Episode#33

Franchise owner journey: From mechanic to IT, mortgage broker and senior business analyst and trainer, Steve Bowe says he was far from being a handyman when he bought his Hire A Hubby franchise in Nowra, NSW.

And in even more of a twist - he was certain he didn't want a franchise after being made redundant from his last corporate role!

In Episode#33 - Steve went to an information night in Sydney after seeing an advertisement for the business keep popping up in front of him. He went there that night to make sure he can 'rule out' the business from his search for something where he can be his own boss and control his life more.

10+years later, and as an Enterprise level sized business within the network, Steve is a great story of trying many different careers until he later settled so well into a business of his own...

:36 - What an Enterprise level franchise owner is in Hire A Hubby

1:16 - Running a husband and wife business and how it all works

1:45 - Not a handyman history at all, Steve's background as a fully qualified motor mechanics and then into IT and computing

3:22 - Out of IT and into mortgage broking then traveling around Australia

4:41 - Moved to Nowra with a family then into IT training with Corporates ending with a retrenchment in 2012

5:43 - Wanted to stay in Nowra so started looking for a business - anything where Steve is running his own business

6:54 - Why Steve was definitely NOT wanting a franchise at first

8:16 - Process of finding Hire A Hubby and the action he took attending an information night to 'rule out' the business

10:06 - How one franchise partners approach and lifestyle very much resonated with Steve

10:53 - What training was like for a 'non-handyman' and the initial growth and marketing of the business

12:26 - How the business is split into 4 streams to future-proof the business

14:10 - Steve's role on a day to day basis as he is now 'off the tools'

15:47 - Acquiring another business for growth and purchasing it for a value that was less than the contract work the business had in place

18:04 - How Steve is building his client base in becoming an 'Enterprise' level franchise in the system

19:16 - The difference between being a regional compared to metropolitan franchise partner

20:31 - Plans for the future

Podcast Produced by: magnetic business media

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