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Franchising in South Africa

Recent years has seen the popularity of franchising in South Africa rise significantly, emerging as one of the key economic sectors for starting and growing a successful business. South Africa is the most developed country in Africa for franchising and not only does it provide great potential for Western-based franchise systems, but it has also grown many successful indigenous systems.

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BC Franchising Consultants

BC Franchising Consultants is a specialist restaurant brokerage that fulfils a need in the restaurant and hospitality industry. With vast experience in restaurants, from franchisor to franchisee to independent restaurateur, our advice is based on experience and knowledge of the restaurant industry.

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Buying a Resale

Buy a Franchise Resale You may think you have to start a franchised business from scratch but this is not always the case. As franchising matures, a growing number of South African franchisees are looking to sell their franchises, for a variety of reasons.

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Master franchises

Master franchises are franchise opportunities that have proven themselves in their home country but have no presence in South Africa. It will be your job as the master franchisee to bring the system into the country. Before you do so, you need to evaluate potential benefits against obvious risks.

Franchising Your Business

Franchising your business can be a very successful way of expanding your business, provided that you have a business to begin with. Many of today's well-known brands have used franchising to accelerate the growth of their existing businesses, building national or even world brands in the process.

South African Franchise Suppliers

Looking for advice on buying a franchise in South Africa? Our supplier directory can help point you in the right direction.

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South Africa Franchisee Case Study

From school teacher to franchisee to Cape Town Fish Market franchisor… -
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Douw Krugmann, the subject of this month’s case study, is unique in the sense that he has truly done it all. Having started his working life as a schoolteacher, he eventually left the profession to realise his dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

The Franchise Grapevine

Bank on Edublox franchise for success
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“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” - Vincent van Gogh

All the Edublox reading and learning clinic franchises have performed great to date, for example an average growth in learner figures of 28% per month was achieved from January to July 2010. New services have been added to serve our market better and some franchisee news is that the Kempton Park franchise opened on 1 September 2010.

Financing a franchise in South Africa

Financing a franchise is easier than financing an independent business. Most commercial banks are comfortable with the franchise mechanism and franchisor support mitigates the bank's risk to a large extent.

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Financial Implications of Franchising

Some people tend to wax lyrical about their franchise offer, seemingly forgetting that a franchise is a business tool that should help you to build a successful business quicker and with increased certainty. To assess the likelihood of this actually happening, you need to fully understand the financial implications of becoming a franchisee. This section of the web site will guide you.

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Legal Issues

South Africa does not have legislation in place that regulates franchise relationships. This does not mean that franchises operate in a legal vacuum - far from it. The following links cover the main pieces of legislation that have an impact on franchising

Legal Implications of Franchising

Franchise Agreement

Disclosure Document

Termination of Franchise Relationship

HR Issues

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Effective Field Visits Training

If you are a franchisor, you may find the going tough at the moment but the key to continued success is to keep a cool head. For example, field visits cost money but cutting down on them would be the worst thing you could do. It'd be much better to ensure that both you and your franchisees get the most out of them. This course shows you how...

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