“I finally feel part of something worthwhile and exciting!”

38-year-old dad – and step-dad – of five, Dean Giles, has always worked in the motor trade in one form or another. For over twenty years, the experienced mechanic worked for some of the most renowned car manufacturers in the world, remaining close to home in West Kent. Since leaving school aged 16 and starting as an apprentice with Vauxhall, two things have remained constant in his life; his goal to have a great career and his love of Snap-on Tools. Now, he’s combined his two passions, by investing in his own Snap-on franchise in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks.

Business Doctor franchisee Wicus Van Bijon discusses how he "goes the extra mile"

Since joining our team back in 2018, Wicus Van Bijon has taken to becoming a Business Doctor like a duck to water. Wicus’s “go the extra mile” attitude and natural flare for business mentoring has made him a highly successful and recommended coach by the many businesses he’s supported over the last three years.

Shakeel, his father Shafiq and brother Zahed are experienced, successful franchisees, having grown their family-owned pizza delivery franchise to 23 outlets in 13 years. Shakeel says: "We wanted to diversify our family business into the fitness sector because we are passionate about it – Zahed is a qualified personal trainer and I like working out.”

Elite Swimming offers niche opportunity

Having been involved in the sports education industry for over 10 years, Chris Regan of the Sports Coaching Group was looking for a niche opportunity that would allow them to stand out from their competitors.  Elite Swimming offers just that.

From butcher to snack distribution franchisee

My wife Sue and I have been the Glossop franchisees for Charisnack, the snack distribution franchise, since 2018.  Our cause-based business model allows us to raise money for BLISS, a charity for poorly and premature babies born in UK.

ActionCOACH helped my cleaning business to shine

With over 32,000 cleaning businesses in the UK vying for a slice of the market, one forward-thinking business owner decided to take action. By engaging an ActionCOACH business growth specialist Integrity Cleaning has reached over double the industry standard profit margin and a 650% increase in turnover.

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Interview with Terry Harvey, Elite Swimming

Family man Terry Harvey has ran Elite Sports, a successful sports development company, in the Midlands for the past 11 years. With an increase in demand from schools for professional swimming classes, they established a dedicated programme under the brand name Elite Swimming.  As demand increased, they franchised Elite Swimming in 2018. Elite Swimming offers a unique "pools to schools" programme.  Terry tells us more about this exciting concept and his franchise journey so far. 

Interview with David Overton, Managing Director of Optic-Kleer

David Overton, Managing Director of Optic-Kleer is passionate about each and every one of his franchisees’ businesses. Optic-Kleer has the most technologically advanced windscreen repair system currently available on the UK market and has over 2,000 5-star Google reviews from happy customers.

Interview with David Watts, CEO and Founder of Chrysalis Partners

David Watts is the CEO and Founder of Chrysalis Partners, a Business Coaching and Consulting franchise that offers services to the huge SME business sector.  Using his 16 years of industry experience to establish the business in 2017, David aims to address the shortfalls in the coaching marketplace UK wide. Whilst the biggest challenge to date has been the pandemic, it has also one of the company's biggest achievements.  "For our franchisees the negative impact has not been that difficult because all of our systems and strategies are designed to work remotely with no need to visit the client’s premises. This reduced the negative impart for franchisees during the pandemic."

Interview with Elliott Shuttleworth, CEO & Founder of Boom Battle Bar

Elliott Shuttleworth is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the leisure and hospitality industry, including owning and operating two of the most profitable stores within the UK’s largest Adventure Park operator, Flip Out.  In 2020, Elliott launched his latest venture, Boom Battle Bar. whichfranchise talks to Elliott about this unique franchise opportunity, the story so far and his plans for the future.

Interview with Nick Howes, Leadership Management International (UK) Franchisor

After ten years as a successful franchisee, Nick Howes has taken on the role of Franchisor for Leadership Management International (UK) and has big plans for innovation and growth whilst remaining true to the five decades of history that have made LMI one of the world’s most trusted leadership and people development organisations.

HSBC commend Snap-on for exceptional performance

Already named as the UK’s number one automotive franchise and sixth best opportunity overall for 2021, Snap-on Tools now adds another award to its already impressive collection. The ‘HSBC Elite Franchise Exceptional Performance Award 2021’ was presented at a virtual ceremony in March.

TaxAssist rises two places in Top 75 Accounting firms league table

TaxAssist Accountants has moved from 23rd to 21st in Accountancy Daily’s Top 75 Firms Survey 2020. A key factor behind the continued growth of the TaxAssist Accountants franchise network was its 9.2% increase in fee income, up from £41.5m at Year End in December 2018 to £45.3m in 2019.

ActionCOACH helped my cleaning business to shine

With over 32,000 cleaning businesses in the UK vying for a slice of the market, one forward-thinking business owner decided to take action. By engaging an ActionCOACH business growth specialist, Integrity Cleaning has reached over double the industry standard profit margin and a 650% increase in turnover.

TRIB3 announces second location in Manchester

Boutique fitness brand TRIB3 today announced the imminent launch of a second store in Manchester as part of the Qbic Hotel development on Deansgate. This site will operate alongside a further location at the North Pavilion in Circle Square where TRIB3 is building its global headquarters. Both stores are due to open in June.