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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.
Maria Hartnell has worked in franchising for over 15 years. and she is now the National Franchise Manager for Safeclean, a leading carpet and upholstery cleaning franchise. In this exclusive interview Maria talks to us about Safeclean turning 50 and the changes the business has gone through including being one of the founding members of the British Franchise Association. To learn more about their own challenges and successes to date...
Before starting Cleanhome, Karen worked closely with Richard Branson at Virgin Atlantic and from there she worked as a Country Director for Disneyland Paris. Reaching 50 and wanting a better work/life balance for herself, Karen decided that the time was right to start her own business. Find out more about Karen’s franchise journey, the challenges she has had to overcome, successes to date and advice for those considering franchising.
After a successful career as a McDonalds’ franchisee, Ken Deary was attracted to Right at Home’s care franchise model in the United States. Recognising that they were a highly ethical franchise and shared his own values regarding high quality care, he opened a pilot office in Preston and the business has thrived since. To find out what differentiates them from the competition and the benefits of being part of a franchise network ...
Andrew Coe comes from a family with a steep history in photography. In this interview, Andrew gives us more information on the history of Barrett & Coe and their franchise journey including challenges and successes to date. To find out how they differentiate themselves from the competition and their advice to anyone considering franchising their business...
Nick Lyons knows all about franchising from both sides of the coin! He previously was a franchisee for an estate agency franchise before deciding that he wanted to start his own business in the lettings industry and take it down the franchise route. In this exclusive interview we speak to Nick on how he started his business, successes to date, plans for the future and his advice for anyone looking to franchise their business.
Daniel Wade is Director of New Practice Development of WPA Healthcare Practice, which is a not-for-profit company providing healthcare solutions to the self-employed, professionals and companies of all sizes. In this exclusive interview, Daniel gives us an inside perspective of WPA, their ups-and-downs, their plans for the future and what they look for in franchise partners.
Nathan Siekierski is the joint founder and director of Jasper’s Catering Franchise Ltd & set up the first Jasper’s in Birmingham in 2003. He soon realised that due to the demand of their products and services, and because of the proven systems and processes put in place, Jasper’s could be rolled out to other territories across the UK. The first franchise was launched in 2007 and since then Jasper’s has expanded to become a nationwide catering network.
Money Advice & Planning Ltd is the only firm of Individual Finance Advisors to be franchised. Franchisor, Andrew Singleton shares with whichfranchise the reasons why the MAP franchise system gone from strength to strength. He also shares his advice to franchisees should consider when researching a franchise business for themselves.
Tony Marsh has had many years experience in franchising and, in particular, within the signs and graphics industry. As a director and shareholder of Signs Express and on the board of Directors of the British Franchise Association, Tony offers an unique insight into the industry. To benefit from Tony's experience...
MOLLY MAID is one of the world’s largest professional domestic cleaning services carrying out 1.8 million home cleans every year worldwide. Pam Bader’s successful business career originated from “humble” rather than “high-flying” beginnings - as a nursery school teacher and a boutique owner - before becoming Chief Executive, pioneer and inspiration behind Molly Maid UK - Britain's largest professional maid service company.
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