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British Franchise Association
APRIL 2009
Building new futures
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Building on the awareness and educational work that the bfa has been offering to
companies making redundancies, real life stories are now bringing the facts to life
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S THE British Franchise Association for a large mortgage company and when the In a previous career, he had been a panel
(bfa) continues to provide information market changed there were many redundancies. I beater and welder. He’d often wondered how
about the consideration of buying a was one of the unlucky ones and was devastated. I he would have fared had he not changed
franchise, members of the bfa have submitted got the call when I was on holiday so I had plenty direction, and therefore was particularly
their own case studies of franchisee in their of time for re ection and my family supported interested in automotive franchises. His
networks. These topical case studies tell the story me. Once home I rang around my contacts experience led him to a couple of auto repair
of various people who have joined a franchise and registered with recruitment companies but franchises and then to ChipsAway International.
network, taking control of their futures, after although I had numerous interviews it just didn’t “I am so glad I took the leap and invested in
being made redundant. happen for me.” a ChipsAway franchise,” he says. “I love being
Tom Endean, marketing manager at the bfa, “I’d always wanted to work for myself and self-employed – I am no longer just a number
said: “Franchising continues to gather interest the property industry interested me so I started on a company payroll and my quality of life is
with the increase in redundancies and general considering investing in a property franchise. I’ve directly affected by my own hard work and
unemployment. More people are considering got my own buy-to-let property and had contacts determination to succeed. I believe that if you
starting their own business and franchising in the industry from my mortgage days. I knew work really hard and do every job to the best
allows them to do this, but with many more there was a high proportion of rental properties of your ability you deserve to do well. When I
added advantages. in Oldham so a lettings agency seemed the was made redundant, it hit me like a tonne of
“The case studies that we have been gathering perfect solution. After nding Belvoir’s website, bricks, but my ChipsAway franchise has given
show people that have been made redundant I had a chat with one of the team and was very me my life back and restored my self-belief. I
both recently and further back. They provide a impressed with the tremendous support they give thought I’d made the right decision from the
valuable insight and platform in the media for to their franchise owners. I knew straight away it start – but now I know it!”
people to truly see how it is possible to change was the right company for me. When I opened
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your life through joining a franchise.” Belvoir Oldham last November I was nervous, but
Ruth Dawe, a franchisee with Auditel, took it has been great. As soon as the phone rang for
20/21 March: Prospective Franchisee
redundancy from a major bank where she had the rst time I knew I’d done the right thing.
and Franchisor Seminars (Olympia, London)
spent 11 years working for a large international “From out of the doom and gloom of
28 April: Prospective Franchisor
investment bank in a number of key redundancy can come great opportunities. There’s
Seminar (London)
management roles in tax. She started her career currently such erce competition to get a job 29 April: Prospective Franchisee
training in hotel management and subsequently you have to look outside the box and create an Seminar (London)
spent 10 years managing hotels both in the UK opportunity for yourself. Opening Belvoir Oldham 19 May: Prospective Franchisor
and South Africa. really is the best decision I’ve ever made. I’m Seminar (Birmingham)
She believed that running a franchised business working hard but I’m working for myself and my 20 May: Prospective Franchisee
with all the support from a franchisor would be a family now and there’s a lot of satisfaction in that. Seminar (Birmingham)
great opportunity and visited the bfa-supported I’m really happy!” 24 June: Prospective Franchisor
British & International Franchise Exhibition at It is an experience that former IT manager Seminar (Glasgow)
Olympia in April last year. She and her husband, Roger Catchpole could relate to. When he was 25 June: Prospective Franchisee
Lawrence, selected Auditel, a home-based made redundant for the second time, he realised Seminar (Glasgow)
executive franchise, which complimented their that being employed was no guarantee of security. 1 July: Prospective Franchisor Seminar
professional background. He decided that in future his life would not be (Herts)
She says that she is still working hard but in a dictated by the decisions of other people, and that
For full details and to book a place, please visit
more pleasant environment along with the time by becoming self-employed he would take control
www.thebfa.org or call the bfa on 01865 379 892
saved from stressful commuting that allows for a of his own destiny.
better work/life balance. She and Lawrence only “I’ve always wanted to run my own business, Save the date
started in business in November 2008, but have but I’m a cautious character and don’t like to
Find out how you can take the leap into
already signed up a number of clients who are take risks,” he explains. “In fact, in choosing a
franchising at this year’s bfa-supported
anxious to try and reduce their business costs franchise, my number one priority was ensuring
British & International Franchise
Another person whose life has been that whatever the business, the risk factor had to
Exhibition on 20 & 21 March at London
transformed since they were made redundant be minimal. Of course, it was important to nd
Olympia.
is Lee Shuell, who opened Belvoir Oldham in something with potential for me to earn at least
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November 2008. “When I was made redundant the same income as I did before, but most of all I
information.
last year it knocked me for six,” he says. “I worked wanted security.”
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