Couples in fra nchising


Home Instead Senior Care


Suhail and Tasnim Rehman run their two care fra nchises in Glasgow Nort h and Glasgow South. Tasnim had a career in retailing and Suhail was director of a software company. Tasnim joined her husband in the business after the success of their first fra nchise. Here, she shares their journey so fa r…


Why did you decide to go into franchising and why as a couple? After Suhail sold his company he wanted a new opportunity. Aware of the high failure rate of conventional startups and wanting a proven business model, it became clear that franchising was the answer. Once I began to see the difference Suhail’s business was making to older people’s lives in our local community, I realised I wanted to become a business owner in my own right, and joining together seemed the perfect choice.


What attracted you to Home Instead Senior Care in particular? Initially a friend recommended the homecare sector, as they could see how we would enjoy giving back to our local community, but also with our rapidly ageing population this was a growth area. It quickly became clear that Home


Instead had the best business model and reputation. On top of this, we were both blown away by the Home Instead team; the passion they showed for caring for the elderly, their professionalism and the support they offered.


How do you divide the roles and what do you each bring to the business? Suhail uses his background in fi nance and business to focus more on the strategic aspects of the business. I am very much more a people person – working with staff, clients and family members to ensure we are providing the best possible care to our clients, as well as supporting our wonderful team. We really do love what we do each and every day.


Have you been able to strike a work-life balance since becoming franchisees? When you fi rst set up any new business it


isn’t easy. However, the support and training we receive from Home Instead, as well as from other franchisees, is exceptional and this has been ongoing since day one. With a wonderful management team in place running our franchises day to day, we now have much more freedom, yet we are still very much part of the business and wouldn’t want it any other way.


What ambitions do you have for the future of the business? We are about to open our third franchise, in Stirling, which is fantastic. We have been able to expand the business by centralising some of our key areas such as fi nance, recruitment and training. This has enabled us to focus on the local aspects of each franchise offi ce providing tailored care and companionship in each community. We certainly will continue our expansion plans in the future.


We're a team! – Inspira tional quotes for working couples


“Collaboration is like carbonation for fresh ideas. Working together bubbles up ideas you would not have come up with solo, which gets you further faster.”


Carol Ghosn


“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”


Helen Keller


“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”


Henry Ford


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