A business strategy is required for every entrepreneur.
Making one for a franchised firm is different.
First, you must understand both the franchisee and the franchisor’s demands. After you sign the franchise agreement, a marketing strategy and supporting documents will be provided.
If your franchisor has helped other franchisees draught their business plans, they can assist you. They’ll provide you a franchising disclosure paperwork with plenty of useful information. They don’t have to accept your final proposal since it may violate government and commercial regulations.
A franchisee may assist with company planning.
Ask other franchisees how they prepared their business plans, and if you need to finance your company, talk to an accountant.
A business plan may be any length, but the shorter, the better.
Introduction
Briefly describe your franchise and how you want to operate it.
Organizing
Use this section to discuss the company’s leaders and their duties.
Decide whether you will be engaged in daily operations, who will be accountable for what.
What you sell
Explain what you’re giving and why you believe now is the perfect moment to launch it.
Analyze
Examine present market conditions: growth, competition, and future-proofing. Remember to incorporate important data and expert predictions.
Operations
Cite your suppliers, labor, and supplies. It’s also crucial to describe your business’s resources.
Define:
- What you have and need to get
- Procedures and sensitive situations, with viable solutions
- Current and future needs
- Your safety policies
- ad campaign
Review your marketing goals, such as sales or market share, and how your product will be positioned in terms of price and quality.
You should also describe your marketing strategy, how the product will be distributed/sold, and your customer service policy.
Premises
Pre-arrange with your franchisor the finest location for your company. Consider location, business development, expenses, standard business rates, insurance, and planning approval.
Financing
Do you need financing? If so, how much and from whence will it come?
Then, indicate your ‘break-even’ sales amount as a % of expected.
You’ll also need to factor in the money you’ll need to live off your company.
Be cautious when preparing your financial forecast. Graphs, statistics, and charts show when the lender may expect to be repaid. Due to regulatory restrictions, a franchisor may not provide expected profits.
Budgeted loss
Estimate your profit and loss after deducting direct expenses and overheads. Include as much information about expected sales and direct expenses as feasible.
Flowchart
Try to estimate how much money will enter and exit your firm. Remember to factor in cash flow changes like purchasing supplies against sales volume at launch and after.
Appendix
Use the appendix to add elements to your presentation. Include whatever you think is relevant – key management CVs, tax returns, media articles, etc.
Updating your business strategy
Remember to keep updating your company strategy to suit changing demands. It should be updated whenever anything in your company changes.
