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Why become a franchisee of The Local Bookkeeper®?

  • You will be part of the ‘revolution’ of the bookkeeping industry.
  • You will be provided with a minimum of 15 appointments and a support in your launch including a mass mail shot, email campaign and public relations support.
  • You will be provided with a business plan including a marketing plan that is aimed at growing your business by a minimum of 20% per year, in new fees, for your first 3 years.
  • You will be able to liaise with a dedicated support manager and benefit from being part of a national brand.
  • The purchasing power of The Local Bookkeeper will help you when buying stationery, software, and equipment thereby increasing your profitability.
  • You will have full access to our marketing department and receive referrals from national accounts.
  • Being trained in our systems and processes, will allow you to deliver a uniquely designed and engineered customer experience, highlighting you as a professional, thus enabling you to increase your fees.
  • You will receive support and on-going training to ensure you are up to date with the most recent legislative changes.
  • You will have a professionally designed website (worth over £6,000) which generates ongoing business.
  • Use of our quality control programme will give you a competitive edge and will help you create additional profit.

Key Benefits

  • Affordable entry cost and strong potential return on investment (ROI)
  • Proven market which has been in existence for hundreds of years
  • Recession proof industry
  • High profit margin
  • No market leaders
  • The bookkeeping industry benefits from high client retention providing a stable business model for growth
  • Unique brand strategy
  • Exclusive territory
  • Low overheads
  • Using our model you will have support when you are ill or on holiday, giving you a better work/life balance
  • Highly effective marketing plans with professionally designed marketing deliverables that are focused on growing and maintaining your business
  • Being part of our franchise network means you should generate higher annual revenues than an independent bookkeeper.
  • You will receive national accounts and leads from our national marketing campaigns.
     
 

How do I become a franchisee of The Local Bookkeeper? ®

As in any service business, your service only as good as the people who are delivering the service! This is why are passionate about talented individuals, we will only grant a franchise to an individual who will be able to represent the brand and deliver an outstanding service to our clients.

If you are interested in joining the revolution, below outlines the following steps involved. You are not committed at any stages until you have signed the franchise agreement, this is below as stage 6.
 
  1. Express an interest by going to our contact us page and filling out your details- http://www.bookkeepingfranchise.co.uk/contact-us.asp
  2. Receive more in-depth information about the revolution and complete the franchise feasibility assessment (FFA)which allows us to assess you against our criteria.
  3. Arrange an initial discussion meeting to discuss The Local Bookkeeper
  4. Arrange a second meeting at our offices in Sussex and complete technical assessment and discuss franchise in depth with selection committee
  5. Complete business plan so you can see the financial rewards and return on your investment.
  6. Review and sign franchise agreement
  7. Make payment of franchise fee and attend training at our offices in Horsham
  8. Launch franchise and change the way small businesses in your franchise territory do business forever.
There is a fast track assessment available, for more information click here.