by Tracey Leak | Jun 24, 2019 | Articles, Business Building, Business Simplified, Franchise, Sales, Tracey's Thoughts
It is that time of year again when it is an ideal time to set goals with your franchisees! End of financial year is the perfect time to set up plans for the next financial year for franchisees. What do they want to make in profit? What sales do they need to make...
by Tracey Leak | Jun 17, 2019 | Business Building, Business Simplified, Franchise, Tracey's Thoughts
In this world of the internet and social media, it is easier than ever to connect with people all over the world, but if you are doing your social media to help with the branding and marketing of your business, then maybe global domination is what you are really...
by Tracey Leak | Apr 29, 2019 | Business Building, Business Simplified, Franchise, Marketing, Tracey's Thoughts
Speak to any Franchisor that is the founder of the franchise and they can tell you story after story of how many times they have run their business on the smell of an oily rag! The number of times they have had to get totally scrappy and pull things together, work...
by Tracey Leak | Apr 22, 2019 | Business Building, Business Simplified, Franchise, Tracey's Thoughts
This is a question I ask many franchisors because franchising is a bit of a different business model and it is easy to get confused on who you should be focussing on. The customer of a brand is usually the end user – for example, a café franchise’s end customer is the...
by Tracey Leak | Apr 15, 2019 | Business Building, Business Simplified, Franchise, Time Management, Tracey's Thoughts
We all do it as business owners…. We hold onto our staff out of convenience rather than what is great for our business. A member of your staff is not performing or on the other hand, they have outgrown their role and you have nothing else to offer them to progress. ...
by Tracey Leak | Mar 25, 2019 | Business Building, Business Simplified, Franchise, Marketing, Sales, Tracey's Thoughts
This topic is actually applicable to both franchisors and franchisees because they are all business owners and the thing that most business owners do is to over complicate their business. It is true, especially when it comes to growing their business. Let me give you...