Featured resale of the week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Countrywide Grounds Maintenance franchise, based in the heart of a network of over 45 franchises providing coverage across the UK. The business is well-established with a strong customer base of commercial clients. The owner works full time within the business with nineteen fulltime and part time staff.

Location: Bicester, covering Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Investment: £490,000 Including £144,000 of equipment and vehicles

Preparing your franchise for sale

Failure to prepare your franchise business for sale can affect your ability to sell it; it can affect the price you achieve and can also affect the ability of the potential buyer to raise the finance they may need. Franchise Finance can help ensure this does not happen.

Why we bought a franchise resale

Barking Mad is dream job for Barbara and Caroline

Barbara Frater and Caroline Bradshaw have recently made the change from senior teaching roles to their “dream job” as a Barking Mad franchisee. They bought an established Barking Mad franchise in Alnwick and haven’t looked back.

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why we are selling our franchise

Interview with Card Connection franchisee, Stirling & Perth

David Roseweir joined Card Connection in 2007. Due to other family business commitments, David is reluctantly having to sell his Card Connection franchise, covering the areas of Stirling and Perth. In this article, David talks about what his background is, what led him to choose a franchise in the greeting card retail industry, and the key USPs of the business.

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Why an under-performing franchise resale shouldn't be written off?

Why buy a franchise resale?

You don't always have to start a franchise from scratch; many franchisees are looking to sell their existing franchise. As well as the traditional benefits of franchising, a resale will usually have additional ones such as an existing client base, established presence and revenue from day one. There are many reasons why existing franchises are for sale:

• The franchisee could be very successful and wants to sell a profitable business - this was their exit strategy from the start
• The franchisee is retiring
• The franchisee has realised that the business is not for them
• The franchisee has other business concerns to concentrate on
• The franchisee may be relocating
• The franchisee may need to sell due to ill health

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