FRANCHISEFOCUS IN V ESTMENT: FROM £8 6 ,000 The way to go Spring into a new career with a Subway franchise I


f you want to take the leap into business ownership in 2019, there’s still plenty of time! Subway is on the lookout for


driven, hardworking and customer-focused entrepreneurs to join its franchise team. Subway is one of the largest and most


successful franchise brands, with over 2,500 stores now open across the UK and Ireland. Its well-established and robust franchise system has helped thousands of entrepreneurs across the world to build their own businesses. Will Bray is one of a growing number of millennials to join Subway. At just 24 years old, Will is the proud owner of two Subway stores in Bath. Despite Subway being very different to


Will’s family business of farming, he knew quite quickly after finishing university that a Subway franchise was the business route he wanted to take. Will says: “I loved the brand and its future


potential. My family is in farming, but I didn’t feel this was the right career path for me. With the business studies knowledge I had gained at university and my passion for the brand, a Subway franchise felt like the perfect career.”


Will joined the Subway franchise team in 2016, and by May 2018 he owned two Subway stores in Bath and has never looked back. Right from the initial two-week training course at Subway’s UK and Ireland support centre in Cambridge to the present day, he has been offered the support he needs to progress from the business development agents. “The training was really good fun. I had a great group, many of whom were from different countries in Europe, and we have stayed in touch. It’s great to hear from them and learn about their experiences in their home countries. I’ve even had the chance to visit one of my fellow trainees in Amsterdam. “The support Subway provides for


franchise owners is ongoing and consistent. My business development agent is always at the end of the phone to help with


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anything from deliveries to financials and advertising.” Franchising is one of the most successful


routes to business ownership; it enables hardworking, entrepreneurial individuals to fulfil their ambition to become their own boss, but with the added reassurance that they are joining a tried-and-tested business model. “The best part of being a Subway


franchise owner is the flexibility it offers. I really enjoy being my own boss, in charge of my work-life balance and longer-term future.” A typical day sees Will spreading his time across his two Subway stores in Bath. He regularly works on the frontline, serving customers alongside his 15 members of staff. He adds: “I really enjoy building up a rapport with my customers and getting to know them and the local community. It’s important my customers realise that


behind the big Subway brand is a small- business owner, who wants to be a valuable member of the local community. “Working alongside my staff members also means that I have built up good relationships with them. I’m very hands- on and they really just see me as one of the team.” If, like Will, you would like to become


your own boss and join one of the largest and most successful franchise brands, Subway would like to hear from you. l


CONTACT Subway Quick-service restaurant 0800 0855 058 (UK) or 1800 413 076 (Eire) www.subwayfranchising.com franchiseopportunities@subway.co.uk


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