From Navy to Mr Electric franchise
Martin Brown, the Mr. Electric franchisee operating in Peterborough, talks about the transition from the Navy to becoming a franchisee.
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A franchisee's view of why they chose VIP
The most recent franchisees to join VIP are father and son Anthony and Michael Redgrift who launched their business the first week of June 2011 in Lincoln, and this is the story in their own words:
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Baguette Express
"Employers and franchise owners are keen to recruit people leaving the Armed Forces for a variety of reasons.
In franchising, people are often going into business for the first time and facing challenges which ex-Forces personnel have already met and dealt with – such as people management, time management, logistics, transport and communication.
The discipline of Service life tends to mould people into a mindset in which problems become challenges to be overcome; in which self-reliance and organising skills are the norm; and in which management of people is achieved comfortably and without friction.
Above all, the rigorous training programmes in the Forces provide an innate self-confidence which, allied to invaluable transferable skills, creates individuals who are able to think for themselves and motivate others. Just like franchisees."
Robin Stenhouse, Baguette Express
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Many of the personal qualities required to make a franchise work are also highly prized in the Forces.
Self-discipline, self-motivation, initiative and the ability to get on with others are the keys to a successful franchise,
which is why many of those leaving the British armed forces have found success in franchising.
