Do remember that many franchises may not be the promised land it pretends to be and strong due diligence supported by good market research and a few conversations with other franchise holders and customers is a must before you sign on the dotted line.
A few basic questions to ask here are as follows:
1) Who are the shareholders of the franchiser?
2) Who are the officers and directors of the franchiser?
3) What is the business experience of the franchiser's directors and officers?
4) Have any of the franchiser's directors, officers or shareholders gone bankrupt or convicted of any criminal offense in the last 7 years?
5) How many years has the franchiser been operating?
6) How many years has it been offering franchises?
7) How many franchises does the franchiser have?
How many units are corporately owned? 9) What is the franchiser's financial condition? Have you received its most recent audited financial statements?
Is the franchiser a member of FASA?
For further help on what to look for in a franchise look at the SABusinessHub guide to franchising in South Africa
A recent survey, the Standard Bank Franchise Factor (Copyright Bendeta Gordon, Franchise Directions, September 2006), showed that the number of franchise systems in South Africa had grown by 49% to 470 over the past two years, lifting the total number of franchised outlets by 24% to 25 870 and raising the total turnover of the industry by 48% to R188 billion. More importantly, the number of BEE franchise owners increased to 32% of all franchised outlets and the franchising sector provides more than 372 518 direct jobs, with many more indirectly.
Statistics: Posted by BenB — Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:36 pm
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Statistics: Posted by BizChick — Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:18 am
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