‎Mirror.co.uk:
When his career as a train driver hit the buffers after almost 30 years, Geoff Hughes could have sat back and accepted his working life was over.
But the former Kent railwayman simply wouldn’t accept unemployment – instead he decided to start his own business.
“Redundancy provided me with a great opportunity to change my career path and start up on my own,” says Geoff.
His brother was already running two successful cash generator stores in Brighton and Portslade so Geoff decided to look into the opportunity.
“I wanted to invest in a profitable business, where I’d get support from a well-established national brand,” Geoff says.
Cash Generator fit the bill. Started in 1994, it is a major buy, sell and loan store with 115 shops across the UK and more than 20 new stores planned for 2010. Read more.