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An exclusive and unique brand identity localised to your franchise territory which stems from the corporate brand |
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Your own professional brand identity makes you part of the franchise and give you the added advantages of increased local and national awareness. |
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Exclusive rights to a franchise territory |
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An exclusive franchise territory of over 3,000 prospective clients. |
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Exclusive rights to a second franchise territory |
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Another exclusive franchise territory of over 3,000 prospective clients to create a double-sized territory with a total catchment area of over 6,000 prospective clients. |
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Rights to operate as The Online Bookkeeper |
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The Financial Management Centre is revolutionising the online bookkeeping industry by launching 'The Online Bookkeeper'. You will be granted a license to use the brand and receive referral business on a ongoing basis which will allow you to increase your sales and benefit from national accounts. |
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Five free licences to TOBK |
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This will include five free annual licences to TOBK. |
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Rights to operate as The Local Bookkeeper |
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This gives you the rights to trade in your area and provide the TLBK services to businesses. You will also receive a personalised and fully SEO optimised microsite for TLBK to encourage ongoing leads. This website would cost over £6,000 if you were to commission it yourself. |
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Rights to operate as The Local Accounts Department |
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This gives you the rights to trade in your area and provide the TLAD services to businenses. You will also receive a personalised and fully SEO optimised microsite for TLAD to encourage ongoing leads. This website would cost over £6,000 if you were to commission it yourself. |
Yes - Y2/3 |
Yes - Y2 |
Yes - Y1 M6 |
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Starter pack of corporate literature and stationery |
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All the required stationery needed to get you started including business cards, corporate brochures, letter heads and compliment slips. |
1000 letterheads, |
1000 letterheads, |
1000 letterheads, |
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Practice management system setup |
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A uniquely designed practice management system will give you complete control over your business and billing and enables you to forecast demand throughout the year. This will allow you to manage your staffing levels more accurately. This has online functions so you can manage your business no matter where you are. |
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Reap rewards from national marketing campaign |
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Benefit from national marketing campaigns resulting in additional business and sales pitches aimed at national accounts. |
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Launch campaign - Lead generation and awareness - TLBK Telemarketing |
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A guaranteed package of 3 APPOINTMENTS with businesses who are interested in your TLBK services. |
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Launch campaign - Lead generation and awareness - TLBK Telemarketing |
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A guaranteed package of 15 APPOINTMENTS with businesses who are interested in your TLBK services. |
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Launch campaign - Lead generation and awareness - TLAD Telemarketing |
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A guaranteed package of another 4 APPOINTMENTS with businesses who are interested in your TLAD services. |
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Launch campaign - Lead generation and awareness - TLBK Direct Mail |
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A full direct mail campaign will be conducted on your behalf which will involve sending 3,000 mailers to the organisations within your franchise territory. |
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Launch campaign - Lead generation and awareness - TLAD Direct Mail |
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A direct mail campaign will be implemented on your behalf to larger businesses within your franchise territory with the intention of communicating the benefits of an outsourced finance department. |
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Bi-monthly TLBK Telemarketing |
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A guaranteed package of 5 APPOINTMENTS with businesses who are interested in your TLBK services. An appointment is delivered every other month through your first year once your launch campaign is completed. |
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Quarterly TLBK Telemarketing |
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A guaranteed package of a total of 9 APPOINTMENTS with businesses who are interested in your TLBK services. 3 APPOINTMENTS are delivered to you at the second, third and last quarter of your first year. |
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The Local Bookkeeper Operations Manual |
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Rights to use of the comprehensive TLBK operations manual and carry out TLBK work using our PCERA methodology. This is all documented in our operations manual and includes: |
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Running your business |
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Managing your staff; |
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Sales and Marketing; |
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Financial and Reporting; |
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Processes and Systems |
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Quality Control Programme |
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Common and Template Documents |
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The Local Accounts Department Operations Manual |
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Rights to use of the comprehensive TLAD operations manual to operate TLAD accounts and grow this aspect of the business. |
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Use of Hub Services |
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The hub service is our backup service which allows our franchisees to provide a highly professional and consistent service giving you an immediate competitive advantage over 80% of your competitors. |
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Better work life balance |
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Our business model allows the franchisee to enjoy holidays and breaks unlike other small bookkeeping businesses that have to let their clients down when taking holidays or when they experience staff issues. |
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TLBK training course |
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Full training on all aspects of running the franchise over 1 week including intensive in-house courses on customer service, management, leadership, bookkeeping and accounting processes and sales and marketing. |
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TLAD training course |
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This training course allows you to become fully competent in the service delivery and client acquisition of TLAD. |
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Recap session |
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This opportunity to refresh your knowledge of the training will increase your engagement with the brand and increase your likeliness of success. |
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BDM day |
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You will spend the day with a Business Development Manager who can visit sales meetings with you and help improve your sales skills. |
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World class extranet |
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Access to our world class franchise forum with e-learning, common documents and a knowledgebase for you and your staff. You will also have access to online support staff when at clients' sites. |
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Database of SME businesses within your franchise territory |
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You will have a database of all the businesses within your franchise territory. |
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Dedicated franchise development manager |
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Dedicated franchise develepment manager to advise and support you and will visit you throughout the year to help you grow your business. |
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Online marketing management |
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The Financial Management Centre will manage all your online marketing activities allowing you to focus on running your business. |
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PPC Campaign |
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A Pay Per Click campaign for the first year will be included to increase visits to your microsites. |
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Highly effective marketing planning |
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Highly effective marketing plans are issued to you that are aimed at developing your business year on year. You just need to implement them using the professionally designed marketing material. |
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Data for the 'New Business' Campaign |
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The data for the first year of this campiagn will provided to you each month. |
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Management and implementation of your public relations by our in-house PR team |
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Our team will act as your PR agency and will manage all aspects of your business via an ongoing PR campaign. This will be done by a professionally written and news-worthy press releases for submission to local, trade and regional media. |
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Technical support team |
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The Financial Management Centre has a technical support team to answer technical accounting queries allowing you to provide a highly professional service. |
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Professional email account setup |
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One enterprise level email account and remote diary function access is setup for you and your franchise territory. For example:- firstname.surname@tfmcentre.co.uk |
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Be up to date with techniques and legislations |
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Regular and in-depth updates and details on changes in legislation that might affect your clients and the bookkeeping/accountancy industry and ongoing personal development opportunities. |
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Staff recruitment, selection and HR support |
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Our tested recruitment process and the use of our specially designed online recruitment application which identifies the core competencies in an excellent bookkeeper/accountant will help you recruit the best staff. |
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5 year license as a franchisee of The Financial Management Centre |
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You will be granted an exclusive franchise license for five years which is renewable at no further cost apart from administrative costs. |
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Franchise fee
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£6,500
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£15,500
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£25,000
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Total number of benefits |
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37 |
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Management Service Fee |
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10% |
10% |
