Redundancy Creates Challenge for Globetrotting Retailer

You might think that a life criss-crossing the world in search of new products to retail would be the perfect life! and in the short term, when your young, it is, but endless international trips can take their toll on family life.

Having risen up the corporate retail ladder to head of buying with an international retailer John Galvin started to assess what was really important in his life and it didn't include waiting  round in airport lounges.

So when he got the chance to take a redundancy package it was the perfect opportunity to rethink his career.

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Lawn Care Franchise Case Study #1

Bob Pullin, the Lawnscience Franchisee for Bristol, has owned his franchise for 2 years. Through hard work and determination his business is thriving and has grown at an impressive rate. He now has in excess of 400 customers and his customer base is continually expanding.

Before joining the lawn care franchise, Bob was a Regional Manager for a major retailer. Even though the role was very different to that of a professional in the lawn care industry, Bob knew that he had some key skills that he would be able to transfer to his own business.

“In my role as a Regional Manager, organisation was crucial. I was responsible not only for my own efficiency, but the smooth operation of my team. People relied on me on a daily basis to ensure that business objectives were met. I divided my time between the management of the business and sales, and also the management of my team”

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Lawn Care Franchise Case Study #2

Kevin Sparks, the Lawnscience franchisee for Northampton, took a slightly different route to becoming a Lawnscience franchisee than some of his colleagues.

Before he started working with the garden franchise, he was an experienced Retail and Sales Manager. Having worked in this environment since he was 18 he decided it was time for change and took a job working for Lawnscience as a Lawn Treatment Technician.

He worked for Lawnscience for two and half years gaining valuable experience before finally deciding to invest in a franchise. In his previous career, Kevin had already built a solid skill base. He was used to dealing with people face to face and was a confident sales person.

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Former Food Retailer Buys Lawn Care Franchise

Gary Pearce decided to quit his senior manager position in the food retail industry, to buy a Lawnscience franchise.

Gary was looking for a career change and a new challenge so he decided to leave the corporate environment and started researching business opportunities. He started his lawn care franchise in March 2010.

Gary says, “My search started on the internet and I was immediately drawn to franchising. The idea of being able to run my own business using a proven successful business model was very appealing and was a comparatively low risk option.”

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Profile of a Lawn Care Franchisee

Before joining the Lawnscience lawn care franchise, Matthew Allcott had a successful career in TV location management and subsequently gained franchising experience running a courier franchise for 10 years.

He first learned about the professional lawn care industry from his father, who is a customer of . Matthew contacted Lawnscience and found out they were growing rapidly and had franchise opportunities available.

Although Matthew had substantial business experience, he did not want to risk his investment and to start a business from scratch.

Instead he chose to invest in franchising because of the support network and the level of industry knowledge within the business available to all franchisees. Matthew knew that Lawnscience had a good reputation but he still made sure that he did lots of research and looked at several franchise opportunities that were available in his area before he made any decisions or commitment.

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