Case Studies

What made you decide to join TaxAssist Accountants franchise?I qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst and Young in 1990 working primarily within their small business team. As well as gaining valuable experience in practice post-qualification I subsequently spent more than 20 years in industry working in a number of SMEs across a variety of industry sectors. One of these sectors was Franchising with ChipsAway where I joined as Finance Director in 2006. I became Chief Executive in 2007 lea...

Martin Thomas, Franchisee for TaxAssist Accountants in Victoria Central London finally purchased his own business after 25 years of working for others. Martin's career was focused around him looking after the finance in the marketing services industry and always harboured ambitions of owning his very own business. Martin had vast experience in working for big players within the PR and marketing services industry that included Weber Shandwick and Burson Marsteller. Martin actually spent a number...

Janiv Patel is one of the youngest franchisees in the award winning Signs Express franchise network, at just 29. Franchising is becoming increasingly popular with the younger generation with almost one in five new franchisees aged under 30 in the last two years. In July 2015, Janiv purchased an existing Signs Express (Milton Keynes) franchise centre after attending the Franchise Exhibition in Birmingham and meeting one of the most successful B2B Franchises, Signs Express. Janiv considered the p...

"When it comes to the stage you’re working every hour and feeling nothing but stress as a result, it may be time to consider other options"This is the thought that passed through Chris McLoughlin as he carried out his then role with a major UK supermarket as a Compliance Manager. Before Chris had a chance to even consider his options, the cards were turned as was made redundant and now had a new set of decisions to make. Was this a blessing in disguise Chris needed? Chris comments on his then si...

The Natural progression to continue his passion for helping othersJoe, the proud of owner of the Right at Home Cardiff & Newport franchise held previous experience in helping others during his past role as a police officer. Joe held a real passion for aiding those in need, and for many years his main aim was to make the streets of Cardiff a safer place. The only issue Joe had personally, was the fact that he wasn't helping himself to achieve his own set goals. Just like you and I have at some st...

Kris England and Pete Randal who run the Progressive Sport Franchise within the South Gloucester and Bristol TerritoryHow long have you been operating a Progressive Sports Franchise? 3 yearsHow have you found running your own business? We have really enjoyed the freedom of being our own boss and knowing that we have control over our futures. The hard work that we have put into running our own business, allow us both to reap the rewards. What are you ambitions for the Franchise? We have plans for...

The Pitman Model Cultivates SuccessThe Pitman Training Franchise is a brand that professes to transform futures and change lives, so it's rather fitting that of the Pitman Training's most recent franchise owners, Susan Staley who now operates her franchise centre in Chelmsford, was previously trained by the leading, International franchise training provider. The Pitman Training Franchise is seeking franchise partners from various backgrounds as there is scope to develop skills and knowledge thro...

Former financial manager Duncan Chandler has only been an Ovenclean franchisee for 18 months but has already got so much work that business expansion is not an option but a must.Even more remarkable, this is just two years after Duncan was made redundant, for the second time in his working life. The idea of looking for work in London again, and the realisation that a job didn’t guarantee security lead Duncan to decide this was the perfect time to invest in the right business opportunity, and bec...

ChipsAway Franchisee, Chris Spencer provides the perfect example of 'you get out what you put in', even during his initial days. Only six months into operating his ChipsAway Franchise and Chris is already achieving quarterly targets that are more in line with second year of trading! All of this whilst working fewer hours than what he was in his previous employment. Chris started his love affair with the ChipsAway franchise in the summer of 2015. Prior to acquiring his franchise, Chris was travel...

Jane Williams was already a teacher before enquiring into the MagiKats tutoring franchise. She was craving a new challenge, and after considerable franchise research decided to open the first ever MagiKats Tuition Centre in Wales and took a gamble that 'it would all work out'. One year after her launch, we caught up with Jane to see how it was all going?Jane operates her MagiKats Tutoring franchise from her shop premise in Llandaff North, on the outskirts of Cardiff. Jane operates her franchise...

Andrew Twynam, a qualified Chartered Accountant of more than ten years standing, previously worked for a London firm as a finance director and was seeking a better quality of life. Andrew acquired and opened his first franchise in Chesham in march 2012 and opened his second location in Hemel Hempstead shortly after."It's a familiar story. I had four year old twin boys and unfortunately I was leaving for work way before they were getting up, and when I arrived home they would already be fast asle...

"Hello, my name is Kev Popat and I'm the proud Managing Director of Right at Home Solent, which I opened in June 2015""Most of my childhood was spent with my grandparents as we were brought up in a joint family home. I always look back with such fond memories of growing up in this home. The very thought of my Gran receiving care from someone that had no interest in her is precisely the reason I'm here today. "My wife Amy comes from a family of entrepreneurs. We both had great jobs, but after a f...