Scotland franchisee case studies archive
Browse of our extensive archive of case studies on succesful franchisees in Scotland.
Interview with Favorite Chicken & Ribs franchisee Michelle Yogarajah
2022 sees Michelle Yogarajah celebrate her 10th anniversary as a Favorite Chicken franchisee. Michelle bought over an existing Favorite store in Rayleigh, Essex. They have benefited from being part of a well-known brand and from the support and training they have received. Despite being hands on, Michelle still gets to spend quality time with her family. They are currently looking to open a second store.
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Bek's Secure Franchising Investment with a "Big Fish"
Bek’s are delighted to announce Dean Haynes from CGOL Restaurants Ltd as their first ever franchisee. This will mean that Bek’s plan to open a second store in spring in a location yet to be announced as we are finalising planning.
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Celebrating 20 years with ChipsAway!
Spending long periods of time working for other people can lead many to want to start their own business. Some feel destined to be entrepreneurs, in control of their own workload and driven to achieve success. This is the case for Arran Benstead. Having spent some time working at a brake linings factory following university, he was in no doubt that his future involved working for himself. 20 years later, he’s never looked back.
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Anytime Fitness multi-unit franchisee achieves success with diversified franchise portfolio
Raj Hasib is the perfect example of the success that can be achieved by diversifying a franchise portfolio into health and fitness. Having initially owned hospitality franchises and becoming disillusioned with ever-decreasing profit margins, he now successfully operates two Anytime Fitness health clubs and is making both a healthy living and a healthy difference in Headington and Daventry.
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Anytime Fitness is the perfect model for scalability
Alongside his father Steve, Connor Thorne is a young, ambitious entrepreneur who is breaking new ground for Anytime Fitness UK. Having taken the brand to two new territories of Jersey and Guernsey in 2021, he now successfully operates 4 high-performing clubs and is enjoying significant success as a multi-site operator. “We knew that there’d be scalability with Anytime Fitness. Once you get the first one right with the right formula, there’s no reason why you can’t improve it and roll it into the next one and so on.”
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Davina's 5 year' Daisy Business Growing from Strength to Strength
From corporate hospitality to business owner, Davina is celebrating her 5th successful year running a Driving Miss Daisy Franchise in Kingswinford, nr Dudley. A REAL PEOPLE PERSON and keen snooker player, Davina describes herself as gregarious and enjoys a good chat! This has helped her win the hearts of the residents in her local community resulting in an excellent reputation and the go to provider for transportation and companionship services.
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Sports Legend to Community Hero!
Stevie Lyle, dad of 2 boys and a 3rd due soon, is literally one in a million representing Wales and GB for over 23 years at the highest level of Ice Hockey - a sport not for the faint hearted! HOLDING 83 CAPS FOR GREAT BRITAIN, he is the most capped Ice Hockey player the country has ever had and aged 17 he became the Junior Welsh Sports Personality of the Year too. Stevie is now the Driving Miss Daisy franchisee for Cardiff.
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Q&A with Mike Cruz – Optic-Kleer Franchisee since 2012
Mike has been a franchisee with Optic-Kleer since 2012. He operates his franchise in Lincolnshire, in and around the areas of Boston, Spalding, Sleaford and Skegness. Mike has had many years of experience repairing windscreens, as previously he worked for another windscreen repair company.
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An optimistic Optic-Kleer future
Julian Rolfe is no stranger to running his own business. The avid sports fan and savvy businessman, who sold his share of a previous business two years ago, acquired the Oxfordshire Optic-Kleer territory in early 2021. As someone who has real passion for business, but equally loves spending time with his family, the work-life balance available with the Optic-Kleer franchise was exactly what Julian had been looking for.
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Interview with Andrea White, multi-unit Razzamataz operator
Andrea White has been the Principal of Razzamataz Bognor since 2014 and has just opened Razzamataz Horsham. “I needed a kickstart. I knew how slowly it takes to build an independent school, so I looked at the franchise route and Razzamataz was the most appealing.”
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