by Tracey Leak | Oct 25, 2016 | 101 Tips, Franchise
When a franchisee is looking to increase their profit margin (the percentage of your turnover or revenue that is yours to keep as profit), the first thing they think to do is to cut all costs. Sometimes they go so far that they are actually decreasing the chance of...
by Tracey Leak | Oct 18, 2016 | 101 Tips, Franchise
If you and I were in business together and maybe even we are in business with another person as well, do you think that every week, we would sit down and have a meeting about the business as the directors of the business? We would have an agenda, things we need to...
by Tracey Leak | Oct 11, 2016 | 101 Tips, Franchise
Out of every tip I am giving you in the book, I think this one is the biggest tip I can give to any franchisees – go to conference! The thing is, it isn’t just about going to conference for the conference content. Although that is really important too and vital...
by Tracey Leak | Oct 4, 2016 | 101 Tips, Business Building, Franchise, Marketing
Business networking is one of those forgotten marketing strategies. The simple truth is that networking works for every business and every franchisee. It doesn’t matter what your business is, meeting other business owners with a network of contacts will help you in...
by Tracey Leak | Sep 27, 2016 | 101 Tips, Franchise
With so many franchisees in a group, it is not that the franchisor and the head office team don’t want to help you, sometimes it is simply they don’t know you need help. I live on the Gold Coast in Australia where we have some of the most beautiful beaches in the...
by Tracey Leak | Sep 20, 2016 | 101 Tips, Franchise
Every good franchise will have scripts. Be it to answer the phone to taking orders to how to do a sales appointment. The thing with scripts is to remember firstly, don’t read them! The second thing is to put a little bit of you into it. Add some tonality to your...