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Redundancy can be a stressful and worrying time, but Jeremy Valentine used it as an opportunity to launch a new career with his wife Victoria.

Sue Jamil

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The grass by the Tyne is all mine!

After a glittering career in international management Ian Morton settled back into his native North East when he joined Envirocare in November 2010.

Robin Drysdale - UK’s First Franchisee - Two clubs and hungry for more

Robin Drysdale has been flying the flag for Anytime Fitness since he opened his first club in Clifton, Bristol in November 2010. On the back of the success of the Clifton club he has just opened a second Bristol club in Bradley Stoke in January 2012.

“From my very first day my business really took off!”

“I have been a Cleaning Doctor franchise owner for almost seven years and enjoyed every one of them.

"The beauty of being a Cleaning Doctor franchise owner is that you have the best of everything!”

“Seven years ago I decided that I wanted to work for myself and went through copies of The Franchise Magazine and picked six business opportunities I could see myself doing. I found myself returning to Cleaning Doctor Carpet and Upholstery Services as I was attracted by the freedom of being in a van.

Andy and Matt Windsor make it an EnviroVent Family affair

Andy and Matt Windsor have made it an EnviroVent family affair with the purchase of the EnviroVent East Manchester, Stockport and Macclesfield area.

Dene Cummings

29 year old Dene Cummings is the new Autosmart franchisee for Crawley.

Cleaning Doctor Liam Hennessy says:

"With Cleaning Doctor you don't start at the bottom, you start halfway up."

Stuart Hamer, Cleaning Doctor says:

"When I originally investigated the Cleaning Doctor franchise, William Little told me that If I worked his franchise system hard, in two or three years I'd build a profitable business. How wrong he was – just nine months after starting I was 210 percent ahead of the projected figures in my business plan."