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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readWith the onset of Diwali festival, businesses across sectors engage in boosting their sales during the occasion. As the celebration of lights signifies joy and happiness, it also has a special significance in businesses. Dhanteras is one such occasion, when buying jewellery is marked as auspicious. Thus, retailers and franchisors engaged in jewellery franchise business ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 9 min readIn developing national and international franchise business systems, the DC Strategy team found that the features of many businesses which stood out for their growth trajectory and market share had common elements that were not confined to industry groups. These features were present across businesses as diverse as food, retail and service networks that ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readFranchising acts as a catalyst for the rapid development of a business. It has been almost a decade that Indian entrepreneurs via franchise route are not only expanding its brand’s presence and catering to the rising demands of the customers but also gaining recognition as a world-class organisation. The increasing acceptance and high success ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readThe concept of franchising has grown tremendously over the last few years. However, despite the increasing popularity of franchising, and multiple benefits offered by such business choice franchising suffers from certain myths, which if clarified can bring remarkable boost to the franchise industry. Regardless of being a rewarding business, there are a number of ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readFranchisees are the channel partners of a franchise business. Entrepreneurs running a successful business adopt the franchise model as it offers them a rapid expansion of their business. However, establishing a franchising business is not an easy job and requires constant supervision of the franchisor. The franchisor plays a vital role in creating a good ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readIn a franchise business, IPO is gaining popularity as a viable strategy to obtain cash and additional leverage opportunities. Today, many companies are taking the IPO road to fuel their franchise business. Also, a company opting the IPO route is susceptible to attract potential partners for mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Taking a franchising company ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readIt is general notion among Indians that it is the government’s and NGO’s duty to empower the rural population. But with the rising popularity of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) concept, many national and multinational companies are taking initiatives towards such ventures. They are not only keen to serve the rural market but are also keen ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readFranchising undoubtedly is the best model for business expansion, but as success is guaranteed neither with a popular franchise nor with an evolving one, then why not consider taking up the franchise of an evolving franchisor? No doubt, taking up the franchise of an established brand provides numerous benefits to the franchisees, but a franchise ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readDisputes and differences are an intrinsic part of every franchise fraternity. As an entrepreneur aspires to take the franchise route to expand his business and zeroes down on a particular brand, occurrence of any dispute is the last thing on their mind. But differences of opinion are natural to any business. However, derogatory situations can ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readThe franchise industry in India is witnessing a remarkable transformation over the past few years. There has been a tremendous increase in the availability and acceptability of unique franchise concepts. With this growth of franchising aspiring entrepreneurs find it difficult to select the most suitable franchise. Also, the availability of various franchise business options ...