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Ovenclean franchisee, Chris McLoughlin reveals the route he took to become a partner
INVESTMENT LEVEL: £14,995 A clean business Chris McLoughlin
consider other options. This is what faced Chris McLoughlin in his role with a major supermarket as a compliance manager. However, before Chris could act on his thoughts, he was made redundant and unexpectedly had a new set of decisions to make.
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“It was interesting timing,” said Chris. “I had to decide whether to move to a new role that I didn’t particularly want, whether to try and fi nd a new job with
hen it comes to the point that you’re working every hour and feeling nothing but stress as a result, it may be time to
a new company, or maybe to try self- employment. It was at this stage I remembered a franchising article I’d seen in the paper at work a short while back. Normally I don’t read the paper, so it must have been serendipity. There was a big spread on franchising, and amongst the companies featured, was Ovenclean. With a background in catering, the prospect of cleaning ovens didn’t worry me at all, so once I’d given it a bit more thought, I decided to investigate things further.” Chris received some initial information
from head offi ce, and also spent a day with another franchisee, Roger, observing how things worked. “After that, I was sold,” said
Chris. “I liked the fl exibility of the lifestyle and the fact you really do get out what you put in. It appealed to me that my own hard work would reap benefi ts for me, not for someone else!”
Although Chris may have been sold, his partner had yet to be convinced. “She observed my spending patterns over the years and knew that I was used to having a regular wage, and not really questioning where the money came from,” said Chris. “She was worried I wouldn’t adjust to things accordingly, and there was probably a bit of worry about where the work would come from too. “However, it took just one visit to an open day to convince her as well! She was really impressed with Tim’s presentation. He explained how, if you follow the model, it would work when combined with application, dedication, a real work ethic and good marketing. And he’s been proved right. The benefi ts were very quick to come in and we’re both delighted. I should have made the move years ago!”
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