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New Franchise Partner covering Shrewsbury & Telford

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. 

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Meet the Franchisee: Mohammad Hossain from Rosemary Bookkeeping Stratford

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

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Three times award winners

of ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services

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.

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Chris Blewitt of ServiceMaster Clean North East Wins Award of Excellence at ServiceMaster Live

of ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services

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. 

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Running a Revive! Auto Innovations franchise one year on

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.

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Meet the Franchisee: Gina Glendinning of Merry Maids Wakefield and Leeds

Franchisee Gina Glendinning of Merry Maids

Before starting her Merry Maids franchise in 2018, Gina spent 32 years working at HSBC. She built a long career across multiple banking roles and described herself as a career banker. Over time, she realised her work life balance was no longer where she wanted it to be. That realisation pushed her to explore business ownership.

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18 Years of Merry Maids

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.

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Buying a Franchise made me a better father and husband

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.”

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Young multi-unit franchise owner talks about his journey with Mary Browns

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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Buying a franchise was life changing for me - the best career decision I ever made!

Franchisee Paul Clarke of UK Business Mentoring

Paul Clarke was delighted to find a business that allowed him to utilise the skills he had gained during a 30 year career in finance. Paul opened his UK Business Mentoring franchise in Manchester in 2017.  “I always had a desire to run my own business but wanted a framework and support mechanism to ensure success. Mentoring business owners is a priviledge and allows me to utilise all the skills and technical knowledge I have gained whilst supporting owners to achieve their full potential. UKBM were clearly the best I looked at and I did look at many.”

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