With two young children to care for she needed something that would give her a good level of support and guidance, and discovered Merry Maids.

She said: “The franchisors had an extremely personable approach, and I was encouraged to speak to other franchisees, which gave me a greater sense that this was an opportunity that would work for me.”

Established in the UK in 1991, Merry Maids has over 100 franchises in the UK, and ensures that franchisees get a real head start in the domestic cleaning market:

Within two years of its launch, Wendy Burre’s business had grown to the stage where she had a team of employees and needed to move to commercial premises.

She added: ‘My operating territory now covers the whole of Lincolnshire. I am financially secure, doing a job that I enjoy and have enthusiasm for, and I’d say that where I am now is exactly where I’ve always wanted to be.”

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