I have just completed my second year in business as a Maid2Clean Franchisee, I have now got 135 regular paying customers and by the end of my third year I expect to have over 200 customers with a turnover of around  £45,000. This will pay me far in excess of what I was earning as a Senior Production Manager in the pottery industry.

 

Growth in my business has been maintained every single month and I see no reason why it should not continue to grow for the next few years, particularly as I shall be targeting the elderly where more and more people are requiring our services.

 

The business concept really does work, the residual income means that I can take 3 or 4 holidays each year and the money keeps coming in, and the way that I manage the business means that the majority of my time is spent acquiring new customers, consequently this should lead to continued growth.

One piece of advice I would certainly give to any perspective franchisee, is to listen to Elaine, she is very experienced in this field and whatever problem the franchisee has they, will have had themselves, and I have always found them very willing to help.

 

My aim, in a couple of years time, is to rent an office and employ someone to manage it for me, enabling me to take semi-retirement.

 

The only regret I have is that I did not do it a few years earlier.  

 

Paul Daley - North Staffs

Having searched long and hard for a business opportunity that would give me the freedom from bosses and the independence to set my own income, I never dreamed I would find what I was looking for.  Everything I tried promised great riches and financial freedom but it was never forthcoming and I became so sceptical with everything that I thought I was going to be stuck as a nurse forever in a job that had changed so much, it was no longer what I wanted to do.   Then whilst browsing through a franchise search engine I stumbled upon Maid2Clean.  I visited the website and made the usual enquiries but knew it wouldn't be for me, nothing would work anyway so why bother.    I received a phone call from Maid2Clean, who invited me down to see them to take a look at what they had to offer.  This became a bit scary now because this was face to face and I was quite sure they would take my money that day and leave me in the same old situation I'd been in before.  So I put them off, decided not to go and said I'd speak to them   again at a later date.  Some time later they rang me back and we got chatting and I thought, well, let's go and see it to put this lady out of her misery because I know for a fact I won't be doing this business.   I dragged my mate Pete down with me for moral support and because, like me, he was looking for something and had also been bitten in the past.  He was so wary at the invite and all the way there kept telling me he was only going to give me an opinion, he wasn't going to buy a franchise...really!   We met Elaine and felt immediately at ease with her.  She were very warm and we both felt very comfortable there.  We listened intently to what she had to say and by the time we left we were so excited and impressed by what we had seen that I bought my franchise and Pete bought one a couple of months later.   I have been trading since September 05 and have steadily grown my business in that time.  I work with my husband, he delivers the leaflets and I work in the office and in that time we have managed to get 72 clients and 40 cleaner.  We also have 15 clients that we are outstanding so in total that gives us 87 clients in just over 12 months.    Many of my friends, including my father, have ridiculed me for spending money on a franchise when this was something I could quite easily have set up on my own.  Little do they know that without the support and advice that Elaine has given me over the past 12 months, I know I would have failed at the first hurdle.  As it is, I have no doubt that this business will give me everything I have longed for all these years and I am now building a great future for myself and my family.   Maid2Clean is without doubt the best decision I have ever made in my life and I would like to thank Elaine for giving me this fantastic opportunity and helping me along every step of the way.   Linda Kenyon - Maid2Clean North Manchester

My name is Peter and I operate a Maid2Clean Franchise in the London area. My background is in I.T. for City banks. I started 10 months ago and have around 110 paying regular clients with many more in the process of starting. In the last few days it has been hectic and I have had client requests for an extra 41 hours, which would equate to a pay rise of nearly £5,000/year. There is immense potential for growing the business and the money I will make from this will vastly outstrip the salary I had in the City whilst doing the ‘sensible’ and ‘accepted’ thing. Instead of catching the 7.25 commuter train to London and standing with the rest of the grey-suited hordes, I now can get up at 8.30 and saunter through to my office to start work!

 

Inevitably, as in any business or occupation, there are day-to-day operational issues, such as urgently needing to recruit more cleaners to cope with client demand, but with the Maid2Clean system, there is no problem that cannot be beaten.

 

I did not want to get deeply in debt by buying an expensive franchise, so this was another reason for choosing Maid2Clean, as it’s affordable. There is little risk, as it does consistently and reliably generate increasing profits, whilst having low overheads. Whilst in the City it was hard to shine, as many people are reasonably intelligent, the quality of competition in cleaning management is much lower, so performing a decent job and keeping your promises makes you stand out.

 

While it would be easy now to say that I could have done it all by myself without Maid2Clean, in all honesty I know I could not have, as I would have become demoralised and given up and also run out of money.

 

The future looks exciting and I cannot wait to see the looks on the faces of my ex-colleagues when I meet them in a City pub and tell them I am earning more than them!

 

Peter Munro - Maid2Clean Croydon

I bought my franchise from Maid2Clean about 10 months ago, and launched the business 8 months ago. Like many other people, I have been in “normal” employment all my life, but reached the point where I had enough of working long hours for other people – I wanted a better quality of life with more time for family, and I course I want the rewards of hard work for myself!

I looked at all sorts of franchise opportunities – and there’s no shortage these days - it seems that almost anything can be franchised now! Domestic cleaning seemed to be one thing that there will always be demand for as long as there’s dust! I looked at quite a few different franchisors but to be honest made my mind up during my first meeting with Elaine Hanrahan – who exudes enthusiasm for the Maid2Clean system. There are lots of cleaning franchises, but Maid2Clean have a proven system that works, and the fees are very reasonable.

When I started looking around I had the mindset “how hard can this be?”, I thought I would go for a look then consider just going it alone. But like any other business there’s a morass of little but important things that need to be in place – all of this was provided by Elaine, meaning all I had to do was get on with it! This is a people business, it’s about organization, determination and people management.

After 8 months, I now have almost 100 clients and revenue around £3000 per month. Every month grows by around 20%. There’s plenty ups and downs of course but there’s a great team of franchisees who meet at the conferences and freely share their experiences with each other whenever possible.

Have I done the right thing? Without a doubt!

Graeme Pirie - Maid2Clean Walcote