Due diligence
Franchise resale vs new territory: compare the evidence
Compare an existing franchise purchase with opening a new territory using different evidence tests.
Franchise research library
Due diligence: franchise research guides
Investigate the offer, people and contractual commitments before moving from a shortlist to a transaction.
Due diligence
Questions to ask existing franchisees: an interview plan
Use consistent operator interviews to test training, support, workload and opening assumptions.
Due diligence
Franchise discovery day checklist: prepare useful questions
Prepare for a franchise discovery meeting and turn presentations into a documented follow-up list.
Due diligence
Franchise brokers: questions about payment and selection
Understand how a franchise intermediary is paid and which opportunities their search actually covers.
Due diligence
Franchise renewal: costs, conditions and timing to review
Examine franchise renewal separately from your assumptions about running the business indefinitely.
Due diligence
Franchise territory exclusivity: map the exceptions
Check which customers, channels and locations a franchise territory actually protects.
Due diligence
Franchise approved suppliers: compare the complete purchasing cost
Review supplier restrictions, delivery terms and substitution procedures before modelling margins.
Due diligence
Franchise personal guarantees: questions for your adviser
Map personal commitments across franchise, premises and finance documents before signing.
Due diligence
Selling a franchise: transfer conditions and exit costs
Prepare an exit register covering approvals, liabilities and commitments that may survive a sale.
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Franchise operating manual changes: planning for new requirements
Check how operating standards can change and how new requirements enter your investment plan.
Start with the wider picture
Read the foundation guide, then return to the specific questions relevant to your project.