“In 10 years I have billed over £1.1 million"

27th April 2007 - Expense Reduction Analysts

After 10 years as an Expense Reduction Analyst Franchised Consultant, Neil Cullen just renewed his franchise for a further 10 year term and he knows if it is anything like the last 10 years; the future is looking very bright indeed.

Neil explains “I joined ERA pre-franchise in 1994, becoming a franchisee in January 1997. In my previous role in Engineering I was stuck in the same environment, day after day. I am now in a position where I earn much more than Engineering would have given me. My lifestyle is so much better. I enjoy great variety in my working day as I meet clients and suppliers, all of whom have different needs. I also work with a large number of my fellow franchised consultants on different projects. Julia Goodfellow and I jointly visit new prospective clients and share some of the project."

10 years on Neil has not looked back. In this time ERA has grown to be the world's largest and best-known cost management consultancy group.

"ERA has given me the opportunity to indulge in one of my greatest passions which is travel and the benefits of ERA mean that whilst I don't get paid for holidays I can always use my fellow ERA colleagues to manage my clients while I am away.

I have just renewed my franchise agreement for a further 10 years and in my work role I simply couldn't be happier. I often remember a song that was around when I was made redundant in 1993, which was called ‘Things can only get better’. Well, in joining ERA things have become even better than I could ever have imagined.

I am already looking forward to another 10 years. I cannot wait."