Rebecca Carr from Southampton currently owns three Families franchises, publishing magazines in Hampshire West, Hampshire North and East Kent.
"I have been a Families® Editor for over 7 years now. I purchased Hampshire West, a 2 year old magazine, in 2011 and Hampshire North in 2016. This year, I have started a franchise from scratch in East Kent!
I published my first magazine in East Kent in last year and it’s been received amazingly warmly by advertisers and readers. I’m confident it will grow to be a really successful business and complement my two existing magazines.
Hampshire West and Hampshire North franchises have grown considerably in my time as owner. I have built a great relationship with advertisers in the area who now book advertising with me year-on-year. They all feel they need to be seen in Families. I have built a solid team to work with me on the publications providing support with sales, distribution and social media. My publications are going from strength to strength and my turnover has grown almost 30% between 2017 and 2018.”
Running multiple magazines is hard work and requires you to be highly organised and self-motivated. But it is also challenging and rewarding when you get your magazine back from the printer and see the results of all the effort - something that parents love to read. I much prefer working for myself and from home, organising my own time and not having to do the daily commute or deal with office politics. However, there is also a great group of other Editors in the franchise network who are there to support each other via in-house ‘chats’ - and fantastic support from our Head Office!"
Rebecca Lewis took on the franchise for the Cardiff & Vale edition of Families Magazine in November 2018, bringing out her first issue in May/June 2019.
Jayne Keep and Caryl Hall run two magazines, Families® Manchester and Families® Cheshire.
My publications are going from strength to strength and my turnover has grown almost 30% in a year!Rebecca Carr, Hampshire West, Hampshire North, East Kent
Training and support has been fantastic. You don’t just become a franchisee, you become part of a community with so much advice, help and answers to all questions you could possibly have. Constantly we are updated with training and support, to keep the business model current and fresh! I have had so much fun taking over my magazine and making it my own!
Families has been the perfect fit for me! Being able to run my own business in a supportive community of other franchisees has finally allowed me the work-life balance I'd craved since my children were born. It really is the perfect job - and actually, it doesn't feel like a job because I enjoy it so much!
Make a profit from first issue!
Superior start up package including over 200 sales hours from a media professional
Exciting and flexible home-based opportunity that works around your family commitments