Should I franchise my business? If you are asking yourself this question you have landed on the right page. To find out how to franchise your business there are some key things you need to consider first including;

Can my business be franchised?

Firstly how long have you been in business for? Is the business profitable? Is the business transferrable and that you can train others to do exactly what do you and are other geographic areas going to give the same or similar prospects/customers for a new operation? Another factor you need to consider is do you have time or staff that can help you put together the franchise and then support incoming franchisees ( the people that invest in your franchise ) so that they are successful?

If you can answer yes to all of the above then your business may well have good prospects to franchise successfully.

How to franchise my business?

Once you have determined above you need to document all your business processes. Effectively what you are creating is a very detailed handbook on exactly what a franchisee will need to do to set-up and operate the business, this is called a franchise operating manual. In addition to this you will also need other documentation including;

• Franchise agreement, deposit & confidentiality agreements & intellectual property protection
• Business plan for your business ( Franchisor ) and your Franchisees including profit & loss & cash flow forecasts based on actual figures for the min first 3 years
• Franchise operating manual ( as above )
• Franchise prospectus
• Franchise marketing, advertising & recruitment strategy

The role of franchise consultants

The above can be carried our internally using franchise lawyers but franchise consultants with experience will be a significant help as they will have the contacts and more importantly the experience of putting all of this together and successfully recruiting franchisees for your businesses for sale.

About The Author

Joel Bissitt

Joel has been an entrepreneur since the age of 19, now 33 years on he has experience of many different industries including retail, catering, health & fitness, technology and sport. Joel is our MD, the CEO of the Quality Franchise Association & has been a Franchisor twice himself. He is also founder of Franchise UK, the UK’s largest online franchise directory established in 2004 and owns other franchising publications including Franchiseek, an international franchise directory. Through these roles Joel has helped hundreds of franchise brands grow over the last 20+ years.

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