As well as its rural economy and heritage and visitor sites, Wiltshire’s knowledge-based economy is strong in life sciences, advanced manufacturing, financial and professional services, digital and information and communications technology. The 38,000 businesses in the county generate approximately £18 billion annually. Contributing to this figure include franchise businesses Merry Maids and Molly Maid.
There are numerous ways to make money running a business. Franchising is a way of running your own business, but with the training and support of an established national - or even international - company. There are hundreds of business opportunities that are classified as franchises operating in dozens of market sectors. Franchisors give full initial and ongoing training, so you don’t necessarily need any experience of the market you wish to enter. In addition, the success rate of franchises is many times greater than independent start-up businesses.