Business and Personal Development Franchise

Training and Business Focus Consultancy

KJ Associates was formed in 1994 and is a private training and consultancy organisation based in Ringwood, Hampshire. We offer a range of courses and programmes for businesses covering Business, Management and Personal development topics. Courses are run on an in house basis, either at companies own premises or at a venue of their choice.

Managment Courses

These courses and programmes train managers and supervisors within companies to help them transform the effectiveness of their business or organisation, providing: Productivity improvement; Better team performance;
Motivated staff; and better communication.

Business Courses

These courses are designed for Directors and Senior Management within a business to help them enhance their own performance.

Personal Courses

These courses help individuals within a business to work better within teams, become more assertive; develop the personal skills required for their job and to have better time management.

Personal Courses

KJ Associates offer a range of other products and services including:

• Improving customer care
• Personality profiling

The Franchise

Due to our growing success we are looking to franchise our business and expand nationwide through a network of KJ Associates franchisees. Franchisees will own their own business trading under the name KJ Associates, and will be responsible for marketing their business to new clients, account managing existing clients, and delivering the KJ Associates training courses.

Franchise Costs

The total cost of a KJ Associates Franchise is £13,495 + Vat and consist of:

• Licence Fee £7,995 + Vat
• Set-Up costs of circa £2,500 + Vat
• Working Capital of £3,000.

Franchise Licence Fee

The Franchise Licence Fee provides Licensed Practitioners with:

• A 5 year renewable licence
• An exclusive territory
• A comprehensive Operations Manual
• A start-up pack of promotional marketing material
• Each franchisee will have their details shown on a separate page on the KJ Associates website
• A training course totalling three weeks, broken into manageable chunks
• Advice and guidance on developing your initial marketing campaign and setting up your business.

Financial Support

We have secured preferential loan facilities and a range of banking services for KJ Associates franchisees subject to status. KJ Associates franchisees are required to have a minimum £5,500 of personal financial investment.

Are you the right person?

Having the right franchisees is essential for our business. KJ Associates therefore will only offer franchises to those people that it believes are suitable for running a successful KJ Associates franchise and can work with the management of KJ Associates and the other franchisees within the network.

The KJ Associates franchise model requires that franchisees have previous training or presenting experience. The most suitable people for becoming a KJ Associates franchisee would meet the criteria listed below. The list is not exhaustive or intended to be disadvantageous to any applicant; it summarises the skills, competencies and requirements specific to running a KJ Associates franchise.

• Prior training or presentation experience
• Experience within a corporate business
• Self motivated
• Able to follow instructions
• Have an attention to detail
• Presentable

Experience in sales and marketing would be advantageous although not a prerequisite.

Clive Sawyer, Business Options. Franchise Consultants