Running a business has been romanticised in so many ways in the last decade. While it’s certainly a journey to behold, a small fraction of businesses manages to survive. In the last decade, we’ve been through all – failures, hardships and wins.
Each and every article has been crafted with the Fantastic Services’ experience in mind. We share our leadership philosophy and we’ve made sure to have a bit of our company culture in each and every piece. Keep on reading!
During the past few months, we’ve significantly expanded our franchise network. We welcomed many people from different backgrounds to the Fantastic family. Some of them – on furlough, some claiming Universal credit, others – big investors, looking to enter a sustainable industry. But the reaso
As no property out there is immune to pest invasions, getting professional pest control help is often what can “make or break” the eradication of a vermin infestation. Or in other words, no pesticidal product or device is ever 100% effective without combining them with the long experience and hi
Welcome to Meet the Pros series, where we introduce you to our franchise partners and people of the trade. It's been a while since we talked about our cleaning sector, so we are getting right on with it. Meet Katya, who's been with us for over six years and has a story to tell you as to why, a clean
Imagine one day you wake up a millionaire. That could probably never happen because money cannot just appear in your bank account overnight. Many consider the whole idea of becoming a millionaire not realistic at all. We, on the contrary, believe it’s totally achievable. Not easy, but definitel
Many companies, as they grow, discover that “family feeling” can suffer a significant blow. It is quite a challenge to simultaneously improve the business and still hold on to that team dynamic that was an essential part of getting the whole business off the ground. At Fantastic Services, we
Long-term investing can often seem daunting. Yet, one of the best ways to secure your company’s financial future is to put money in it. Isn’t it? With 2020 being so unpredictable, it’s more important than ever to focus on innovation and technological development. How do we know this? We
I’m about to turn 36 in a month and for the time I’ve been doing what I’m currently doing, I may say, my work with people from diverse, multicultural backgrounds has been and will always be my vocation. I was invited to share my thoughts about how I on-board new franchise partners. Some
“Franchising is for lazy people. The franchisor will run your business for you. Anyone can own a franchise. There’s no room for creativity in franchising. If you are a franchisee, no one listens to you.” Blah-blah! We're bound to hear myth after myth on how good or how bad franchising i
*Preface: Me (Rune) and Anton started Fantastic Services in 2009 as a London-only cleaning business. Back then it was called Fantastic Cleaners. Here are our biggest mistakes (and what we have learned from them) in the last 11 years. “With hindsight, I would never have done this”. Hindsight w
Contrary to popular belief, franchising as a business model has been around for quite some time. While a large portion of the world believes McDonald’s are the pioneers of franchising, they really aren’t. At its most essential form, franchising is the granting of rights from one establishmen