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Our franchisor interviews have been designed to give you an insight into specific franchise businesses and how they were started. By interviewing the franchisor, we can arm you with their perspective on areas such as the business itself, why they chose to go down the franchising route, their achievements and challenges, and what they look for in a successful franchisee - vital information for those considering franchising their own business or becoming a franchisee themselves.
Tim and Lindsay Brown founded Access4Lofts in 2005. Fed up with the lengthy commute from Devon to London and long hours working away from his family, Tim decided that they needed to move away from their respective roles as Corporate Sales Manager and Marketing Manager, and look at options for starting their own business. Both were not afraid to admit that the thought of giving up good, guaranteed salaries scared them!
Ed Reid, MD of The Alternative Board (TAB) UK discusses with us his journey into franchising. Initially Ed was a pioneer with TAB, starting as a pilot franchisee. Over his time with TAB he hasnow moved into the role of MD.
Learn about Ed's plans for how he sees TAB growing in the UK and the type of experienced clients they are looking to work with...
International bestselling author Dee Blick interviews Freddie St George, the franchisor of Raring2go! for whichfranchise, to find out how he got into franchising and what takes up so much of his spare time…
Stehen Trezona is the Managing Director and Founder of Clear Brew, the UK’s leading independent beer line cleaning company. As well as managing the Clear Brew franchise business and overseeing 50 franchisees across the UK, Stephen still runs his own Clear Brew franchise in Cornwall which he set up back in 2006. It was the success of this business and the growing demand for services across the region, that led Stephen to take the decision to franchise his business in 2012. Stephen talks to us about his Clear Brew journey, the growing beer line cleaning industry and who makes an ideal franchisee for Clear Brew.
Howard McCormick started his World Options journey in 2016. He is the UK Franchise Sales and Recruitment Director and responsible for recruiting new franchisees to the World Options franchise network. No stranger to franchising or the courier industry, Howard ran his own award-winning franchise operation at Amtrak Express Parcels, as well as managing successful freight and aviation haulage businesses. Howard is keen to add to the 80 franchisees already operating in the UK. In this interview we hear from Howard on who makes a successful World Options franchisee, why the time is right to buy into the UK courier industry and World Options plans for the future.
Angela Sterling decided she wanted a change of career after having her first child. Using her experience of being a teacher in the UK and Internationally, Angela decided to use both her passion for teaching and languages to embark on a new challenge. After much research into the children’s language market, Angela developed the Lingotot method. The interest and demand in Lingotot was so immense that the BBC came to her first class to see first-hand what Angela had achieved. “Right from the start I couldn’t keep up with the demands of the business and franchising seemed to be the perfect way to grow quickly, while also offering the opportunity to other women to work flexibly in a professional role. As a teacher, I love developing and supporting learners, so the role of franchisor is very comfortable to me.”
Bringing his 35 years' experience of the corporate world Joe Hinton established UK Business Mentoring in 2009, aiming to help other people and give back to the large number of small business owners who needed help on a variety of topics.
Now partnered with high street brands such as HSBC, Santander and the Federation of Small Business UK Business Mentoring is growing its franchise network across the UK with plans for international expansion! Learn about why Joe decided franchising was the best route to grow UKBM and their plans for the future...
Oven Wizards was established in 2004 before being bought by current owners John Graham and Mark Abbot in 2010. Being a former franchisee himself, Mark knew the company inside out and what was important in terms of the levels of support provided to franchisees. When the duo took over, Oven Wizard had a small number of 'Wizards' focussed in the south east of England. Now they can be found nationwide in all corners of the country, and are still expanding! Find out what differentiates Oven Wizards from their competitors and how you can join them with your own franchise!
Mike Parker moved to Minster Cleaning Services after a career with HSBC's strategic development unit. Having started iin 1982, Minster Cleaning now has over 44 franchises and a turnover of over £40 million.
Situated in the mature cleaning sector, Minster still showed an impressive growth rate of 5.1% in 2018 - out performing the wider economy.
Learn more about how Minster Cleaning Services ethos of building quality relationships with their customers has helped to cement their place in the cleaning services sector and Minster's plans for expansion...
Duncan Berry has bought the UK and Irish rights for spa810 franchise. Established in Arizona, spa810 (pronounced spa eight ten) offers a selection of carefully curated spa and non-invasive medical treatments.
Duncan has over 20 years of franchise experience behind him, having managed franchises such as Cartridge World, Choice Hotels and Bluebird Care, as well as being appointed twice to the British Franchise Association’s Board of Directors.
Duncan has opened the first spa810 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire and will ultimately develop a network of franchisees across the British Isles. In this article, Duncan talks about his spa810 journey so far and his plans for expanding the spa810 brand throughout the UK.
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