Meet Dave and Dawn
Berkshire Franchisee
Dave and Dawn have grown their business steadily every year and have big plans for the future.
Dave and Dawn have grown their business steadily every year and have big plans for the future.
I was largely employed in the IT industry, initially as a Service Technician but mainly as a Service Manager working in companies from all sizes from SME’s to large corporates.
Dawn has been office based throughout her career as a secretarial/legal assistant so the freedom, flexibility and variety of visiting different clients and sites is an added bonus.
There were 4 main elements that attracted us to The Christmas Decorators
One of the initial concerns was our lack of experience in creating anything of this nature. The initial training allowed us to realise that this was not a barrier to success. It provided confidence and the basic tools to create luxury installations for our clients.
Support has been varied and of course depends on the individual and their own strengths. We have been supported with several large installations and national accounts that helped launch and grow our business, but also the technical advice has been invaluable in helping us find solutions to challenges.
We are in a business that is generally a ‘feel good’ industry. Creating designs and solutions for clients who invariably are delighted and very grateful for our services is a lovely feeling. In addition, we would have to say the network of franchisees. We all have a great bond, support each other and have enjoyable social gatherings and we have formed some strong new lifelong friendships.
Talk to existing franchisees! There is no substitute for hearing it from the horse’s mouth but be sure to know what questions you require answering.
Also, if you are looking at this opportunity between November and beginning of January, you should look around high wealth residential estates, high streets, shopping centres, bars/restaurants and you will see just how much opportunity there is.