In this issue

Taking on the challenge of becoming a franchisee is the focus our feature story. We speak to newcomer Pharmacy at SPAR franchisee, Refilwe Molokomme, who share some her journey and experiences. Other topics of interest to our readership include, Can I franchise my business?, Training – the backbone of franchising, Social Media — Employer vs Employee rights and The value of relationship capital.

Why SA Needs More New Franchises

South Africa has over 35,000 franchise outlets that employ more than 300,000 people and with a failure rate that is significantly lower than regular start-ups, franchising holds the key to job creation.

1 min

Should You Convert Your CC To A (PTY) Ltd?

When you are ready to take your close corporation (CC) to the next level, you might want to give serious thought to converting it to a private company, also knows as a (Pty) Ltd.

2 mins

The 7 P's Of Marketing: People, Processes & Physical Evidence

The 7 P’s of marketing — Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Processes and Physical Evidence — is a foundation concept in marketing used by businesses and marketers to help determine a product or brand’s offering.

4 mins

Spar Embraces Transformation

As part of SPAR's commitment to transformation and job creation, they will be joining forces with the National Treasury and its Jobs Fund initiative to fast track black enterprise development amongst its brands. This initiative will be facilitated by SA Franchise Warehouse as service provider and Business Partners Limited as the commercial funding partner.

3 mins

Marketing For Success

As much as selling is considered to be the lifeblood of any enterprise, marketing is without a doubt the heart pump that produces the income which transforms the business idea into a reality.

4 mins

Franchisors, Franchisees & The CPA

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) to a large extent codified our South African consumer-related common law and provided a Bill of Rights for consumers. As franchisees fall within the definition of a consumer, there are various key considerations which franchisors must be cognisant of when supplying goods to their franchisees.

4 mins

Exclusivity Clauses in Lease Agreements

The contentious and longrunning issues around clauses in commercial leases granting a major tenant the exclusive right to carry on a particular type of business in a centre, and a corresponding clause in the lease of another tenant prohibiting them from carrying on the same type of business, appears to have a taken another step towards a conclusion.

3 mins

Collaborate Grow

By seeing others as partners and not competitors, business owners can harness the power of the collective to attract customers, seek inspiration and help their overall bottom line. When it comes to building and growing a small business collaboration is the new competition.

4 mins

Driving Transformation in Franchising

Following the establishment of The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) in 2014, it did not take them long to realise the enormously powerful mechanism franchising presents in promoting enterprise development and transformation in South Africa.

10 mins

Competitive Advantage for Franchises

Many organisations, including franchises, strive to attain a competitive advantage, but few truly understand what it is, how to achieve it and, perhaps most importantly, how to keep it.

5 mins

Leveraging The Passion & Talent Within Your Workforce

Ever stopped to think about just how valuable the people in your workforce are? Ian Fuhr, CEO of Sorbet, is an example of someone who invests in employees and reaps the rewards. He is a firm believer that you can’t motivate employees, but that you should create a work environment conducive to people motivating themselves.

4 mins

Is Your Trade Mark Protected?

A recent ruling by the Federal Court of Australia in the Lodestar Anstalt v Campari America (WILD GEESE) case updated the position of actual control over the use of a trade mark by a licensee.

5 mins

Compliance for Entrepreneurs

A practical guide to determining which legislations apply to your business.

2 mins

Entrepreneurship in Franchising

We ask the question, “Are you too entrepreneurial for franchising?”

2 mins

Zebro's

The value for money product, combined with the backup and support provided by the franchisor, is undoubtedly Zebro’s’ competitive advantage.

1 min

Build It Takes The Eastern Cape By Storm

Residents of Amalinda in the Eastern Cape can now enjoy the benefit of making home building simple with Build It.

2 mins

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