Personal touch, professional standards
Earn £100,000+ a year without getting your hands dirty
Poppies' technology, systems and processes make this a business that’s simple to operate and control. The Poppies bespoke business management system minimises your admin and lets you focus on what’s important: stellar service and stellar growth.
By running a successful home based cleaning business you will be minimising overheads, and only move to an office when your cash flow allows – meaning no further investment is required.
Poppies is Britain’s oldest-established domestic cleaning franchise and has been setting the standards others follow since 1980. Our most successful franchisee, Chris Wootton, now owns and operates the franchise network as the Poppies MD. The result is a culture of rare and genuine passion to help people like you with the oomph and the ambition to build your own financial freedom and security, just as he did.
The Poppies Cleaning Service Franchise Opportunity
The primary role of the franchisee is to build and maintain great relationships with both clients and staff. The ability to get on with people and enjoy providing help to other people’s lives is one of the cores Poppies are looking for in their franchisees. The skills around cleaning they can teach; but the understanding of how to create happy clients is something that is invaluable.
As a Poppies Franchisee, you will employ cleaners your customers can rely on to be honest, efficient and discreet. Poppies will share with you their extensive inside knowledge about recruitment in the industry, which has been built up over many decades. From cleaners to managers and administrative staff, rest assured they will guide you through the very best practices to recruit and retain a dream team who will ensure your franchise flourishes.
Note: the above figures are based on 2019 financials for the top 20% of franchisees who have their own management team.
What you’ll need to be a Poppies franchisee
Buying a franchise is a low-risk way of sharing in the success of a high-profile business, backed all the way by the people who know it best and made it all possible.
We’ll let you into our trade secrets, support you with marketing and operations, and mentor you to become a confident Poppies franchisee.
You don’t need to have owned a business before.
1. A great communicator
2. Business-minded
3. Methodical and motivated
4. Proud and personable
5. Willing to reinvest to grow your business
A business journey, taken together
You can have your own Poppies domestic cleaning business either by setting one up in a new territory or by buying one that’s already established. Either way, Chris and his team will mentor and guide you on following the proven business model.
Poppies prides itself on the personal touch – something our customers have appreciated for decades. As a franchise owner, you’ll employ cleaners your customers can rely on to be honest, efficient and discreet. They won’t raise an eyebrow if the house they’ve cleaned is in uproar the next time they visit, and they’ll even park your liveried van around the corner if the customer wants to claim the credit for all their hard work! Like you, they’ll make it their business to keep clients happy.
What you’ll need to be a Poppies Franchisee
Buying a Poppies franchise is a low-risk way of sharing in the success of an established brand, backed all the way by the people who know it best and made it all possible.
Poppies will let you into their trade secrets, support you with marketing and operations, and mentor you to become a confident Poppies Franchisee.
You don’t need to have owned a business before, but you do need to be:
- A great communicator
- Driven and determined
- Methodical and motivated
- Proud and personable
… are a real people-person
… enjoy providing excellent customer service
… want to build and lead your own team
Find out more
If you’d like to know more about the Poppies franchise and…
… are a real people-person
… enjoy providing excellent customer service
… want to build something of your own, surrounded by experienced people
Please get in touch with us below:
Strength in unity
While all franchise brands are different in nature, fundamentally, they share one vital characteristic: unity. It has never been so apparent to both consumers and franchisees that real strength in business comes from unity and sharing goals with likeminded, equally passionate people. While entrepreneurs have often believed that it is the ‘road less travelled’ that wins the race, it is the security, trustworthiness and familiarity of reputable franchise brands that consumers desire amid economic unrest. Here, Managing Director of domestic cleaning franchise, Chris Wootton, discusses the importance of unity in an industry that has become an essential service for many households following the pandemic.
With a predicted recession on the horizon, the cleaning industry is one sector that is set to continue flourishing and is more in demand than ever. Cleaning franchises are the prime example of a service provider that, in recent years, have gone from being a privilege for a few to an indispensable service as many people are still concerned about the safety and sanitisation of their homes. Such is the nature of franchising; as more driven, creative entrepreneurs join the franchise industry, services are stepping up and setting the bar higher as consumers learn the vital importance of what franchise brands offer them. Whether it is the cleaning sector, education, HR, or any other sector in which franchising demonstrates its value, unified networks and shared expertise enable franchise brands to go from strength to strength.
It is not just the brand and service itself that prospective franchisees and customers evaluate today. Franchises that have become ‘pandemic proof’ over the last two years are more likely to win business due to their proven resilience. Buzzwords and phrases such as ‘pandemic proof’ and ‘recession resistant’ are no longer abstract concepts, but are very real considerations when selecting what franchise brand to invest time and money in. Today, service providers such as cleaning franchises set the standards for industries and are primed to stand the test of time. And it is not just the concept itself, it is years of development and growth across a network that has enabled brands to maintain their importance to their customers.
With the world becoming increasingly concerned over economic stability, cleaning service providers continue to withstand any fallout from these issues with their service being more important to society for generations. On the ground, franchisees equally see the importance of strength in unity, with brands working to meet the developing demands and needs of the many people they serve.
“I’ve had the privilege of serving my community for 20 years and have absolutely seen how much things have changed in that time,” says Paula Sidwells, franchisee of Poppies Mercia. “Cleaning franchises are an example of how the wider franchise industry evolves to appeal to changing perceptions, as our service has a very different perception to how it looked before the pandemic. Free time is important - having a franchise brand offer its expert services in any context isn’t just a luxury, it’s essential. In the cleaning sector we even say we’ve become the fourth emergency service!”
While entrepreneurs begin second-guessing the viability of investing in a franchise, there in fact has never been a better time to join an industry that is driven by helping franchisees build a valuable and in-demand service. Franchise brands are in a constant state of evolution to meet the changing perceptions and demands of customers, and we are constantly finding new ways to stay relevant and at the forefront of our customers’ minds. Thanks to this, in a period of panic and uncertainty for businesses across all industries around the UK, prospects can still forge a successful career in the security of the franchise world.