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If you are looking to buy a franchise opportunity or to simply learn about what's on offer then you are at the right place. We have hundreds of business franchise opportunities for sale in our directories, featuring the UK's best franchise opportunities. With many franchises across the UK we have only chosen the best to bring to you, from the cheaper home based franchises through to the more expensive shop front franchises. Looking for franchise ideas? Take a look around!

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Welcome to the UK's leading franchise opportunities directory featuring the best franchises for sale in the UK and Ireland. Browse our franchise directories from our categories menu to find the best franchises to suit you. We also have a franchise matching service to help give you some ideas.

Franchise Opportunities

Activ Web Design Activ Web Design is currently expanding all over the UK. We are looking at recruiting local people from over the UK to act as local advisors. CityLocal CityLocal is the most exciting and dynamic home based franchise that presents a distinct and ground breaking opportunity for just one entrepreneur in each and every area in the UK! The Movie Booth DVD rental kiosks are the evolutionary product of the changing face of DVD rental and meet the two most important demands made by the modern consumer: price and convenience.
AdPockets Join One of the Hottest & Affordable Business Opportunities Out There Today! Low Cost, High Profit, No Royalties Complete Business Starting at £1495 Affiliate Dating ltd Run your own Online Dating website in your county territory of the UK. Fully automated business requiring only marketing & promotional input from franchisee. Over 200,000 members. Alegion Search & Selection Ltd If you would like to be part of our expansion plans and have the ability to develop long-term client/candidate relationships, please telephone or email us immediately.
AMA Vehicle Finance Limited There has never been a better time to consider a vehicle leasing franchise with AMA Vehicle Finance - the premier vehicle leasing brokerage. Ambience Hire Wedding venue styling franchise ideally suited to women - exclusive areas available nationwide! Angels Homecare It's time to secure your future, replace your salary or add to your present income working from home or office. Join Angels 247 and enjoy an independent life style.

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Managing the Business Relationship with Your Competitors

 

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As a business, your competitors are just that: competitors. However, the way you treat your competitors may affect how your customers and the media perceive your business, your ethics, and your friendliness. For those reasons, and more, it's important that you carefully consider how you act with your competitors. It is possible to have a good relationship with competing businesses while limiting the impact they will have on your business success. When customers see you treating your competitors fairly, they will have more respect for you.

Congratulate Their Success

When a competing business does something well, you should be prepared to say so. If for example, a competing business has managed to gain greater traction than you, then you should point out that they have done really well, and are a good business, while also pointing out the advantages your business is able to offer that your competitors cannot. This is a good demonstration of the strong beliefs you have for your business, and will certainly leave a positive impression. At the same time look at ways of overtaking your competitor in all areas!

Recommend Business Their Way

If you and your competitors are able to cater for different categories of customers, then why not recommend them when you can't offer the required service to a certain customer? This will make you look good in both your customers and competitors eyes, and they might also be able to do the same for you in return. In the end, both of you will hopefully end up with more business as a result.

Sales & Marketing Strategies

When it comes to sales and marketing, it can be tempting to point out the negative aspects of your competitors. And, in some cases, it may be an essential part of closing the sale. However, rather than criticising your competitor, why not mention both positive and negative points of their service? Such as: "Yes, you are correct, Company A is able to offer lower pricing than we can. For customers that are more price sensitive, and that 100% up-time isn't essential, they can be a great solution. We cater for more IT-dependant organisations and employ 3 times as many engineers per customer. Company A also use an overseas call-centre, which is a great way to keep costs down, and provide a more efficient service, but we prefer to assign each customer a dedicated account manager to provide better service."

However, on some occasions your competitors may not provide a good service. In this case, you should be as polite and tactful about your competitors as possible. Rather than voicing your own opinions, you should cite sources, such as articles and media coverage that make your point for you. After pointing out any negative issues, you might also wish to explain how your company responds to the same problems. This will show a certain level of objectivity on your part and will demonstrate that your business has strong ethics and is willing to appreciate your competitors' problems.

Don't Bite

When a competitor speaks negatively about your business, it can be hard to know what to do. Especially when you want to ensure your business appears to be friendly and considerate of others. Although it's important to respond to any issues in an articulate way, you should avoid getting involved in any tit-for-tat. This will help your business stand out from the crowd.




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6 Steps to successfully buying a franchise.

Step 1. Decide what area of franchising you want to buy into. What are your skills and experience? Take down some notes, mental or otherwise and highlight your strong points. Deciding what area of franchising you want to buy into is a good step to ensuring you succeed in the franchise opportunity you purchase.

Step 2. Finances, how much money can you invest? Many banks offer great franchise financing packages and some franchisors may even lend you the money themselves but be aware that these need paid back and banks charge high interest. The more capital you have up front the better. The type of franchise you buy will depend heavily on how much you are willing to invest.

Step 3. Search the internet - franchise directories such as this one can give you a broad range of franchise opportunities and ideas from the one portal, making your job easier. You can order multiple franchise packs from the franchise opportunities on display which gives you all the material you will need to make an informed decision.

Step 4. Search the internet again - once you have looked through the franchise packs and have short listed a few, do some Google searches on them. Can you find unhappy franchisees with bad things to say about them? If not that's a good sign for there are many websites out there which are there for the sole purpose of displaying bad reports "rip off reports". Be sure that the franchises you are interested in are of a high calibre.

Step 5. Contact the franchisors you have short listed and request a meeting. You need to be prepared for this, come armed with some questions. Ask for lists of current franchisees and their phone numbers, how long they have been in business, expected turnover etc. They will of course only give you the good and every franchisor has failed franchisees but it is something you can certainly work from.

Step 6. Review the franchisors you have had meetings with and choose the best franchise opportunity that you think will work for you. This may be a hard decision, many may have impressed you but in the end it is a personal decision. Remember, this is your hard earned cash you are parting with so do not go out on a whim. Do your research and you will come out the other end with a great business to support you and your family.