David Tomlinson owns and operates Oven Wizards Tynedale and Newcastle, this is what he has to say about his experience with Oven Wizards -
I have
completed over 10 years of trading and it has been challenging at times but also
very successful and rewarding. I have always been ahead of my plans, and I have cleaned thousands,of
ovens, hobs & extractors.
I started my
franchise in November 2011 after being made redundant twice in 12 months. Along
with my wife, I came to the conclusion that we should look at going
self-employed. We looked at various franchises and came across Oven Wizards, I
contacted Mark Abbott and John Graham, who jointly own and run Oven Wizards,
and the rest, as they say, is history.
After a phone
call, a meeting was promptly arranged. We decided to go ahead with one
stipulation which was that I wanted to start trading before the end of 2011 to
take advantage of the pre-Christmas rush.
Mark and John
worked very effectively to get me up & running and by November 21st, I
was trading after a successful launch at a local supermarket.
The two weeks
hands-on technical training was very in-depth and gave me great confidence to
go out on my own. The business training & development was extremely
informative and useful. Mark & John are always on hand, along with any
other members of the Wizards’ community, should you need advice and support.
When you become
self-employed you are THE BOSS and you need to work hard to be successful. With
much leaflet dropping, local advertising and all the other business development
techniques I picked up in the training, the work started coming in. I am now always busy and because of the great
service we provide I get lots of referrals from customers’ family and friends.
My experience
with customers is to treat them with respect, be courteous, friendly and put
them at ease,
Be confident
and always, always, always be professional.
Do a good job
and always clean up after you’ve finished and believe me the word will spread.
Yes, there is
competition out there but if you follow the Oven Wizards’ model, you will see
there is plenty of business to be had.
My franchise
gives me the flexibility to work 7 days a week or 4-5 days a week and you will
soon find the phone never stops ringing.
In terms of
great value and support I believe Oven Wizards is THE BEST franchise available
on the market.
If you would like to follow David and join Oven Wizards, we do still have some Territories available. Please feel free to give us a call for an informal chat on 01367 850162 / 07590 536425 or visit the Oven Wizards website at http://www.ovenwizards.com/franchise/
