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Trusted brand name led Branson Poyner to Autoglym

Franchisee Branson Poyner of Autoglym

Autoglym Sales Specialist Branson Poyner already had experience working with Autoglym at BMW and Volvo before he decided to establish his own Autoglym franchise in the West Midlands over 20 years ago.

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Experienced franchising expert finding success as a Minuteman Press franchisee

Franchisee Philip Milburn of Minuteman Press

Philip Milburn is the owner of the Minuteman Press printing and marketing franchise in Norwich. Philip has great experience in franchising including growing his own franchise business to 58 franchisees, working for one of the largest franchise service brands in the world, and helping HomeServ expand their gas business franchise network. Daunted with all the travelling, Philip decided to look at opportunities closer to home.  Buying a franchise was the obvious choice and with experience in printing, he started researching opportunities.  Minuteman Press stood out and after much research he opened his Minuteman Press franchise in 2018.  

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Key to success for WPA franchisee is longevity

Franchisee Claire Amos of WPA Healthcare Practice

Claire Amos had worked in health insurance most of her working life.  When she joined WPA in 1994, the company hadn’t started franchising and so with no fixed territory, she had to build a portfolio of clients from scratch. Fast forward 27 years, and Claire is as excited to be part of WPA now as she was then. 

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Six months on as a franchisee - Neil Grainger's franchise journey

Franchisee Neil Grainger of Greensleeves Lawn Care

Greensleeves’ 100th Franchisee Neil Grainger has just completed his first six months with the lawncare company. Since investing with the franchise and launching in the fabulous coastal town of Bournemouth, Neil’s business has gone from strength to strength and is already treating the lawns of 132 customers.

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of ServiceMaster Clean

In order to maintain brand integrity, we carefully select the franchise partners who are to join our brand by inviting prospective business owners to an interview with our ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Brand Leader, Guy Strang.

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“Being part of a franchise network is the best of both worlds"

of TaxAssist Accountants

Hannah Campbell joined TaxAssist Accountants in 2014 when she was 24. Here she shares her inspiring journey working her way up from Assistant Practice Manager to Franchisee, operating in Dalkeith, Leith, Fairmilehead and Musselburgh in Scotland, all before the age of 30.

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"The guidance and help through the pandemic has been priceless."

of TaxAssist Accountants

For Kully Sahota, working for himself had always been his dream, and franchising offered the safety net he was looking for to reduce the risk of business failure.

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"I watched the company grow from strength to strength"

of TaxAssist Accountants

Russell Chapman had extensive accounting experience with several large high street banks and accountants before deciding the time was right to establish his own TaxAssist practice.

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Franchisee comes out of retirement after impressive discovery day

of TaxAssist Accountants

Paul Simpson was so impressed when he attended a Discovery Day that he decided to come out of retirement and set himself one further challenge before retiring fully. Paul had a successful career in financial services as a banker, IFA and Estate Planner spanning over 35 years, before selling his business in 2019.

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Red carpet treatment for award-winning Servicemaster franchisee Siva

Franchisee Siva Kugathas of ServiceMaster Clean

Is there anyone on the planet who didn’t think Siva Kugathas would win the Great British Franchisee Award? The owner of ServiceMaster in Guildford has transformed lives, raised standards, pushed envelopes, inspired others, and indulged in some serious philanthropy - as well as taking the annual turnover from £100,000 to more than £2 million in just four years.

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