Franchisee Interviews

Interviews with the individuals that have walked the walk and invested their capital in a franchise.

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Dream Doors: A day in the life of Dream Doors franchise owner Darren Senior

Dream Doors

Well Polished: Tracy Martin, Well Polished

Well Polished

Well Polished: Euan Taylor, Well Polished

Well Polished

Expense Reduction Analysts: Four years of continued growth

Snack in the Box: My turnover last year was £100,000

Snack in the Box

Snack in the Box: I love the fact that the profit is all mine

Snack in the Box

Snack in the Box: I am turning over £5,000 a week

Snack in the Box

Snack in the Box: SITB has already exceeded my expectations

Snack in the Box

PACE Partners International: A day in the life of PACE franchise owner Gary Williams

Cargocall Franchising: A day in the life of a Cargocall franchise owner

Cargocall Franchising

Revive (UK) Ltd: Huw James, Revive!

Revive (UK) Ltd

Safeclean: Nigel Lawrence, Safeclean

RUSH hair: RUSH: THE SUCCESS STORY

Snack in the Box: Business is going so well!

Snack in the Box

Snack in the Box: What's not to love about SITB?

Snack in the Box

Revive (UK) Ltd: Nathan Holmes, Revive!

Certax Accounting: Alex Davidson - Certax franchise owners

Certax Accounting

Dublcheck

Dublcheck

Since launching his Dublcheck franchise in 2007, Stewart Weatherill has created a profitable business and is now looking to further his success with plans of expansion.

Cash Generator: 'Business booms for Cash Generator's Franchise Owner

Cash Generator: 'Mike generates Midlands empire with Cash Generator'

Look Local Ltd: Father and son expand Look Local franchise

Look Local franchise owners Ray Bessell and his son Greg have been able to expand their business after transferring to the new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Accountancy system which was launched by the advertising directory network last summer.

Baskin-Robbins: Prem Gotru and Angrej Singh Brar, franchise owners

Chemex International Ltd (UK): David Sidwell, Chemex

Ovenclean: Clare and Clive Pearson - Ovenclean franchise owners

Ovenclean

Filta Fry Plus: Dane Sampson, FiltaFry Plus

Revive (UK) Ltd: John Miles, Revive!

Belvoir Lettings: Terry Lucking, Belvoir

Ovenclean: Grantham Speake, Ovenclean

Ovenclean

Snack in the Box: SITB gives me support and independence

Snack-In-The-Box

Franchise Owner : Stewart Dearling Area : Brighton, Chichester & Crawley

Snack in the Box: SITB really do deliver what they promise

Snack-In-The-Box

Franchise Owner : Sandy Butler Area : West Lothian

CeX: Shashi Sharma, CeX

CeX

Bluebird Care Franchises Ltd: David Brown, Bluebird Care (Leeds)

Bluebird Care

Dublcheck: Vernon Hall, Dublcheck

Dublcheck

Dublcheck: Join a booming commercial cleaning market with Dublchec

Dublcheck

Backed by a guaranteed turnover scheme, Dublcheck franchise owners are thriving in the booming commercial cleaning market. Founder and Chairman Carol Stewart-Gill shares what Dublcheck franchise owners say

Revive (UK) Ltd: Adam Smith, Revive!

Filta Fry Plus: Dane Sampson, FiltaFry Plus

ChipsAway: Scott Trutch, ChipsAway

Bluebird Care Franchises Ltd: Joanna Lee, Bluebird Care (Cheshire East)

Bluebird Care

CeX: Zuber Patel, CeX

CeX

CeX: Abdul and Ali Ikram, CeX

CeX

Baskin-Robbins: Prem Gotru and Angrej Singh Brar, Car

Dietcare: Batya Barr, North Manchester

Look Local Ltd: Josh Carter, Look Local (Leeds North)

"My aim is to have two directories up and running by the end of my first year generating a combined monthly turnover of £3,000."

Caremark: "The support has been fantastic"

Caremark

John Loizou decided to invest in domiciliary care franchise Caremark and within two months of trading was able to deliver 150 hours of homecare to his territory in Norwich. John is now hard at work building up his business so that by the end of his first year of trading he will be able to deliver 1,000 hours of homecare.

Dublcheck: Joanne Bennett, Dublcheck

Dublcheck

I worked for about 20 years in banking and finance. Following the birth of my second daughter I was looking for a change in career. I decided that I wanted to be my own boss, as I wanted more flexibility and to work around my family needs.

Ovenclean: Mark Jerram, Ovenclean

Ovenclean

This year I became one of the casualties of the recession. I had worked for bookshops - Waterstones and Ottakers - for nine years, but as people stopped spending, retailers cut back and I was made redundant. My first thought was to set up my own bookshop, but ultimately I decided that going it alone - particularly in a retail environment - was just too risky, so instead started to look for...

Autosheen: James Potter, Autosheen

Before I joined Autosheen I was a mechanic and when I was laid off in November last year I struggled to find work. Slowly it dawned on me that losing my job was not necessarily a disaster, but could be an opportunity for a better life.

CeX: Zuber Patel, CeX

CeX

CeX franchise owner Zuber Patel has his sights set on becoming a multiple unit franchise owner. Following the successful launch of his first store based in Huddersfield last May, Zuber has invested in a second location in Dewsbury and has a third store planned.

CeX: Abdul and Ali Ikram, CeX

CeX

For gadget lovers Abdul and Ali Ikram investing in a CeX franchise is a dream come true.

NBC Bird & Pest Solutions: James Holliday, NBC Bird and Pest Solution

By investing in NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, franchise owner James Holliday has been able to combine operating a profitable, recession-proof business with his interest in birds of prey.

Auntie Anne's: Franchise owner focus

Auntie Anne's

Andy Litherland, Newcastle

Caremark: FRANCHISE OWNER FOCUS

Caremark

Caremark: FRANCHISE OWNER FOCUS

Caremark

Dream Doors: Chris Jones, Dream Doors

Dream Doors franchise owner Chris Jones from Peterborough has doubled his business since he moved his business into a showroom this August.

Baskin-Robbins: Franchise Owner Dinesh Patel says:

Dublcheck: The business with Guaranteed Sales

Dublcheck

Father and daughter franchise owners Guy and Sarah Morgan have been trading for less than a year but their Dublcheck business is growing rapidly

CeX: Abdul and Ali Ikram

CeX

"We felt a buzz of excitement as we walked through the doors of a CeX store because we are passionate about the product lines."

CeX: Zuber Patel

CeX

"I have smashed my target of a £1 million first year turnover."

Snack in the Box: My income is better than when I was working at the bank

Snack-In-The-Box

FRANCHISE OWNER DIARY: Dale Panter, Kent

Snack in the Box: People are continuing to buy in the recession

Snack-In-The-Box

FRANCHISE OWNER DIARY: Diane & David Vale, Cardiff

Jani-King (GB) Ltd: Sandip Chauhan, Jani-King, Leicester

Jani-King (GB)

"I want to reap the rewards without being there on a daily basis."

Minster Cleaning Services: Jim Wotherspoon, Minster, Glasgow North

Minster

"I value the flexibility that running my franchise brings"

Dream Doors: Barry Kent, Dream Doors York

"I like the safety net of having a proven business model, being part of a network and having access to ongoing support."

Bluebird Care Franchises Ltd: Sue and Jane Maclaughlin, Coleraine, Bluebird Care

Bluebird Care

"Being associated with a quality household name has boosted our credibility within our territory"

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