I feel richer now than I felt on my corporate salary, because of the freedom of doing things my way!"
Sarah Bradley – Leeds South

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Have You Thought About Buying an Established HR Business?

It’s been almost 20 years since we started franchising which means some of our earliest licensees are now looking to sell their businesses and move onto the next chapter.

In the first six months of 2024, we sold four HR Dept businesses, two of which were sold to HR professionals outside of the network including Lucy Westlake.

Following our May induction, Lucy Westlake became the latest licensee to join the network and became the new owner of The HR Dept Norwich & the East Coast having been passed the HR Baton from long-standing licensee, Peter Bailes.

Lucy who was ‘born and bred’ in Norfolk has returned to her beloved community after several years working with global corporations and as a consultant.

“I’m delighted to be back home and to be able to bring my expertise to the local businesses here. We have a rich business environment here with real loyalty to each other. I’m so happy I can be part of this community. Over the past 14 years Peter has built and incredible business and I am fortunate to be able to benefit from his hard work”

An advocate of pragmatic advice for business owners, Lucy knows that being proactive is the best way to get the best out of people.

“Running a business can be incredibly lonely and I think of myself as a partner and sounding board for business owners. I like to focus on bringing new ideas and initiatives to a company in order to make life easier.”

If you’re interested in buying an already established business which you can make your own, get in touch to find out what re-sale opportunities we have available near you.