Franchise Advisor Training Day

Wednesday 24th September 2008 - 9.30am to 4.30pm - Jury's Inn, Croydon

In conjunction with Croydon Enterprise, South London Business has been running a series of FREE Work-Shops and 'One 2 One' sessions on Franchising in the Croydon area to aspiring entrepreneurs and existing businesses. When the programme comes to a close we would like to leave a legacy of established Franchise support in the borough of Croydon and are therefore inviting a number of business advisors onto a full day Advisor Workshop on Franchising and other structured business formats The training programme is SFEDI endorsed and all Advisors will be issued with a certificate of attendance.

Objectives and key learning outcomes:

Objectives of the Course:

Teach advisors how different structured business formats work in practice · Learn how to work effectively with clients who are considering replicating their business
Be able to work with clients who are considering buying into a structured business format opportunity.
Know when to call on specialists.

Key learning outcomes
At the end of the training, business advisors will understand:

Components, features, benefits and disadvantages of different structured business formats
Costs, legal requirements and contracts associated with different structured business formats
Accreditation options for different structured business formats
Key information which needs to be researched by clients considering structured business formats and where they might obtain it.
How different structured business format options may impact on individual client's aims;
Implications on an organisation's structure and operations of different structured business format options;
Financial models and implications of taking on or growing a business using a structured business format;
Key marketing criteria for structured business format opportunities;
Clients considerations when recruiting other individuals and businesses to join a structured business format; and
Specialist support available, when their role ends and how to broker relationships with specialists.

At the end of the training, business advisors will be able to:

Identify different structured business formats from their main components and features
Assess the best type of structured business format for a particular business
Identify the appropriate infrastructure needed to support chosen structured business formats
Identify what structured business format entry criteria mean in practice and how they could be met.

To book a place on this SFEDI accredited Advisor Workshop please contact Janet Edwards on 020 8256 1291. There is no cost to Croydon Advisors so please book early as places are limited.