Franchise Focus
A happy marriage
Clare Pearson on why an Ovenclean franchise and raising a family go hand in hand
INVESTMENT LEVEL: £16,995
that their demanding career-focussed lifestyles needed to change. Clare wanted to be at home with her children and Clive was determined that his late evenings and working weekends should come to an end.
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“When we spotted the Ovenclean opportunity, we knew it was for us,” says Clare. “I would be able to handle bookings and paperwork at home, whilst Clive would be out at the ‘sharp end’ – cleaning ovens and building the business.”
hen Clare and Clive Pearson found they were expecting twins 10 years ago, the high-powered couple decided
Now, with the twins about to start secondary school, the Pearsons are still enjoying the flexibility that being self- employed offers. “We have been able to balance our business with the demands of having a growing family,” Clare said. “I have been able to be at home with the children during the day, fitting my work around dentist appointments, plays, assemblies and the school run and rearrange the diaries around the holidays. This has meant that we’ve been able to see them grow up, in a way that would not have been possible if we had stayed in the corporate world.” Clare and Clive have found that being Ovenclean franchisees has also offered a level of security in uncertain times. “The core customer base we have built up over
The Pearson family
the years has kept our business going strong. Many of our friends in corporate jobs have either been made redundant or live with the threat of redundancy over their heads – we just don’t have that concern.” “It’s been perfect for us,” she concludes.
“We have a stress-free, successful business, a great work-life balance and, most importantly, we’ve been able to put our family at the centre of our lives – and it’s all thanks to Ovenclean!” n
OVENCLEAN
WEBSITE:
www.ovenclean.com EMAIL:
franchise@ovenclean.com PHONE: 0800 988 5434 CLASSIFICATION: Oven cleaning
A business opportunity that works around you! EXCELLENT EARNINGS POTENTIAL • REWARDING • SIMPLE TO MANAGE • FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS
Would you like a better work/life balance?
Ovenclean is the longest established and most successful oven cleaning franchise in the UK. With over 27 million households nationwide, Ovenclean franchisees provide specialist services to a large, virtually untapped marketplace.
The Ovenclean franchise model has been developed to suit individual lifestyles and business aspirations. Low overheads and the fl exibility to dictate working hours, benefi ts franchisees wishing to retain control over their work/life balance whilst also delivering high profi tability and great job satisfaction.
“It was a really easy decision,
I love being my own boss”
Robbie Freeman, franchisee since 2010
Massive, virtually untapped marketplace Potential to earn £1,000 per week* Regular, repeat business Flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle Potential to expand to multi-unit operation Unique cleaning system and products
Call now for more information
0800 988 5434
www.ovenclean.com
*Based on existing franchisees
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