Wayne Edmunds is proving that good guys don’t finish last. A genuine nice guy and committed father, Wayne decided to start his own business, because of the difficulties of finding a job that he found compatible with being a full time dad.
After losing his wife through illness a few years ago, Wayne realised that he needed a job which would enable him to only work between the hours 9am and 2.30pm on weekdays, in order to fit in with his role as a parent. He searched high and low looking for opportunities that suited his needs, gave him control of his working hours and utilised the skills that he had.
Having renovated his home and offering help to family and friends by doing odd jobs, Wayne made the decision to join the Jim’s Group and take on the Jim’s Building Maintenance Franchise for Heathcote.
With a qualified trade background, and a love for this type of work, the decision to take on the home maintenance franchise sat comfortably with Wayne. He loved the flexibility that the Jim’s Group could offer him in terms of working hours and, as Wayne had never owned a business before, the proven systems that were in place to support and help build his business took some of the pressure off.
Wayne’s business offers customers a range of services including painting, plastering and all types of general home maintenance and he soon realised he was on a winner as demand for his services grew. Like all good business people, Wayne knew that providing quality service to his customers was key to the difference between a good business and a great one. To maintain service standards, Wayne realised that the restricted hours he sought might need to be adjusted from time to time to keep up with his workload.
For Wayne, overcoming this situation was easy to achieve as the Jim’s system he had plugged into assisted him in servicing his clients. For instance, he could call on other Jim’s franchisees in his area for help when he needed it. He knew he could rely on them to offer the same level of service and workmanship as he did and satisfy his clientele.
Away from work Wayne, like many other single parents, calls on family, in his case his dad, to help with dropping off his two boys and picking them up from school on the odd occasion he is unable to do so.
While Wayne finds the juggling of his business, home and social lives hard at times, he enjoys the sense of freedom he has being his own boss. The flexibility that the business allows him ensures he remains active his two sons’ schooling, sporting and social activities.
Wayne isn’t afraid to get in and have a go and enjoys learning as much as he can about all aspects of the business, including promotion, accounting and managerial, as well as taking on new trade skills to increase the services he offers his customers.
Despite still being relatively new in business, Wayne looks forward to a bright future and sees this time as an opportunity to lead by example to his two young boys. He feels that he is developing not only as a businessman, but also as a parent.
A long time resident of the Shire of twenty two years, Wayne has many friends in the area and believes that it’s a great place for his boys to grow up. An avid soccer fan, his involvement these days is strictly as a spectator, however he does remain a competitive darts player during the week, competing against other clubs in and around the shire. | 
