Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection has announced its youngest franchisee and winner of its recent Franchisee of the Year award, Daryl Perkins, 27, has further expanded his franchise by purchasing the Lincoln territory. Daryl will now deliver Card Connection’s quality range of greetings cards and accessories to an additional 100 retailers in the region.

“We are sad to say farewell to Paul Du Toit who has been a franchisee since 2006,” confirms Michael Johnson, managing director, Card Connection. “Paul plans to keep himself busy in his retirement, updating his home, garden, spending more time with the family and even building a car! However, we are also excited that Daryl is taking over the territory and know he will be able to pick up where Paul has left off, servicing all the retail clients accounts to a high standard.

“Daryl who bought his Nottingham Card Connection territory two years ago, now has the fastest growing franchise in our network,” continues Johnson. “His drive and enthusiasm are inspiring and we will ensure he has our full support as he continues to expand his business.”

Card Connection is part of UK Greetings, which is a subsidiary of American Greetings Inc., one of the largest greeting card publishers in the world and has limited vacancies for franchisees that are keen to run an expanding business. Since the franchise network in the UK is complete, the available opportunities now consist of acquiring an already-established territory from an existing franchisee. These vary in price according to their level of development, but start at £7k + Stock + Card Connection fee with earnings potential in excess of £50k per annum.