Redundancy to Reward: Owning a Pet Franchise

Celebrating five years as an OSCAR franchisee, David Bass from Congelton, Cheshire still thoroughly enjoys working for himself.

“Prior to buying a pet franchise I spent 30 years with the railway network, then redundancy called a halt to my career. I was not ready to retire,even though there was an uncertainty as to what I could do. My first call to Oscar prompted an excellent response; everything was clear from the start. After establishing the quality of their products, I was assured that my investment was in good hands-taking advantage of their reliable support.

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Career Change; Buying a Pet Franchise

David Graham spent 33 years of his working career in the steel industry, an industry that was constantly changing, enough to convince David it was time to move on and buy an OSCAR pet franchise.

David says, “I had reached the end of the road in a job that I had started from leaving school. There were changes in responsibilities throughout that time but circumstances within the company encouraged me to reconsider my future. I’d dreamt of running my own business but lack of knowledge restricted my decision.

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OSCAR Franchise Case Study

Thanks to Tracy Berry's mum she found her vocation, her mum's faith in OSCAR, as a customer, was enough for Tracy to realise that her life was about to change when her area of Hertford was in need of a pet franchise business.

Tracy Berry says, “I always wanted to work for myself but had no idea of where to begin or what to do – until OSCAR came along. To realise that franchising offered the security and support of a larger organisation in the public domain I found confidence.

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Pet Franchise Case Study

Michael Cameron and OSCAR were destined to meet – eventually.

Within in a year of selling his printing company in Paisley, Michael became anxious to get back to work only to find OSCAR pet franchise just around the corner.

“Having served 30 years as a Warrant Officer in the Royal Navy retirement from the service took me to Helensburgh where I became a technical author for the MOD and then on to my own franchised printing business which, after working long hours everyday, was starting to take its toll.

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Pet Franchise Offers Marketing Programme

Buying a franchise is always a difficult decision.

There are so many factors to consider. How much can you afford? Are you interested in the product or service? Is the business complicated? Will it give you the returns you are looking for? And, of course, what marketing support will you get from your franchisor?

As a national franchise with many years of experience, pet franchise Oscar Pet Foods are constantly looking for more effective ways of helping franchisees generate more business. National TV advertising campaigns, a dedicated web portal and the recruitment of a local marketing consultant are all recent examples of Oscar’s commitment.

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