Frustration in corporate life led Anne Williams to start her journey in Franchising with UKBM

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….

Redundancy in late 50's is best thing to have happened!

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."  

Embracing education with open arms

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.

Valerie purchased her first HMO in 2015 and has built a portfolio of 7 properties

Armed with integrity and belief in herself, Valerie has gone on to build a portfolio of seven HMOs with Platinum. ‘You have to be super rich to invest in property through a franchise like Platinum’. It’s a misconception we hear all the time – and one Valerie Highton’s inspirational story proves is simply not true.

Before Joining PPP, Faith Staniforth knew little about property - now she's approaching her 5th HMO!

Faith knew nothing about property before joining Platinum – now she's closing in on her fifth HMO!

Platinum Property Partner franchisee eyeing third HMO property

After joining Platinum at the start of the pandemic, Dominic is already eyeing his third HMO property

My TAB Franchise Story: Helen Mill (Aberdeenshire-East)

Helen Mill talks about what drew her to become a franchisee with TAB. Based in Aberdeenshire, the proactive TAB team have not disappointed Helen in helping her franchise grow. Learn how Helen is stating one step ahead of the game with TAB...

Not only did we earn back our initial investment in our first year but we did it twice!

Charisnack Perth is run by a group of 4 family and friends from Poland and Hungary. Tibor Gorbics tells us their story. “We became a ChariSnack franchisee in February 2020. Our situation was unique in that we started our business just before the first lockdown in 2020!  We were not sure at that time if we would still be in business by now. We have however seen growth and it is just the beginning of 2021! We are the living proof that Charisnack is a tried and tested business model and is truly “bulletproof’’.   

Cafe2U the obvious choice for a hospitality manager

With financial support from family, Alan Fulton was able to get back in control of his work life and set up his Cafe2U franchise in Aberdeen South in August 2014. When he decided to start looking for a business Alan was no stranger to franchising as his father had bought a Chips Away franchise previously. However, he was looking for a beverage based franchise so he could utilise his previous experience but without the unsociable hours, therefore, Cafe2U seemed the perfect option for him.

Rugbytots offers work life balance

Laura Muir had a career in sales before taking the plunge and buying a franchise.  Wanting a career that fitted around her family, Laura started to look at the options available to her.  As her son attended Rugbytots, Laura knew the benefits of the classes for children and, aware of the lack of classes for younger children, Laura was keen to find out more.  In March 2016, Laura bought the Midlothian Rugbytots franchise.