BF April 2010 Issue

82
Franchises from £10,000 to £20,000
LighterLife
Investment level:
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£12,000 plus VAT
Website:
www.lighterlifefranchise.com
Email:
businessteam@lighterlife.com
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01279 636 988
classification:
Weight loss management
more to help my family, which is very
important to me.”
Mary’s typical day now involves
spending mornings answering emails
and taking some time for herself, before
heading into the ofﬁ ce to restock, take
orders and prepare for groups. Clients can
pop in between 3pm and 4pm and then
her groups start at 4.30pm until 9pm. She
Less is om re
then tidies the ofﬁ ce before heading home
between 10pm and 11pm.
According to Mary, her business
Helping others lose weight has made Mary McLean’s
grew faster than she had ever expected.
“When I attended a recruitment day
LighterLife business gain pounds
the potential income that was discussed
was very appealing, but it was always
M
ARY MCLEAN has operated Her experience of LighterLife made Mary
“I am now
at the back of my mind whether this
a LighterLife franchise in realise that she wanted to bring LighterLife was actually achievable. But as business
more in
Inverness for more than three closer to home. kicked off I soon realised that these were
years and is still inspired by each and Mary knows from experience that the
charge of my realistic ﬁ gures and not just plucked out
every client. Mary goes that extra mile to weight you carry can weigh you down
working week
of thin air. As LighterLife was new to
help her clients embrace a healthier and in more ways than one. Mary says: “My the area I had a high level of interest
that I have
happy life and believes this has contributed weight had been an issue since my mid from day one. Choosing premises
towards her success. 20s and I spent most of my time thinking
ever been
that were manageable so I didn’t have
Mary herself had to go a few extra about or following diets and worrying
before.”
huge overheads has helped in terms of
miles to complete her own weight-loss about my size. It wasn’t until I discovered profitability.”
journey – 234 of them to be precise! She LighterLife that I was able to ﬁ nally get my Mary confirms: “My clients travel
was highly committed weight under control.” from far and wide to attend meetings.
to her weight-loss Since taking on a LighterLife The group counselling is a vital part
after joining franchise, Mary’s life has of their weight-loss journey to keep
LighterLife changed for the better. them on track and motivated for the
as a client, Mary explains: “My next seven days. I can confirm that no
travelling husband works very distance is too far to travel if you really
more than long hours and want to meet your goal! Hopefully I
100 miles because I used to have brought LighterLife a little closer
each way to work for him I would to people’s lives and have made many
her weekly often get into the ofﬁ ce people in the area lighter, happier and
meetings near at 7.30 in the morning healthier in the process!”
Aberdeen. and not leave until 7.30 Mary’s advice for anyone thinking
at night! One of the main about investing in a LighterLife franchise
motivations behind becoming is to research the market, ask yourself
a LighterLife Counsellor why you want to do this and go into any
was to achieve a better business opportunity with your eyes open.
work-life balance – I Mary says: “You can earn a great income
am now more in as a LighterLife franchisee, but there is
charge of my also a great deal of hard work involved.
working week I know that LighterLife works, but it can
than I have ever be disappointing when clients fall by the
been before. On wayside. However on the ﬂ ip side it is so
top of this, I am inspiring when clients say that LighterLife
ﬁ nancially better has saved their life. That being said the
off, which means good times far outweigh the difﬁ cult times
I can now do and I would do it all again!” ■
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