Joel Caws - Technical Director, Select Your Franchise
A management franchise is generally a business that requires the taking on of staff to carry out the daily tasks of running the business, while the manager oversees the running of the business. Combined with the proven business model of a franchise, this can be a great business option for those individuals that have money to invest but don’t necessarily want to get involved with manual tasks.
Of course in the initial stages, some management franchise opportunities may well necessitate some direct involvement in the hands-on labour, but the ultimate goal is to grow the business to a point that will support the employment of workers to take over the labour, and therefore boost the total work capacity of the business. Other management franchises depend on initial investment to take on employees from the outset which will be paid back in time as the business becomes profitable.
A management franchise business can be either business-to-business or business-to-consumer depending on the products or services offered.
An example of a business suited to run as a management franchise is a cleaning service business where you can set up the business managing a team of cleaners that perform the cleaning tasks. Domiciliary care is another good example, where carers can be recruited to perform the necessary jobs. Most retail business franchises are also typically management opportunities where they require a team of employees to serve customers with whatever products or services you are supplying.
Whatever type of management franchise you consider, make sure you do your research properly. It’s important to know who you are dealing with and also get as much ‘franchise buying’ advice as you can. Some good sources of advice are franchise legal experts, franchise consultants or the British Franchise Association.
If you have decided a management franchise could be the right business option for you, then do some initial research into the options available and draw up a shortlist. Take some time to visit the franchisors offices to get a feel for their operation and ask any questions that might be on your mind. Another important part of checking out the claims of your chosen franchise, is to speak to a few of their existing franchisees. Any good franchisor will be happy to provide you with the contact details for a number of their franchisees so that you can chat to them about how the franchise business works in practice and find out about their experience in dealing with the franchisor.
Once you are happy to commit yourself to the franchise business, make sure you are committed and ready to work hard at putting the proven business concept into motion. This will give you the best chance of success.
To see a list of management franchise opportunities, visit our management franchises section.
