Some time ago I requested information about a Community Times franchise.
I was interested because I’d published information booklets for my local community. The information pack promised a lot, but the franchise was expensive — more than £5000.
Now, however, it seems all is not well. There appears to be some franchisees who are less than happy with the situation they find themselves in and are concerned that they might have lost a lot of money (and wasted a lot of time).
According to the London Gazette, a petition to wind up Community Times Ltd was presented by ESP Colour Ltd (a printing company in Swindon). The Gazzette also reported a meeting of directors which stated that ‘… the company cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business… ‘. All very worrying for the franchisees, and quite what a failure of the franchise operator will mean to them is unclear. If I was one, I’d be very concerned to be trading under the name of a company that was illiquid.
What does all this have to do with us? Well, Community Times is offering people who work at home help to start and run a profitable publishing enterprise, and that’s what we do too. So if you are interested in this type of business and don’t want to jump in with thousands of pounds, you can still do it. Find out more on how we can help you to work at home publishing. We don’t charge upwards of £5000, we produce a manual called Publishing for Profit in 30 Days, and it can help you get started producing community magazines, or magazines and booklets on just about any subject for any market. And, best of all, you remain independent; we teach you how to do it so you don’t need to rely on a parent company and you are not constrained to do things their way.
not happy community times
Some time ago I requested information about a Community Times franchise.
I was interested because I’d published information booklets for my local community. The information pack promised a lot, but the franchise was expensive — more than £5000.
Now, however, it seems all is not well. There appears to be some franchisees who are less than happy with the situation they find themselves in and are concerned that they might have lost a lot of money (and wasted a lot of time).
According to the London Gazette, a petition to wind up Community Times Ltd was presented by ESP Colour Ltd (a printing company in Swindon). The Gazzette also reported a meeting of directors which stated that ‘… the company cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business… ‘. All very worrying for the franchisees, and quite what a failure of the franchise operator will mean to them is unclear. If I was one, I’d be very concerned to be trading under the name of a company that was illiquid.
What does all this have to do with us? Well, Community Times is offering people who work at home help to start and run a profitable publishing enterprise, and that’s what we do too. So if you are interested in this type of business and don’t want to jump in with thousands of pounds, you can still do it. Find out more on how we can help you to work at home publishing. We don’t charge upwards of £5000, we produce a manual called Publishing for Profit in 30 Days, and it can help you get started producing community magazines, or magazines and booklets on just about any subject for any market. And, best of all, you remain independent; we teach you how to do it so you don’t need to rely on a parent company and you are not constrained to do things their way.