FREE Franchise Advisor Training Day

Monday 17th November 2008 - 9.30am to 4.30pm - Jury's Inn, Croydon

As you will be aware 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 wishing to expand. When the programme comes to a close we would like to leave a legacy of established Franchise support in the borough of Croydon. We are therefore inviting a number of business advisors onto a full day Advisor workshop on Franchising and other structured business formats to leave the skills, support and knowledge in the borough. The training programme is SFEDI endorsed and all Advisors will be issued with a certificate to say that they have attended the Training Programme. Ultimately the added benefit to this element of the programme is that all advisors will be educated in the Franchise Process being able to effectively support clients.

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 call Janet Edwards on 0208 256 1291 or e-mail via janet.edwards@southlondonbusiness.co.uk. There is no cost to Croydon Advisors so please book early as places are limited.

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