Investment: £20k-£50k
Franchise Focus
Rainbow family
took over an existing business and have rapidly built up annual turnover to close to £1million. We have continued to invest in the business and have grown our specialist cleaning services.
How do you manage the work-life family balance? Believe it or not, we fi nd it a lot easier running our own business than we did working for someone else. We have three children, so we didn’t just want to have our own business to make money, we also wanted to have a better life for our family and see them grow up. We can honestly say that we do both, the latter more than we did when working for someone else.
“We fi nd it a lot easier having our own business than we did working for someone else”
David and Dayna Clarence and team
Rainbow International – tailored to suit your pocket INVESTMENT LEVEL: £20,000*
A
franchise with Rainbow International provides an excellent opportunity to run your own,
successful business.
Husband-and-wife team David and Dayna Clarence have grown their Northampton-based franchise to a turnover of nearly £1million and are employing 10 staff within two years of investing. Here they tell their story…
Why did you want to go into business for yourselves? We had worked for other people for many years and making a major contribution to their business. We decided to take the opportunity to be our own bosses and start making money for ourselves as well as having the satisfaction of building our own business.
Why did you choose franchising? David had worked in franchising and understood the benefi ts. Plus, we really liked the idea of having an established
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brand behind what and who we are; we wanted to be able to draw on the support and experience provided by the head offi ce team and from other members of the network. Franchising was defi nitely the right decision for us.
What attracted you to the Rainbow International franchise?
David had worked in a Rainbow franchise for six years, which gave him a great understanding of the business as well as the technical and business skills required. He met lots of successful Rainbow franchisees who told him how he, too, could be successful if he followed the Rainbow model and had a positive, can-do attitude. We felt there was a wonderful opportunity to build a successful and enjoyable future with Rainbow.
How has business been since starting your franchise? We have had two very successful years. We have had to work hard to build relationships but now we have some excellent relationships with our clients. We
What plans do you have to grow? We have just purchased additional territories. This is very exciting as it means lots of new and existing clients and prospects to meet. We are both very competitive people so we always want to be successful.
What advice would you give those looking to start their own business? Listen to successful franchisees; they are successful for a reason. Soak up as much information as you possibly can and implement the same in your own business – even if they are a lot bigger, you can shadow the same methods but on a smaller scale. If anyone is interested in investing in a Rainbow franchise – do it! It’s the best thing we ever did and we wouldn’t change a thing.
A Rainbow International franchise can start from as little as £20,000, with matched bank funding (subject to status). Rainbow has opportunities across the UK and can tailor a business opportunity to suit your own individual circumstances, and your pocket! n
* RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL
WEBSITE:
www.rainbow-int.co.uk/ businessopportunities
EMAIL:
businessopportunities@rainbow-int.co.uk PHONE: 01623 675 185 CLASSIFICATION: Specialist cleaning services
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