Franchize Consultants
New Zealand Franchising Consultants Firm
Callum Floyd is a Franchising & Licensing Expert, CFE, Consultant and Educator.
An advantage of benchmarking against McDonald’s is the breadth of info available. There is real merit in benchmarking your franchisor organization against McDonald’s—as audacious as that sounds. Benchmarking is a vital best practice process all conscientious franchise systems should undertake. It enables the understanding and development of both franchisor and franchisee performance by comparing actual …
At a consultant meeting late in 2012 we put aside discussions on business models, franchise structure and management, and focused on franchise system leadership. We went around the room looking for practical examples. Each of our 10 consultants identified both a positive and poor franchise system leadership practice they had observed, along with the consequences. …
The Franchize Consultants’ January 2013 Franchising Confidence Index demonstrates a continuation of mixed results across overall sector growth drivers. The latest results indicate a consolidation in franchisor and Service Provider (views for franchisors generally) forecasts for general business conditions. Franchisor responses improved to a net 37%, compared to 28% in October. Service Provider sentiment showed …
We would like to share with you our delight in winning this award. It is the fourth time we have won it, which is a record we are very proud of. The judges had this to say: “The strength of Franchize Consultants is their strong leadership, their people and their high-profile client list. Their thorough …
The Franchize Consultants’ October 2012 Franchising Confidence Index demonstrates a continuation of mixed results across overall sector growth drivers. The latest results indicate a consolidation in franchisor and service provider (views for franchisors generally) forecasts for general business conditions. Franchisor responses improved to a net 28%, compared to 22% in July. Similarly, service provider sentiment …
Managing a successful franchise system is a unique and complex business. This training programme from Franchize Consultants teaches the fundamentals of managing a franchise system and provides franchisor executives with core knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage a franchise network and earn the on-going respect and co-operation of franchisees. Click this link to view …
What are Franchise field visits? What should a Field Support Representative do? And how does this fit into overall franchise system management? Effective field support visits have a dramatic impact on the health and performance of a franchise system. This field visit training program for field representatives and franchisor executives provides powerful insights into the …
Franchise Seminars The purpose of the Franchise seminar is to provide business executives and proprietors with the opportunity to learn about the potential and process of franchising a business. Key topics to be covered include: History of franchising Franchising advantages and disadvantages Key structural elements of a franchise Systems and documentation The franchise recruitment process …
The excellence of a franchisor will be reflected in their system manuals. When you become a franchisee you are keen to get your hands on the accumulated knowledge and experience of the franchisor, their insight, their proven profitability, and their mistake-avoidance. Before signing the franchise agreement, the franchisor should make available the operational manuals. So, …
Franchising News – What’s happening in the franchise world and where’s it all headed? As per usual the menu includes growth, and that’s exciting. Stimulating too is the emergence of previously non-franchised sectors, interesting acquisitions and alliances, and new multi-unit franchisees. But today’s environment also provides many challenges. Some markets are changing rapidly, competition intensifies …
Franchising can and should provide an enjoyable and profitable journey for both franchisees and franchisors, alike. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Accordingly, we have compiled the following Franchise checklist for prospective franchisees to consider when evaluating a franchise opportunity. Franchise Checklist When to say no: When [for New Zealand franchisors] it is not …
What is franchising? Franchising is a powerful organisational form with the potential to deliver great benefits to businesses in an increasing range of countries and industry sectors. What is franchising? Two key kinds of Franchising The first is business format franchising. The second is product and trade name franchising. Business format franchising is a method …