Franchises for Couples Dream Doors Ltd Dorchester

	Franchises for Couples Dream Doors Ltd Dorchester
A Dream Start in Business Andy & Shelly StewartApproaching his 40th birthday, Andy Stewart knew that he no longer wanted to work for someone else so he and his wife, Shelley, decided to visit the British Franchise Exhibition in Manchester to look for an alternative. A joiner by trade and having worked close to the kitchen industry throughout his career, Andy had considered Dream Doors, the UK’s number 1 franchised kitchen facelift company, but the Stewarts were edging toward a complete change of direction. “Originally we dismissed it,” Andy says. “Because it was in my trade, we thought it would be nice to try something different”. Since Dream Doors had a stand at the exhibition, the Stewarts decided to discuss the franchise with them and left impressed with the company’s attitude and professionalism. This then led to a meeting at Dream Doors head offices in Gosport, further discussions with existing franchisees and finally, having secured the funding for the business, the Stewarts bought the Dorchester postcode. The Dream Doors concept involves swapping existing kitchen doors and drawers with made to measure replacements, transforming a kitchen in as little as one day. This can also lead on to new work-surfaces, sinks and appliances through which a new-look kitchen can be achieved with little stress and upheaval for the customer and for a significantly lower investment. Franchisees do not need any kitchen experience as Dream Doors will assist in recruiting an installation team. The training and support of the franchisor is critical when investing in a franchise, and in a technical industry with a sales and retail focus, Dream Doors have a lot of knowledge to impart. “They’ve been there every step of the way and time has never been an issue,” says Andy. “It’s nice to have a regular input, they’ll turn up to see how it’s going and it’s all on a personal level.” Originally working from home, and with Shelley continuing to work part time, it quickly became apparent that the business would evolve and require a full time commitment. “We found ourselves moving in a different direction,” says Andy. “It was a lot busier than we thought and we were picking up more orders” Opening their showroom towards the end of their first year, Shelley left her part-time job and a full time fitting team were employed. The initial 10 month turnover of just above £100,000 leapt to over £400,000 in the following year, a rise put down to both effort and retail premises, as Shelley comments. “Our figures show that having a showroom does make a difference and that all our hard work has certainly paid off!”

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