Robert and his son were already qualified plumbers, but joining YourPlumber gave them a sense of security.

The pair recognised that the home service franchise was serving an ever-growing need in the UK for professional, reliable, customer-focused plumbers.

FS Blog: Why did you and your son decide to buy a franchise?

Robert: The initial plan was to qualify and set up on our own, but as we came towards the end of our course, it started to dawn on us what we were trying to take on.

We started to read the statistics about small business start up failures and everything that was involved and to be honest we started to get quite worried.

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Christine Armstrong left the corporate banking sector to find a recession-proof business with YourPlumber.

Christine still has an active interest in Forex trading and also the Prince’s Trust and is very excited working with the plumbing franchise to grow a substantial multi van business.

Dan Morris of YourPlumber says: “Christine is an excellent addition to our franchise network and the opportunity to grow a business with her is very exciting for us. Her enthusiasm, ambition and aggression with which she wants to grow the business are fantastic.

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Blazes’ home maintenance franchise allows you to work part-time, but enjoy a full-time income.

Trevor Hatch and his wife Cheryl bought the home based franchise and were pleasantly surprised to make six sales from eight leads in his first month alone. The couple have also enjoyed a 75% lead-to-sale conversion ratio – and all from working part-time!

For 10 years, the couple have been running a candle manufacturing and retail business in Ribble Valley, Lancashire. However, due to the seasonal nature of the business, they decided to look for an additional revenue stream to supplement their existing income.

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