Franchise Development Services (FDS)

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FDS Associates

Franchise Development Services works with associate partners in providing extra services to the franchise market, such as consultancy services, territory mapping, trade mark and intellectual property protection, financial services, insurance providers, PR agencies, print and design and recruitment.

FDS Associates

These are FDS Associates who provide a recognised and proven product or service to help you to get the best out of your franchise development.

Accountancy Services

CounterBooks

CounterBooks is an online retail accounting system that offers a full general ledger designed for multi-site retailers. From conception, CounterBooks has been innovatively designed to help manage many of the challenges faced by retailers on a daily basis, which other accounting systems do not.

Franchise Recruitment

FranExec

FranExec is a specialist service offered by FDS. Utilising the experience and contacts built up over 30 years in the franchise sector, we can help with the placement of executives to fill your top level vacancies.

FranMatch

FranMatch manages leads for franchisors, sourced from franchise publications, and websites, in a methodical way. The FranMatch service appeals to the established and new franchisors, allowing them to utilise their time management in other areas of their franchise development.

Franchise Territory Mapping

Atlas Mapping

Atlas Mapping use only the very latest available maps, demographics, tools and methodologies to ensure that your franchise network provides a solid foundation for growth – letting you and your franchisees enjoy long-term stability and success. Whatever your stage of development, as a new or long-established franchisor, Atlas Mapping's professional franchise territory mapping services will provide the right solution for your business.

Tech4T

Tech4T offers a wide range of franchise mapping services, including optimised franchise regions and sales or service territories for the UK, Europe, USA and most countries worldwide. Tech4T employs specialist mapping and analysis tools, and coupled with expert knowledge to correctly 'weight' information within the geographic segmentation process, Tech4T can achieve the best balanced territorial results for your franchise.

Intellectual Property Protection

Brand Protect

Brand Protect is a respected trade mark specialists, providing a whole range of trade mark services, from the essential application and registration services to the more complex litigation stages. Since its inception, Brand Protect has been working closely with franchise operations of all sizes and understands their specific needs. They can deliver excellent trade mark solutions that are incredibly good value for money.

Manual Writing

FranManuals

Since 1981, the franchise manual production facility of FDS, known as FranManuals, has produced operating and training manuals for franchisors capturing their know-how, business systems and detailed operational procedures. FranManuals produces these essential documents that are at the very heart of every genuine business format franchise.

Marketing & PR

FranDesign

Specialising in helping franchisors to explore and express their unique brand opportunities, FranDesign applies exceptional creative-thinking and proven marketing experience to make sure franchisors communicate effectively with all audiences.

FranPower

FranPower offers franchisors an opportunity to inject new urgency and impetus into their franchisee recruitment campaigns by setting an agenda of guaranteed weekly, fortnightly or monthly news stories on the website of a recognised franchise-dedicated publication in the UK: The Franchise Magazine.

Media

Online TV Group

Online TV Group has extensive experience in the franchise industry and specialise in the production of affordable online videos and the creation of branded online TV channels. Online TV Group can produce high quality videos for franchisors to deliver news, training and aid franchisee recruitment.

Print Services

Printwell

Specialising in working with the franchise industry, Printwell offers a range of services, from printing to online ordering, design and mailing; all tailored to meet individual needs. Printwell offers the best of both worlds: combining the services of a large company, while maintaining the personal touch of a smaller organisation is at the forefront of everything the print company does.

Resales

FDS Franchise Sales & Resales

Franchise Sales & Resales Service provides a turn-key solution for franchisors who have a number of areas for resale, or to individual franchisees wishing to sell their franchise as a going concern. We manage the sale process from concept through to completion, with a proactive approach and methodology aimed at realising maximum sale value.

For more information on our FDS Associate services or becoming an FDS Associate, call 01603 620 301, email richardc@fdsltd.com or complete the form below.

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NatWest

NatWest

“FDS are one of the key franchise consultants in the industry. They provide good advice to franchisors and we benefit from working with FDS in the advice that they give. We like to work closely together to ensure franchisors move forward and develop their business to the best of their abilities.”
Mark Scott, Head of Franchise Division

The bfa

The British Franchise Association (bfa)

“As franchise consultants, FDS have been around as long as any of them, over 30 years plus. They are a very successful business that has stood the test of time and that’s probably the best measure of their worth to the franchise community.”
Director General, Brian Smart

Lloyds TSB

Lloyds TSB

“FDS Southern are experienced in supporting franchised businesses and provide a professional service. It is essential that individuals looking at franchising as a route to expand their own business seek the support of a consultant who understands both the benefits and pitfalls of franchising to give them the greatest possible chance of long-term success.”
Richard Holden, Head of Franchising, Lloyds TSB