Start Franchising a Business.

Many business owners aspire to see their brand become a household name. They seek a network of franchisees across different cities in a country or around the globe and hence want to start franchising a business.

Are you that business owner?
Wondering, what it really takes to franchise your business?

We have the answers to your questions with no smoke and mirrors.

Let’s agree, it is difficult and time consuming including substantial costs.

However, that is where our experience rescues our clients. We are here to take you through the entire process and help you meet your aspirations.

How you can start franchising a Business correctly.

There are 4 major sections dedicated to help you understand:

Are You Ready: Why, When and How to franchise your business. Should you really franchise and what could be the most common pitfalls you would encounter.
Franchise Quiz : This is a self assessment tool, which will give you instant results on where your business stands. You could use our evaluation tools and franchising check lists to tick off, what has been done and needs to be done.
Franchise Registrations : Protecting your brand, its intellectual property, its systems and processes. Initially, we have mentioned the basic registrations for your understanding.
Making Your Franchise Successful : Once start franchising a business, you will need to keep the franchisor franchisee relationship harmonious. How does one really achieve this? Franchising key success factors, franchise model development and learning from past mistakes of other franchisors could be the basic foundations on which you start franchising.

Do you have a proven business model?

To begin franchising, your business has to have a successful, proof of concept. The business model should be presented to the potential franchisees. This will assist them to build the successful business. Franchisors have to be sure that they can manage multiple locations, using the same system, brand and quality. As a key point, the franchise needs to be something that can be taught and replicated. There’s no point franchising a business that involves skills only one person can do.

Right Strategy and Documentation

It is important that you know your business well. You need to structure your business and accordingly develop a full proof franchise system. After that, recruit selectively and ensure that successful franchisees are on-boarded. Thereafter, develop a detailed operations manual which covers the end to end operations of your business. This manual will serve as a training guide for new franchisees. You also need to develop training programs for use in conjunction with the operations manual. Computer-based tools and programs are highly effective, so are training videos. Hence, the franchisee and it’s new employees can use it. The focus must remain on maintaining quality control for the entire chain.

Protecting your business is important. Hence, it is critical to have the correct documents to secure your brand with appropriate legal and regulatory arrangements. The required documents are patents, licensing, registration of your trademark, franchise disclosure documents (if it is required) and franchise agreements.

Marketing Your Franchise Business Opportunity

Lastly make a franchise marketing / media sales plan to advertise for franchise buyers and to reach the desired franchisee profiles. You will mainly promote the demand for your product or service in the new markets to attract attention of entrepreneurs and investors. For this, you will have to present the financials of your business, which will include how successful your business has been, since you started. The potential franchise buyer’s ultimate interest will be the financials other than business suitability. Give them clarity by clearly talking about the capital to be invested, the break-even analysis, anticipated demand for your product / services in their markets, working capital for sustaining the business, return on investment and scope of business.

In short, a complete Franchise Kit which will be the backbone to your business expansion process. For better results, this should be completed professionally. Sparkleminds, a specialized franchise consultant in India; assists you in business expansion with a complete franchise development program.