In this episode of the 10 Plus Club, where we speak to entrepreneurs who’ve built and sustained successful businesses for over a decade, we hear from Melanie Auld, founder of Spice Pots.

Melanie, like many professionals, wanted more flexibility and control over her working life. She made the bold decision to start her own business from home, creating ready-to-use spice blends for Indian cooking. What began as a kitchen-table venture quickly developed into a recognised brand as demand grew and her family expanded alongside it.

In this interview, Melanie shares her journey from small beginnings to running a thriving food business, how she navigated growth, and the key lessons she learned in building a product that resonates with modern home cooks.

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This is a great story that ticks so many entrepreneur boxes.

Lloyd Evans made the move from the corporate world to self employment - which is no mean feat. He then identified a great franchise - TaxAssist - which he started from scratch (from zero clients), then grew the business over a decade, expanding it by buying a neighbouring TaxAssist franchise. He now runs a significant business with around 1000 clients. Because of the recurring fee income the business generates, Lloyd will be in a strong position to sell the business in the future, when he looks to retire.

It's the perfect business ownership lifecycle - via franchising.

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In this episode of the 10 Plus Club, where we talk to business owners and entrepreneurs about making money and growing a successful business for more than 10 years, we talk to the inspirational Cheryl White at Apollo Care Franchise and how she grew her business to a successful multi million pound network.

Cheryl started off as a district nurse. In fact, her first job in care was a part time weekend job in a nursing home when she was just 14 years of age. She eventually qualified as a nurse before starting her own home care business - which employed around 30 people.

The business was so successful she could not keep up with the demand placed upon it and she had to do something. Either sell the business or expand the business by franchising the business.

Cheryl chose the latter. After a bumpy start, she managed to surround herself with the right professional team and today Apollo Care employs around 1000 care staff across the franchise network in 15 locations across the UK. The network is about to expand abroad and is looking to open its first franchise in South Africa.

Cheryl talks about how she did it and the qualities needed to make her business a success.

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Peter and Darren bought their Post Production business over 20 years ago - as a management buy out. Darren describes that he and Peter (life partners) were able to raise the money to buy it. What they did next was to build and grow the business - which services the TV, Film and Advertising and Corporate Video market - into a powerful boutique Post Production business.

They are a classic example of buying a business and then making it great. They join the 10 Plus Club on BusinessesForSale.com - where we interview entrepreneurs who have run their business successfully for more than 10 years.

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In this series of conversations at the 10 Plus Club, we talk to successful entrepreneurs about how they have managed to be in business for more than 10 years - which is a form of success in itself.

Our Chairman, Marcus talks to Barny Macaulay about how he runs successful ecommerce business, The Barn Agency, specialising in Luxury brands.

Ecommerce/ shopify businesses are extremely competitive but Barny has built The Barn into a successful operation by being able to capture the spirit of the brands he is working with online.

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We talked to Justin Hawthorne at Ted's Baked Potato business in Sutton Coldfield about how the successful family business was started in the early 1980s and how it expanded and grew. The business is now over 44 years established and heading towards its 50th birthday. What makes a family business successful like this? Justin has all the answers.

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