Case Studies

Pets, Homes and Gardens Company Southampton franchisee Richie Clark say "it was like winning the lottery". I wanted to set up my own pet sitting and dog walking business for quite some time, but I was put off by the lack of regulation in the industry and the risk of earning little-to-no income in the early days. So discovering the Pets, Homes & Gardens Franchise was like winning the lottery! After getting through the interview and screening process, I received comprehensive training in areas s...

"The help and support offered by Peter, Julie and David was invaluable." I have been a franchisee with PHG since 2012 and it has been a great experience. I joined after working for large organisations for 26 years. I have many great memories of working in various locations both in the UK and Europe for those companies but the hours were long and it was often very stressful so to find something that gave me a perfect life work balance was ideal. Having only worked for other people before I had n...

‘We swapped the classroom for the Northumberland coastline, and we wouldn’t look back.’ Barbara Frater and wife, Caroline Bradshaw, have owned Barking Mad Northumberland since late 2019 having previously had high pressure careers in education. Seeking a better work-life balance and the ability to reap their own rewards, they took on the dog sitting franchise and haven’t looked back since. ‘We decided we’d had enough of working all hours for someone else, and that it was time to reflect on what...

“Happy dogs, happy customers, happy hosts.” That’s the trio of ingredients for a successful business, according to Barking Mad franchisees Amanda and Alan Hartley. They’ve enjoyed 10 years at the head of their network in Leeds, with – they say – the hard work associated with running a business made easier thanks to the flexibility and freedom the role allows. Having originally launched their franchise looking for an alternative to their previous day jobs – which were pressurised and impacted...

Just three weeks into running Screen Rescue Birmingham, we catch up with new franchisee Glenn Bowker who was launched in territory by franchisor, Jaime Hilario only six days after the country’s new PM was officially appointed by King Charles III.In the wake of a tough UK Autumn budget, we find out how Glenn’s new franchise business is doing.Q1. It’s the end of week three in business, and with a new PM running the country and a challenging Autumn budget now revealed, how is everything going?GB: I...

Q 1) How have you found running your own Progressive Sport business? Running my own business has been an incredible adventure so far, full of excitement, determination, bumps in the road, but everything is worth it. You are your own boss, in control of your own future and lifestyle. It’s humbling to see how far the business has developed since 2015, how we started as a small business and growing into a successful franchise. Q 2 ) What are your ambitions for the franchise? To keep pushing! I h...

With hundreds of franchisors all shouting about how good their training and support is, it’s difficult to stand out from the crowd and hard for prospective franchisees to identify the best franchise opportunities.The WorkBuzz Best Franchise Programme and 5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction accreditation is designed to help differentiate outstanding franchisors.And this month, Right at Home became one of only three franchise brands in the UK to retain the Five Star Satisfaction for a record-breaking 1...

Jaime Hilario, founder, and franchisor of Screen Rescue is delighted to announce the launch of former aviation engineer, Glen Bowker who is the latest owner operator franchisee to join this award-winning Commercial Windscreen Repairs B2B growing franchise network.We catch up with Glenn to chat about his route to becoming a Screen Rescue franchisee.Q1: What is your business background?I have an applied chemistry degree and a 25-year business background in technical sales and marketing management,...

Progressive Sports, South Lancashire franchisee, James Evans tells all about his decision to join the sports coaching franchise.How have you found running your own business? I have loved running my own business. The freedom I now have to make my own decisions and knowing that what I put in on a day-to-day basis shapes the direction the business is going to head. Don’t get me wrong it’s not been all smooth sailing as the running of a business was completely new to me but learning the new skills...

Not Just Travel franchisees Natasha & James Oliphant work on their business part-time, haven’t spent a penny on ads and are still successful. They told us how they do it.Both Natasha and James are busy people. Natasha works part-time for the NHS as well as owning a beauty business. James previously worked full-time in IT. They were looking for something James could thrive in and - with travel being a combined passion of theirs - starting a personal travel consultancy was a natural choice.“We wer...

Louise Trowbridge started her The Travel Franchise agency with husband Lee after being introduced by an existing franchisee in 2017.And it’s that spirit of recommendation that’s helped make her business a success, even though she began part-time and had no prior experience. Previously working in HR and IT respectively, both Louise and Lee were fed up with their careers.“Both of us were fed up with the corporate life and the nine to five. I was making people redundant and holding disciplinaries,”...

Huge congratulations to Eve Aston, franchisee of Razzamataz Tonbridge, who is celebrating her fifth anniversary. Eve joined the Razzamataz network after a successful career as a seamstress and role within the gaming industry. With two grown up daughters, Eve has reinvented her working life to become a successful business owner. This is her story.In the beginningI was a busy mum with daughters at stage schools, which meant taking them to lots of auditions, classes and shows. I helped on the front...