Colin Tomlin is a great example of a Domino’s franchisee who chose to take his career in a new and tasty direction after 25 years in the Navy.

 

Colin had always wanted to be his own boss and leaving the Navy gave him an opportunity to do just that. Having attended a franchise exhibition, he drew up a shortlist of the businesses he was most interested in and narrowed it down based on each franchise’s figures and feasibility. “I chose Domino’s as it offered the greatest potential financial rewards and future opportunities,” Colin explained.

 

Having completed Domino’s franchise development programme and with the support of the head office team, Colin opened his first store in Chesterfield in 2004. “I built up vast range of skills during my time in the Navy, which were easily transferable to my business,” said Colin. “The management and leadership training I received was second to none and has been very useful in running my Domino’s stores. The Navy taught me the importance of fun, humour and camaraderie, which I try to maintain among my team. Team building activities I learnt have also been extremely useful and have helped me to achieve excellent staff retention rates.”

 

Following the success of his first store, Colin took on his second in Worksop earlier this year and has not looked back since leaving the Navy. He said: “Franchising is ideal for people like me, who want a change of career and all the benefits of running your own business. My Domino’s franchise gives me the flexibility to work around family commitments, while running my own successful business, which is something I’d always wanted to do.

 

“Owning my own business is everything I hoped it would be. I’m working towards a goal of five to seven stores in total – that’ll be enough for at least one for each of my sons and me!”