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Interview: "Building a business has been really interesting and we have learnt LOADS!"

of Driving Miss Daisy

Jocelyn and Tori both came from different background, having worked in events management and as a financial analyst respectively. However they both work together running the Driving Miss Daisy franchise for Farnham, Surrey. Learn about what drew them to franchising and some of the challenges they have faced growing their business here...

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Local teacher ditches books for dusters by launching new eco-friendly cleaning business

of Bright & Beautiful

Yorkshire born and bred teacher Emma Bini has returned home to swap her career in education for a new national domestic housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful®, covering York, Wetherby, Boston Spa, Tadcaster and the surrounding areas.

Prior to becoming a new franchise owner, Emma dedicated her time to teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) in secondary schools where she specialised in French and Spanish. Following her time studying in Spain, Emma spent a year teaching in Venezuela before returning to her home county Yorkshire.

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Mum, Dad, Don and Daughter working together for Dream Doors!

of Dream Doors

CHANGING career direction has given Wilson Craig the chance to work alongside his family.

Wilson worked as a transport consultant in the Middle East for eight years before joining Dream Doors, the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company.

Now he can work alongside his wife Patrice, daughter Jenna and son Adam running their own showroom in Prestwick, Ayrshire.

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FAMILY SELLS MOTOR BUSINESS TO OPEN DREAM DOORS KITCHEN SHOWROOM

of Dream Doors

SELLING up the family business allowed the Bachelor family to start a lucrative Dream Doors kitchen makeover franchise. Mike Bachelor’s grandfather first began working in the motor trade in the mid-60s, eventually building up a network of 13 truck dealerships in the Cheshire area.

The Bachelor family went on to sell that business and reinvested their cash in opening a showroom for the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company in their hometown.

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Interview: "The sense of pride and passion that comes with the logo is incredible."

of noRelatedFranchisor

Paul Ward opened his Autoglym franchise in 2005. Covering the whole of Northern Ireland, Paul is passionate about the product having been using it himself for over 30 years! Get an insight into the day to day running of an Autoglym franchise by reading on...

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Paul is a local ambassador for Driving Miss Daisy in Wiltshire

Franchisee Paul Dyer      of Driving Miss Daisy

Paul Dyer has been lucky to have had a good career in software development having been actively involved in some of the most exciting and key technological developments of the last half a century.  Reaching an age where he wanted to do something different that was equally as rewarding, Paul recognised the benefits of franchising and growing a template business rather than starting from scratch. And after narrowing down his selection to 10 companies, Paul’s further research and his heart, led him to Driving Miss Daisy. By satisfying a growing need in society for helping people to stay independent longer, Paul recognised that Driving Miss Daisy offered him an excellent business opportunity.

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Interview: From employee to franchisee with Minuteman Press!

Franchisee Keith Cohan of Minuteman Press

Keith Cohan has had many different jobs across the years in a variety of sectors, but he always envisaged that one day he would own his own business. While he was working at a Minuteman Press Printing franchise in Falkirk the stores franchisee was looking to retire and Keith knew that this was his chance to own his own business in an industry he knew. Learn about Keith's journey from employee to franchisee and the successes he has benefitted from Minuteman Press!

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New Franchise Interview: Driving Miss Daisy, Sutton Coldfield

of Driving Miss Daisy

At the helm of one of Driving Miss Daisy's newest franchises are Andrew and Lucy, who recently opened Driving Miss Daisy, Sutton Coldfield. They decided to follow the franchising route as they wanted to run their own business after both having careers in the private sector. Learn about the community-orientated offering with the chance to give something back to their local area with Driving Miss Daisy helped make their decision to join an easy one!

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Father and son Autoglym franchise in North Staffordshire still going strong after 30 years

Franchisee Andy & Don Richardson of Autoglym

Don Richardson Ltd is the Autoglym franchisee for the North Staffordshire area.  Becoming an Autoglym franchisee was evitable for Andy.  His Dad was one of the first Autoglym distributors back in 1967 and so Andy grew up with the business and knowing it inside out.  Despite having other jobs, Andy soon realised that Autoglym offered a great opportunity to build something worthwhile with his Dad.  Andy and Don’s business has grown to a multi-van operation. Hear from Andy on his Autoglym journey...

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Interview: "The Agency Express training program is well-structured and very helpful."

of Agency Express

Following a 15-year career in the supply and maintenance of fitness equipment, Bert decided that it was time for a new challenge and a change in his work-life balance. An opportunity to purchase his local established Agency Express franchise from the exisiting franchisee became available and Bert seized his chance! Learn how Agency Express' training support has helped Bert hit the ground running in his franchise!

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