Franchises Gave Us A Brand New Start

Times Online:

Being made redundant from a high-level job in the global insurance business might sound like a recipe for hand-wringing and despair. But for Graham Rowan, a former distribution operations director at Prudential UK and Europe, it was an opportunity.
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“It was the best thing that happened to me,” he said; agreeing redundancy terms with the Pru enabled him to make some positive changes in his life. “I had been keen to run my own business for a few years and redundancy provided the ideal platform to start.”

Rowan and his wife, Lorraine, considered a number of options before signing up for a franchise with the recruitment specialist Select Franchising. Based in Luton, Bedfordshire, it runs three “brands”: Select Appointments (for office personnel), Parkhouse Recruitment (for industrial, technical and engineering staff) and Select Hospitality (for hospitality staff).

“It offered a professional opportunity and all the support we needed to start achieving results from day one,” said Rowan.

“We opened our first branch in Glasgow in December 2006. We have built nine franchises in three locations by reinvesting in the business, concentrating on service, plus a lot of sheer hard work and determination.” Continue reading.

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