Franchise Development Services
FACT: There are various franchise structures that may be employed, one
of which may better fit your growth strategy.
The Right Strategy
Boston Four Associates, Inc.'s Franchise Development Services enables
successful emerging businesses to develop the right strategy, documentation
and launch plans necessary to successfully enter the franchise arena.
- Business Plan Development We work with you to map a strategy
that is suited to your business, your mission, your goals, and the facts
and demands of the industry. We conduct a financial analysis of your
current operation and its franchise potential to first be certain that
your business is replicatable and can work in a franchise structure.
There are a variety of franchise structural options, and we advise as
to which can optimize profitability for you and your franchisees.
- Demographic Analysis/Owner and Location Profiles Before launching
a franchise program, its important to define the demographics, both
in terms of customers as well as potential franchisees, that best suit
your business
- Operations Manuals If you don’t already have an operations
manual with policies and procedures for daily operation of the business,
we can develop one for you. If you do have one, we will modify it for
franchising. Your operations manual is an essential tool for franchisees,
an important part of what a franchisee is buying from you, and an ongoing
reference document of your requirements.
- Franchise License Agreement We have the experience and resources
to write a comprehensive Agreement for you that will maximize your strength
and flexibility, which providing a fair agreement for the franchise
owner.
- Disclosure Documentation We draft the required Uniform Franchise Offering Circular/ Franchise Disclosure Document (UFOC/ FDD) that complies with the new federal Franchise Rule
and with the regulations of the individual franchise states in which
you plan to market your business. Regulations are detailed and specific,
and they disclose in plain English for each prospective franchisee the
provisions of the Franchise Agreement and other aspects of the franchisor-franchisee
relationship in your business.
- Franchise Sales Materials BFA develops brochures and assists
in the design of all of your marketing materials, contributing our franchise
expertise to the development of the sales tools and materials you will
need to sell franchises.
- Franchise Launch and Marketing Our work does not stop when
you are ready for launch. We participate with you in the marketing of
your franchise program and through the sale of your first franchises.
A portion of our fees are tied to these initial sales, so we have a
tangible stake in your success.