Lights camera action as local entrepreneur looks to launch national franchise
Lockdowns have caused plenty of entrepreneurs sleepless nights, but for one he saw opportunity where others saw challenges and is now preparing to launch a new national franchise.
Chris Tinson, who has run Veritas Recruitment Solutions for over 11 years, came up with the idea to launch Home Cinema Hire entirely by chance when looking for ideas to entertain his 2 young boys.
Chris Tinson
Tinson said: “By the end of lockdown one, like many families, we had tried every physical and virtual game and activity possible, and so I came up with the idea of creating my very own cinema experience. The idea was to set-up a giant cinema screen at home whereby I could stage a movie night with my family or when the restrictions eased invite people in my bubble to watch the football or a boxing match in the cinema-style setting.”
He adds that from there he realised “there must be a demand for families like my own that are unable to go out and don’t have the space or luxury of having a cinema room but want to experience their own ‘Everyman’ at home.”
After seeing this gap in the market the businessman invested in several large indoor, and outdoor screens with the top of the range BOSE sound system and high definition 4k HD projectors. And from a standing start and some social media promotion the business grew to have 70 bookings per month.
Interest has only continued to grow with Tinson explaining that the business “has seen another surge in bookings”.
However after receiving requests from all over the country for the service, it would appear that something that started during the pandemic as a nice idea for the family is on its way to becoming a full-time business.
The entrepreneur added that he’s currently developing a national franchise scheme for Home Cinema Hire with a view to having it in place later this year.
