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Fastsigns: 5 to Partner with Essential Tips for World-Leading 7 Overseas Expansion Signage Brand Articles Packed 19 with Expert Advice INSIDER INFO Fund Your Venture Global How to find the right financier Competive Streaks Franchise Building great sales www.globalfranchisemagazine.com Hot Expansion? Find franchisees MASTER, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISING and masters SIGNS OF A BRAND FASTSIGNS: 5 TO PARTNER WITH ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR WORLD-LEADING 7 OVERSEAS EXPANSION SIGNAGE BRAND ARTICLES PACKED 19 WITH EXPERT ADVICE TOP OPPORTUNITIES MUST-GO SHOWS NOT A MALE PRESERVE NAIL THAT FRANCHISE Why franchising Get it right first time appeals to women PAGE RAY HAYS PAGE CARL PAGE MARC 34 Why you need a 57 READER 65 MUSHKIN pilot operation Pitfalls to avoid Secrets of succesful at all costs international expansion JOINJOIN THETHE BOOMINGBOOMING CANNABISCANNABIS MARKETMARKET WITHWITH INDUSTRYINDUSTRY LEADERSLEADERS DISPENSARY FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA UNRIVALED PROFIT POTENTIAL UNPARALLELED ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A TRUSTED INDUSTRY SOURCE TEAM MEMBERS WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FRANCHISE & CANNABIS INDUSTRY, ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES HUNDREDS OF VETTED BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, SO YOU ONLY NEED ONE FLOURISH WITH OUR PROVEN BUSINESS MODEL, PERFECTED AT DENVER'S AWARD-WINNING GREEN MAN CANNABIS INVESTMENT: FRANCHISE FEE: $100K SINGLE UNIT / $250K THREE UNITS INVESTMENT RANGE: $750K - $2.5M ROYALTY: 5% TYPE: OWNER-OPERATORS / PASSIVE OWNERS UNITED BY A BURNING FIRE TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE CONTACT JUSTIN LIVINGSTON IN CANNABIS FOR ALL CALL: 720-222-0500 EMAIL: [email protected] VISIT: OCGINC.COM @ONE-CANNABIS-GROUP @ONECAN @ONECANNABIS1 DON’T PAY FOR BIG PLANS PAY FOR BIG RESULTS Fishman PR. The largest and most trusted PR and content marketing firm in franchising, driving franchise leads and franchisee growth for over 25 years. www.fishmanpr.com | [email protected] fishmanPR f you're a brand on a roll, and want to expand I overseas, you will have a long list of CONTENts information you need to find, and preparations you need to make. We won't go into these FRANCHISE 44 WHAT WILL SELL here as you'll find regular OPPORTUNITIES YOUR FRANCHISE? articles in this magazine that Single-service concepts are purposed solely to make 46 HOW WILL YOU FUND your expansion into new markets as pain-free as possible. 14 CARL'S JR YOUR EXPANSION? But one thing you should do, and that as soon as possible – Famous American burger franchise And without using the kids' is to visit a recognized franchise expo in your target country. 20 WAYBACK BURGERS college funds... Once again, keep up with Global Franchise and you'll Where quality counts 49 WHY MORE WOMEN find regular updates on upcoming shows and what you can WANT TO FRANCHISE expect to get from them, so I won't expand on the benefits 28 FIBRENEW of such a visit in detail. Your main reason for going will Highly successful repair service Michelle Rowan has the data be to meet prospective franchisees face to face, and a lot 42 FANTASTIC SERVICES 52 5 SIGNS TO LOOK can be read from even a short meeting at a busy show. One-stop shop for home services FOR IN A FRANCHISOR Choose your partner wisely – Obviously, if the lead shows interest, you will be following up with a longer, private meet later. 60 FASTSIGNS here's how Partner a world leader Visiting a franchise show brings the chance to 57 IGNORE THESE PITFALLS glean important and detailed information on a host of 74 HELEN DORON AT YOUR PERIL topics scheduled for seminars and discussions. It offers EDUCATIONAL GROUP Getting expansion wrong risks the opportunity to asses your competition at close range, your brand says Carl Reader Award-winning franchise to communicate your message to a vast number of 76 ORKIN 62 TOP TEN BRITISH visitors and to learn from others who have been on Leaders in pest control BRANDS THAT HAVE the same ride as you. GONE GLOBAL And on, course, it's your number one networking 78 ONE CANNABIS James Fell looks at Brits reversing opportunity. Franchise shows and the annual IFA Time to get on board? the trend convention are the places you will meet people from 66 LET'S WORK TOGETHER every avenue of franchising life, from fellow franchisors, ADVICE AND INSIGHT Why your sales force must to master franchises, franchisees, franchise lawyers, PRs, work as a team marketers and every kind of franchise supplier, including 68 GOLDEN RULES journalists from Global Franchise! 5 UPFRONT FOR OVERSEEING AN A big plus with this is that you generally get to meet Bit-size bits INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE them with their hair down. I can vouch personally for this, 9 THE RISE AND RISE OF Lauren McKinnie offers a having just returned from IFE in New York, where the THE HAMBURGER pre-flight checklist evening socialising was every bit as useful (and very often Everything you needed to know but 70 SLOW-COOKING SUCCESS noisier) than the formal events of the day. A good tip is were afraid to ask Easy does it, says Matt Ross to find the name of the hotel where the most influential franchising crowd is staying; many a good connection has 16 READY TO TAKE ON 72 EXPOSURE been made over a beer. Use connections to have yourself THE WORLD Upcoming expos and events Adapting your experience to added to party lists – every show has its share of socials. a new market 83 THE LAST WORD It's not unusual for some of the more generous spirits to Experts' opinions throw big restaurant parties and beanos in places where 18 WHAT'S YOUR you can watch the leading lights of the business being LOYALTY STRATEGY? thrown from a rodeo bull. So make sure you're at the next Christy Wilson Delk on why LEGAL you need one big expo. The Global Franchise team will see you there! 30 SHOULD I OUTSOURCE 24 FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS – MY I.T.? THE GREAT ESCAPE Ross Gilfillan And can I save cash doing it? 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