Welcome to Look Local

The original local business directory

Look Local is a local advertising directory, distributed monthly, providing cost effective advertising that really works!

Look Local reaches tens of thousands of homes and businesses in your local area every single month. If you have a service, trade or event that you wish to publicise and promote, then Look Local is your answer. Click here to start advertising with us.

Our original Look Local was established in Solihull in 1999 and with the recent additions to our franchisees around the UK Look Local now delivers business listings to over 200,000 homes and businesses every month.

For more information on how you could become an important part of this fast growth franchise opportunity take a look around this site or call our franchise office on 0845 519 1374 to arrange for a meeting at our head office in Solihull.


Franchise Opportunities
Our original Look Local currently delivers business listings to over 200,000 homes and businesses every month and this number continues to grow month on month.
Find out how you could become an integral part of this fast growth franchise opportunity.
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What is Look Local and what is the Look Local franchise?

Matt Shaw, Look Local founder and director of operations explains...

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Who are the Directors of Look Local?

Matt Shaw and Clive Wheeldon introduce themselves. Both have extensive business experience and a comprehensive knowledge of running their own companies....

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What is the Company track record?

The original Look Local's track record speaks for itself. Matt Shaw first conceived the business idea in the Midlands back in 1999...

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What training does Look Local offer?

You might want to operate one book or become a multi book Franchisee. You may have absolutely no knowledge of how to set up and run your own business...

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What support does Look Local offer?

In addition to initial training Look Local is delighted to support our Franchisees with our 'state of the art' web technology...

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What do I receive with my franchise package?

Each Look Local book is based upon a distribution of four thousand homes and businesses in a specific territory...

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What do existing customers think of Look Local?

In order to demonstrate the feelings of the original Look Local customers we have included some of the many thank you letters...

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What do existing franchisees think of Look Local?

I bought a Look Local franchise and worked hard to produce my first book with a lot of help and encouragement from Matt and his team...

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What return can I expect on my investment in the first year?

We have prepared two examples that will help you understand your potential returns in the first year...

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What is the initial investment I will need to make?

Currently to purchase the initial Franchise package of one territory (4,000 distribution) an fully inclusive investment of only...

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What is the Look Local Voucher System?

Our new system of offering consumer deals via the company web site, allowing the general public to benefit from heavy discounts on...

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