Businesses that are suitable for franchising should be able to answer “yes” to most of these questions: Have you run a successful business for at least one year? Is it profitable? Can you produce audited accounts? Have you proven your concept? Will it survive in the long term? Do you ...
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The term ‘franchising’ has been used to describe many different forms of business relationships, including licensing, distributor and agency arrangements. The more popular use of the term has arisen from the development of what is called ‘business format franchising.’ Business format franchising is the granting of a license by one ...
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Before we met Tony Fitzpatrick we were struggling to find franchisees. Tony carried out a root and branch review of our operation and suggested a number of improvements. He surpervised the re-writing of our Franchise Agreement and Operations Manual and made changes to our marketing campaign to bring us into ...
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Tony Fitzpatrick was our Business Development Manager when RE/MAX launched in Ireland in 1999. Although RE/MAX is the world’s leading franchised estate agency and at that time had 3,700 franchises in more than 35 countries, the brand was new to Ireland and we needed people with Tony’s professional selling skills ...
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Tony Fitzpatrick is a real professional. His advice and years of experience in the industry was of enormous benefit to us. He guided our company through the entire process and delivered on schedule and to budget. He has shown us cost-effective ways to generate leads and provided expert marketing support. ...
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We chose Tony Fitzpatrick above other consultants because of his knowledge and experience but also for his enthusiasm. He is passionate about franchising and it shows. Tony simplified what seemed to us to be a complicated process and created a franchise we know is going to be hugely successful. We ...
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Because of his international experience in the industry and his previous success in launching franchises, we turned to Tony Fitzpatrick to help us develop our PappaRoti franchise across the Middle East. His advice was invaluable in getting the business off the ground. I would highlight his work in the preparation ...
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“Having decided that all future expansion would be through franchising we looked for an industry expert to guide us through the process. Tony’s track record in launching franchises and the recommendations we got from his clients convinced us he was the man for job. He delivered the project on schedule ...
Read MoreWhat’s the difference between a franchise and a licence? A franchise exists between the owner of an identifying trademark and the operator of a business using the trademark when: The Franchisee engages in offering, selling or distributing goods or services under a marketing plan or system, prescribed in substantial part ...
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