50 Fantastic Franchises!
The UK's Best Franchise and Direct Selling Opportunities for Small Businesses
Emma Jones
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
50 Fantastic Franchises!
The UK's Best Franchise and Direct Selling Opportunities for Small Businesses
Emma Jones
About This Book
Have you always wanted to run your own business but feel nervous about having no support? Perhaps you have great business skills but are having trouble dreaming up a product or service that everyone will want...Setting up a franchise or direct selling business means you can be your own boss, be in control of your own profits and still have the safety net of a tried-and-triumphed business formula.Small-business expert Emma Jones has been foraging through the franchise world to find you the very best opportunities available. The franchises she has chosen all offer great training, ongoing support and a chance to be in control of your business.Plus, Emma has scouted out companies that will offer you sound business models at an affordable price, making them appropriate for any first-time business owner.Emma also shows you what to look out for when you select your franchise business and offers advice and guidance for getting your new business off the ground.So whether it's editing a local magazine, running food-tasting parties or managing a fleet of couriers, you'll be sure to find an inspiring small business opportunity, and advice to get you on your way, with Brightword's 50 Fantastic Franchises.
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The Profiles
The 50 fantastic franchises profiled in this book
In alphabetical order
- 0800 Handyman – Maintenance/repair services
- Arise – Telesales
- Avon – Beauty
- Barking Mad – Pet care
- Barrett & Coe – Photography
- Best in Glass – Beverages
- Captain Tortue – Children’s clothing
- Families – Magazine
- Funky Feet – Children’s activities
- Girlie Gardening – Gardening
- Harmony at Home – Recruitment
- Ice Jewellery – Jewellery
- Jamie at Home – Cookware
- Kiddy Cook – Food
- Kleeneze – Household products
- Kumon – Education
- Linen At Home – Home wares
- LIPA 4:19 – Performing arts
- Maid2clean – Cleaning services
- Mucky Pups – Children’s activities
- Music Bugs – Music
- My Little Wrapper – Food
- My Secret Kitchen – Food
- Neal’s Yard Remedies – Beauty
- Ounces2Pounds – Gold
- Pampered Chef – Food
- Pets, Homes & Gardens Co., The – Household products
- Poppy’s Books – Books
- Pyjama Drama – Children’s activities
- Raring2go! – Magazine
- Razzamataz – Performing arts
- Riverford Organic Veg – Food
- Sales Recruitment Network, The – Recruitment
- Shoes Glorious Shoes – Footwear
- Spanish Amigos – Education
- Stardust Ltd. – Children’s clothing
- Talking Tots – Children’s activities
- Tatty Bumpkin – Children’s activities
- Team Lollipop – Children’s products
- Temple Spa – Beauty
- Thebestof – Marketing/promotion
- Time For You – Cleaning services
- Travel Counsellors – Travel
- TruGreen – Gardening
- Tumble Tots – Children’s activities
- Tupperware – Household products
- Usborne Books – Books
- Veterinary Thermal Imaging – Animal products
- Vie at Home – Beauty
- YogaBugs – Exercise
In order of budget (ascending)
- Ounces2Pounds – Gold – £0
- Kleeneze – Household products – £10
- Avon – Beauty – £15
- Linen At Home – £25-£125
- Vie at Home – Beauty – £35
- Usborne Books – Books – £38
- Team Lollipop – Children’s products – £49
- Arise – Telesales – £50
- Neal’s Yard Remedies – Beauty – £95
- Girlie Gardening – Gardening -– £99
- My Secret Kitchen – Food – £99
- Tupperware – Household products – £99
- Ice Jewellery – Jewellery – £99
- Poppy’s Books – Books – £100
- Pampered Chef – Food – £110
- Jamie at Home – Cookware – £115
- Best in Glass – Beverages – £150
- Stardust Ltd. – Children’s clothing – £150
- Temple Spa – Beauty – £160
- Captain Tortue – Children’s clothing – £225
- My Little Wrapper – Food – £799
- Mucky Pups – Children’s activities – £1,500
- Spanish Amigos – Education – £2,500
- Pets, Homes and Gardens Co., The – Household products – £2,997/£4,997
- Kumon – Education – £3,000
- Harmony at Home – Recruitment – £3,300
- Funky Feet – Children’s activities – £4,500
- Pyjama Drama – Children’s activities – £5,850
- Thebestof – Marketing/promotion – £5,995
- Families – Magazine – £6,500
- Music Bugs – Music – £7,000
- Talking Tots – Children’s activities – £7,700
- Shoes Glorious Shoes – Shoes – £7,800
- Kiddy Cook – Food – £7,995
- Raring2go! – Magazine – £9,995
- Veterinary Thermal Imaging – Animals – £9,995
- Maid2clean – Cleaning services – £9,999
- Sales Recruitment Network, The – Recruitment – £9,999
- Tatty Bumpkin – Children’s activities – £10,000
- Travel Counsellors – Travel – £10,000
- Barrett & Coe – Photography – £10,050
- Razzamataz – Performing arts – £11,500
- Time For You – Cleaning services – £11,750
- Barking Mad – Pet care – £13,350
- LIPA 4:19 – Performing arts – £13,350
- Tumble Tots – Children’s activities – £13,500
- 0800 Handyman – Maintenance/repair services – £15,000
- YogaBugs – Exercise – £15,000
- Riverford Organic Veg – Food – £18,500
- TruGreen – Gardening – £27,000
1. Ounces2Pounds
- Company: Ounces2Pounds
- Direct selling or franchise: Direct selling
- Initial investment: Just your time and commitment
- Online: www.ounces2pounds.com
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/Ounces2Pounds
Case study story: Caroline Stevens, Ounces2Pounds
2. Kleeneze
- Company: Kleeneze
- Direct selling or franchise: Direct selling
- Initial investment: £10
- Online: www.kleeneze.co.uk
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/kleeneze_info
3. Avon
- Company: Avon
- Direct selling or franchise: Direct selling
- Initial investment: £15 registration fee
- Online: www.applyavon.co.uk
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/joinavonuk