In January 2019, Vicki Morris took on the 12th branch of Friends for Pets, the UK’s most animal welfare orientated Pet Franchise. Before buying a Friends for Pets franchise Vicki had worked for a long time in a completely different industry but was desperate for a career change. One year on and she hasn’t looked back! Here is what she has to say…..
“I bought the Friends for Pets franchise for Chew Valley and North Somerset in January 2019. I’d had a long career in health and social care and was pretty confident about my ability to organise things but I was a novice to the world of pet services.
Looking back buying into Friends for Pets was a very GOOD decision. Firstly, when starting up a business there is a lot think about. The obvious things are more easy to plan for, but there are a lot of other less obvious things which, if not sorted out, could create more difficulties further down the line.
A few people asked me why I would want to pay a % of my turnover to someone else? The answer is obvious – when challenges or problems arise franchisor Becca is on the phone, other franchise managers are there and they can and have assisted with finding solutions. Not having to worry about how to do some of the basic things like branding, record keeping and basic forms means I was able to go straight into building up my business and generating new customers, which obviously means income. I think without this I would have ended up with an uninspiring company name, a horrid logo and could have worked for 6months without actually delivering any services and earning any money.
I wouldn’t have changed my career and set up my own business without the support of Becca Wilson and Friends for Pets. Tapping into her experience has been invaluable, it made the whole change of lifestyle less risky. It’s also really nice to have a team of people who are good fun and have someone to share the ups and downs.
I’m really happy I joined the Friends for Pets “family”.
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