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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.
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.
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.
of ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services
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.
Franchisee Siva Kugathas of ServiceMaster Clean Commercial
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.
Franchisee Gary Rolfe of Merry Maids
Impeccable service and crisis management come naturally to Gary Rolfe, so it’s hardly surprising that the owner of Merry Maids in Kingston-Upon Thames has won a major award in the middle of a pandemic. Despite everything that lockdowns, social distancing, and ever-changing regulations could throw at him, the cleaning company boss has emerged as one of the first recipients of the prestigious Great British Franchisee Award.
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Anne Williams journey from franchising to running her own business started with an itch.
The itch was a sense of frustration in her previous role in corporate life. For years she had thought ‘There must be something else for me’, something that would give her satisfaction and a sense of purpose.
Here’s how Anne scratched that itch….
Franchisee Jim Gorrie of UK Business Mentoring
UK Business Mentoring franchisee jim Gorrie talks about how redundancy pushed him into starting a new career in his late 50's. "I still remember the day, place and time I got told my services were no longer required. I remember the shock, the anger, the feeling of loss - after forty years in the corporate world (thirty-five years with one organisation and nearly five with another) I was being cast aside. On reflection I know this wasn’t the case, but I am only human, and I can still recall the irrational range of thoughts and emotions running through my head. As it turned out, it was one of the best things that has happened to me."
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From a young age, Ash Obhrai had been surrounded by educators. With his father as a GCSE Maths examiner, mother as an A-Level Art & Design teacher and aunt as a successful primary school teacher, it was only a matter of time before he too would venture into academia. After working as a tutor alongside his corporate career for 15 years, he decided to turn the tables and launch his own Tutor Doctor business in 2017.
Franchisee Gary Swan of Metro Plumb
Gary Swan is a plumber by trade but wanting to become more than a jobbing plumber where he relied on being sub-contracted to others for work, he began to research opportunities that gave him more structure, stability, long-term planning and control over his work. This led him to franchising and after researching the opportunities available, he was keen to find out more about Metro Plumb. His decision to join Metro Plumb has paid off in the past year. Whilst many self-employed plumbers have become victims to the Covid pandemic, Metro Plumb Kent has seen an increase in business due to the robust franchise model and key accounts the company has. Gary is looking forward to his future with Metro Plumb.
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