CONSIDERING FRANCHISING?
If you have a successful business that you would like to expand you should certainly consider franchising. Franchising could enable you to create a highly motivated nationwide network more cost-effectively and more quickly than could be achieved in almost any other way.

ASSESSMENT
To help you assess the viability of franchising your company, FDS Midlands will prepare a 50-page Initial Franchising Report giving recommendations on all the key issues. Alternatively, you may prefer to arrange a half-day 'Franchise Brainstorm' meeting with a senior consultant.

WORKING TOGETHER
If franchising is the correct way forward, FDS Midlands will continue working together with you in creating your franchising structure. For example, we will assist you with the key financial projections, the Franchise Prospectus, the Legal Agreement, a Disclosure Document and your Franchise Operations Manual. Once your new franchise has been 'piloted' and is ready to launch, FDS can move on to help with your franchisee recruitment - either via the pages of The Franchise Magazine, The UK Franchise Directory website, or by accessing the FDS Midlands franchisee database.

EXPERTISE
FDS Midlands has Affiliate Membership of the British Franchise Association and is fully accredited by several bodies for the delivery of franchising consultancy. We also enjoy Associate status with Entrepreneur Action, an organisation which can provide financial help for franchising to eligible high growth companies based in Wales.

Some comments from companies that decided to do just that:

V4Vans is based on a highly successful van sales business created by Pete and Mandy Clements who together have many years of experience in the motor trade. It specialises in providing a wide choice of vehicles at competitive terms to small and medium-sized companies - a category often poorly served by the main dealers. The V4Vans franchise can be run from home and will appeal to people with strong sales ability - both face to face and by telephone. A big advantage of the V4Vans concept is that all the back-up administration is handled by the head office. This includes vehicle sourcing, progress chasing and finance arrangements - leaving the franchisee to concentrate on sales and customer service.

"We found that FDS Midlands had a very practical, no-nonsense approach to franchising. All their advice was extremely helpful and each stage of the project was completed strictly on schedule. Without such professional guidance we would definitely have been struggling - instead we already have our very first franchisee in place!" Pete Clements, MD, V4Vans Ltd

"We work in a fast-moving environment, so we needed a consultant who could quickly grasp our unique business philosophy and help us translate it into a highly effective Franchise Package. FDS Midlands guided us very professionally through the process of producing the prospectus, disclosure document, legal agreement, manual and even the launch advertising. Thanks to FDS Midlands we are confident that our franchise opportunity is one of the very best available in the marketplace." Vijay Odedra, CEO, 1Stop Telecom Ltd

"We knew absolutely nothing about franchising, so it was reassuring to have step-by-step guidance from FDS Midlands throughout the whole process. Their consultant made sure that we understood everything and helped us to produce all the documents we needed. The Franchise Prospectus is something we are particularly proud of!" Jacky Hall, MD, The Bunnery Ltd

"FDS Midlands were always happy to work at the pace we wanted. We first agreed the strategy plan and then rolled out the franchise infrastructure step-by-step. FDS provided particular help in those areas where we ourselves were weakest. Even after completion of the work, our consultant continues to take a real interest in the progress of our franchise business." Alan Thomson MD - Adept Cleaning Services Ltd