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Case Studies
This section provides thirty seven real life accounts of people who have come from all different walks of life and decided to set up a franchise.
Each account gives a small profile on the person who has set up the franchise, and then asks them questions about how they came to owning and running this franchise.
At the end of each case study there is a section on setting up your own franchise in the same sector and provides a link to the franchisors brochure page.
The franchisors page explains more about the businesses core values and how to become a franchisee yourself. They tell you how they operate and give details on how much the franchise will cost, what the franchisee will get for their money and also an approximate net annual profit.
After reading about the options available to you, you can then contact the franchise to gain more in-depth information or navigate back to the relevant category or sector you were looking in for all the existing opportunities available to you.
This section of the website can help you to make a decision as to whether owning and running your own franchise is the right option for you, by reading other peoples experiences and reactions to the process of setting up and running the franchise on a day-to-day basis. This could assist you in making one the biggest decisions of your life a joy and not a regret.
- Antal franchisee: Funmi Wale-Adegbite
- Funmi Wale-Adegbite merged her existing business with recruitment franchise Antal and reaped the rewards.
- Aspray franchisees: Kevin and Andrea Deary
- Kevin and Andrea Deary set up an Aspray franchise in Merseyside.
- Auditel Franchisee: Gill Gibbon
- Gill discusses starting a cost and purchase management consultancy franchise.
- Auditel Franchisee: Mike Andrews
- Former construction worker Mike Andrews talks about how life has changed with Auditel.
- AutoValetDirect franchisee: Gary Stevens
- Gary Stevens runs the AutoValetDirect franchise in Tonbridge. Read his story.
- AutoValetDirect franchisee: Shaun Kinsell
- Shaun Kinsell explains why the AutoValetDirect franchise was for him.
- Baguette Express franchisee: Graham Carlson
- Graham Carlson talks about buying a sandwich franchise.
- Belvoir franchisee: Susie Geddes
- Horse mad Susie gets more than she bargained for and ends up with her own business.
- Bidding Buzz franchisee: Mark Curtis
- Mark Curtis is a Bidding Buzz franchisee and talks about his franchise venture.
- Cafe2U Franchisee: Steve Dyson
- Steve Dyson was happy to explain all about how he jumped on the van, and joined this pioneering espresso adventure.
- Card Connection franchisees: Cath Dorran and Margaret Roberts
- Cath and Margaret took control of the Glasgow & Argyll territory and haven't looked back.
- Caroline Joyce and Kall Kwik UK
- Franchise Development Manager Caroline Joyce spills the beans on printing specialists Kall Kwik.
- Cloudy2Clear franchisee: Tony Telford
- Tony Telford explains how being made redundant turned him into a window salesman.
- Creation Station Franchisee: Lou Higgs
- Lou Higgs discusses how she set her sights on buying a franchise in order to be able to spend more time with her family.
- Creation Station Franchisee: Louise Radford
- A former teacher, Louise became the Creation Station's first franchisee when she opened a unit in Nottingham.
- Creation Station Franchisee: Vicki Sofield
- After being made redundant, Vicki Sofield decided to become her own boss and invest in a franchise opportunity.
- Derek Wilson and Distribution Unlimited
- Derek decided to franchise his door-to-door distribution business, find out how he got on.
- énergie Fitness For Women Franchisee - Kate Franklin
- For Kate, looking at the hobbies she loved has proved to be successful in her new business life.
- Enfields franchisee: Chris Heaps
- From global to local: Enfields was the perfect franchise for Chris Heaps.
- Expense Reduction Analysts franchisee: Neil Cullen
- Neil's 10 year story...
- Go Kart Party franchisee: Claire Perera
- Claire looked to children's birthday parties to set up her own business.
- Helen Dowling and Exceptional Thinking
- Franchisor Helen talks about her niche marketing and business planning business.
- Hire a Hubby franchisee: Steve Haynes
- Steve Haynes came back from Spain with money troubles and turned to Hire a Hubby for a franchise opportunity.
- John Warren and Driver Hire
- Franchise Development Director John Warren is justly bullish about this driver suppliers franchise opportunity.
- Kall Kwik franchisee: Garry Nelson
- Garry Nelson loved Kall Kwick so much he opened three outlets. Read his story.
- Maid2Clean Franchisees
- 6 happy Maid2Clean franchisees reveal the secrets of their domestic cleaning bliss.
- Marilyn Keen and Swisher
- Development Director Marilyn Keen discusses the pros and cons of this washroom sanitation service franchise.
- Matt Baines and ChariSnack
- ChariSnack's Commercial Director provides the lowdown on the franchise.
- Mitchell Leszczyszak and Original Video
- Mitchell Leszczyszak says this automated DVD rental business is one of a kind.
- ORCA franchisee: Alison Henderson
- Warwickshire entrepreneur helps local businesses take on the big brands.
- Ovenu franchisee: Paul Clark
- Paul's franchising research bears fruit for his growing oven cleaning business.
- Richard Dancy and Oscar Pet Foods
- Sales and Marketing Director Richard Dancy provides some insight into the door-to-door pet food distributors's application processes and more.
- Richard Harrison and Jim’s Mowing UK
- Richard Harrison has been the UK director of Jim’s Mowing since it expanded into the country three years ago, and is tasked with making the UK operation even bigger than it is in Australia, where it was founded.
- Spoton.net Franchisee: Jim Thomas
- Jim Thomas explains why he swapped tyres for websites and started a website consultancy franchise.
- Spoton.net Franchisee: Jonny Kirk
- Jonny Kirk talks about why he chose a Spoton.net internet franchise opportunity.
- Subway Franchisee: Mark Rannard
- Mark Rennard explains what attracted him to buying a fast food franchise and how he's now the proud owner of 7 Subway franchises.
- Swisher franchisee: Simon Jones
- Simon took advantage of his experience and the Swisher franchise opportunity.
- When The Music Stops Franchisee: Stephanie Richardson
- Stephanie Richardson invested in the speed dating franchise in 2006. Here is her story:
