I have been the Director of Australia’s largest handyman business, Hire A Hubby, since 1997. Our franchisees provide handyman, repairs, maintenance and renovation services for individuals and companies throughout Australia. We also have a commercial division which completes large scale and national jobs, utilising our distributed network of franchisees. Starting with one franchise in 1996, Hire A Hubby now has 321 franchisees across Australia, 50 in New Zealand and 10 in the UK. In 2011 Hire A Hubby launched a digital transformation process involving the development of an all-in-one cloud based solution for us to manage every part of our business digitally - now known as Franchise Cloud Solutions.We quickly realised the system had amazing potential to become a cost effective and best practice industry solution with the capability to manage every possible function in a franchise. As an out of the box solution, Franchise Cloud Solutions doesn’t attract the development expenses and ongoing maintenance costs of building a system from scratch. Franchise Cloud Solutions takes care of all development and maintenance, enabling franchisors to maintain their focus on their core business. It’s incredibly humbling to be recognised for the work that we do, and we’re thrilled to announce that Hire A Hubby has won two awards at the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) Excellence in Franchising Awards!The awards recognise and reward excellence and provide a platform for companies and individuals to showcase the amazing work they are doing in the franchising sector.Hire A Hubby won the following awards:Franchise Innovation – This award recognises an individual or group within a system responsible for creating a successful business innovation. We’ve been recognised for our work developing Franchise Cloud Solutions.Excellence in Marketing – This award is for excellence in strategy and execution of a marketing program within a franchise system.