The most rewarding and exciting stage of your career starts here
If you ’ re looking for a
business of your own which gives you….
Incredible Satisfaction
from helping other people to develop and be more successful
More free time to spend with family, friends and doing the things you love
Fantastic relationships with clients who will truly value your contribution
A significant regular monthly income with the ability to grow it to suit your lifestyle
A true purpose in what you do everyday
It started with a desire to use what I had learnt and experienced to help others...
... and in 2009, after thirty-five years in corporate life I decided it was time for a change. I wanted to create something tangible, that was worthwhile and unlike many corporate bodies who say it, I wanted my business to truly put the customer at the heart of everything we do. My passion for developing staff through coaching and mentoring and the satisfaction I received from helping business owners in my previous roles led me to conclude that business mentoring was the route for me. I quickly found that all my years in leadership and management roles and the training and experience throughout my career, had really well equipped me to help and add value to business owners.
In 2024 we were delighted to receive a ‘5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction’ award as well as awards for ‘Best Business to Business Franchise’ and ‘Best Business Owner Support Provider’. We were also recognised as a finalist in The Best New Franchise category. Additionally, we take pride in being members of the British Franchise Association.
Our values are that our Mentors will always act with integrity and honesty, act professionally, respect confidentiality and always seek to add value to every client and their business.
In selecting new franchisees, the most important elements to me are do our values align and do they truly get satisfaction from helping others to develop and succeed? As I always say to new franchisees the more people you help along the way the more your referrals grow and the more income you earn and the more successful you will become.
I am very proud of UKBM, who we are, how we operate, and the quality and support we give to our clients. If this resonates with you, then please get in touch for a discussion and take the first step in what could be the most worthwhile journey your career will ever take!
I look forward to learning more about you and answering any questions you will certainly have.
Joe Hinton
Joe Hinton Managing Director & Founder
The Business Mentoring Opportunity
There are over five million SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in the UK
A recent survey showed that only 18% of businesses use any kind of mentor
The same survey highlighted that of the businesses using a mentor, 93% said the mentor helped them succeed
So the market for quality mentoring is over four million SMEs
The market is there waiting for you/us!
In the business world a business mentor is someone who advises, guides, challenges, coaches, and develops a business owner, to ultimately help them achieve their business goals. That may be, growing the business/increasing profits, helping them manage their team more effectively, advise on the structure and future strategy of the business. It is someone who a business owner can defer to for a second independent opinion and who looks at issues with a fresh but experienced pair of eyes. In essence you become the right hand man/woman to the business owner.
What is a Business Mentor?
‘Mentor’ - a character from Greek mythology. Generally accepted to mean ‘A Trusted Adviser’
Do
you have the skills and qualities needed to become a Business Mentor?
Listening
Without doubt the most important thing a mentor does, not cosmetic listening but deep listening, listening to understand not to reply.
Questioning
Asking the right, typically open questions to get to the heart of the matter, so you fully understand the client’s issue or point of view.
Empathy
The ability to understand the other persons point of view, even if you don’t agree with it.
Leadership
Your proven skills in both managing and leading people will equip you to develop business owners and enable them to get the best out of their teams.
Positive and Energetic
A mentor needs a ' can do' positive approach and must be energetic and able to energise others.
Business Experience
Without doubt a key element that you will bring to the role. Your years of experience across a range of areas from sales and marketing, systems and processes, financials and key performance indicators. All of these principles are key to how we support and help our clients.
People like you...
You will be reading this brochure because possibly you feel it is time for a change in your career.
Maybe you have spent years in the corporate world, enjoying all that you have learned and achieved but feeling maybe now is the time to do something for yourself.
Alternatively, you may have run your own business and having now exited that business, feel it is time to do something different. Whatever your background, you will undoubtedly have years of experience and knowledge that you would enjoy sharing with others.
The above scenarios reflect the journey of all our franchisees; experienced professional business people who get incredible satisfaction from helping others to develop and succeed. People just like you.
Hear from some of our Franchisees:
Jim Gorrie - Kent- Franchisee since 2020
“I thought being made redundant was my end, it turned out to be my beginning and am so glad I joined UKBM. Knowing you have helped an owner grow themselves, their team and business, to me is priceless. I chose UKBM because of their values and the fact they are real and alive in all they do”
Nigel Browne - Bath, Bristol, Somerset - Franchisee since 2021
“Experience from running my own business and from a senior position in corporate life has given me the tools to really help my clients which I absolutely love doing. I chose UKBM because their values were in line with my own, and that was extremely important to me ”
Graham Ballantyne- Oxfordshire - Franchisee since 2019
“I was looking for something different to corporate life that would give me a sense of purpose and the ability to use my skills and experience to help others. I am delighted with how well it has progressed, client satisfaction, personal satisfaction, freedom, income, development: all those boxes are now ticked”
Paul Clarke - Manchester - Franchisee since 2018
“I enjoyed corporate life but always knew that one day I wanted to run my own business. UKBM has given me that and much more besides, and I now have both the perfect role and work life balance”
Chris May - Surrey - Franchisee since 2015
“I have developed fantastic relationships with many clients and the satisfaction I get from helping them is incredible. It now feels like my years in corporate life was my apprenticeship to do what I do now ”
The Franchise Package
An exclusive (protected) geographic area encompassing a minimum of 45,000 SME businesses for you to market to
A database of local businesses to contact
Your own Home Page linked to the main UKBM website
Your own Google My Business Page as part of the UKBM Group
Introduction to all UKBM key partners who provide services to our clients and from whom you can build a secondary income
1:1 mentoring with one of our directors for the first 12 months
Full use of all UKBM intellectual property and business models
The use of UKBM marketing materials/ stationery and exclusive business templates
Access to all presentation material covering seminars/webinars/leadership and numerous other training materials
Training and Support
At UKBM we pride ourselves on the training and support we give to our new franchisees. We aim to make you ‘match ready’ for business on day one following your training.
Your training consists of:
Five classroom days covering all aspects of starting up and operating as a Business Mentor
Full briefing on how to use all our intellectual property materials
Coaching in using and presenting our exclusive ‘Your Business Model’
A session focussed solely around increasing a business’s bottom line net profit
One day on how to market yourself and maximise the data covering thousands of businesses we provide as part of your package
How to use social media to generate leads
There will also be personal development as part of your training including videos and books
Your own mentor for the first twelve months to support and guide you to success
How to present our famed ‘Business Growth' Seminars and Webinars
Working with and generating a secondary income from our partners
An external personal coach to develop your coaching skills
The Costs
Franchise fee
An initial franchise fee of £27,500 + VAT (reclaimable) payable prior to training
Monthly management fees
First six months following training - NIL
6 - 12 months following training 10% of monthly net invoiced income minimum
£500 + VAT (max £1,250 + )
No other fees or marketing levies
No deductions from partnership commissions earned
Anticipated earnings are as follows (net of VAT):
Year one £45,000
Year two £90,000
Year three £150,000+
We fully expect franchisees to recoup their initial outlay well within the first year of operating.
The above figures represent actual performance by pilot and other franchisees, there is no guarantee that you will achieve them nor is it intended that you should rely on them as a guarantee or warranty
one of our directors for us to learn more about each other Speak to any of our franchisees to learn first hand what their journey has been like
Formal interview with a director of the business Complete a DISC Personality profile followed by a one hour telephone debrief with an external personal coach
Decision on both sides to progress Due diligence – review our franchise agreement with your legal adviser
