BF April 2010 Issue

Franchises under £10,000
1230 The oW em n’s
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Copm any
Investment level:
£4,000 plus set up costs
£1,000
Website:
www.1230.co.uk
Email:
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jgroundsell@1230.co.uk
Phone:
020 8650 8015
classification:
Business networking
Franchisee Alex Morgan
Ladies ﬁ rst
1230 TWC head quarters provides all the
support and knowledge required to help
new franchisees launch new groups, as well
as take over existing groups.
1230 The Women’s Company is looking for
The potential market for a networking
business for women is enormous. There
women with a sociable and professional outlook are 602,000 – and growing – female-
owned businesses in the UK, all looking
1
230 THE WOMEN’S COMPANY our approach to franchise was ideal,”
“The
for opportunities to market themselves.
(TWC) was already a successful says Jackie.
potential
Networking is a very popular and low cost
networking organisation for One of the ﬁ rst franchisees was Alex way of marketing a business – 70 per cent of
businesswomen when its founder Jackie Morgan who launched a franchisee in the
market is
business referrals are made face to face.
Groundsell decided to franchise the south-west, where the 1230 TWC brand
enormous.
Members of 1230 TWC groups come
business at the end of 2009. was not so well known at the time. Alex
There are
from a range of personal and business
“Our managers’ experience told us wasn’t looking for a franchise initially: “I backgrounds and enjoy the support and
that running a 1230 was in fact looking for a networking group
602,000
advice received from other group members.
TWC group was for myself, which met at lunchtime, not
female-
Member Julie Quick says: “Wow – thanks
straightforward breakfast and was aimed at businesswomen
owned
1230 TWC for organising such an interesting
and low with a ﬂ exible working pattern like myself.” day last Thursday at the Churchill Theatre!
maintenance, and She adds: “Buying a franchise seemed
businesses...”
It was great to meet so many interesting
it provided them an ideal option. Not only do I get to run people and at the same time listen to such
with additional my own networking group, I also get a nice inspiring speakers – I left with renewed
income, so income from it.” enthusiasm for really making my business
Alex has launched 1230 TWC groups in work. Spreading the word about how to
Swindon and Malmesbury, and in early achieve excellent health and wellbeing is
March launched in Bristol. “It is a very so important. I’m also very grateful to Janet
exciting time, and I am loving what I Woollett of the Chislehurst 1230 group for
do,” she says. her hospitality.”
At less than £5,000 for three Similarly, Fiona Coppard adds: “I had such
networking groups, the 1230 TWC fun today at the 1230 TWC Sevenoaks,
franchise is a very low cost franchise meeting lots of businesses, new faces and
and can be run alongside other business new connections – just great.”
interests, or as its own lucrative full-time Alex has found the members of her
business. The return on investment is very groups to be very supportive of her
ﬂ exible, depending on how much time the business. “The groups have been up and
franchisee has to devote to growing the running for around six months now, and
business. All that is required is a sociable the members are helping me grow
and professional outlook, and everyday the groups by inviting new people and,
computer skills. Jackie and her team at ultimately, my business.” ■
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