Huda admits it is still early days but the training and support she has received so far has been very positive especially as business is going so well already. “I launched at a peak period and did not envisage that my initial few weeks would peak. It has definitely kept me busy and helps learn the processes very fast.”

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Huda Gay was a successful interim programme manager for over 10 years, managing a number of very exciting and varied projects and programmes across a number of household names. All the roles were exciting and resulted in dealing with people in many ways. Prior to being a programme manager, Huda worked in the Defence research industry working with a team developing and accessing aircrew protective clothing design.

Being very well educated with BEng, MSc and MBA, Huda loves taking on new challenges and experiences. She decided it was time for a new challenge in February 2012 and started to research the franchising market, visiting Franchise Shows, various Discovery Days and numerous discussions with her top 5 choices.

“I entered franchising with an open mind, but with a clear documented goal and selection criteria. Every visit had to meet the criteria.”

“I wanted to try something different. I had not really been in an employment career for a long while and even when I did think about it for a short while, that I may have liked to, I quickly changed my mind. I preferred the freedom of running my own show and wanted a change of direction.”

With the criteria Huda had put in place she found Tutor Doctor had ticked all the right boxes and in October 2012 made the final decision to become a Tutor Doctor franchisee!

Huda admits it is still early days but the training and support she has received so far has been very positive especially as business is going so well already. “I launched at a peak period and did not envisage that my initial few weeks would peak. It has definitely kept me busy and helps learn the processes very fast.”

Future plans for Huda is to carry on doing what she is doing with the hope to soon expand and bring in extra staff. Her advice to anyone considering a franchise is: “Do your research. Trust your instinct, if you feel it’s right, dig underneath until you get all your questions answered. Understand the model and then go for it! Be sure to work out your financials. There are no silver bullets, expect to work hard, be ready for that and you will enjoy the journey. I am at the beginning so I have a long way to go.”