Franchise after Redundancy?

If you have spent most of your working life working in a secure job, redundancy can be a frightening thing. I know, it happened to me! I was 45 and in the industry I worked I was considered and old man.

After over a year trying to find a new job, spending a fortune attending interviews (employers don’t seem to understand that getting you to pop into London for a chat is very costly when you have no income) I realised that I was considered too old and would not be going back to the industry that I really loved.

I had never considered starting a business via the franchise route and it was just a chance thing that I heard about a franchise exhibition. Having lots of time on my hand I went to see what it was all about.

I was amazed at all the potential businesses I could start via the franchise route, and it seemed a great idea to start a business with all the guidance of someone who had been there and already made all the mistakes so I didn’t have to.

In the end, it all worked out for the best although at the time redundancy seemed a terrible blow, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

If starting your own business appeals you might want to explore joining an established franchise and the lawn care market is a good place to start.

These days you will see lawn care business in most towns throughout the UK. They do offer a great opportunity for people to establish their own business and be their own boss. But could you be succesful at running your own lawn business?

The lawn business has really helped turn my life around, not only my life but also those who joined me in the business Therefore, I have a lot to be thankful for and now it’s time to give back a little.

I wrote a short guide to help people who are looking at the business, it’s not a sales book, we won’t follow you up, it is purely meant to help you understand the business.

If you would like a free copy, just send me an email to terry@lawnscience.co.uk with “The Lawn Business Is it for you” as the title and I will email you a copy.

regards

Terry Nicholson

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P.P.S. Here is a website that I found useful when I was made redundant

I knew that in order to take control of my income and working life, I would have to work for myself, rather than working for others. However, choosing a business to start on my own was not that simple. I was initially drawn to Lawnscience because Terry supplied me with lots of information from the start, which helped me to understand the business. Another great advantage to Lawnscience is that they gave me the opportunity to create my own bespoke trading territory, something which most franchisors could not have done. Having met with Lawnscience on several occasions to discuss their business and the way in which they operate, my mind was made up. This was always going to be a daunting decision, but I was given the opportunity to speak with all of the current franchisees about their experiences, which gave me the confidence to take the leap into self-employment. After my initial training, my marketing plan fired into action and the phone rang and rang and rang. Today, after only 7 months of trading I have already surpassed my first years sales target by over £10,000, and the year is far from over.

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