BF April 2010 Issue

86
Franchises from £10,000 to £20,000
Revive!
Investment level:
£19,950 plus VAT

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Email:
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classification:
Automotive
Revive your life
After travelling the world, Byron Lindsay found his
next destination in Revive!
B
YRON LINDSAY, 34, became what he’s talking about. With someone like
“As a
the company – I was going to take him on
owner of Revive! High Wycombe that at the top, it makes a big difference to
franchisee,
to help me, but he was so impressed in the
in 2008. Having spent 10 years the way you view a company. job interview that he decided to become a
travelling the world in the commercial “Revive! offered good training, solid back-
you’re
franchisor himself.
laundry business, Byron decided it was time up, a friendly face, and it all seemed to ﬁ t.”
independent
“If you want to go into the smart repair
to put down some business roots closer to Training for franchisees begins in Revive!’s
but never
business, you’d be hard-pushed to ﬁ nd a
home and his long-term partner Paula. training facility in Rugby where new better company. It provides good training
“I was previously employed as a franchisees learn the basics for two weeks.
alone.”
and great back-up. The Revive! family is good
mechanical engineer installing monorails in Then in the second two weeks they will go – we meet up once a year. As a franchisee,
laundries. It took me all over the world for out on the road with a senior person from you’re independent but never alone.
the next ten years, to fantastic places like the local franchise. “If you are serious and want to put in
Vancouver, New Zealand and Malaysia,” says “In the ﬁ fth week, I came home with an some hard work, go for it. You’ll get out of it
Byron. “I’d spend four to ﬁ ve weeks abroad, expert from Revive! to help me get things what you put in and it can be fun.” ■
working seven days a week. It was a great life off the ground. It was a Bank Holiday week,
for a single man, but it’s not good for family which didn’t help – everyone was away and
life. So when my partner and I decided we we only had four days to play with, but we
wanted to see more of each other, I started still made money and picked up some good
to look at alternatives.” business,” explains Byron.
After toying with the idea of going into “The recession hasn’t been a problem.
the mobile tyre ﬁ tting or mobile locksmith The work has kept coming in and, after
business Byron went to The National one year, I’ve just bought my second van
Franchise Exhibition in Birmingham and and taken on a chap to help me. He’s got
saw Revive! Byron says: “Revive! was experience in a body shop, so he doesn’t
something that offered me the freedom need a lot of training.
to be my own boss with the support “My plan is to get three vans in ﬁ ve years
network that comes from being part of a and see what happens next.”
big organisation,” adds Byron. When asked whether he would
“The managing director, Mark Llewellyn, recommend Revive!, Byron replies: “I’d have
was at the NEC and his enthusiasm was very no hesitation in recommending Revive! to
impressive. He is the eternal optimist – he’s anyone who wants to take on a franchise.
been there and done it himself so he knows I’ve already convinced one person to join
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