Articles

Women do wonders in franchising

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Women at last are making their presence felt in franchising. Today more and more number of women are becoming career oriented and financially independent. In the last decade there has been a considerable growth of women franchisees running their business successfully across the globe. Franchising is a successful division of a well-established business and ...

Share
Franchise India 2009 Conference

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

The Entrepreneurship Summit was the biggest draw of the event which covered the entire entrepreneurship spectrum in the cope of starting, selecting, managing and growing a Small & Medium Business. The glittering ceremony was enlivened by top notch entrepreneurs and expert panelists from all over the world. Commencing with a brief address by Ritu Marya, ...

Share
India the land of prosperity for western brands

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

India with globalisation has emerged as one of the most potential countries in the world. The concept of franchising has become hugely popular in India as it has led to the rise of economic standards of the people and has provided job opportunities to the masses. Thus, with such global change, the western brands are ...

Share
Franchise India 2009

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 7 min read

Franchise India 2009, the 7th edition of Asia’s Biggest Franchise & Retail Opportunity Show held on 26th & 27th November 2009 at Ashoka was a enormous success and was referred to by Franchise Experts who flew in from various parts of the world to be the biggest franchise show not just in India across the ...

Share
Fundamentals of Micro Franchising

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Franchising no doubt is a beneficial concept and has gained huge popularity with availability of wide range of variety in such concept. One of such varieties is micro franchising. As per the 2001 census, 73 per cent of Indians live in the rural India. So is the 27 per cent of urban Indians enough ...

Share
Simplicity is the best policy

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

One major reason for the failure of any new franchise system is the complexity of the business plan. It is often believed that a complex and intricate business plan will benefit the franchisors and franchisees with better business deals. As said by Donald D. Boroian, Chairman and CEO, Francorp USA, “It’s always a good idea ...

Share
First Ever Fashion and Lifestyle Franchise Report

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

The “India-Fashion & Lifestyle Franchise Report 2009” was unveiled at Franchise India 2009 in presence of the industry stalwarts and prominent media personalities. The Report was unveiled by Mr P.N. Dhoot, President, Videocon Industries who also stressed on how modern retailing in India is evolving and how franchising is playing a crucial rule in facilitating ...

Share
Achieving success through networking

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

There is no doubt that franchising is a brilliant way to outspread one’s business across the globe. Franchising largely depends upon the skills of the franchisor to grow and maintain its network throughout. So franchisor must know to build and manage the franchise network efficiently. This article will provide precise information regarding how a franchisor ...

Share
Cultivate customer relationship to increase profits

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

“A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favour by ...

Share
Time to draw new customers to your store

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Franchisees who have been running an outlet for quite some time and are happy that they have loyal customers, need to re-check their marketing plan. Having repeated customers and not attracting any new ones can hamper the profitability of an outlet. According to Donald Boroian, Chairman, Francorp, USA, “If 80 per cent of your customers ...

Share