Case Studies

Former financial manager Duncan Chandler has only been an Ovenclean franchisee for 18 months but has already got so much work that business expansion is not an option but a must.Even more remarkable, this is just two years after Duncan was made redundant, for the second time in his working life. The idea of looking for work in London again, and the realisation that a job didn’t guarantee security lead Duncan to decide this was the perfect time to invest in the right business opportunity, and bec...

ChipsAway Franchisee, Chris Spencer provides the perfect example of 'you get out what you put in', even during his initial days. Only six months into operating his ChipsAway Franchise and Chris is already achieving quarterly targets that are more in line with second year of trading! All of this whilst working fewer hours than what he was in his previous employment. Chris started his love affair with the ChipsAway franchise in the summer of 2015. Prior to acquiring his franchise, Chris was travel...

Andrew Twynam, a qualified Chartered Accountant of more than ten years standing, previously worked for a London firm as a finance director and was seeking a better quality of life. Andrew acquired and opened his first franchise in Chesham in march 2012 and opened his second location in Hemel Hempstead shortly after."It's a familiar story. I had four year old twin boys and unfortunately I was leaving for work way before they were getting up, and when I arrived home they would already be fast asle...

"Hello, my name is Kev Popat and I'm the proud Managing Director of Right at Home Solent, which I opened in June 2015""Most of my childhood was spent with my grandparents as we were brought up in a joint family home. I always look back with such fond memories of growing up in this home. The very thought of my Gran receiving care from someone that had no interest in her is precisely the reason I'm here today. "My wife Amy comes from a family of entrepreneurs. We both had great jobs, but after a f...

Steve Hartland, franchisee for Marla Custom Blinds previously worked extremely lengthy hours in his previous role as a project manager at Gatwick Airport. Fortunately for Steve, redundancy gave him the opportunity he required to relocate his family to the west country where he joined the Marla Custom Blinds franchise. The Marla Custom Blinds franchise fulfilled Steve's desire of starting his own business. Steve comments:" Once I heard the word 'restructuring', I immediately focused my attention...

Following 12 years of Army life as a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (REME) and then as part of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, Jay Belam wanted a new challenge. Jay's military career was all planned out neatly ahead of him but spending the rest of his working life travelling along a predictable path was not appealing. The time was right to shake things up.Jay had no previous business experience so it was sensible to look into the franchising route. Jay undertook considerable fr...

Sutton & Epsom FranchiseeTim Haigh was vital to the Right at Home franchise development, as he became their inaugural franchisee for the United Kingdom. This feat presented further determination for him to make a success of his purchased territory. Thirty-six months into operating his franchise territory and the hard work is paying dividends – with his Franchise care home’s reputation established within his Sutton and Epsom territory. Tim is currently billing over 1,000 hours a week and is...