Franchisee Stories – Peter & May
Interior Cleaning, Newington. Having worked as a welder for 35 years, Peter was seeking a change of pace and an opportunity that would allow he and his wife May to work together to grow their own business. Having been in the same industry for most of his working life, Peter was looking for variety in […]
The first step is the hardest…
what happens when you submit an enquiry about becoming a James Franchisee? If you’ve been considering taking the leap into the world of business ownership for a while now, but for whatever reason you just can’t quite bring yourself to take the first step, then you’re not alone! Most people, by the time they strike […]
Team chat – Starting a franchise with James Home Services
Hear about the experience of two of our newest business owners. It’s easy for us to tell you what starting a business in our network is like. It’s easy for us to tell you about the training and support, the marketing, the work available and all the reasons why joining a franchise network can […]
What is an exclusive franchise territory?
Heard the term ‘exclusive territory’ in your franchise research and wondered what on earth it means? Let’s cover off the three key things you need to know about an exclusive territory in the franchising world… 1. What is an exclusive territory? Service-based franchises often operate based on this concept of an ‘exclusive territory’. So what […]
Franchisee Stories – Andrew & Melissa
Mobile Car Cleaning, Crestmead. Having owned a cleaning business for 15 years, Andrew and Melissa wanted a change of pace – and wanted to work outdoors. Having a passion for cars and loving the satisfaction that driving a glistening car provided them, James Home Services Mobile Car Cleaning was an obvious choice. Being in control […]
Meet our newest business owners – Victor & Nicola
Lawn & Garden Caboolture Our Sunshine Coast team of James Home Services professionals is growing, and we’re excited to welcome Victor and Nicola, owners of James Home Services Lawn & Garden Care – Caboolture to the family! A carpenter by trade, Victor’s previous work saw him travelling from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast […]
Meet our newest business owner – Lawrence
Interior Cleaning St Mary’s Lawrence recently joined James Home Services as an Interior Cleaning franchisee in St Mary’s in Western Sydney, New South Wales. Lawrence has a background in accounting and most recently had been engaged as a personal trainer working with individual clients to achieve their personal goals. Assessing his own personal goals, Lawrence […]
As a franchisee, how many jobs will you send me?
Of all the questions we get asked by people researching joining a franchise network, this question is the most asked question. And there’s a good reason for that! For most people, joining a franchise network is their first step into the world of business ownership. They’ve never started their own business from scratch before, and […]
How to tell a ‘good franchise’
Rhiannon Simcocks | CEO | James Home Services Australia I was recently a guest on ‘The Financial Freedom Secrets Show’ podcast hosted by Jackson Millan; the Wealth Mentor. We talked about how to create wealth from your business, and the challenges and opportunities right now in franchising, and in the home services sector. Jackson asked […]
Busting the five most common franchising ‘cons’
Anyone considering a franchise has no doubt typed ‘pros and cons of franchising’ into Google once or twice and then spiralled into the vortex of results. And of course, franchise networks themselves are super quick to list out all the ‘pros’ (because there area loads!), but they are less likely to dive into the ‘cons’ […]