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Setting up your own kitchen franchise
Kam Bharadwa and Jake Colwill are part of the
onboarding team
ecoming a business owner is daunting enough and you may think that running a franchise can make life even harder, but in fact the opposite is true. There are huge benefits to being part of a national network of retailers, so let’s look at how to get started when considering becoming a franchisee.
B Introductory meeting
It all starts with you. A Kütchenhaus sales and operations manager, like Jake Colwill, will meet for a chat over a coffee and get to know you. In these preliminary discussions you’ll go through the steps for the first year’s trading. You’ll talk about what you’ll need to bring to the table initially. Jake explains: “You’ll need to have some capital for year one start-up costs. This is to get to the point of opening your doors – paying your preliminary costs and setting up the retail space. Most designers who set up their own Kütchenhaus franchise are surprised at how cost-effective it is to run their own business. We will talk you through figures, however the first meeting is to just get an idea of what’s involved in the process.”
Finding a showroom
The next stage is finding the perfect showroom. Your sales and operations manager will offer guidance on size, location, and layout. When you have found your new showroom, you’ll then be ready to work with the
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In the first of a three-part series, we get a peek behind the curtain at Kütchenhaus and look at the initial steps on the journey to becoming a franchisee
Kütchenhaus creative design team to produce your store concept before launching.
Support and due diligence Once your feet are under the Kütchenhaus table, a member of the team will work with you to write a business plan. This is an important step as it works out how to make your new business viable in your chosen location. Through Kütchenhaus’s advice and support, you can get help with negotiating terms on your showroom premises, understanding financial forecasts, and advice on customer demographics. Prior to launching you’ll go through a comprehensive training programme where you’ll get an introduction to Kütchenhaus, the Nobilia product, and how to run each aspect of your business. “Part of the training includes time spent shadowing an existing franchise,” says sales and operations manager Kam Bharadwa. “This is tailored to the individual’s existing skillset. You already have the expertise in the kitchen industry but you’ll need to know how our internal systems work to really get the most from your franchise business.”
We were guided through our first steps with Kütchenhaus; from our introduction to the business to opening our showroom doors. And we knew early on that this was going to be a strong partnership
Rodney Gaskell and Philip Allen, Kütchenhaus Rainham
NEXT MONTH in part two of ‘Setting up your own kitchen franchise’, we look at how you can make your new franchise business your own
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