HANDYMAN FRANCHISE
What a few of our members say about
their Handyman Franchise
| Hi my name is
Chris, I have been in the franchise for nearly two years.
I did not know any of the team before. Prior to joining I was in the corporate world but did not want
stay there until I retired. I wanted to use the skills I'd
developed over the years having completely renovated three
properties. The low start up cost, the support I
was given and still get, the networking with others and
knowing I could help others whilst making some money were what
appealed to me and still do. The work I've done is as varied
from a complete house redecoration to mowing a lawn and
putting up a shelf. The beauty is that no day
is the same. Over the past year I have come to realise there
is a massive market out there and that this
handyman
franchise is a business
opportunity second to none. Three key words to keep in
mind and you will succeed - Reliable, Honest, Courteous. |
Chris Williams
Basildon
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Dean & Helen Smith, Solihull |
Hi, I'm Dean and I
cover the Solihull area. I am one of the "newbies". I had been
looking for a franchise for over 12 months and chose Around
The House. The reason, I could see there was a "gap" in the
market, relative low start up costs compared to other
franchises and good back up facilities. I don't have a
speciality, but I have carried out full refurbishment of
two properties of my own and gained skills on the way. I also
have contacts for roofing, electrical work and plastering. I
hope to build the business up and recruit one, maybe two other
people.. |
Hi everyone, I'm
Chris, 27 years old, studied Electrical Engineering and gained
basic skills in Welding, Steel fabrication, Electrical
Installations, etc. I have also studied Computer Programming,
Operations and Maintenance. I have been in sales most of my
career and have held various sales & management positions in
the Electrical Retail, Insurance & Security Sectors. I have good all round DIY skills and have enjoyed altering and
developing my own property. I had been enjoying it that much
that it was about time to get away from being stuck behind a
desk, hence the reason for joining Around The House.
Even before they began
operating Chris & Brian sent this message:
"I
am sure you will be pleased to hear that, before we officially
start and with only one advert going in a local monthly
magazine, we have several jobs lined up. These have all come
from different sources; website, advert and the livery on the
van..."At the
end of the second week we asked Brian for a summary of how
things were going: Extremely well.
We have had such an assortment of jobs already. People like us
and want to use us because we appear like true professionals,
smartly uniformed, clean smart van, good leaflets and
marketing etc.. I knew as soon as I saw this opportunity I
said to Chris: "this is it, this is where the future is
going!" It's definitely proving to be the case! |
Chris & Brian Peart, Leicestershire. |
| Hello All. I'm
Simon. My story before joining Around The House was like many people these
days, employed for 6 years and the company changed the
senior manager and from then on my days were numbered. I tried
to find work, but at 50 years of age forget it. In March last
year I started looking at self employment and in particular
franchises. The only one that met all my requirements was
Around The House.
The work is out there, it is just a matter of "getting
your (or someone else's!) hands dirty", mine have been from cleaning gutters, gardening,
tree work and clearance with the van. My hope is to
expand the business and really put Around The House on the map
in my area. |
Simon Birley, Berks |
Augustine Woo, Herts |
Hi, I joined
Around The House after working in IT for a television
company for 5 years. I was thinking of striking out on my own
to do IT support/consultancy for small businesses and home
users. I stumbled across Around The House purely by chance. I
had looked at a few franchises in the past, but was in the
process of planning my IT business, and the more I thought
about it the more sense it made. I have had experience of
renovating a couple of properties, and thought why just narrow
my market to IT services when there is a
huge market out there
for handyman services too. I hope to build the business and move away from the hands-on handyman stuff once I
have recruited some capable handymen/ women! At the moment I'm
getting so much business that I could be working
flat-out 7 days/week! |
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