The costs of selling your franchise resale
The costs of selling your franchise resale can be extortionate. There’s a sports coaching Franchisor that charges 15% of the sales price a departing Franchisee receives or 25% if the buyer comes via the Franchisor (which they sometimes do). Many Franchisors make similar exit fees but usually a bit lower. The incoming franchisee for this […]
Franchise Due Diligence
Franchise Due Diligence & What To Consider! What due diligence do you need to consider when you buy a franchise? Start with Franchise due diligence on yourself! A franchisor has a business system that works. But you shouldn’t just assume that it will work for you. Because all great franchise systems only work in […]
Party Politics, Vat & The General Election
What we’d like to see after the general election that affects your franchise but we likely won’t! What is it about politicians not understanding small or private businesses and organisations? Let’s start with private schools shall we, some of these are relatively small businesses. Granted plenty aren’t too but stick with me and you’ll get […]
How to measure success as a franchise owner
How to measure success as a franchise owner
5 red flags that should put you off the best franchises.
#1 What about you? But what are the best franchises anyway? You can’t always tell! One of the things I’ve noticed a lot about underperforming Franchisors is the balance of the initial encounter between the prospective franchisee & the franchisor. It might be on the phone or at the first meeting but there’s a red […]
Kingsmaid Domestic Cleaning Franchises
Kingsmaid cleaning franchises Kingsmaid are progressive pioneers in the cleaning industry. Having started the business fourteen years ago husband and wife team Sharron and Mark Davies have developed Kingsmaid into one of the UK’s most successful cleaning brands. In many ways they are a higher profile than many cleaning franchises. Featured on SKY News, BBC […]
Franchise Staff & Franchise Jobs
Finding great Franchise Staff FranchiseStaff.co.uk is uniting great franchise professionals with great franchisors. Franchising is not just about getting the right type of franchisee. It’s also very much concerned with having the right staff employed within the franchise company itself. Not just for selling franchises but also managing existing franchisees. Lime Licensing Group has launched FranchiseStaff.co.uk which […]
New Franchises UK
New Franchises UK New Franchises UK – what’s around the corner in the franchise industry? Or which new franchises UK or overseas have just been launched? Being in a ground floor opportunity has it’s plus points and it’s drawbacks too. However if you’re with a genuine management team who have your interests at new franchises are […]
Excel Franchise Show
The Excel Franchise Show took place at London’s Excel centre in April 2022. Originally the show was every October but due to covid it was put back to April. The 2023 show will be in October as per usual! Let’s hope future franchise shows aren’t affected by more pandemics! In addition to the many franchise […]
Franchising A Business
Interested in Franchising a business? Franchise consulting specialists Lime Licensing Group has seen huge uplift since Brexit announcement allowing it to plan and open three new franchise brands – and to franchise its own business! Franchising a business specialist Lime Licensing Group is beating the Brexit blues with a business that has enjoyed 400% growth since […]