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TJ Sutherland, owner of Rosemary Bookkeeping in Newbury & Basingstoke, is celebrating having won awards for growth and resilience at ServiceMaster Live! This award was for substantial business growth, and the North Star Resilience Award for her resilience against the number of difficult challenges she has faced in the running of her business since joining the Rosemary network in 2010.
Fiona Perks, owner of Rosemary Bookkeeping Wyre Forest, has won the prestigious INVEST Award for Commitment and Dedication at ServiceMaster Live! This award is given to the franchise partner who is committed to giving back and raising awareness of Rosemary Brand
Mike Wallace, owner of Rosemary Bookkeeping in Reading has won the prestigious PEOPLE Award for Bookkeeper of the Year at ServiceMaster Live! This award is given to the franchise partner who always goes out of their way to help based upon the nomination of their peers.
The owners of ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Warwick, Michal Kawerski and Dariusz Kowalik have won the prestigious Rookie of the Year award. Michal & Dariusz came to ServiceMaster with previous experience of owning a commercial and domestic cleaning company. Michal has built himself from the ground up, beginning his career in the cleaning industry as a daily cleaner before becoming a supervisor.
ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Newbury has won the North Star Invest award at this year’s ‘ServiceMaster Live!’ event. ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Newbury was owned and managed by Nick Dee Shapland for 30 years, during which time he established a growing community of staff and clients who relied upon and delivered his trademark professional and bespoke contract cleaning services.
If you’re considering a franchise, you might want to consider the views of people who have already invested in the franchise before looking at anything else. There are currently only two elite franchises who have been rated 5-Star for Franchisee Satisfaction every year from 2013 to 2022 – ActionCOACH and Puddle Ducks - leaving them with 50 stars and fifty reasons for a potential franchisee to invest.
Wilkins Chimney sweep has achieved their highest ever score in a WorkBuzz Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark (FSB) Survey to date. The FSB invites franchisees to participate in an anonymous online survey, which asks them 27 questions about their franchise ownership experience. Using a consistent methodology, the franchise is assigned an overall FSB score and the highest performing franchisors are then recognised in the Best Franchise Awards held later in the year.
Gong cha, one of the world’s fastest-growing tea brands with nearly 1,800 sites around the world, announces the appointment of Paul Reynish as its new Global CEO with immediate effect.
In July 2022, the Aspray Franchise welcomed fresh signatures from four top performing franchisees as they continued their agreement for a further five years. Widely spread across the UK, these franchisees have experienced their fair share of success in running Aspray franchises over the last five years.
Local businessman, Shaheer Akhtar, launched his in-home care business, Visiting Angels, in late 2021. Determined to leave a world of suits and briefcases behind to pursue something he genuinely found joy in and had a passion for, Shaheer, along with his team of 14 carers, have been delivering care to those in need, all in the comfort of their own homes.
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