November 19, 2010 - The announcement is excellent news for Smith & Henderson, its franchisor clients and prospective franchise owners. This endorses its first-class advice and ethical approach to franchise recruitment.

Brian Smart, Director General of the bfa, said of the news: “The British Franchise Association is pleased to welcome Smith & Henderson into membership, which shows that they have met our strict quality standards as a professional affiliated advisor to the industry. No company can gain membership of the Association without having passed these stringent standards, so their success in becoming a bfa Affiliate shows a real investment in providing the right expert advice to the ethical franchise community. This will provide a great deal of confidence for all existing and future clients”.

Steven Frost, Smith & Henderson Partner, commented: “We are exceptionally proud to have met the bfa’s stringent criteria for Affiliate Membership. This underlines how serious we take our commitment to providing innovative franchise recruitment and selection solutions that align our long term interests with those of our franchisor clients and prospective franchisees.”

Notes for Editors

Smith & Henderson are a leading firm of Franchise Recruitment and Development specialists, and trusted advisors to leading franchisors with brands to leverage, and also protect. They specialise in helping leading franchisors radically improve how they source, select and manage the very best franchise talent.

From their Central London base they work with new, growing and mature franchisors, combining leading edge behavioural technology with a proactive approach to franchise recruitment.

Find out more about Smith & Henderson at www.smithhenderson.com. For further information please contact Steven Frost on tel: +44 (0) 207 183 3224 / +44 (0) 790 3489 877 or email: media@smithhenderson.com.

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