The Franchise Company

EVER THOUGHT ABOUT EXPANSION BY FRANCHISING?

WHAT IS FRANCHISING?

Very simply, a franchise is a proven business where the company (the franchisor) has developed and refined a business sytem or "formula" and then recruits other people (franchisees) to operate the same system in other areas.

The franchisee pays various fees to the franchisor in return for various services including :

The rights to use the established trade name, trading style and business system
Initial and on-going training and support
Supply of start-up equipment
On-going supplies of products and/or services
A defined territory
Marketing support
Assistance with finding premises

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Franchisees are more committed and motivated than employed managers
You can expand more quickly
The day-to-day problems of running each outlet are handled by the franchisees

WHO ARE THE FRANCHISE COMPANY?

The Franchise Company is a specialist franchise consultancy practice providing expert advice in all aspects of franchising. The service offered includes :

Feasibility studies
Market reasearch
Development of the franchise package
UK, European and international franchising
Training programmes
Franchise business plans
Franchise agreements
Franchise recruitment

To find out more about The Franchise Company, call Julie Waites or Stewart Booth on (01325) 251455, Fax us on (01325) 251466, or e-mail us at franchise.co@virgin.net.

The Franchise Company, Ashborn House, 84 Grange Road, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL1 5NP, ENGLAND

The Franchise Company are members of the SBC Business Club.