Discover how to become a Successful Franchise Owner with our 'E' Learning Programme

The best time to take full advantage of this new online course is during the vital period between considering owning a Franchise and signing.

The confidence and the knowledge provided will be both useful and practical. We will be pleased to provide access to Module 1 for your examination without cost or obligation.

Module 1 : Introduction to Franchising, is Franchising for you?

• What is Franchising?
• The franchise relationship, some Franchise myths
• Franchising, how it started, the size of todays UK market
• What's needed to be a good Franchise Owner
• Key supporting players in the industry

Module 2 : The cost of buying a Franchise and the availability of finance

• Start-up costs
• Raising the capital
• Bank's lending criteria
• Business plan
• Essential accounting knowledge

Module 3 : The Franchise Agreement and other Franchise documents

• An overview of the Agreement
• The Agreement and how it affects the Franchise Owner at the start
• Managing your Franchise with help from the Franchisor
• Managing your Franchise, the Franchise Owner's responsibilities
• Fees and other matters noted in the Agreement

Module 4 : Getting started, finding the right Franchise

• What we know so far? Self-help questions
• Suggested answers to self-help questions
• Qualities of a good Franchisor
• Staffing matters
• Selecting a site

Module 5 : Franchise selection a development

• Selecting your Franchise
• Attracting and keeping customers
• Training a other support
• Developing your relationship with your Franchisor and other Franchise Owners
• The new beginning