UK Franchise Seminars

Franchise Seminars play an essential part in a careful franchise research process.  With so much information available, its easy to get overwhelmed when assessing which information is most appropriate to you, and knowing when you have enough information to influence your franchise decision making process.

There are several options with seminar events often scheduled to coincide with franchise exhibitions or business events.  Of course, this limits the flexibility of when these events can be attended, and often serve as being a very general introduction to franchising.

In recent years, there have been more frequent cheduling of UK seminars, with many franchisors eager to support franchise seminar events, as they know that prospective franchisees, if better informed, will be better positioned to make decisions in entering franchising, and more likely to succeed having received better advice and guidance, as a result of attending the franchise seminar.

As well as franchisors, providers of franchise services, such as banks, franchise legal specialists, franchise accountants and other franchise media, recognise the benefits of being involved with, and promoting franchise seminars, as an essential aspect of franchise research when starting your own business.  Totalfranchise, are key promoters of UK franchise seminars, and recommend attending a seminar, as part of any franchise research process.

Purpose of Seminars

Franchise Seminars are usually designed to educate, inform and encourage participation in franchising, by presenting the franchise industry in a neutral perspective, weighing up the costs and benefits of buying a franchise against starting a stand alone business, evlauating the skills and experiences suited to franchising and sought after by franchisors.

Many people may not be suited to franchising, and it is possible to be too entrepreneurial to be a franchisee.  Attending a franchise seminar, is essential for hearing from industry specialists, franchisors and franchisees, who can all provide guidance and offer the benefits of their experience.

Sources of Seminars

Totalfranchise is a key resource for franchise information, and has a dedicated franchise exhibition section, advising of forthcoming business events and exhibitions.  It also, is the host of the Franchise Information Team Seminars (FITS). FITS run seminars throughout the UK, are FREE to attend and are primarily sponsored by NatWest Bank, so are educationally focussed and provide invaluable help and guidance for anyone attend a FITS Franchise Seminar.  See further information below, or visit 

Franchise Information Team Seminars

The Franchise Information Team (FITS) offer free education seminars, sponsored by Natwest Bank.  These events are evening seminars, in different UK locations.  Franchises showcased at these FITS events include Agency Express, Exprense Reduction Analysts, Leadership Management UK, Cash Generator and X-Press Legal Servicea.  You can request information about these franchises by clicking here.

The FIT team behind have vast experience in franchising, and have been involved in running successful educational UK franchise events since 2000, helping hundreds of people to start their own successful business.

Helping you to make informed decisions the FITS seminars will cover the following areas:

• An overview of franchising
• The key elements of a good franchise format
• The positives and pitfalls of franchising
• The 6 key steps to evaluating a good franchise
• Obtaining funding from your bank
• Best practice showcase of 10 leading UK franchise companies (investment ranging from £15,000 - £150,000)
• FREE guide to buying a franchise (available on the night!)

For further information about FITS, to see seminar locations, dates and for FITS Seminar bookings, visit the FITS website, hosted by Totalfranchise.

Totalfranchise role in seminars

Totalfranchise firmly believe in the role that franchise seminars play in safe and effective franchise research.  Totalfranchise recommend that anybody who is serious about franchising, attend a seminar run by the bfa, FITS Natwest Seminars, or regional events.

Totalfranchise work closely with FITS and Natwest, to support and promote free educational franchise seminars, and host the FITS website, to help Totalfranchise users make an educated and correct decision when investing in a franchise. 

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