Case Studies

Zulfiqar Haidar and his brother Iftikhar joined Papa John’s as franchisees in 2001. Named as Papa John’s International Small Business Franchisees of the year for 2016-7, the brothers have also been Papa John’s UK Franchisees of the Year and twice winners of the Scottish Asian Business awards. They now run five Papa John’s in Scotland. “Originally, I was involved in the family retail business,” confirms Zulfiqar. “I helped my family run a convenience store. I also had a few other jobs includ...

Dean Goodall happily spent the last eighteen years working to build up his own successful recruitment business. However, a few years ago, his core market, being financial recruitment, was going through a period of major change which would necessitate Dean restructuring his business. Whilst fully capable of repositioning his recruitment business, Dean saw this period of change as an opportunity to take a look at other options.A visit to a franchise exhibition introduced Dean to the lawn care busi...

Gary Hacking from Lancashire, whose previous career had been a Technical Instructor in Aircraft Engineering, recognised that he carried many of the transferable skills needed to start a Surface Medic Franchise, 6 months into the business we asked Gary some frequently asked questions. Did you enjoy franchise training? Yes! The first 4 weeks went so quick, from day one you start at the beginning with what is in essence the easiest repair and work onwards from there. Each day you build a little mo...

After many years working as an Office Manager within an Army Career Centre, Darren Cassidy from Harrogate decided to take some of his own career advice and make the jump into self-employment. With no previous experience in surface repair, we asked Darren some questions regarding his experiences on training and life as a Surface Medic franchisee. How was the repair training? I thought the repair training was set and pitched at the right level for beginners. The level of instruction was excellen...

For many people, managing your own department within a prestigious motor dealership would be enough, but not for David Stewart – a young man with a mission. Whilst his work was both well paid and secure, David wanted more control. Firstly, having a young family meant he wanted further control of his time. He desired the flexibility to choose when and where he worked. Secondly, he wanted more control over his financial income. He wanted to set his own income level, and not have to rely on others...

Business owners, Renee Mackay, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Corstorphine and Alan Johnston who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Goldenacre are together celebrating reaching well over 1,000 small business clients across the city. Their two shops, which work closely together providing tax and accountancy advice and services purely to small businesses, have each seen significant growth. Seven years since it was launched, TaxAssist Accountants in Corstorphine has secured its 1,000th client and ju...

The nice thing with your own business is that you are in control of your success and your future. Working for yourself is safer than working for somebodyelse, as you are in control. Most customers contact you. In my experience most of my customers says yes, straight away. There is no hard sell required. If you are committed, do what you have been shown to do and put in the effort, there is no reason why you won’t be successful. Bob Pullen, Bristol Lawn care is something I looked at quite a lo...

<span id="selection-marker-1" class="redactor-selection-marker" data-verified="redactor"></span> Shelly has been working with me for a few months and has just completed a deal which brought in £5,000. Shelly is a real 'go getter' and will do very well in this business! Sheryl and Daniel want to trade property deals and build a property portfolio nearby where...

More Than Loft Ladder (MTLL) franchisee, Paul Langley, has what, for many people, must be the dream business. Just three-and-a-half years after launching his MTLL franchise – and less than four years since being made redundant from his engineering job – Paul now has a management franchise that makes him money while he travels Europe in his camper van!“I’m pretty much semi-retired now,” says Paul, calling in from sunnier climes just north of Barcelona. “The plan is to spend the next few years tra...

SINCE Ableworld was founded in 2001 by Mike Williams, the company has grown rapidly into a highly successful nationwide firm with 32 stores and plans to expand across the country in the next few years. Ableworld’s recent growth model of opening stores under its franchise has resulted in retail units being opened from franchise territories in Inverness in the north to Southampton in the south, Colchester in the east to Cardiff in the west. This year Ableworld decided to turn its attention to the...

It’s a year since Donna Wilson and her team took over Ableworld in Newark, and since then her business gone from strength to strength.Donna Wilson joined the Ableworld franchise team as the director of Newark store in October 2014, and has had great success in offering quality mobility products at fantastic prices in the Newark area. She now provides the same support and help in Lincoln. Her Lincoln Mobility store opened in May this year and stocks a wide range of mobility items from toileting a...

OSCAR – YOUR FRANCHISE BUSINESSBeing self-employed and working from home gives you the flexibility of running your own business around family requirements, and your lifestyle around your business. No day is the same: a day in the office, customer deliveries, local shows and events – an OSCAR Pet Foods franchise business comes with lots of variety.A day in the life of an OSCAR franchisee...Bernie says: “Monday sets us up for the week. It's office day, updating accounts and records and banking etc...