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HomeXperts is committed to getting the best out of its franchisees through exceptional support
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o start your franchising story, you need to choose a franchise that suits your needs – a franchise that provides the essentials of business startups
and then some.
The foundations of your development in whatever business sector you enter is going to be the training you receive from your franchisor. Therefore, you have to ensure that it is of a professional standard, and appropriate to the industry you look to start in.
When beginning your life as a franchisee, you can tell a lot about your franchisor by the initial training you receive. It demonstrates the level of investment the company has put into its franchisees. If you are not receiving an impressive level of guidance when your business venture is new and exciting, then are you ever? Of course, not every business sector is the same. Some areas in which you can start a franchise may not require you to complete a training course and others may promote an extensive period of development. You must research what is appropriate to the industry that you are about to delve into and compare the training off ered by diff erent franchisors. Usually, the more training that is off ered, the better prepared you will be to start your business.
“The HomeXperts training academy is complemented by a 24/7 online hub that franchisees can refer to at any time”
After your initial training, you should
be off ered additional opportunities to grow by your franchisor, whether this is through external training courses or internal continued professional development. This will ensure that you are always compliant with industry changes, and it will also give you a chance to progress your own ability within that fi eld.
One franchisor that is providing an
The HomeXperts head offi ce team
exceptional level of franchisee training is property franchise HomeXperts. It has recently extended its two-week training academy to include an extra three days, in contrast to most of its competitors that often only provide three to fi ve days of training in total. It ensures that, by the end of your training academy, you are trained to Propertymark standards, giving you recognised qualifi cations in estate and letting agency.
New operations director Mike Gowland has imparted his valuable knowledge gained from over 30 years’ estate agency experience. He has amended the academy to really ensure anyone from any background that they can become estate agency ‘Xperts’. The former Countrywide director has added his insight into the company’s fi nancial services and the seven steps to market appraisals. The HomeXperts training academy is complemented by a 24/7 online hub that franchisees can refer to at any time, gaining crucial support through exclusive ‘How2s’. They provide information on everything from fi nancial compliance to setting up your very fi rst Google AdWords campaign.
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doesn’t end there. It has assessed and improved its ongoing franchisee training to provide development days with industry- changing property portals Zoopla and Rightmove. It is training like this that will put you ahead of competitors in your area. Regular franchisee meetings encourage the sharing of ideas among personal agents and updates on new business initiatives. In addition to this, franchisees have
received training in ever-crucial search engine optimisation. Digital media company Calloway Green lent its expertise to the franchise network in a day that was described as “very informative in learning and understanding the importance of SEO” by franchisee Jeremy Williamson. So, when you take your fi rst step, make
sure that the appropriate foundations have been laid for your exciting business journey!
HomeXperts
Estate and lettings agency
www.home-xperts.co.uk franchise@homexperts.co.uk 01905 678 850
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