Elaine was the first franchisee to join Cash4Gold Franchise, back in September 2009. Made redundant from her job of 30 years in the financial sector, Elaine had never considered franchising as an option in her career. Elaine says ‘Everything changed for me when I was made redundant. Having worked in an office for so long, I didn’t know what I was going to do when my job ended. Jobs are difficult to come by when you have specialised in an industry for so long but we were in the middle of a recession which made things even more difficult. I was looking for something to pay the bills when Cash4Gold offered me part time work on one of their company sites. I loved it from the word go. I’d never worked in front of the public before and I didn’t realise how much fun you can have with all the characters you meet. I jumped at the chance of putting part of my redundancy payout into starting my own business with Cash4Gold Franchise. I’m working on a busy unit which means I can easily employ people to give me the time I need to develop my business. I’m looking for another unit and doing gold parties in the evenings. Taking on the franchise has been the best move I have made in my career. I can make in a week, double what I earned in a month with my old job and so I have the income to take time off when I want. I’ve had a really good experience running my own business so I’d suggest to anyone who is considering a franchise, have a good look at Cash4Gold.’

Mark is a career entrepreneur, who has an eye for opportunity and has owned businesses in a variety of sectors. He became Cash4Gold’s second franchisee in October 2009 and is on the verge of expanding his enterprise to take on additional branches. ‘I’ve tried a number of industries but have never had the early success that I have had with Cash4Gold. I’ve been buying gold for the past 2 months and am pleased with how things are going. There is plenty out there to buy and Cash4Gold have been true to their word and have paid me immediately for all the gold I have bought, which is important because I can rely on my cash flow. It also gives me a great deal of confidence to know that Cash4Gold have a specialist business development consultancy there to support me and with their help, I’m taking my business forward by looking for new sites and employing people to work with me. The training I received in buying strategies has been useful as it has opened my mind to new routes to access gold and I’m very excited about the potential of my franchise for the future’.