After a length of service for my employer stretching back 22 years, my redundancy package was suitably generous, which enabled me to take my time in considering what I was going to do next,” says Martin Walshe. “I’d pretty much decided that I’d like to work for myself and knew that a franchise was the safest way forward. However, I had the luxury of not having to rush into anything so I took most of the summer off to research the various opportunities on offer.”
Cautious and methodical by nature, Martin assembled an initial list of seven different possibilities and set about carefully assessing each against his list of key criteria. He visited four of the contenders, spoke to existing franchise owners and eventually selected Ovenclean as the best fit for him. Read more.