David Ketchen (Author), Jeremy Short (Author), Jim Combs (Author) and Will Terrell (Illustrator) Link to view/purchase the book on Amazon: http://amzn.com/B0051HJ2RO Book review by Dr Callum Floyd – Linkedin Profile Tales of Garćon: The Franchise Players is an incredibly striking and professional addition to the world of franchising in print. The book is aimed toward new students to franchising and is especially unique due to its format as a graphic novel textbook. That means this book presents an educational story in the form of a large comic strip. …
Franchise Websites
We are pleased to provide links to the following quality organisations and resources: Franchise New Zealand Magazine Franchise Association of New Zealand Franchise-chat.com | Franchising News & Discussion Franchise Wire | Franchise Press Release News Distribution BNZ - Bank of New Zealand Westpac Bank ANZ Bank National Bank ASB Bank Kiwise Internet Marketing Franchise Direct …
Donna Ferrall
Donna Ferrall - Consultant Donna has over 25 years experience in the franchise environment, working for two of the major fast food franchises, McDonalds and Subway. Her valuable training at restaurant level has given her important grounding in the areas of operations, management, training and field support service. Donna played an important part in the development of the Subway Franchise Support Office systems and built up the field support team almost from scratch. She also planned, prepared and delivered the training classes for the Franchisee Management and …
Pam White
Pam White, BA - Consultant Pam White has over 15 years consulting experience in business process improvement and the design and development of documentation. As a partner for many years in a consulting company, she managed process management and documentation projects for clients in a wide variety of industries. These included telecommunications, health, manufacturing, finance, insurance, information technology, retail, agricultural, transport, television, aviation and energy, amongst others. Using this breadth of experience Pam now specialises in mapping business …
Ross Blake
Ross Blake MBA, AAIA, AFAINZ - Senior Consultant Ross has a professional consulting career in strategic business planning, market positioning and communications, spanning more than 30 years. He has held top-level corporate management positions and has been a director of several multi-million dollar companies in New Zealand. As Marketing Manager for The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Ross controlled one of the largest advertising and marketing budgets in NZ, and was responsible for the marketing activities of some 18 licensed bottling companies throughout NZ and the Pacific …
Robert McLaren
Robert McLaren B.Ec., Dip. Mgmt - Senior Consultant Robert has over 20 years' experience in writing and implementing successful business plans. He graduated from La Trobe University in Melbourne with a Bachelor of Economics degree. More recently, he undertook post-graduate study at the University of Auckland, completing a Diploma in Management. His plans have been successfully implemented by businesses involved in banking, retailing, distribution, sponsorship, education and niche services (for example, an interior designer and a caterer). The focus of Robert's planning …
Callum Floyd
Callum Floyd Ph.D - Managing Director Callum has substantial franchising and related knowledge gained from more than a decade of consulting with prospective and existing franchising, licensing and other multi-site form chains, and six years intensive franchise research. Callum has led franchise system development and improvement projects across a range of business sectors involving leading local and international organisations. From an academic standpoint Callum has unparalleled qualifications, having completed both a Master of Commerce qualification (awarded with …
Win Robinson
Winston (Win) has a history of practical experience in establishing and operating successful franchises dating back over 30 years. In 1968 he brought back to New Zealand an American franchise which enabled him to establish and operate nation-wide outlets over a five year period. In 1974 Winston was exposed to an engineering and construction concept developed in New Zealand which he believed also had franchising potential and as a consequence sold his existing business. He established a new franchise system throughout New Zealand to expand the construction concept and …
Free How To Franchise Guides
We can send you a free booklet including information on how to franchise. How to Franchise Starts Here You can request our free booklet entitled 'How to use the Franchise Advantage' The booklet provides you with a good basic introduction to franchising, includes answers to common questions, and provides insights into key franchising steps. You should read this free booklet if you're wondering if your business can be franchised, whether franchising is the right strategy, and what is generally involved in creating a franchise system. Franchising is a …
Cartoon and Article Highlights Need for Franchising Advice
Franchising Advice highlighted by the adjacent cartoon penned by Alex Hallatt appeared in the (June 2012) edition of NZ Business Magazine. The edition contains some different franchising stories and includes a great article by Simon Lord recounting a fictional version of a common conversation held (over the years) with very naive and disgruntled franchisees. Bottom line, the cartoon and article underline the need for: A: Prospective franchisees to conduct in-depth due diligence, involving engaging specialist franchising legal and accounting advice. And yes, this …
Franchise System – Full Profitability Programme
Franchise System - FULL PROFITABILITY FRANCHISING PROGRAMME This powerful programme is designed to increase overall franchise system performance and profitability. The Franchise System Full-Profitability Programme is unique to Franchize Consultants (NZ) Ltd, and comprises a three-stage process (analysis, mapping and solution) involving four key facets common to any franchise system. …
Conference Organisation
FRANCHISE CONFERENCE ORGANISATION Running a successful franchise conference is an important part of running a successful franchise business. To make your conference really work for you, it needs to be a carefully planned balance of work sessions, inspiration and fun social activities taking place in stimulating surroundings. Franchize Consultants (NZ) Ltd will help you formulate the business content so that important business improvement techniques and principles are learned by all attendees. …
Ongoing Management
ONGOING MANAGEMENT SERVICE For franchisors we offer ongoing management of the franchising part of their business. That is, our experienced staff operate all the uniquely franchising parts of the business such as field visits to the franchisees, collection of benchmarking data, analysing that data, and feed back to the franchisees relevant and helpful information. Ensuring that everyone in the franchise system has the skills to function according to the franchisor's standards requires effective training programmes. Franchize Consultants (NZ) Ltd conducts training …
Ad Hoc Franchise Advice
AD HOC ADVICE Our consulting team prefer to develop long term relationships with our clients. Even the most successful franchisors will occasionally need a sounding board for ideas, assistance in developing new strategies or some objective, and franchise advice in solving a particular problem. We enjoy being able to assist companies on an ongoing basis and to share in their success as their system develops. …
Franchise Development Advice
FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT ADVICE & MAINTENANCE This involves servicing the franchise network and can involve further system development and upgrading as the network grows or as time goes by. These projects can include: Constitutions for Franchise Advisory Councils Holding workshops and seminars Installing training programmes and modules Reporting and feedback systems Monitoring and upkeep of standards and procedures Implementation of new policies Dispute consulting Speaking at franchise conferences Franchise management audits …
Recruitment Documentation
FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT ADVICE & MAINTENANCE This involves servicing the franchise network and can involve further system development and upgrading as the network grows or as time goes by. These projects can include: Constitutions for Franchise Advisory Councils Holding workshops and seminars Installing training programmes and modules Reporting and feedback systems Monitoring and upkeep of standards and procedures Implementation of new policies Dispute consulting Speaking at franchise conferences Franchise management audits …
Pre-Entry Market Studies for Franchisors to NZ
PRE-ENTRY MARKET STUDIES For overseas Franchisors wishing to enter the New Zealand market, Franchize Consultants (NZ) Limited conducts a pre-entry study that identifies the factors in the target markets that would necessitate adjustments to the original franchise format. Once completing a pre-entry market study, and having made necessary modifications to the franchise format, [you] the franchisor can expand into New Zealand with confidence - even without experience in this country. …
Franchise Manuals
Got a question that can’t wait? Give us a call, we’re happy to have an informal chat 09 523 3858. FRANCHISE MANUALS Franchise Manuals - this most important document is at the heart of a franchise programme and must be well written, easy to understand and user friendly. The Franchise Manuals are the end result of systems development and implementation. It is given legal strength by the Franchise Agreement and contains the detail of the procedures and obligations referred to in that Agreement. Your franchise operation may require other specialist manuals such as: …
Franchise Agreement Briefs
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT LEGAL BRIEFS Following from the strategic planning and system design phases, we prepare a comprehensive Franchise Agreement legal brief. The legal brief contains all the individual elements peculiar to the franchise system. The brief is then communicated to a specialist franchise lawyer so that an appropriate franchise agreement (contract) can be drawn up. The legal brief means the franchise lawyer does not need to spend large amounts of time (and your money) understanding your business and objectives. …
Franchise Development
FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT ADVICE & MAINTENANCE Franchise Development involves servicing the franchise network and can involve further system development and upgrading as the network grows or as time goes by. These projects can include: Constitutions for Franchise Advisory Councils Holding workshops and seminars Installing training programmes and modules Reporting and feedback systems Monitoring and upkeep of standards and procedures Implementation of new policies Dispute consulting Speaking at franchise conferences Franchise management audits …
Franchise Feasibility Studies
FRANCHISE FEASIBILITY STUDIES We can conduct a feasibility study to determine whether franchising is advantageous to you. The feasibility study involves researching the market, competition, financial feasibility and cost of developing a comprehensive franchise format. …
Assessment Meetings
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT MEETING If you are considering franchising, or restructuring or expanding your business in some way, attending a Preliminary Assessment Meeting with a senior consultant will give you a much clearer idea of the possibilities open to you. The assessment may or may not confirm the possibility of being able to franchise. Indeed, it may suggest ways to strengthen your business for future franchising or licensing. Or it may indicate alternative methods. The Preliminary Assessment Meeting is arranged by appointment and takes around one hour. There is …
Existing Franchisor Services
SERVICES FOR EXISTING FRANCHISORS We are New Zealand's leading franchising consultancy for the enhancement and ongoing development of franchise systems. In addition to specific consulting projects, we have developed a number of services based on what our clients have told us they need. These services include, but are not limited, to the following Franchisor Services: Full-Profitability Franchising Programme. This powerful programme is designed to increase overall franchise system performance and profitability. The Full-Profitability Programme is unique to Franchize …
Franchising Confidence Builds Into 2012
The Franchize Consultants’ Franchising Confidence Index April 2012 demonstrates growing business confidence across a number of measures crucial to franchisor and franchisee success. The quarterly April results consolidate upon the rebound in confidence captured in January 2012. The Franchize Consultants’ April 2012 Franchising Confidence Index demonstrates growing business confidence across a number of measures crucial to franchisor and franchisee success. The quarterly April results consolidate upon the rebound in confidence captured in January 2012. Click here for a …
Thinking of Franchising a Business?
If you have a strong business model, franchising a business might be a good way to expand and build a considerably larger and more valuable enterprise. Thinking of franchising a business or improving an existing franchise network? We can help. We are New Zealand's leading specialist franchise and franchising consultancy, working with clients from all around New Zealand and overseas. We have worked with literally hundreds of franchise systems, and our strategic consultancy services have been employed by many of New Zealand's most prominent franchise brands. Let …