Feb 27, 2014 | Clients in the Media, News
Baskin-Robbins is pleased to announce the release of single-store franchise opportunities in the UK. The single store investments require just £75k of liquid capital for a total launch cost of £150k, of which 50% will normally be funded by a high street bank.
“We have a great team here in the UK who are dedicated to helping franchisees grow their sales and profitability and with the introduction of our single-store franchises we are opening up the Quick Service Restaurant market to so many more people. Baskin-Robbins has just been listed 17th in the top 100 global franchises by Franchise Direct and we’re really not surprised! The list details the franchises which are performing best on an international level and we have beaten all other ice-cream franchises this year, as well as rising 5 places on last year,” explains Jim Johnstone, Baskin-Robbins’ UK General Manager.
For 65 years, Baskin-Robbins has been creating irresistible treats to make customers smile and feel good. Since their foundation in 1945, they have introduced over 1,000 unique, fun and much-loved ice cream recipes, frozen drinks, and ice-cream cakes. Their stores continue to be popular as their treats are an affordable treat for families. Baskin-Robbins sells in excess of 300 million scoops of ice cream each week across 6,700 stores in 50 countries.
“The single store opportunity also gives the team at Baskin-Robbins the chance to see how the store owner operates their store and to see what help they might need to go on to become great multi-store owners if they wish to do so – so it’s a win-win for both parties.
“We can only ensure that our brand continues to grow across the UK by getting the right franchisees on board and giving them the best support possible. Finding the right store location is key to a successful launch and each franchisee has a dedicated support manager to help with this,” adds Jim.
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Feb 4, 2014 | Clients in the Media, News
This month, Liverpool Football Club (LFC) have announced a multi-year partnership with the Dunkin’ Brands group, making Baskin-Robbins the official provider of ice cream to the club.
“We’re delighted to be joining forces with Dunkin’ Brands, one of the world’s most iconic names. Dunkin’ Donuts will be our official tea, coffee and bakery provider and Baskin-Robbins will be our official ice cream provider, we welcome both to the LFC family,” says Billy Hogan, Liverpool’s chief commercial officer.
This news follows announcements that the Dunkin’ Brands group are planning to open between 685 and 800 new stores worldwide in 2014 which is great news for Baskin-Robbins’ franchisees. This expansion worldwide will provide franchisees with even greater brand recognition both locally and nationally and help to bring in even more business.
“We believe a major contributor to our strong year-over-year growth is the disciplined approach we consistently take to improving franchisee economics,” says Chairman and CEO of Dunkin’ Brands, Nigel Travis.
Baskin-Robbins is the world’s largest chain of ice cream speciality stores operating in a market worth $1.8 billion. Since 1945, Baskin-Robbins have introduced over 1,000 unique, fun and much-loved ice cream recipes and frozen drinks including our famous ice-cream cakes. Baskin-Robbins stores continue to be popular as their products are an affordable treat for families and they sell in excess of 300 million scoops of ice cream each week across 6,700 stores in 50 countries.
Baskin-Robbins already have 100 stores in the UK and are now offering opportunities to investors with a minimum of £300k liquid capital to develop a multi-store portfolio. A typical area containing 5 stores has the potential to turnover £1 million in the first full year of trading with EBITDA of 10-15%.
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Jan 30, 2014 | Clients in the Media, News
Rosemary Bookkeeping’s new ‘client guarantee’ is revolutionising the franchise offering by ensuring new franchise partners have income from day one. The new scheme breaks the mould by providing all new franchisees with an initial client guarantee on completion of their 12-week training programme.
Dedicated to passing on the benefits of the scheme to new franchise partners as quickly as possible, Rosemary’s two newest recruits, Caroline O’Brien and John Lewis, have both received an impressive 25% of their current client base from the Head Office team.
The Rosemary Bookkeeping™ franchise is based on a business concept that has been established and refined since 2002. The business offers a unique bookkeeping system within a fully-supported franchise package focused on providing flexibility to its owner with superb work-life balance potential.
Caroline O’Brien, franchise partner for Coventry, trained with the Rosemary team in July 2013 and is well on her way to smashing her year one target of nine clients by July 2014. Just five months in and Caroline already has eight clients, two of which came from the Rosemary Bookkeeping Head Office under the guarantee scheme.
“The client guarantee was great for me in so many ways. On a professional level, this was my first limited company and therefore my first chance to use Sage in the ‘real world’. I also got the chance to use one of my extra training days to get some practical experience with the help of Claire Watson-Bardot the Training and Support Director at HQ. From a personal perspective, it gave me an added boost in that I could bring the story of this new client into my networking pitches, adding instant credibility to my business. Not to mention the less obvious but just as important fact that it really made me feel valued by the Rosemary team that they were prepared to offer this guarantee to me,” explains Caroline.
John Lewis opened his Sutton Coldfield franchise in April of 2013 and is already a huge Rosemary brand ambassador. A regular face at franchise exhibitions and Rosemary Bookkeeping™ Discovery Days, Jon was also crowned ‘Best Supporting Franchise Partner 2013’ at Rosemary’s annual Franchise Partner Forum and Awards in December.
“There’s no doubt that the client guarantee scheme has already been a huge success. We invest 100% in our franchise partners and this is just another level of support that we are proud to offer. It further highlights our commitment to them and their success as well as our own confidence in our franchise model,” explains Lisa Curteis, Franchise Recruitment Director
The Rosemary Bookkeeping™ franchise is backed by four successful entrepreneur business women, Claire Watson-Bardot, Joanna Dennis, Sarah Carlile and Lisa Curteis who have over 60 years of business and bookkeeping experience between them. The franchise responds to the increasing need in the UK for an affordable, professional bookkeeping service that supports both the client and the accountant. Rosemary Bookkeeping™ franchise partners work in harmony with their clients’ accountants, providing them with exactly what they need in the format they want, saving clients’ time and money.
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Jan 27, 2014 | Clients in the Media, News
Results from the NatWest British Franchise Association (bfa) Franchise Survey shows that franchise businesses M&Co resized 
across the UK experienced a record year in 2013. And Martin & Co was no exception.
After listing on the Stock Exchange, launching a new website, and implementing a million pound sales service, Martin & Co has had both a busy and monumental year.
“What was particularly striking about Martin & Co in 2013, was the outstanding success of our franchisees,” commented Executive Head of Franchising, Penny Sanders.
“Our franchisees have great ambitions to further expand and grow their business and this has been extremely evident as a number of franchisees have outgrown their original premises, and have had to relocate into larger offices. And it’s not just relocation. Some franchisees’ ambitions have been so big that they have acquired additional offices. In 2013 alone three offices have expanded through acquisition and our four previous company shops have been bought by existing franchise owners.
“The network itself is growing too, and we’ve seen new offices launch around the country in 2013, including in Fulham and Falmouth. Along with this, the Martin & Co internal recruitment team has experienced a record-breaking year, as they placed 117 new recruits due to expansion.
“Even the network’s portfolio of properties has grown at an astounding rate. We now have 30,000 managed properties on our books, which to put it in context, equates to a town the size of Maidenhead in Berkshire!”
Martin & Co has been growing from strength to strength since it was first established in 1986, and with exciting future plans, you can expect to see even bigger things from Martin & Co in 2014.
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Jan 24, 2014 | Clients in the Media, News
It’s safe to say that 2013 was a great year for Total Clean with the launch of their franchise opportunity in March and an influx of new franchise partners building the foundations of their franchise network. With even more packed into the first half of this year, 2014 looks set to be a sparkling year for Total Clean.
Pilot franchise excels
It’s been a successful first year for Simon Youngs, Total Clean’s pilot franchise. Simon became the first Total Clean franchise partner in April 2013 and his success has certainly set the standard for future franchise partners.
“Having been instrumental in shaping the franchise model and with my previous professional training and business development experience, it made the most sense for me to operate a territory on a pilot basis. This gives me a more complete understanding of the operation of the business; allowing me to provide better guidance and training to new franchise partners as they come on board,” says Simon.
Simon opened for business in April 2013 and he hasn’t looked back since. The Total Clean franchise package provided Simon with a complete turnkey business that included everything he needed to operate his business in the first year; one which can be easily operated from home to keep overheads low. Winning annual cleaning contracts worth in excess of £125,000 in just his first 10 months of trading, the pilot is thriving despite the continued economic downturn and it only looks set to improve following a record recent three months’ sales.
More new franchise partners for 2014
Total Clean has plans for further expansion in the first quarter of 2014, with three new franchise partners due to launch in the first quarter of this year. Who knows what lays in store for the Total Clean franchise network in 2014?
“2013 was more successful than we could have hoped with the launch of our franchise opportunity. I’m pleased to see that the values on which Total Clean was founded 25 years ago have resonated with a significant number of franchise candidates – an unrelenting commitment to service excellence and an obsessive attention to detail,” explains Carlos Garcia, Total Clean’s Managing Director.
Sharing expertise
Sales is an important part of any business and the tips for success in securing client contracts in 2013 have been formalised in a FREE Quick Guide to Sales written by Total Clean’s pilot franchise partner Simon Youngs. In this free PDF guide Simon gives some great advice on handling the key steps of the sales appointment.
The guide offers five steps towards business generation and the skills you can draw on to bring in sales. It also gives some tops tips on generating sales for your business and how you should manage the initial client meeting for best results.
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Jan 6, 2014 | Clients in the Media, News
As 2013 draws in, Mac Tools are laying the foundations for a successful 2014 already. Mac Tools are proud to welcome 
four new Mac men to the team this month. Alan Myers Jow, Stephen Hindmarch, Daniel Briggs-Price and Andrew Goodall have all set out on the road in their brand new Mac Tools vans.
Mac Tools is part of Stanley Black & Decker, a £7+ billion global organisation employing over 30,000 people worldwide and owner of the world famous brands such as DeWALT, Facom and Britool Expert. Over the last three years Mac Tools have achieved 25% year-on-year growth in what is considered to be a flat market.
“I was feeling a bit dismayed with the role I was in previously and I wanted to work for myself and do something slightly different whilst still remaining in the motor trade, something I enjoy being part of. I looked around at a few options, including Mac Tools’ competitors, but I liked the whole set up and the way they run things at Mac. The enthusiasm of the management team really shines through. The support I have received from my Regional Franchise Manager since my launch has been very good,” explains Stephen.
Mac Tools franchisees are the trusted tool specialists for the professional technician at car dealerships, automotive repair shops, manufacturing units, and engineering companies. The brand is well-known in the automotive world and has quite often already made an impression on prospective franchisees and forms part of the reason of why they decide to invest with Mac Tools.
“I had been looking into franchising for quite a while before I chose Mac Tools, but I had used Mac Tools as a customer whilst I was working as a mechanic and I had been impressed with their service. It was a brand I was already familiar with and so it made perfect sense to invest in one of their franchises. Their new franchise package made it much easier for me to invest so it just made sense to go with them,” says Alan.
Training and support are key to the Mac Tools success. Their new development and training programme in Sheffield ensures that not only Mac Tools’ franchisees but also their support staff at the Mac Tools headquarters in Sheffield, receive continuous training that allows them to fully utilise their skills-sets.
“The training programme was excellent and I loved every minute of it! I enjoyed the training so much, I’d do it again tomorrow if I was given the chance. The excellent support has also continued now that I have launched my business. There’s always someone on the end of the phone if I ever need anything,” says Daniel.
“I became a Mac Tools franchisee because I wanted to enable myself to grow as a person and to achieve a better family life. I wanted to run my own business and the training and support from Mac Tools has allowed me to do so under the support of a great team of people who know exactly what they are doing,” adds Andrew.
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Baskin-Robbins is pleased to announce the release of single-store franchise opportunities in the UK. The single store investments require just £75k of liquid capital for a total launch cost of £150k, of which 50% will normally be funded by a high street bank.
