Franchise Focus Teaming up
Looking for a change, friends Carol and Cath found the solution with Extra Help
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arol Godding and Cath Arnold met at their children’s school. Their friendship progressed to attending yoga classes together and, one day after
class, they discussed the possibility of starting a business together. For seven years, Carol had been working as administrator for her local preschool and Cath had been the language college director at a grammar school for 16 years. Both ladies felt that it was time to try
Carol and Cath
something new and decided to look into franchising.
They attended The National Franchise Exhibition and noticed an advert for Extra Help, the home-help and domestic cleaning franchise network, in the show guide. Carol says that Extra Help appealed to them because you could provide various services, meaning they could choose which ones to promote and respond to their target market eff ectively. They also liked that home helpers are self-employed, so there is no PAYE or national insurance to manage. “We wanted a business that would be easy to run and would provide us with an income that would take us up to retirement,” says Carol. Carol contacted Extra Help, who gave her the relevant information without putting any pressure on them. They decided to go for it and attended a residential training
course. Since then, they have been in regular contact with the Extra Help team, who Carol describes as being “helpful and responsive”, and have been proactively promoting their business. As they are covering the Wirral, they have a target market of approximately 150,000 households. Since offi cially launching in September 2016, they have already delivered their fi rst 10,000 leafl ets, paid for by Extra Help, and have placed several local adverts. Carol’s advice to potential franchisees is to choose something you will enjoy doing and be prepared to put in the eff ort. Carol says: “It’s hard work getting it all going but we’ve been told it gets easier! We’re excited about the future and are looking forward to growing our business together.”
Extra Help
Home-help and domestic cleaning services
www.extra-help.co.uk info@extra-help.co.uk 0845 618 2904
Extra Help
A rewarding franchise opportunity with all the support you need to succeed
Flexible Hours * A Rapidly Growing Market * High Earning Potential * Simple to Manage * Immense Job Satisfaction
Extra Help is a national home-help and domestic cleaning franchise network that provides assistance with a variety of day-to-day tasks, such as cleaning, gardening, dog-walking, meal preparation and mother’s help services.
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If you’re serious about running your own, profitable business, backed by an unsurpassed level of support, please contact our franchise team today.
Extra Help Home-help and domestic cleaning services
EXTRA HELP a helping hand TM
Web:
www.extra-help.co.uk Email:
info@extra-help.co.uk Phone: 0845 618 2904
AFA approved
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