ChipsAway - Neil Dobson Success Story

Before joining ChipsAway, Neil Dobson held a series of senior management roles in the financial sector. Latterly he was a director with a well-known bank, managing large teams of people. A move to run his own business providing specialist automotive paintwork repairs might seem a far cry from his former life, but Neil explains that it was never painting cars that drew his attention in the first place; it was the clear opportunity to grow quickly and make money, with maximum support from the franchisor, that really impressed him.

Neil launched his mobile ChipsAway service in May 2013 with a plan to expand into a static CarCare Centre and build a team of technicians during 2014. Demand has been so strong that he opened his first ChipsAway CarCare Centre in August, just three months later, and already has a team of technicians in place.

“My launch weekend gave me great confidence that I’d made the right decision,” he confirms. “Over two days I booked in 40 jobs, with work worth around £6,000, which kept me going over the first few weeks – and I’ve not been short of work since, despite my rapid expansion.”

Neil says he barely does any painting now, his focus is on developing his business and communicating with customers. His targets for 2014 include investment in more equipment for his CarCare Centre, to enable him to process more work efficiently and profitably, and he expects to push up his annual turnover to ‘at least £150,000’ next year.

“Before committing to ChipsAway I looked at several different franchise opportunities” Neil concludes. “Some were in a completely different sector, others direct competitors, but ChipsAway felt right from the start. They were very professional and I could see the flexibility of the business model would work for me. Working for myself as a ChipsAway franchisee is a world away from my life before. Of course there are different pressures, but I’ve left behind the stress, long hours and travelling, and instead am enjoying new challenges and the satisfaction of growing a great business of my own!”

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Key Facts:

Opportunities:
Available across the UK & Ireland
Business Type:
Franchise
Minimum Investment:
£15,000
Training Provided:
Yes
Home-based:
Yes
Part time:
No
Number Of Outlets:
100+
In Business Since:
1994
Funding Support:
Yes
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