffordshire represent a broad and diverse business region with strong representation across hospitality, retail, professional services, and home services, all sectors with a proven track record in franchising. The area’s established business community, its density of successful independent businesses, and the talent pool of potential franchisees across these counties make it one of the most active parts of the UK for franchise development and recruitment.
TFC’s presence across this region means clients benefit from local knowledge of the market and the candidate pool, supported by a team with 100+ years of combined experience to advise on the full franchise development and recruitment process.
Gary Holmes, Franchise Consultant
Gary’s career spans more than four decades in the hospitality industry, working at both operational and management level across one of the most demanding environments for building consistent, replicable service standards. He has built his career around people, service, and operational excellence, and those priorities inform every aspect of his franchise consultancy work across Manchester, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and Staffordshire.
His deep sector knowledge and understanding of what makes a franchise system genuinely work at ground level makes him particularly effective with clients who are building service-led businesses. Gary’s instinct for operational detail, combined with his people-centred approach to franchisee recruitment, means clients across the region benefit from advice that is grounded in real-world experience rather than theory.
TFC’s credentials
The Franchise Consultant is a bfa Advisor Member, one of a small number of consultancies to hold this accreditation from the British Franchise Association. The bfa Advisor Member status reflects professional standards and ethical practice that are not universal across the franchise consultancy sector. TFC’s team brings over 100 years of combined experience across franchising, marketing, operations, and business development.
Book a conversation
If you are a business owner in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, or Staffordshire who is considering franchising, a free, no-obligation call with Gary or the wider TFC team is the right starting point. No sales process, no pressure, just an honest conversation about your business and what franchising could look like for you.