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James Cook is not a stranger to business ownership; the 30-year-old entrepreneur ran a successful driving school for seven years prior to finding My Property Pros (MPP). In a surprising move, during his initial franchisee training, James decided to tear up his business plan and go ‘all-in’ on one of MPP’s exciting new services. Fast-forward to today he’s reaping the rewards of his brave and ambitious approach.
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After years leading a 250-strong warehouse team – and a stint running his own grocery store – David Roberts knew something wasn’t quite clicking. The hours were long, the stress was high, and the spark just wasn’t there. He wanted more control, a better balance and a business he could build on his own terms. In 2020, he found exactly that with My Property Pros (MPP).
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Ashley Stevens began his career as a car mechanic and diagnostic technician before running a franchise business in a completely different sector. While it gave him valuable experience, the long hours and constant stress eventually took their toll. After selling the business, Ashley stepped away from work to focus on family life, spending five years as a full-time dad to his two children. By 2024, he was ready for a fresh start. That’s when he discovered My Property Pros – a low-stress, flexible opportunity he could truly call his own.
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About three months ago, Steve Mann and I (Richard Ambler) decided to embark on our new challenge. Having always wanted to do something together we took the plunge buying into the Naturespace franchise, and so Naturespace Cambridge, providing commercial, sustainable grounds maintenance in the East (Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties), was born.
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After 20 years of friendship Beatrice Kinyua and Purity Mwangi opened their own care business in Edgware and Finchley. Beatrice, who has a background in finance, economics and auditing and Purity, a PA in a London-based investment firm for nearly two decades, first met over 20 years ago in Kenya.
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Arpan Patel, owner of GoodOaks – Wimbledon and Kingston, started his professional career in finance after completing a degree in Maths from the Imperial College London. After working in the sector for 10 years he decided to follow a passion of his and went into property development. Arpan found he really enjoyed getting to know his clients and loved seeing how with his help and experience he was able to help people create their dream home.
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For many years before joining GoodOaks, Fiza was an Air hostess for an International airline. She became familiar with the homecare sector whilst she was looking after her mother-in-law who she cared for, for many years. In 2020 she opened up her own franchise in Aylesbury covering the surrounding areas, determined to use her experience as an unpaid carer to help people people in the form of a homecare franchise.
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GoodOaks New Forest is run by husband and wife Anne and George. Anne previously worked as a Registered Nurse, for years she had dreamt of running her own business and in 2018 she took the leap of faith and opened GoodOaks in the New Forest.
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As a former senior director in the corporate world, Richard Burgess has taken on huge responsibilities in his time, but he’d never owned and run his own business. So, when he was handed the keys to his Right at Home office in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, in 2022, he was understandably nervous about representing the RaH brand in his community.
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Former Army Officer Andrew Davis joined Right at Home UK as the owner of our Bournemouth & Poole franchise 13 years ago. Here, he reflects on his proudest moments, his greatest challenges, the evolution of the RaH network and his latest role in supporting the franchisor to drive positive improvements across the organisation.
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