Work from home – Franchising bringing more enjoyment to our working futures.
Some find that the garden is a peaceful place to work, a favourite park bench or coffee shop with that ice bun you’re most fond of, some have thoughts to set up a comfortable home office to re jiggle working for an easier future, is the rat race no longer a desirable place to work?
‘ Wherever you like’... is the option that working from home gives you.
Take a minute to think about a typical day if you worked from home, does it give a sense of excitement?
With so many opportunities around us offering the blissful lifestyle of working from home and the opportunity to be more flexible for our futures, enquiries are on the rise for people desiring to invest in a business and work for themselves, especially with Franchising. We’ve witnessed negativity in our economy what with frequent redundancies, housing markets and unfortunate closure of many businesses making the headlines, the negativity of these particular subjects has given more positivity to the investing market as we rightly want to achieve more and be secure!
Think of the skills needed for achieving more with a home based business, good time management, communication and dedication for the product you are bringing to your target market and confidence that what you are investing in is for you and quenches that thirsty entrepreneur.
With these skills where best to invest than a business model that has already been established?
It’s not just an easy way to operate a home enterprise, it’s the challenge of representing a brand and making a success, with the opportunities of working for you, a secured brand image can bring a franchise investment to be a smart move to make in 2009.
Activ an internet franchise that has developed rapidly within the fast pace online industry have taken their brand internationally to operate around the globe. People that joined the network showed that no matter where you are their support and brand image has enhanced the way they work. From our home land UK there are over 70 Activ franchises working independently reaping the advantages of the home working lifestyle.
Two Activ franchisees John and Cecilia Holden tell us how going from being employed commuting in the hustle and bustle of busy London and overseas, are now focusing on a peaceful and rewarding home based business:
“My colleagues were mainly US based, so when I wasn’t doing the 3 hour plus daily commute to London, I was back and forth to New York. Home was just somewhere to spend the weekends and catch up, myself and john wanted to concentrate on our hobby and with John previously having a career change to work self employed, researching in franchising was a safe option that ticked all the right boxes for both of us.”
Since their investment with Activ, they have represented the company’s values in their local towns embracing the support from a head office and national network yet still having day to day control...
“We love what we do. We love the work-life balance. I’m vice captain at our golf club, and secretary of the county golf partnership, so I feel no guilt whatsoever over my favourite type of day: I get up at 5am & build half a website, then go to a network meeting, 6 hours on the golf course, home for a spot of dinner, then build the other half, and finally do the admin with a glass of wine in my hand. We work harder than ever, but we do it at times that suit us, and we back each other up. John fields my calls if I’m playing golf, and I look after his customers while he’s on the golf course.
We’ve learned a lot together, and while we now learning even better marketing strategies to develop our business further, Head Office support is great, we are motivated by the company ethos and what we are establishing in our area for our customers”
So a complete change driven by their motivation to have the benefits of working from home show that the franchise they have has their total control day to day, with confidence that they are supported by an ever growing company that is committed to developing individuals.
Flexible hours, wanting to spend more time with family, fantastic earning potential and lower investment costs are just a few of the reasons a home-based franchise opportunity appeals to entrepreneurs everywhere. Choosing the right one is important, the support is important and enjoying the steps to reaching ambitions is even more important.
To see how Activ could fit your goals part time or full time enquire for more information.
