Here are some recent testimonials...

“Franchise and Business Opportunities has provided us with an excellent source of quality leads. The process is cost effective and manageable and web rating is always high. We would have no hesitation in recommending FABO to others in our position.”

Lee Hammond – Director, Coinspinner Networks

I write to say just how delighted I am with the results from advertising with franchiseandbusinessopportunities.co.uk. I was sceptical
initially as it seemed too cheap! However with three leads in from potential franchisees in just hours of our site going live,
I am amazed!

As you can imagine we advertise all over the franchise marketplace and the results are a bit hit and miss. Your website has produced sales leads for us at a remarkable return on investment.

I wholeheartedly recommend your website to other franchisors.

Freddie Rayner
TIME FORYOU LTD

I would just like to thank Franchise and Business Opportunities on behalf of Mobi-tyre. The amount of good solid leads that we have received from them has been superb in such a short time scale.

Franchise and Business Opportunities has given Mobi-tyre great support with keeping us updated continuously.

I would definitely recommend Franchise and Business Opportunities to any company who are looking to franchise their business and want good solid leads.

Brian & Crissy
MOBI-TYRE

“The service from Franchise and Business Opportunities has been nothing short of exceptional, their friendly sales team and experienced design team helped to create our profile and give us the best online marketing we could hope for.“

Peggy, Director of POSH

“The number and quality of leads we have received from Franchise and Business Opportunities has been higher than we expected. Due to the low price compared to their competitors, we were quite sceptical about getting results, but now we wouldn’t look back!“

Ron, Director of Floorsand UK

“Franchise and Business Opportunities has proved to be an excellent website to receive new franchisee enquires and we have benefited from a number of great quality leads. We would recommend this service.”

Geoff Ridgeon - Go Cruise/Fred Olsen Travel

We have had a good response from our advertising with Franchise and Business Opportunities. The friendliness and helpfulness from the staff is second to none. We would strongly recommend a Franchisor advertising with you and hope they will be as happy as we have been.

Kind Regards
Les and Karen Elsey
Premier Cars

In the last 7 months or so since I began advertising with you, your responsiveness and flexibility has been nothing less than exemplary.

Your people are bright, enthusiastic, always helpful and quick to respond to my requests. I'd like you to pass on my thanks to the team for their patience and understanding during a recent external challenge we had.

Thanks guys and keep up the fantastic work!

Eddie Lamb - Advantage Business Partnership

More testimonials available upon request

Success Stories

Bin and Gone

Hi we are the Hodges, Bill & Wayne. We purchased the Bin and Gone business opportunity in Feb 2010 and already
have taken on more than £2,600.00 worth of contracts, thanks to the Bin and Gone team. This includes waste and
the selling of tipper bins to clients for them to store waste. The Bin and Gone team have provided us with all the
backup, support and training needed in order to establish ourselves in the field. Even now they are only a phone
call or email away if needed for advice or to sort out a problem.

Postcodes:
Due to the help provided to us by the Bin and Gone team, we service the following postcodes:

SA14
SA15 This gives us a large area in which to expand and gain even more customers and offers us a massive potential income.
SA17
SA31
SA4
SA5

Some real-life contracts obtained for the Hodges:
£192.00 contract - Tony Smolka
£500.00 contract - Steve Dunn
£500.00 contract - David J Barton

“I purchased a Bin and Gone business opportunity in February 2010. I found the team professional and very helpful in the set up of my new business. The training was excellent and the staff very friendly.
My business has gone fantastically and along with the help from the bin and gone team I now have a steady client base which is growing. I believe I now have a great future and its only been 3 months. I would recommend this business opportunity and thank you to the team at bin and gone for all their help.”

David Staines (D&J Bin and Gone)

Time for you

“I haven’t looked back since I bought the franchise. My family has benefitted immensely as I now have more free time and can work around them. I love the flexibility, financial security and of course, the clients.

Ann, Time For You Northampton.”

Domino’s Pizza - Richard Johnson

Domino’s Pizza franchisee Richard Johnson is an example of an entrepreneur who took the plunge and decided to take his career in a new and tasty direction.

With over 20 years’ experience in IT, Richard had worked for a range of companies providing the infrastructure and support for them to grow and improve their customer service. His most recent role saw him working for a company, which grew from 30 staff to 5,000 and expanded into 13 countries worldwide.

Throughout his IT career, Richard always had an interest in running his own business and a keen eye for opportunities. When his last IT role came to an end, Richard decided he wanted to pursue his dream to run his own business as a fulltime career and began looking into franchising.

Richard explains: “My corporate background had really given me a sense of the power of a good brand. I knew that if I wanted to run my own business as a fulltime career, I could achieve much more with a well-recognised franchise than starting up on my own.”

Having made a shortlist of franchises, Richard chose Domino’s Pizza for its proven business model and the great opportunities it offered for growth. Richard took ownership of the Domino’s store in Southport in July 2009 and quickly after, added Domino’s in Crosby to his pizza empire.

“Running my own Domino’s franchise is everything I’d hoped it would be,” he continues. “It’s really hands-on and it is very satisfying to see how the decisions I make have a direct impact on my stores. Domino’s offers the best of both worlds – I own my own business but I know I also have the backing of a national company with a very successful brand. It’s an ideal combination as it means I can get on with running my business but, at the same time, benefit from national marketing activities such as high profile TV sponsorships, which is something I’d never have been able to achieve as a start-up.”

Richard is relishing his new career and in the future, hopes to expand his franchise to ten stores.

Advanced Media Information - P. Hosker

‘’I have been operating a successful franchise from Advanced Media Information in the Novotel hotel for over 6 months. I started off working part time, evenings and weekends, building up my contacts and data base of potential customers within the proximity of the Information Kiosk. After only a few weeks I was receiving orders and making commission. To date I have received orders totaling £30,000 from only one kiosk which is fantastic considering we are working in challenging times. I am looking forward to promoting more kiosks with AMI and making them equally successful.
I have received full training and guidance from all the staff at AMI and found them extremely supportive; without their experience of digital advertising sales and on going support I would not have been successful. This franchise is fast growing, recession-proof with low overheads and high income potential. If you have determination and tenacity to succeed this is a fantastic opportunity to run your own advertising business from home.’’

P. Hosker
ADVANCED MEDIA INFORMATION

ChipsAway - Clive Lawrence

ChipsAway franchisee Clive Lawrence is celebrating ten successful and highly satisfying years with the UK’s leading specialist in minor automotive paintwork repairs; he has signed for a further five years and says he hasn’t ruled out a further five after that!

“I simply love what I do,” he explains. “I have a great business that has given me an excellent standard of living, I have had absolutely fantastic support from ChipsAway and I can honestly say I’ve never been short of work from the moment I launched my business!”

Clive joined ChipsAway after 30 years running a graphic design & print business and, as a marketing man, was impressed by the ChipsAway proposition – a unique, proven system with high quality products, well marketed, with massive customer demand.


“The franchise is very flexible, there are lots of ways to develop and grow – and the ChipsAway team are behind you all the way!” Clive comments.

Interestingly, during the recession, Clive says he’s experienced no problems at all. In fact new business has continued to roll in at a higher rate than ever, particularly since the company launched its National TV Advertising campaign.

“I’ve been more than happy with my investment in ChipsAway,” he concludes. “I have the freedom of being my own boss and earn a great living too - long may it continue!”

“We purchased a Charisnack franchise business in January 2010 and found the office team very professional and helpful in both the purchase and launch of the new business. The initial training was comprehensive and the on-going support is always readily available as the business now progresses through the initial months. “

Susan Wilson and Martin Bland (Huddersfield)
CHARISNACK

Go Cruise - Ted Knights

A Knights on the sea

Meet GoCruise franchisee Ted Knights, who became part of the network after a chance encounter at the Birmingham Franchise Exhibition.

A chance meeting in Birmingham led to a better work life for GoCruise franchisee Ted Knights.
As luck would have it, Ted was up in Birmingham at the time of the annual franchise exhibition at the NEC in October 2006.

Suffiently interested, Ted went along to examine all the options open to him. In particular, with a keen interest in cruises, Ted found the GoCruise stand difficult to resist. And after talking to the company’s franchise manager Geoff Ridgeon, his life was about to take a significant turn. ‘ I went back home, talked it through with my wife and then we went back the following day. The rest, as they say, is history,’ says Ted.

An accident of circumstance, Ted’s meeting with GoCruise led rapidly to both induction and official status as franchisee. He embarked on the company’s training course at the end of 2006 and officially became a franchisee in January 2007.

‘My wife and I are in partnership for the franchise, but she is still working a separate job. So its a single partnership at the moment!’

Ted remembers the training as a real plus point of the franchise. ‘It was very good,’ he says. ‘I had already had knowledge of cruises as they are still something I enjoy.’
‘What they did was take us up to the company’s head office in Ipswich for three days. We learnt about product knowledge, administration and the systems. They talk you through your own business and all the aspects of it, such as sales and marketing. They give you a good feel for that.’

Another advantage of the GoCruise franchise is that it can save you the hurley burley of having to travel into work. Ted is based at home - because most cruise lines are internet-based and also contactable by phone, the beauty of his work situation is that he doesn't have to have a separate, large office - everything he needs is at home.

The support of GoCruise is another strong element of the franchise ‘GoCruise is always on the end of the phone if you need them’ says Ted. ‘You also have the chance to go on conferences. You get to meet other franchisees that way.’

‘I have also attended three of four meetings for product training and marketing from both GoCruise and umbrella organisation ACE (Association of Cruise Experts).
‘There are alot of different tasks,’ he explains . ‘Part of the franchise is Teletext work, another part is enquiries from the website and chasing quotes.’

When asked about the main aspects of a GoCruise franchise, Ted is quick to mention ‘They do so much’ he says.

‘They do the administration for bookings as well. The information is passed on to GoCruise. You are not taking payments, GoCruise handles them.’

‘Another advantage of GoCruise is that the parent company is Fred. Olsen Travel which has a firm cruising heritage. That gives the franchise a high level of credibility.

From the beginning, I have been given every support to start my business distributing Benzola products. Help with choosing stock and selection of shops has been vital. However, success is a journey and takes hard work and commitment but I already know it is achievable. After three months trading , I have learnt so much. The right product in the right shop will sell! This is so heartening to know especially for someone like me who took this on with no retail experience. I am looking forward to a long, happy and successful association with Benzola Enterprises.

Mark Redmile - Lincolnshire (Click here to view Benzola's profile)

Time for you - Case Study

“Paul and Christine swap courtroom and classroom for better lifestyle.

Paul and Christine Urbanowicz own their Time For You franchise in Newcastle.

Seven years ago Paul was working as a solicitor and Christine a teacher when they decided to explore the option of buying a franchise. They were working long hours for little reward and wanted to do something together that they could grow and call their own.

Time For You was an obvious franchise choice for Paul and Christine. They were primarily attracted by the simplicity of the business, the low fixed management fee and low initial payment. With other franchise options, the management fee can be high and it can take a long time to start making a profit.

The network of other franchisees, as well as the backing of franchisors Freddie and Ruth Rayner, was also a major draw. They offered help and advice that other franchises lacked and have been amazingly supportive from day one.

Paul said: “Starting a franchise is like starting any new business from scratch. The main difference is that you’re buying into a tried and proven method, you’re trained to apply that method, and you have ongoing support along the way.”

The couple are keen to point out that it’s not easy money; they have had to put in the hours to get the results. One thing that Paul and Christine underestimated about the business was how important it is to get the chemistry right between cleaner and client – they liken it to running a dating agency!

Paul said: “I think many people buying a franchise believe it is an easy way to make money – it’s often promoted that way. Well, it isn’t easy! You must be prepared to work hard to achieve your goals but, with a Time For You franchise, you do have all the tools necessary to succeed.”
They would recommend Time For You to anyone considering a franchise but suggest that you think about the commitment and energy you will need to make the business grow. You should also ensure that you have some money behind you to help you out in the first months.

Ultimately, they say that if you’re prepared to put in the hard work required, you will eventually be rewarded with a thriving business and a much better work/life balance.”

 

Just Shutters - Case Study

After a successful career in the automotive industry, Ian Beasleigh was searching for a new challenge. He found what he was looking for in the Just Shutters franchise; a friendly professional business with a respected brand, exceptional product and proven track record.

"I was looking for a complete change, which a Plantation Shutter franchise most certainly was! The numbers stacked up on the Just Shutters business model and I liked Chris and Helen's approach to business. The initial investment is excellent value for money, and I am aiming at generating the projected £175,000 turnover in Year 1. So far everything is going really well with orders coming in from week 1. I am pleased I invested in starting my Reading and Thames Valley Just Shutters business."

Most recently Ian was the General Manager of a multi-dealership site in Reading. He built his career as an accountant within the motor industry working with some well known brands along the way, initially Ford and Honda, then moving into Jaguar, Aston Martin, Land Rover, and Lamborghini.

Ian works from his home office, uses his garage for storage of stock and is otherwise out and about his local area in his Just Shutters van. Being around home and structuring work around his lifestyle means he sees more of his family.
Ian loves nothing better than to have a kick-about with his sons, aged 18, 16, and 11. He enjoys football and golf, walking the dog and tending to the families chickens!

Ian's goals are to pay off the mortgage, spend more time with the family and feel in control of his future. Ian enjoys dealing with people and Just Shutters gives him the opportunity to provide the best brand in the market where customers really appreciate the quality of the product and service.

If you would like more information about Just Shutters please call 01202 240 769 or visit the website:

"I seriously considered starting up on my own, but I felt that a franchise would offer me all the benefits with hardly any of the risk! I have been really impressed by the level of support and guidance I have received from Chris. I believe I have saved a lot of money by investing in a franchise rather than going it alone.

It's great to see that things are already taking off with my first four orders confirmed, and another in the pipeline in the first few weeks of trading..."

Lead Fitter & Franchisee Trainer

Kate's journey with Just Shutters; Kate Papiernik was attracted to Just Shutters because of the high standards Chris and the team strive for in every aspect of their business, which fits well with her own work ethics. Although she started with Just Shutters with no previous experience or related skills, with Chris's guidance she soon became one of the best fitters in the industry.

Kate explains, "I get real satisfaction from my job. By following the system we ensure customers are confident in our skills from when we arrive right through to when they see the finished job. I love seeing the happy look on customers' faces when they see the shutters fitted and finished."

Kate was born in Poland and moved to the UK just over 5 years ago, choosing to live in Bournemouth because her friends had recommended the lovely picturesque location.

Kate quickly started work in a production role locally, which she thoroughly enjoyed, but after two and a half years she felt she needed a change. After evaluating a number of opportunities she decided joining the Just Shutters team was perfect for her! She hasn't looked back since.

"If you are passionate, motivated, good with people and keen to start your own successful local business, Just Shutters is an excellent opportunity," commented Kate.

Just Shutters supply and fit the World's finest plantation shutters. Established by Chris Rocker in Bournemouth, these shutters provide a modern, clean, eye catching alternative to dated blinds and curtains. They have been a huge favourite in the USA for over a hundred years and are fast becoming popular in the UK, as they provide elegance and character in addition to privacy and added security. - Dec 2010

"Kate is incredibly professional, delivering the highest standards of customer service and has immense pride in her work, the three cornerstones that underpin our business.

Her desire to do the very best job and always put the customer first consistently achieves excellent testimonials, repeat business and referrals. She had no previous skills or experience relating to fitting shutters. She is perfect as our franchisee trainer she is a real people person and knows our systems inside out."

Chris Rocker - Just Shutters Founder

Kate Papiernik – Fitter & Trainer

 

Just Shutters

• The world's finest Plantation shutters.
• Genuine customer affection. You only have to look at Checkatrade.com to see the excellent feedback.
• In depth training and support
• Opportunities to become a Franchise Owner in Southern England with dedicated support from founder Chris Rocker.

Expense Reduction Analysts UK - Case Study

 

Discovery Days: "Vital part of due diligence"

As the UK and Ireland's leading cost, purchase and supplier management franchise, Expense Reduction Analysts have continued to open the doors and invite prospective franchisees to get honest and unbiased answers to their important questions, through a series of FREE discovery day seminars based at their Group Office & Training Academy in Southampton.

"It was a pleasure to meet you and the team today. I very much enjoyed the presentations and discussions and can honestly say that I wish most consultancies had as professional an approach as yourselves"

With more talented individuals looking at becoming the master of their own destiny and investing in a high reward, low overhead executive franchise the necessity to gain a full insight into the franchise organisation has never been more important, and a non-sales based discovery day has proven to give the answers to the most burning of questions, as evidenced by the number of attendees in 2011.

"As a full member of the BFA, and as an ethical franchisor we have found that providing free discovery day seminars really helps everyone involved in looking at investing in a franchise, and many are finding that an informative discovery day can become a vital part of the due diligence process" said Matt O'Neill, Franchise Manager for Expense Reduction Analysts

Expense Reduction Analysts free discovery seminars have been created with the potential franchiseer in mind, providing all the clear facts and figures of their credible and established franchise opportunity.

Attendees will meet the Expense Reduction Analysts team, followed by an overview of the cost, purchase and supplier management business model and why it works so well. In addition everyone who visits will benefit from a clear explanation as to why our franchised partners generate turnover between £50K - £500k PA.

To find out how you can attend one of the next free discovery day seminars, request a franchise pack today.