Franchisee Paul Watson was the main breadwinner of the household and in a senior corporate role when he had a redundancy forced upon him.

It has been proven that often the best time to start a business is during tough economic times. That has never been more true for the bathroom industry.

In this article, we explain how you can turn redundancy into a ‘double’ opportunity by choosing a new industry wisely and using franchising as a way to fast-track your success.

Had we delayed the decision to develop our new system and/or had our franchisees not embraced the change, then we could not have continued during lockdown. So, we have to thank the technology, the people, the timing – because we are still here!

After facing redundancy multiple times in the highway construction industry, Owen Rowlands decided he needed a complete change of direction.

Hear from entrepreneur and founder,Claire O’Connor who established babyballet® by herself in 2005 with no capital investment. Over the past 13 years, she has grown the business to become one of the UK’s leading pre-school dance concepts.

Hear from Freddie St George, Franchisor of Raring2go! as he talks about how Raring2go! stepped up to the plate during the pandemic for their franchisees.

Hear from Founder of The Keepsake Co, Victoria Casebourne as she talks about her love for creativity and her successful Keepsake Business.

If you are thinking about a change of career, there’s every chance that you probably also want to find a new job where you still use some of your skills.

Hear from Dawn Strachan as she talks about how she went from being newly separated and going through divorce to running her own successful Tutoring Business, Clara James.