Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Franchise Consultant Services Help Save You Time And Trouble

By Roseann Hudson


This economy has created many people who are working for themselves. This has caused some of them to look for ways of taking a known name and making a living from it. This is the franchising model and you may have thought about licensing your name to others. This can be considered a good plan, however, there are many things involved in this and franchise consultant services are the professionals you need to look for first.

The things you do and the processes you have developed is what your business is all about. When you franchise your name, and that is what you are doing, all of those things must be done the same way, by everyone. All of that must be documented so it is done that same way to be truly yours regardless of who is doing them.

Process or steps such as how you greet your clients or customers must be analyzed and formulated. Printed materials you use must be established and the individual steps you perform to provide each and every service or product must be standardized. These, and many others, must all be set down in no uncertain terms for those wishing to purchase a license for your business.

What you are selling is you and your ideas, as well as the way you perform, build, operate and or provide the product or service that your name represents. If it is not done precisely, your name is in danger of becoming something that you would not want to be associated with. All experiences of the customers, vendors, employees and service providers to you can fall apart and not be what you began so long ago.

This standardization and process formulation is what a consultant can assist you to achieve. They have been through this process many times and know what is needed to be done and precisely how it should be done. You may be surprised at the number of items that need to be set down, discussed, planned out and written in what will become an operations manual.

Things such as the weight, thickness, size, type and quality of all material must be standardized to reach the same result or product throughout your extended system. The specific vendor may be listed to ensure consistency in all things. Everything you use for the provision of the products and services must be spelled out so there is no misunderstanding.

All of the many processes you undergo for the benefit of your customers or employees will also need to be listed and explained as necessary. You may be franchising a burger place or a pizza parlor. It may be a cleaning or an oil change company. No matter what it is, all of the very many things you do to make the experience unique must be illustrated, which also includes the advertising that you do.

Every business has many consultants and outside assistance for many things. Accountants, tax preparers, advertising vendors and others are a few of these. In getting your business ready to sell licenses, you need to have someone working on this full time and you are busy making your current clients happy. In this economy, take advantage of every option you have and use these professionals like they will use your services for their next burger or pizza.




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