Tony is the managing partner with Franchise Your Business.ie who provide a complete consultancy service for both start-up and established franchisors. The firm has offices in Dublin and London. He is a member of the Board of the Irish Franchise Association and also serves on its membership committee. A recognized authority on franchising, he speaks at seminars for would-be franchisors across Europe and Asia and writes articles on the industry for newspapers and magazines.

Says Tony: "The Forum is for people who are involved in, or who have an interest in, franchising. I have been delighted with the response. We had 300 people join the Forum in the first three days of its launch in January, which I thought was amazing, and membership soared to 700 by the end of the month. The success is thanks to some basic social media marketing."