FDS is a franchise consultancy and publications group that has been established since 1981, earning a strong record advising and assisting some of the UK's major franchise brands with their national and international development strategies. Based in East Anglia, the company has established Regional Franchisees in Southern England, the Midlands and the NorthWest, and with the growing and established demand for its services in the South East the company is now seeking a fourth Regional Franchisee to take over the existing business in that area.

As FDS South East, the Regional Franchisee will provide franchise consultancy to prospective and established franchisors following the FDS methodology, which has been developed and finetuned over 25 years. FDS assists franchisors from conception through development and implementation, and the company produces a number of franchise publications and websites including The Franchise Magazine and www.theukfranchisedirectory.net. In addition to providing consultancy, the FDS South East Regional Franchisee will have exclusive access to booking promotions through these franchisee recruitment tools for franchisor clients based in its area.

"The FDS South East Regional Franchise is an opportunity to join a network of like-minded people whose role is to help companies create a solid infrastructure for a Business Format Franchise and succeed following our well proven method," says FDS Founder and Managing Director Roy Seaman. "You would work with a portfolio of clients in your region and help them to expand and grow their business along the best possible franchise route."

According to the exhaustive FDS franchise database, there are now over 1,000 companies offering franchises throughout the UK and 128 are based in the South East territory, covering Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

"There are a substantial number of premier franchise brands in the region, including DynoRod, Perfect Pizza, Papa John's and Jani-King," says Roy. "All of these companies are existing clients of FDS and these accounts will be transferred to the new regional office during the first year of trading, as well as a number of other valuable accounts with both established and prospective franchisors. In addition, there are a further 100 companies in the South East registered with FDS who are considering expanding their business by franchising."

The FDS Regional Franchisee will undergo a comprehensive 12 month training programme to ensure they are fully able to assist in every aspect of helping a company to successfully franchise their business, as well as help the established franchisors in the region to develop their franchises to their full potential. Ongoing support is then provided by the FDS head office team and other Regional Franchisees.

"You will need to have pragmatic business experience and a successful track record as a sales professional so that you can utilise all those skills to assist owners of successful businesses to expand by franchising," recommends Roy. "The initial investment requirement is £75,000, which includes the existing contracts for advertising and consultancy that are currently serviced by the FDS head office. FDS has earned an unparalleled reputation in franchising over a quarter of a century - this is an opportunity to join the most highly respected provider of franchise development and recruitment services in the UK."