Mark Wilson

Business Start-Up Consultant

Mark has a wealth of experience in franchising, starting in the early days by doing a dissertation on a large national franchise company whilst completing his Business Management degree at Newcastle University. Since then, Mark has worked with small and medium-sized businesses and franchisees as a business growth mentor. Focusing on improving profitability, selling their businesses, and purchasing additional businesses.

Mark has an entrepreneurial spirit himself. He started his own Learning and Development business in 2007 and sold it in 2025. He has invested in businesses himself, particularly in ones that were underperforming but where he could see what changes could be made to improve them.

He enjoys a wide variety of sports and has competed at a high level in triathlons, including completing an Ironman and swimming the full length of Lake Windermere.

Most recently, he combined his love of fitness with his entrepreneurial streak by setting up the North East Pentathlon Group. This is a sports club for all ages to learn and compete in running, shooting, swimming and fencing.