What is a Franchise?

A franchise is an agreement or license between two parties which gives a person or group of people (the franchisee) the rights to market a product or service using the trademark of another business (the franchisor).

The franchisee has the rights to market the product or service using the operating methods of the franchisor. The franchisee has the obligation to pay the franchisor certain fees and royalties in exchange for these rights. The franchisor has the obligation to provide these rights and generally support the franchisee. In this sense, franchising is not a business or an industry, but a method used by businesses for the marketing and distribution of their products or services. Both franchisor and franchisee have a strong vested interest in the success of the brand and keeping their customers happy.
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What is it all About?

Franchising is about cutting YOUR risks when deciding to run your own business, by jumping on the band-wagon of a proven business enterprise and name: in effect, you are COPYING a proven product AND marketing system.

What franchising is not about is being ask to pay a fee to a franchise company to become a regional representative for a new and unproven product or service: that is called 'easy pickings' and 'profiteering'.

When you buy a franchise, you will be given everything that is needed to keep the business running ...

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