Franchisee story · We Love Pets Waveney

From dog walker to business owner

How Anna built a new start for her family, and tripled the turnover of her resale territory in her first year.

Background

School dinner lady, dog walker and boarder

Joined

May 2023, as a resale territory

Branch

We Love Pets Waveney, Norfolk

First year

Tripled the territory's turnover

Anna's story

A new start, after personal tragedy

Anna is our franchisee in Waveney, Norfolk. She's just hit one year in business and what a year it has been, as she has tripled turnover of her resale territory.

Mum to two boys, Anna moved to Norfolk in 2018 following the loss of her husband 12 months before. She wanted to give the family a new start and did anything and everything she could to keep a roof over their heads, including working as a dinner lady at a local school and a stint as a dog boarder and dog walker.

Anna is the first to admit: "It wasn't easy. My mum was having to buy the kids' uniforms and things were really tough."

Buying an established branch

In May 2023 she bought the Waveney branch of We Love Pets as a resale territory, which also happened to be the closest to the company's head office, so hands-on support was in full supply.

Support that made the difference

Anna says: "The support I received from Ryan, Heather, Laura, Jo, Shannon and the team at head office has been second to none. I couldn't have done it without them and I'm still pinching myself that I own my own business and earn a good income. I even managed to take us on holiday to Turkey - it's quite incredible."

Learning every day

"My favourite part of the day is meeting owners and their pets and I'm learning every day, particularly about managing staff. I count myself as very lucky and am so grateful to be part of the We Love Pets family."

Why a resale can be a great way in

Anna's story shows how a resale territory can give you a head start: an existing client base and a branch already trading from day one, with the full support of the We Love Pets team behind you as you grow it. See current resale opportunities →