By: Jurgens Boshoff, Head of Distribution: FNB Financial Advisory The Covid-19 pandemic has made it more important for franchisees and business owners to have adequate

  Once you’ve completed your franchisee training with ambitions of becoming one of the biggest franchises around, it’s down to you to make it happen.

1. Assume the franchise will be a success Any new business venture involves risk and there’s really no such thing as a guaranteed success. If

  One of the first budgets that most businesses slash during tough economic times, is their advertising budget. This may make perfect sense as businesses

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  ATTITUDE is an extremely complex word but by simple definition, it means a way of feeling or acting toward a person, thing, or situation.

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  This is a question that I am often asked and to be honest, there is always a lot of debate about this interesting aspect.

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  Company culture matters. In the franchise world, culture makes the network stronger and can contribute to the overall growth and success of a brand.

  A positive customer experience is the exceptional service and/or products that your franchise provides, that meets or exceeds your customer’s expectations, thereby increasing customer