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‘I always felt like there was something missing. Something more I could be doing with my time’I worked in finance all my career. I trained as accountant, worked in banking and then at a real estate investment company. My jobs were always really challenging, and I really enjoyed them... but I always felt like there was something missing. Something more I could be doing with my time. I started looking for opportunities to work out where to take that next step. I found the Mathnasium franchise...

‘It’s so much more rewarding than my other jobs. That’s the stand-out thing I enjoy about the business and the most satisfying element of it’It shouldn’t happen to a franchisee – but, in Dan Tregoning’s case, it did. He was only eight weeks into the launch of his maths tuition franchise within the Fulham franchise territory when Coronavirus swept the UK and he was forced to close his doors.The situation could have been catastrophic but Dan, a highly experienced businessman, found it propelled hi...

How landscaping businesses can flourish in 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a number of negative repercussions, and there has been many, however there have been some businesses in the gardening sector that had plenty to celebrate. For example, Lawn care franchise Greensleeves achieving a record-breaking year in network turnover over 2020 is one. David Truby, MD of Greensleeves, has some advice for landscaping businesses on how they can push on into 2021. "At G...

Despite the difficulties posed to the lawn care franchise network over the course of 2020, Greensleeves has welcomed two new franchisees to their network of lawn care providers capping off a record-breaking year for the lawn care company. The new franchisees, Dan Anslow and Richard Howell, will be taking over existing franchise territories in this established franchise network. The pair, who are new to the gardening sector, have just completed their initial franchisee training with Greensleeves...

How was business before the pandemic hit? Before the pandemic, business was good and steady for that time of year. We were seeing growth on sales from the same time in the previous year and revenue was going as projected. As restrictions slowly started coming into place and it became clear that a lockdown was looming, our customers continued to come in their droves and make the most of the freedoms while they had it. So much so, that we made the decision to close the shop before the Government...

The past six months have been difficult for franchises up and down the country, but those in the best position all have one thing in common – excellent customer service.With 56 per cent of people around the world having stopped doing business with a company because of a poor customer service experience, it’s more important than ever to ensure your franchise is on top form. In the world of gardening franchises, franchisees rely heavily on repeat business and referrals – two things you can only ac...