Miles Of Opportunity

PeopleCare is a profitable, recurring-income franchise in a growing area

As an experienced businessman, Ian Kebbell knew that when he launched PeopleCare mobile workplace health monitoring a couple of years ago, it would take time to prove.

‘PeopleCare is the first service of its kind in New Zealand, so we had to establish a track record before we really started franchising – and we have. In our second year, with company-owned clinics busy in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, we have the financials and market data to show that PeopleCare is a profitable, recurring income opportunity – even in these uncertain times. Nearly all our first-year clients have hit the repeat button for annual testing.’

The PeopleCare team is a pleasure to deal with and executed all staff health monitoring options seamlessly.

Glenn Maguire, Holmes Solutions LP

Making it easy

PeopleCare provides workplace health monitoring via mobile clinics fitted with leading-edge testing and diagnostic technology for hearing, vision, lung function and hand/arm vibration. PeopleCare takes occupational health testing and analysis to the industrial workplace – and it’s a massive opportunity.

‘Business owners and managers have a statutory obligation for annual hearing, vision and hand vibration testing and analysis,’ explains Ian. ‘This is particularly applicable in risk industries such as construction, mining, engineering, farming and forestry.

‘But to be health-tested at a bricks and mortar clinic, staff must take time off work – a few hours in a city, or as much as a full day in rural areas. For a business owner or a tradie with one or two staff, it means lost production and paying for each individual’s test. That’s what I call a “productivity disincentive”, and is one of the bumps that PeopleCare was set up to solve.’

Thanks PeopleCare for coming to us: so much easier than visiting a medical centre.

Simone Creedy (Mike Creedy Building, Dunedin)

No hidden costs

Occupational Health Nurse Alexa Swaney is a key member of the PeopleCare franchisee and client support team. Alexa discovered PeopleCare while searching for occupational health employment in Wellington. To describe her as passionate about PeopleCare is an understatement.

‘After years working in traditional occupational health clinics, I know that testing at businesses or work sites is time-consuming and expensive. It’s not always easy to find a space suitable for testing, then you might have to lug big carry bags of equipment upstairs before setting up. With PeopleCare, you have everything you need in the mobile clinic, so you just drive to the client’s site and open the doors. After seeing everyone, we simply close up and drive off.

‘And, while many mobile services hit the client with hidden costs for consumables and mileage, PeopleCare provides a set-price-per-person structure which is very popular.’

Having PeopleCare on site made everything so easy and our staff really appreciated the technician’s friendly nature.

Groom Landscapes, Christchurch

Multiple income streams

‘I was lost for words when I first stepped on board a PeopleCare mobile clinic,’ Alexa says. ‘It’s got it all, even a soundproof hearing test booth. And there’s plenty of space to add testing options such as blood pressure, blood glucose levels and musculoskeletal assessments. On top of hearing, vision and hand vibration testing, these can provide additional income streams for franchisees.’

Perhaps surprisingly, PeopleCare franchisees need no healthcare experience. ‘While that might seem daunting at first, our training is first class and I’m here to help them – my mobile is never far away, 24/7,’ promises Alexa. ‘It’s my job to ensure best clinical practice through advising franchisees and taking any tests outside the range of norms to the next stage.

‘I also liaise with clients on what mitigation may be required to prevent a staff member’s health problem becoming worse, from upgrading personal safety equipment to changes at the production floor or site works.’

Finance and guaranteed income

Further support comes from Hayley Taipari, whose roles include business development, recruitment and being on-board technician for new franchisees in the first few weeks after they hit the road.

Hayley points out that PeopleCare has established itself as a valued and profitable service despite the uncertainties of the last two years. ‘No matter what the economy is doing, the statutory obligation for regular workplace health monitoring doesn’t go away – in fact, it’s more likely to increase. That means an increasing need for new PeopleCare franchisees nationwide, and especially in Christchurch.

‘With our proven track record, we are now so confident that we are making the franchise more accessible for the right people. The largest part of the $200,000 +gst investment is the fully-equipped mobile clinic, which can be financed as an asset, and to minimise capital requirements, we offer 3 months’ guaranteed income, as well as the option of a 12-month lease or other financial assistance.

‘This is a business you can run from home with flexible hours for balancing work, family and leisure. Best of all, it’s in a fast-growing market backed by legislation.

If you get on with people from all walks of life, contact us at PeopleCare and find out if it’s the business for you.’

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