Dream Doors : Simon Herbert on Four Years at Dream Doors Gloucester

This Dream Doors video features franchisee Simon Herbert, who has run the Gloucester showroom successfully for four years. Simon had run relatively small businesses before and felt ready to step up, but was not confident he had the experience or know-how to do it alone — particularly in an industry where he had none. Joining a franchise, he explains, gave him a safety net to push himself forward without having to do everything on his own. After looking around at various opportunities, Dream Doors was the one that appealed most, and he describes it as definitely the right decision. The most positive aspect for him has been personal development — proving to himself that he was capable of more — alongside a clear financial step up, with earning potential far greater than his previous business or employed work offered. Ultimately he frames the franchise as opening up more opportunity for himself and his family over the long term. Four years into a five-year term, he says that if given the chance he would sign up again without hesitation: it has been hard, but what is on offer outweighs what he could realistically achieve elsewhere.