{"id":7163,"date":"2020-11-03T11:51:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T11:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=7163"},"modified":"2020-11-03T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T09:58:00","slug":"experienced-franchisee-says-dream-doors-model-is-perfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/experienced-franchisee-says-dream-doors-model-is-perfect\/","title":{"rendered":"Experienced Franchisee Says Dream Doors&#8217; Model Is &#8216;Perfect&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>KEEPING an eye on the competition in the world of franchising led Andy Wilkinson to launch his own Dream Doors showroom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before joining the UK\u2019s #1 kitchen makeover company six years ago, Andy worked as an area manager for another franchise firm for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy, who worked with around 30 franchisees between Middlesbrough and Loughborough, said: <em>\u201cAs an area manager one of my jobs was to look at other franchise models for comparison; not with a view to becoming a franchisee, just to see what they were up to, so I first looked into Dream Doors and its business model several years ago&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cSo, after 20 years with my previous employer, I fancied a change and had reached that point where I thought to myself: \u2018Am I going to do this to retirement?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy says that he \u2018already knew franchising inside and out\u2019 at this point in his career and narrowed down his choice of which franchise he wanted to join to Dream Doors and one other competitor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy said: <em>\u201cI viewed detailed business plans and projections for Dream Doors and that was what did it for me&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cBetween the two franchise models I was looking into, I went with Dream Doors \u2013 the model and the business plan ticked all the boxes&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cThe model\u2019s perfect. I\u2019ve been in franchising for 26 year now and there\u2019s no smoke and mirrors here; it\u2019s all 100 per cent genuine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy works alongside his wife Terri, who worked in a residential care home for children for five years prior to joining Dream Doors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dream Doors is looking for more talented franchisees like Andy and Terri who are ready to represent an industry-leading brand as part of a recession-proof business model. If you&#8217;re interested in finding out more, please click the button below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEEPING an eye on the competition in the world of franchising led Andy Wilkinson to launch his own Dream Doors showroom. Before joining the UK\u2019s #1 kitchen makeover company six years ago, Andy worked as an area manager for another franchise firm for 20 years. 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