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Interview with award-winning multi-unit Pitman Training Franchisee

of Pitman Training

Throughout his career, Chris Wyle has always had a passion for helping people unlock their full potential. From delivering presentation skills training to becoming a six-territory franchise partner with Pitman Training, Chris’s passion for training and development is evident. Now an established franchisee, Chris’s next goal is to expand his Pitman portfolio to 10 training centres and broaden the spectrum of training and education solutions he can offer.

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Meet the former science teacher branching out to grow a TruGreen lawn care franchise

of TruGreen

David Brown has taken an unconventional route into the lawn care industry. With 13 years as a secondary school science teacher behind him, it may not seem the obvious choice to call it quits on a decade-spanning vocation and do something entirely new. Trugreen talks to David, the new owner of TruGreen North Leeds and Harrogate, to chat about his life and new business.

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A Business Built on Motivation and Hard Work

of Recognition Express

Husband and wife team Stephen and Ciorsdan Price first met over 30 years ago on a blind date organised by their respective cousins. Now 37 years later, and recent recipients of a long service award, they work side by side running Recognition Express West Scotland, one of the top five performing businesses in the network.

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Sally's new challenge...owning a Techclean business is a happy job!

of Techclean

Every day on site, Sally Findlay, owner of Techclean London South West is greeted by smiling faces as she returns squeaky clean desktop IT to delighted employees. Sally set up the business three years ago and now employs a team of 11 people. She is no stranger to franchising or the Bardon group, having run  one of the top Recognition Express franchises for over 15 years.  

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I wanted a business that I could mould to fit around me and my family

of Bright & Beautiful

Delpreet joined cleaning franchise Bright & Beautiful in 2017. Before this, she worked in the engineering sector as a recruitment consultant. "What really appealed to me was Bright & Beautiful’s foundation of strong ethical beliefs. Joining a company that offers ethical employment with proper contracts to local people is something I definitely wanted to be a part of."

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Meet Faye, our Pilot Franchisee, who has been a Business Owner with Bright & Beautiful since 2009

of Bright & Beautiful

Faye Roddy has been the Bright & Beautiful franchisee in Altrincham since 2009.  In this video Faye discusses "Realising the Dream and her business journey.

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Why I expanded from fast-food into fitness

of energie Fitness

In the interview, Aran Sandher explains why he chose to expand the family business which operates multiple Domino's Pizza franchises into health and fitness with energie Fitness. Aran opened his first énergie gym in Wolverhampton in April 2021 and launched his second énergie site in Tunstall in March this year.  Find out more about why Aran chose to partner with energie, how he structures the business to operate in multiple locations, insights into building a strong workforce and his plans for the future.

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New business owner brings Rosemary Bookkeeping services to Harrow

of Rosemary Bookkeeping

We sat down with the brand-new owner of Rosemary Bookkeeping Harrow, Nitin Patel, to talk about his career and training, being a scout volunteer, and his new bookkeeping business.

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New business owner brings Rosemary Bookkeeping services to Stevenage

of Rosemary Bookkeeping

Introducing Nirmal Thakkar, the new business owner of of Rosemary Bookkeeping Garden City, who is bringing brand new bookkeeping and accounting services to Stevenage and surrounding areas. Nirmal came to the UK in 2002 from India, and received an MBA from Hertfordshire University, before going on to work in sales banking. She then took a break from the industry whilst on maternity leave and helped a friend build his business from the ground up.

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South African couple move to UK to tap into mature market

of Dream Doors

South African couple Gary and Hayley Ashe relocated to Britain to tap into its ‘mature’ franchising market. They wanted to find a way to earn a good take-home salary while balancing the responsibility of raising three young children. Gary and Hayley opted to open a Dream Doors franchise showroom covering Woking and Guildford for the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company. 

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