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ChipsAway
it in the driving seat with a turnkey ChipsAway franchise and join more than 200
happy franchisees running their own businesses with unlimited support. ChipsAway is the originator of SMART
repair technology and a market-leading automotive paintwork repair franchise, with over 25 years’ experience. It offers customers a convenient, high-quality and cost-effective way to repair their paintwork scratches, bumper scuffs, minor dents and kerbed alloy wheel damage. The friendly and professional service has been rated a five-star company on Trustpilot. With ChipsAway, you can start your own business without doing it alone, with a recognised, nationwide brand behind you. If you want to create a better lifestyle
for you and your family without the uncertainty that often comes with starting a business, then a tried-and-tested ChipsAway business plan could be for you. It provides franchisees with all the support and training needed to start a successful paint and bodywork repair business. In fact, ChipsAway guarantees that all new franchisees will receive a minimum of £100,000-worth of customer enquiries in their first year.* Imagine if you could leave the
frustrations of your current job or business behind and, in a very short space of time, be totally in control of your own life. You’re not stuck behind a desk – you’re out on the road, meeting people and providing a great service for them. You’re free to choose how much work you take on, and when you do that work, making it easier for you to find time for the most important things in your life. You don’t need any car body repair
experience, because you’ll receive four weeks of expert, hands-on car repair training at ChipsAway’s bespoke facility – accredited by the Institute of the Motor Industry – before you start work. Although you’ll be your own boss,
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you won’t be going it alone. As well as practical training, and a course in sales and marketing, you’ll benefit from national marketing campaigns, such as TV, social, pay per click, online, offline and more. You choose how far you want to take
your business. Some franchisees are happy to stick to one van and work alone. Others have several vans or have set up a car care centre and taken on staff. Keith McGowan has been with ChipsAway since 2001 and has the biggest ChipsAway car care centre in the UK. Turning over more than £1million per year, he demonstrates what’s possible if you put in the work. Keith’s background is in the motoring
sector, as he grew up in the body-shop industry within a family business. He was therefore already aware of the strength of the ChipsAway brand and its reputation for producing high-quality minor paintwork repairs. When he initially saw an advert in a franchise magazine, this is what attracted him to the business. “Having grown up in the body-shop
industry, I could see that the traditional body-shop model was broken and we needed to do something different.” Keith was extremely impressed upon
attending an open day at the ChipsAway head office, and he knew that this was the right franchise for him. “My business grew very quickly. I
started off as a man in a van, and after six months I took on my first employee and we opened the workshop. The following January I took on another employee and the business has snowballed from there. “When you own your own business, you
need to have a clear vision of who you want to be and where you want to go. I have always had a clear vision of what I wanted my car care centre to look like. When I first opened my car care centre, I didn’t think it was the best that it could be and I wanted to improve the customer experience. With a clear vision, I have been able to achieve my goals.”
*Based on the number of leads received in 2018 at ChipsAway’s average repair value
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