We sat down with Gina Glendinning of Merry Maids Wakefield and Leeds to talk about her experience as a Merry Maids business owner. Before starting her Merry Maids business in 2018, Gina was a self-described ‘career banker’, working in many different roles for HSBC – over the span of 32 years. One day, Gina says […]
How the owner of Merry Maids Bromley is settling into his new business. Richard Wall purchased his Merry Maids business at the end of January this year, officially taking over from the previous owner at the start of February. Two months on, here is what Richard has to say about owning a Merry Maids business. […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month 2022. It was International Women’s Day this week, which centres the discussion of women’s issues as part of Women’s History Month. The theme of Women’s History Month changes annually. Though the goal is always to provide education on how women helped shape the nation, and the world […]
Established domestic cleaning business for sale in South East London A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a budding entrepreneur in the South East London area, looking to set up their own domestic cleaning business. This Merry Maids business has been established for 20 years and provides regular, one-off and end of tenancy cleaning services to […]
Merry Maids network are delighted to announce our 2nd ever franchisee to achieve ‘Great British Franchisee’ status in the 2022 Great British Franchisee Awards. We are thrilled to congratulate Bill Grant of Merry Maids Inverness & East Highland on achieving Great British Franchisee Status this year. Bill is our second ever franchisee to receive this […]
Merry Maids UK has recently appointed a new Brand Leader,experienced franchise professional, Vikki Donnachie. Vikki, who has just completed her second week at ServiceMaster, will be officially taking over the reins from Steve Morris in January of 2022. Vikki joins Merry Maids with over twelve years’ experience in recruitment, and thirteen years’ experience in healthcare […]
Merry Maids of Croydon scooped the Merry Maids Business Resilience award following the COVID pandemic. The award is designed to recognise and celebrate achievements in showing resilience throughout the pandemic to a business that responded in an above and beyond manner. Covid19 presented a multitude of challenges to Merry Maids businesses and employees across the […]
Merry Maids of Wakefield scooped the epitome of awards, the Merry Maids Franchisee of the Year award 2020 following the COVID pandemic. The award is designed to recognise and celebrate achievements in being a model franchisee and additionally in the following year, showing resilience throughout the pandemic and reacting in an above and beyond manner. […]
The low skilled job market is competitive. Particularly following the pandemic, many businesses have struggled to recruit staff due to ‘fishing in the same pond’ as many other establishments. That’s because when businesses are paying the same, such as national minimum wage, there isn’t a lot to differentiate them from someone else. Merry Maids are […]
The Merry Maids Franchise gives you the opportunity to operate your business from home initially, but how do you get the most from it? Here are 5 tips on how to run a business from home, effectively! Separate work and pleasure Make sure the office/work space is totally separate from where you spend your down-time. […]
Online shopping has been around for some time now, particularly for buying products and more recently for buying services, but why should you sell your services online? There are many reasons, the main being that if you’re not a part of the digital evolution, you will get left behind! Here’s some more reasons as to […]
Much of the Merry Maids model is based on not only attracting, but retaining customers. But why is it important to retain customers? That’s because the lifetime value of a customer is greater in a Merry Maids business because of regular recurring income. It is very much a numbers game of attracting and servicing more […]
We are proud to reveal our all new, Merry Maids Franchise website. Its predecessor was live for a total of six years and has helped thousands of prospective business owners to learn about our brand and the exciting proposition it brings. However, we’ve learnt much more about our prospective business owners in this time and […]
Established domestic cleaning business for sale covering areas of North West Yorkshire A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a budding entrepreneur in North West Yorkshire area, looking to set up their own domestic cleaning business. This business has been an established business for over 19 years and provides regular, one-off and end of tenancy cleaning […]
Established domestic cleaning business for sale in Northampton A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a budding entrepreneur in the Northampton and surrounding areas looking to set up their own domestic cleaning business. Merry Maids of Northampton has been an established business for over 15 years and provides regular, one-off and end of tenancy cleaning services […]
During the pandemic, entrepreneurs opened up businesses more than twice the rate than pre-pandemic. But why and how? Government financial help Firstly, the government recognised that there would need to be support available to help individuals to survive financially throuought the pandemic. This is because some sectors were forced to close and would need financial […]
If you have been research different franchise opportunities, you may hear the phrase ‘starter package’ quite regularly. A starter package is in effect, items that you will find beneficial when you start your business that are included either within the franchise fee or for a set additional fee. What might you expect? Products to undertake […]
Merry Maids are one of six brands owned by ServiceMaster. Being one of six brands as part of a world-renowned franchise is beneficial for many reasons and one being that we’re able to offer centralised support to all of our brands. But why is this a good thing? Greater learnings – Having the six brands, […]
Established domestic cleaning business for sale in Macclesfield A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a budding entrepreneur in the Macclesfield and surrounding areas looking to set up their own domestic cleaning business. Merry Maids of Macclesfield has been an established business for over 16 years and provides regular, one-off and end of tenancy cleaning services […]
Going in to business for the first time, or even in to a new business can be daunting. Fortunately when joining a franchise network, you not only get support from the franchisor, but also from an established network of existing business owners. Here Gina Glendinning of Wakefield, South Leeds, York & Harrogate shares her advice […]
