New franchisees at Peterborough recruitment business

Driver Hire Peterborough has new owners, husband and wife team, Brian and Lin Kilroe. They’ve bought the business from long-standing franchisee, Ged Sanderson. “We had some money to invest in the UK and were looking for a new challenge. We visited several Driver Hire offices across the UK and concluded that it is a fantastic, well structured business with a strong brand within the industry.”

A day in the life of an Access4Lofts Franchisee

Here’s your chance to get an exclusive look ‘under the bonnet’ of the Access4Lofts franchise opportunity.

Billy Makepeace - Access4Lofts Franchisee, Eastbourne

After leaving his career of 19 in the construction industry as a quantity surveyor, Billy Makepeace wanted to give running his own business a try. Billy heard about Access4Lofts through a friend and spent a few days with an existing franchisee to really understand the trade before taking the steps to owning his own franchise. Learn more about Billy's transition to running his own business...

From the minute I made the call to the franchisor everything was simple and transparent

Having always wanted to run his own business John Ioneasa started to search for a franchise and came across Access4Lofts. After doing some due diligence, John got in touch with Access4Lofts and the rest as they say is history.

Frustration in corporate life led Anne Williams to start her journey in Franchising with UKBM

Anne Williams journey from franchising to running her own business started with an itch.

The itch was a sense of frustration in her previous role in corporate life. For years she had thought ‘There must be something else for me’, something that would give her satisfaction and a sense of purpose.

Here’s how Anne scratched that itch….

Redundancy in late 50's is best thing to have happened!

UK Business Mentoring franchisee jim Gorrie talks about how redundancy pushed him into starting a new career in his late 50's. "I still remember the day, place and time I got told my services were no longer required. I remember the shock, the anger, the feeling of loss - after forty years in the corporate world (thirty-five years with one organisation and nearly five with another) I was being cast aside. On reflection I know this wasn’t the case, but I am only human, and I can still recall the irrational range of thoughts and emotions running through my head. As it turned out, it was one of the best things that has happened to me."  

Children's computing franchise for sale in South East Scotland

Looking for a better work / life balance and to be doing something she was passionate about, education and technology, led Lynne Kerr to ComputerXplorers.  Lynne has been running her ComputerXplorers children’s computing franchise in South East Scotland since 2009.  Now over 12 years later, Lynn is looking to sell her established business. Find out about Lynne’s journey with ComputerXplorers and why it is a great opportunity for anyone looking to secure a low cost, lifestyle-based business with a steady income stream in a rapidly growing market.

Embracing education with open arms

From a young age, Ash Obhrai had been surrounded by educators. With his father as a GCSE Maths examiner, mother as an A-Level Art & Design teacher and aunt as a successful primary school teacher, it was only a matter of time before he too would venture into academia. After working as a tutor alongside his corporate career for 15 years, he decided to turn the tables and launch his own Tutor Doctor business in 2017.

Valerie purchased her first HMO in 2015 and has built a portfolio of 7 properties

Armed with integrity and belief in herself, Valerie has gone on to build a portfolio of seven HMOs with Platinum. ‘You have to be super rich to invest in property through a franchise like Platinum’. It’s a misconception we hear all the time – and one Valerie Highton’s inspirational story proves is simply not true.

Before Joining PPP, Faith Staniforth knew little about property - now she's approaching her 5th HMO!

Faith knew nothing about property before joining Platinum – now she's closing in on her fifth HMO!