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McDonald’s, Prontaprint, Molly Maid, Thornton’s, Pizza Hut, Cartridge World are only some of the big, successful names in franchising that you probably recognise.

Is franchising for you? Franchise 4 Croydon can support you through its series of seminars and workshops offering you the chance to decide if franchising is the right way to start-up or grow your own business.

Who will benefit?

The workshops and seminars will benefit anyone who is considering or wants to know more about starting up or growing their own business through franchising and/or direct Selling.

What are we doing?

Key seminar and workshop topics include:

• The Fundamentals of Franchising – What is a Franchise?
• Assessing a Franchise – How does it work?
• What is a good Franchise opportunity
• The Franchisee/Franchisor relationship
• Business Planning

Those that have benefited from the programme:

“Very informative, especially in the short time we had. I’ve learnt a lot!” - Rita Serghis

“Trainer excellent, explained the basics of operating a franchise in a clear and concise way.” - Julie Barks, Housing Officer - London Borough of Lambeth

Who are we?

Working in partnership with Croydon Enterprise and South London Business (SLB), CREATE aims to build new routes to enterprise through a series of seminars and workshops.

Croydon Enterprise has been developed after an extensive consultation with local people and businesses that highlighted barriers including a lack of suitable finance and premises. It is a partnership between the council, many local organisations and businesses including Croydon Business Ltd who led the bid for central government funding.

Croydon Enterprise business on 020 8680 6161 or visit the courses and workshop section at www.croydonenterprise.com

South London Business is a business-led public / private partnership that promotes the economic development of South London. We operate as both a strategic and operational body. Facilitating cohesion of a strong business identity and promoting both the concept and application of innovation and entrepreneurship in our local businesses.

South London Business on 020 8666 0221 or visit the events section at www.southlondonbusiness.co.uk

Read on to find out more on how we can help you?

Borough and Community Awareness Programme

Franchisee and Franchisor Training Programme

Adviser Training Programme

Research and eSurvey

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