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Women and UK Franchising — A Successful Combination

Women are making their presence in franchising known. The number of franchisors looking to specifically recruit women has increased, as has the number of successful women now running their own franchise business. Why women and franchising…

Featured Franchises
for Women

• Accounts Assist
• ActionCOACH
• Adept Cleaning Services
• Apollo Blinds
• Auditel
• Barrett & Coe
• Belle Casa
• Belvoir - The Lettings Specialist
• Blue Ribbon Community Care
• ChariSnack
• Clive's Easylearn Pop Music Schools
• CNA International
• Countrywide Grounds Maintenance
• DepiCool
• ERA Healthcare
• FASTSIGNS
• Fit4less
• Go Kart Party
• Jo Jingles
• Kumon
• Leaps and Bounds
• LighterLife
• littleAngels
• Maid2Clean
• Marla Custom Blinds
• Molly Maid
• New City
• On My Doorstep
• Oscar Pet Foods
• Raring2go!
• Razzamataz Theatre Schools
• Reeds Rains
• RUSH Hair
• Signs Express
• Silverdaze
• Snap-on Tools
• The Original Poster Company
• the streat
• Trophy Pet Foods
• Tumble Tots
• YOUR MOVE - Estate Agency

Success Stories from Women in Franchising

Franchisee Stories

From Telecoms industry to Rock and Roll with a Clive’s Easylearn Pop Music Franchise

Sharon McCarthy had come to the point in her career where she wanted more out of it for herself and where her efforts would be rewarded directly to her... this thought process sent Sharon on a trail of searching for the perfect job and in many ways running her own business seemed the only ‘perfect’ outcome. Sharon shares her experience of launching a franchise business.

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Franchisor Stories

Monkey Music franchise brings music into the lives of children

After the birth of her first child, Angie Coates looked around for music sessions she could share with her daughter. She wanted Millie to benefit from music in the way her pupils at school were doing. But there was nothing. And so Monkey Music was born.

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Financial Support for Women

One of the biggest hurdles facing potential franchisees is approaching banks for advice in raising finance.
Raising finance for a franchise

Testimonies

Women and Molly Maid

"Experience in MOLLY MAID suggests that when it comes to business success, a Franchisee’s gender is not an issue although women generally fit well into a domestic cleaning service. By this I mean the softer skills needed to win the trust and confidence of people who naturally take great care before handing over the keys to their homes. This may have something to do with the fact that currently over 50 percent of MOLLY MAID Franchise Owners are women."
Pam Bader, Molly Maid

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The Time Is Right

Over 30% of all new businesses are currently started by women the time to start your own franchise business is now.
Facts on women and franchising

New survey shows a rise in women setting up franchises

Results from a recent survey prove that more women than ever, now own and operate their own businesses through franchising. In the late 1990s just 20 per cent of total franchise owners in the UK were women, whereas today that figure stands at 27 per cent, with 34 per cent of all new franchise owners being women. Read more…

Women and Networking

Starting a franchise can be daunting; receiving help from others can make this experience less overwhelming.
Why women and networking

Getting to Know Your Market

You need to ensure that you thoroughly research the franchise you are interested in; there is no room for getting it wrong!
Researching franchise market