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Franchisee Sarah Connop of Rosemary Bookkeeping
Sarah Connop is ACMA qualified and has over 20 years of experience working in a variety of financial roles, working for small businesses and both FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies to help them understand their finances. Sarah had considered setting up her own business for many years but making the leap from the corporate world to the unknown was daunting as any new business owner will understand so; after spending some time researching options, Sarah chose to join the Rosemary Bookkeeping franchise network.
Franchisee Mohammad Hossain, of Rosemary Bookkeeping
Mohammad Hossain came to the UK in 2009 to begin training in accountancy with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Within three years he was ready to start work in an accounting firm, getting some hands-on and practical experience as a training provider. When the COVID pandemic began, Mohammad was able to take a step back and gain a fresh perspective. He realised he wanted to start his own business. He had been gaining experience for around 10 years now, it was time to make something of his own
of ServiceMaster Clean
Rachael & Lee purchased ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services North Surrey in 2004 and due to their commercial success, expanded the business to include West London and Hertfordshire, now known cumulatively as ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Jemsl. Rachael & Lee have developed a culture of providing exceptional customer service which has resulted in strong growth and expansion for the company in all areas.
of ServiceMaster Clean
The owner of ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services North East is celebrating having won the prestigious Award of Excellence at ServiceMaster Live! ‘ServiceMaster Live!’, which took place this May, was a gathering of franchisees from across the ServiceMaster Ltd. brand family.
Franchisee Tom Giles of Revive! Auto Innovations
Tom Giles, owner of Revive! Aberdeenshire swapped a demanding career in the oil industry to take charge of his own destiny. In just twelve months he has built an award-winning SMART vehicle repair business, employing four technicians with three vans on the road and a brand-new workshop unit.
Franchisee Michelle and Peter Lewis of TruGreen
Both Michelle and Peter Lewis come from an IT management background. Neither thought they would find themselves doing the job that they are now. Though both were keen gardeners, neither were lawn specialists. Both used to work for Lloyds Bank, with Peter running credit card systems and Michelle working in the insurance end. This had them based in Cheshire, London and Scotland predominantly.
Franchisee Gina Glendinning of Merry Maids
Before starting her Merry Maids business in 2018, Gina was a self-described ‘career banker’, working in many different roles for HSBC – over the span of 32 years. One day, Gina says she reached a point where she realised that she needed to get her work-life balance in check, so she started to look around at options for owning her own business.
Franchisee Tom Jackson of Merry Maids
Tom Jackson is the proud owner of FOUR territories within south Birmingham, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Solihull. Having joined the network 18 years ago, Tom has seen how the industry has changed over the years and has been able to keep up with the times through the research and development undertaken by the brand.
of UK Business Mentoring
Having worked in financial services for 30 years, Graham Ballantyne had run businesses for other people and always knew one day he would do it himelf. “I wanted to do something with purpose where I could genuinely make a difference along with something I’d enjoy. I have always loved to help people and really enjoy the cut and thrust of business so Mentoring made sense. I undertook a lot of research into various mentoring franchises as I wanted the support to make the leap – UKBM were by far and away the best I looked at, they shared my values which was key and also convinced me the support would be there which was important.”
of Mary Brown's Chicken
Millennial Tom Chen is one of a growing army of young multi-unit franchise owners. Here he talks about Mary Brown’s, the brand at the heart of his success
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