Franchising Opportunities

Guaranteed turnover

Guaranteed turnover

WITH DUBLCHECK’S 17-YEAR TRACK RECORD OF GETTING SALES FOR FRANCHISEES, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A MASSIVE INDUSTRY WORTH OVER £3BILLION

Dublcheck is the franchise where you don’t need to do any selling, unless you want to, because Dublcheck obtains all the business for franchisees so they know exactly what turnover they are going to achieve.

This enables franchisees to concentrate on looking after their customers and building strong relationships, instead of wondering where the sales are going to come from. “It’s like a brick building business - once you have one contract then the next and so on you keep building and you know exactly what you are going to invoice every month,” says Carol Stewart-Gill, founder and chairman of Dublcheck.

BUILDINGS NEED CLEANING

The UK commercial cleaning sector is worth more than £3billion and Dublcheck has seen a substantial increase in turnover in the current ‘doom and gloom’ economic climate. Why? Because everywhere you look buildings need cleaning. The Dublcheck system puts its new franchise owners on the road to success by actually getting the business for them. Commercial cleaning is one of the best industries to join as a franchisee because the market is more robust and recession resistant than many others due to the fact the build-up of dirt never stops and every building, office and shop needs cleaning regularly.

Founded in 1993 and awarded The 20th Fastest Growing Private Company in The UK, according to Richard Branson’s Virgin Fast Track 100 and The Sunday Times, Dublcheck has over 100 franchisees and is looking for more capable and motivated people to join the national network and benefit from the proven and successful business model.

Franchise owners Stuart and Patricia, who were both regional sales managers, joined on an £86,000 guaranteed turnover package and have doubled this figure in two years. They say: “The representatives at Dublcheck were honest and the initial interview and selection process showed that Dublcheck would not just let anyone with the money invest in the opportunity - they wanted to make sure we were the right people to buy into the Dublcheck brand.

“We launched our franchise in 2006. The initial training programme was very thorough and covers topics such as business management, practical training, health and safety, and employment law. For the first 12 months Dublcheck allocated us a mentor to help establish the business in our territory. Now head office is always on the other end of the phone if we need any help.”

VARIABLE INVESTMENT LEVELS

You can start with a minimum turnover package of £14,400 per annum if you want to run your business and start small while retaining the security of your current job, or you can purchase up to £500,000 of annual turnover (with no upper limit) if you want to run a substantial managed business.

Franchisee Mujeeb invested in a guaranteed turnover package of £120,000, which Dublcheck achieved in year one. Mujeeb says: “As you learn the business, Dublcheck builds up the sales for you at your own pace.” He and his wife Maureen have adopted full managerial positions and employ a team of cleaning staff. They were so pleased with their investment they recommended the Dublcheck opportunity to Mujeeb’s nephew, Michael McTavish, and his wife Elaine. They too invested with Dublcheck and have enjoyed a successful start to the business.

In the first six months Dublcheck built the McTavish’s business to a guaranteed level of turnover through its national sale team. “That meant I didn’t have to cold call or even spend money on any marketing or advertising,” Elaine says. “Being in business is tough, but having Dublcheck support me and guarantee me customers puts my mind at rest.”

Elaine was previously a teacher, but she became disheartened with her job: “My husband Michael decided to look into doing something for ourselves. We looked at franchising and were impressed by how Dublcheck has been growing and developing. The support they provide made our minds up and has proven absolutely brilliant.”

The McTavishes decided that Michael would remain in his job as an IT consultant while Elaine concentrated on building the business. “Now we have reached our guaranteed level of turnover we want to keep growing at a steady pace, with Mike eventually coming into the business as well when it reaches a certain level,” say Elaine. “To achieve this we are going to invest in some additional guaranteed turnover with Dublcheck and are going to start looking at bringing in business from the neighbouring areas.”

For your initial investment you will receive an initial training course, ongoing training and support, access to branded uniforms, sales and marketing tools, and stationery. All invoicing and cash collection is managed electronically by Dublcheck, allowing the franchise owner to concentrate on developing lasting client relationships.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information call 0800 317236

 

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Road to success

With Dublcheck’S 18-year track record of getting sales for franchisees, this is your opportunity to join a massive industry worth over £3 billion

Six years ago Julie Berry got itchy feet. She’d been working for 12 years in office purchase at an Aldi regional office and was feeling distinctly office bound.

“I also had two small children and balancing that with a full-time job wasn’t working out,” says Julie. “I’d run my own business selling books before and I hankered after the freedom it had given me. I really wanted something that would work better around my family commitments.”

Julie headed to a franchise exhibition in Manchester, children in tow, with the aim of investing in a soft-play enterprise, but it was the Dublcheck stand that caught her eye. She explains: “As I left I thought, ‘They’re right, people do always need cleaners’. So I did a bit more research and, after a couple of meetings, decided to become a Dublcheck franchisee.”

Guaranteed Income

The main thing that attracted Julie to Dublcheck was the fact the company provides all the initial clients to franchisees. “Getting clients is the hardest bit,” says Julie. “Knowing that I’d have a guaranteed income as soon as I started really swung it for me. That they only deal with commercial enterprises too also appealed. Business premises will always, always need to be cleaned, most likely on a daily basis.”

Julie went in at the minimum investment level, which meant she was completely hands-on. Six months later she took on her first employee - and now has 11 people working for her. “Because of the children there are jobs I can’t do, such as early mornings,” says Julie. “I now work around 30 hours a week and spend about 10 per cent of that time cleaning, usually to cover for someone if they can’t make it, for instance, if they’re on holiday. I also go into any new premises I take on and clean it first time round, so I can get a good idea of what needs doing and how long it takes.”

The rest of her time is spent running the business, which she loves: “I do the paperwork, get new work in and go to networking meetings. I love connecting with other businesses. I’m also the treasurer of Rochdale Borough Women’s Enterprise Network, which helps other women start up in business.”

About two years ago Julie felt it was time to expand the business, so she invested another £24,000 into Dublcheck - and the business blossomed. “A lot of the work came in through word of mouth, but Dublcheck brought me in loads more too,” she says.

Work-Life Balance

In Julie’s first year she turned over £12,000 and now turns over £60,000. She has 25 contracts with different businesses and has kept all her original clients. “I’m one of the smaller franchises,” she says. “There’s a lot more work out there, but I don’t want to take on too much. I want to balance it with my family. I’m at a break even point now, a good level. I pay myself and my staff a salary, but from here on in it’s all profit.”

Initially, Julie found the thought of employing staff quite scary. “I’d only ever shuffled papers before,” she says. “It was a brand new experience, but a really good one. I employ people by word of mouth, but I’ve taken staff on from the job centre too and they’ve been excellent. I like helping people into work and we’re a good team - all my employees have been with me for over 12 months.”

Julie adds: “It’s hard to make a decision to give up your job and a secure income, but Dublcheck is a great team. Any queries and they’re just a phone call away - for anything from accounts to sales. They allow me to get on with things, but the support is there if I need it. I’ve got a really good relationship with other franchisees too - we phone each other up if we’ve ever got any questions.”

Julie underwent initial training in commercial cleaning and business management, as well as having a mentor when she started. “I went to the franchise exhibition in Manchester recently to help out – it’s good to give back. I haven’t mentored anyone yet, but they suggested I might and I thought, ‘Oh crikey!’. But as just another one of the fantastic challenges being a Dublcheck franchisee brings, it would be a brilliant thing to do.”