Annie Jermain, has out performed the Devon farms'
by reaching her yearly target of 300 deliveries a week seven months early. Annie began the home delivery service of organic vegetable boxes at the end of May this year, starting with 60 customers and with the help of a local cheese shop, which placed one of Riverford’s leaflet dispensers on their counter, the orders have come flooding in. "I knew this business would be a success but I never expected to excel at the rate it has, I am absolutely delighted." comments Annie from her home office in Haslemere, "I have already employed two part time drivers to help me with the delivery rounds, and with the support from Riverford I am always looking forward in terms of marketing activities whilst maintaining a focus on the customer base I have."......read more

Karen McGee business is growing by Leaps and Bounds.
Karen has been running programmes in the Croydon area for two years and was one of the first -ever franchisees. She explains: "All the staff are trained to deliver the programme by Patricia Maude and the Tumble Tots technical team. They complete an intensive two-day training session followed by ongoing observations."......read more

Amanda Lindsay became disenchanted with the demands of full-time employment
"I was desperate for something that allowed me the flexibility I needed to take care of my son and give time the time he needed. Both my husband and I were travelling a lot with work and were finding it increasingly difficult to juggle home and work. I was becoming stressed and feeling constantly guilty and not giving either 100%. For all their talk and good intentions, in my experience, employers are never as flexible as they say they are intending to be"......read more

Helen purchased a Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness club franchise
Mum of four Helen Howard-Mawer was fed up of spending hours in the office and having little time for her family. Although she really enjoyed her job as a bookkeeper, she had found herself putting in over 55 hours a week in the office and then would often have taken work home. So, when the opportunity arose to buy a Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs franchise and become her own boss, it was too good a chance to miss. Before taking the plunge, Helen had researched the franchise business thoroughly. She spent 12 months attending presentations and interviews and then undertaking training before finally launching her business in January 2001 at the age of 34...read more

Jeanette opened her own énergie fitness studio
Jeanette Bamford is living her dream. She is an independent mother of three who manages her own fitness club for ladies. Every day she helps dozens of women fulfill their health and fitness goals. Looking at her now, it is difficult to imagine the heartache and determination it has taken to reach this point in her life. In 1999 Jeanette realised that she was very unhappy in her marriage but could not see a way out. She says: “I was terrified of leaving. I had been married for 12 years and was completely financially dependant on my husband. We also had two small children to support and the thought of turning their world upsidedown was just unbearable...read more

Amanda's Silverdaze Jewellery franchise works around her family
Croydon based Mandy left full time employment as a buyer for Superdrug, to have children and to be able to spend time with them in their formative years. Having sold jewellery at parties herself, on a part time basis, she decided to take it a step further and become a Silverdazer, so she could take advantage of the extensive range of jewellery, the display and marketing tools and all the other benefits that come from operating under the licence of a successful franchise company...read more