In the current economic climate starting a business can seem like a risky proposition, but with redundancies on the increase and 90% of franchises returning a profit last year (according to the 2009 NatWest/BFA Franchise survey published by the British Franchise Association), many are turning the recession into an opportunity by using their redundancy payments, or spare capital, to embark on a career change and start a franchise business. 

With a proven business model, impeccable reputation and a recognised industry leading brand, Miramar Sailing, Antigua’s premier sailing holidays operator, is looking to continue the company’s growth by offering a number of exclusive franchise opportunities throughout the Caribbean. 

Those who want to set up their own travel business are frequently put off by the size of the task, and this is something the Miramar Sailing founders, Brian Turton and Pippa Pettingell, can understand only too well, having made the decision to leave the UK and start a business in the Caribbean themselves several years ago – allowing them to offer extensive support, advice and guidance to their franchise owners.

Turton comments: “Our own personal experience in doing this allows us to not only help franchisees through the start-up maze, but also allows us to support and advise them in the continuing development of a successful and profitable business in their own region of the Caribbean.”

Starting a Miramar franchise provides the opportunity to own and run a business under an established brand with a proven format and business system (including projections which are based on reality and experience), whilst enjoying many of the advantages of a proven and profitable business.

But it’s not just the bottom line that is attracting an increasing number of enquiries about franchise opportunities from Miramar Sailing.  Turton continues: “All our franchise owners enjoy not only the financial success, but also a hedonistic working-lifestyle - spending their working days aboard their very own private yacht, looking out over the crystal clear waters towards the soft white sands in the distance.”

For further franchise information, contact Miramar Sailing on 020 3287 1068, or visit www.miramarsailing.com