Snap-on welcomes nine new franchisees
Published: 15 June 2018
Tools manufacturer Snap-on has welcomed nine new franchisees to the network in the past two months, including a former chef.
Having become disillusioned with his restaurant career, Kristian Minter started looking for something more rewarding. It was a chance conversation with a friend that introduced him to the Snap-on opportunity.
Kristian says: "I was having a conversation with a friend who is a mechanic and he told me about Snap-on because he swears by the tools and knows his local franchisee well. I looked into it and it seemed like a tried-and-tested model – they have 95 years’ experience, so they clearly know what they’re doing!
"The more I researched it the more I felt it could be an amazing opportunity. It didn’t matter that I didn’t have the experience; I’ve been given all the training I need to get off to a flying start and this business is all about building relationships and being a people person, which suits me to the ground!"
By contrast, another of the nine new starters was already familiar with Snap-on. Mark Hyde is a former field support specialist who used to spend his time out on the road with franchisees, helping them to develop their own businesses. Keen to share in their success, he launched his own franchise in Coventry and Leicestershire in June 2017.
Mark says: "It’s very different being a franchisee but I love it! Every day so far has been a learning curve but in a good way – I get more and more confident and comfortable as I go along.
"I really enjoy getting to know people, becoming what’s actually not a salesman but more of an adviser or go-to guy for my customers, and generally learning about business."One thing I do know is that this business is what you make of it; if you put your all into it and try really hard you’ll get the rewards. I’ve seen it myself and now I’m going to experience it first-hand."
Established in the US almost 100 years ago, Snap-on arrived in the UK in 1965.
