Resource Center	Franchise Listing Service	Franchise Profile

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Your FBA membership includes access to the most advanced database of franchising information available today. Each and every webinar is recorded and is forever available on our resource center and franchise profile. All this information and more is at your fingertips through your privately accessed membership

Advantages of Being a Franchise Consultant

Work from home

• Enjoy your family
• Work in a relaxed environment
• No travel expenses (gas to-and-from work, etc.)
• No wardrobe expense –suits not required!
• Make your own hours – full-time or part-time
• You are in control

Low overhead

• $500 plus your lead costs
• Use your existing phone lines, internet, and computers systems
• We have access to great vendors to make your business functional and easy to operate from home and yet still have a big business feel for your clients

Huge commissions

• Some franchisors pay 100% of the franchise fee for a single unit
• Franchisors give your clients discounts for purchasing multiple licenses.  That means your fee typically doubles.
• You work with potential Masters franchisees regularly.  A single Masters client can mean $60,000 or more in income for you.

Exciting and rewarding business

You are helping people realize their dreams, and that’s an amazing feeling.  Your clients are excited and interested in what you have to say.  You become more than a consultant to them; you become a friend and a trusted advisor.  We teach you how to move that relationship all the way through the process and create long-term referral relationships with your clients.  We will show you other hidden revenue streams you can achieve as well.

 

Realistic six figure income potential

There are substantial first year earnings that can be achieved with this business.  One client a month will net you a six figure income, and your first client will pay back your initial investment!

 

No inventory

Need we say more?

 

No employees

The nature of this business allows you the option of staying small as an owner-operator or to grow to a full staff.  The beauty of it is it can be run entirely via phone and web.  If you decide to have a full staff, you can still keep your overhead low by allowing everyone to work from home.

 

Recession resistant

When times are good, people have money to go into business for themselves and are confident in the economy.   When times are bad, there is an influx of people that have to make a living and cannot find a steady job.  Down markets are actually THE BEST time to get into this business because your pool of candidates has dramatically increased.  It is THE BEST time for your clients to get into a business as well, because they can get better deals on real estate, leases, the franchise offering and employees, dramatically reducing their start-up costs.  Financial downturns are when investors make it big because they buy low and sell high.  We encourage our clients to think in that mind set, because it is the proven method for creating wealth.   

 

Innovative and tech savvy company

We are ready for the future and do everything in our power to become the best Association possible.  We are constantly innovating and developing new programs, efficient processes and new leads sources.   We have such a smart and successful group of consultants that we regularly ask our community of consultants, advisor and directors what developments they would like to see and continually work to implement them.  We are creative and team-oriented.  We keep our consultants involved and active so that they are getting the most out of their experience with the FBA.  We are filling a much needed gap in the industry for support and continued education beyond the typical business practices.  We teach you how to become a true consultant, not just someone that refers over a client. 

 

Clients provided

We have systems in place to get you initial clients.  These clients are individuals that are looking for a new business.  They have made the initial inquiry and have pre qualified themselves before we send them to you.

 

Website provided

Professionally Customized, Designed & Optimized Website with your logo or company name

• Online Sales Tool
• Generate your own leads
• Perpetual Sales Engine
• Credibility Source for your business
• Reach clients outside your demographic
• Real-time franchise data
• New franchisor contracts automatically updated
• Integrated BLOG
• SEO Optimized
• You can even add your own key words and descriptions
• Control your content through your FBA Profile

FBA Membership Benefits

Become a faster and more adept Franchise Broker or Consultant

A few of the major benefits of being an FBA Member are that we provide you with extensive ongoing trainings that include sales, legal and individual franchisor concept trainings. Certifications are available to those who complete the necessary requirements and demonstrate competency and mastery as a franchise consultant. The site also allows you to connect and ask questions with other brokers to discuss the pitfalls and lessons learned in this challenging business.

We not only supply you with a vast amount of resources, but we are here to build your skills, add to your credibility, and to support you in growing and developing your business.

Legal

• We will send an attorney to your market to hold seminars
• A variety of legal services are included in your membership
• We hold monthly trainings to further your franchise education in the legal and consultative processes

Industry

We provide trainings on various topics, including new leads sources, understanding business valuations, and more.

 

Sales

We will train you on understanding the psychology of your buyer, how to best match them and help them through the entire award process.

 

Coaching

The opportunity to enroll in weekly coaching with a small group of peers.  This coaching is extremely effective because you are not only learning from the coach, who is an experienced consultant, but also from the group.  There is a lot of value in hearing how others speak to clients, operate their business and what they have had success with.

 

Mentoring

In the mentoring program, you are matched with another consultant that has excelled in the area you are looking to develop.  The program lasts for three months and you build a relationship with your mentor.  We encourage co-brokering through the mentor program because it benefits both parties and allows the mentee to see first-hand how a seasoned consultant handles their client.

Access to E&O Insurance

 

Mastermind Groups

These group discussions are excellent opportunities to discuss franchises that are doing well, techniques that are effective, how to handle objections with certain quality franchises, new lead sources, and to meet your fellow brokers.

 

Recorded resource library

We record all of our trainings.  This is a HUGE benefit.  When you need information fast, it’s at your fingertips.  We retain a relatively small percentage of what we learn.  What stays with us longest are the trainings that we have heard repeatedly.  With this feature of the Association, you can access franchisors presentations right before your call with a client so that you are fresh and current with the information you are giving.  You can also review our legal, sales and industry trainings.   

 

Certifications

Don’t just say you are a consultant or broker, become certified and prove it.  Our certification track is very effective and helps our consultants to think outside the box, set up their business to support multiple revenue streams, get group support and receive the hands-on training to give you a strong competitive advantage.

 

Franchisor trainings

We invite our Franchisors to present to our consultants 3-4 times a week.  Since the calls are recorded, if you miss a training, you can still access the presentation on their FBA profile.  These are excellent and highly valuable calls!  We give the franchisors a great guideline for presenting which covers all the pertinent information that consultants want to know.  We learn so much and get excited about our brands during these calls.  They are very informative and fun to attend.

 

Over 200 franchisor contracts

We have commission contracts with over 200 franchise concepts.  We are growing at approximately 25 franchises a month, and are always expanding our franchise offerings.   We allow you to use our agreements, but do not take a percentage on the sales you make.  When you are closing deals regularly, the percentage that you give to your network can be quite substantial.  We also allow business opportunities and other unique low cost concepts into the Association to make sure you are able to offer your prospects a wide variety of options.  This helps you with your low budget clients.  We see this frequently, and through our networks we don’t have the ability to service that type of client, through the FBA you can fill in that gap. 

 

Over 350+ franchisors listed

We have over 300 franchisors that work with brokers listed on the site.  If they are listed as working with brokers but without an FBA contract, you will need to sign an individual agreement with them.  We allow any franchisor that works with broker and pays a commission on the site.  We do however tend to focus on a select group of franchisors that really stand out and do the best job.

 

Franchise analysis resources

Learn how to read an FDD, how to analyze the financial specs of a franchise, how to collect data on a concept and truly investigate them BEFORE you present them to your client.  Through the networks you will be given a list of pre approved franchises.  They do the analysis on the concepts so you don’t learn how to do it.  By taking this approach, you become more knowledgeable and gain a better understanding of what you are showing to your clients.  Learn how to check the SBA failure rates, how to collect data on expenses and calculate estimated earnings. 

 

Client resources

This is an area where we are very strong.  We provide EXCELLENT tools to help your client do their research.  Our goal is to create educated clients.  We do that by giving them tools that they don’t even know they need until after you present them and they use them, including break-even analysis, questions to ask franchisors and franchisees of the system, Discovery Day tools, and more.

 

Franchisor Reviews

We provide an opportunity to leave anonymous reviews about a franchise.  We use this tool to help brokers know where certain franchisors are falling short or going above and beyond.  We also use it to help other consultants to know what to look out for, equipping them with knowledge of how a franchisor validates, and how to handle objections for a franchise.

 

Franchisor FDDs (when available)

We hold a secured copy of the Franchise Disclosure Document for some franchisors on our site.  This helps consultants make sure they are remaining consistent with what the FDD states.  We can be held liable for any information given that is inconsistent with the FDD.  If we do not have the FDD listed on the site, our attorneys can get you a copy of almost any FDD for your review.  The great thing about having our legal department on hand is that if you need help reading it, understanding a section of it, or have any questions at all about it they will guide you through.

• We do not share in commissions; we are a training and resource center
• Legal support is provided through your membership to our association
• We can send an attorney to your local market to help you put on successful seminars
• We focus on community and working together
• We offer client referral resources through vendor relationships
• Group E&O Insurance is available through our membership
• We allow consultants to leave reviews on franchises
• We provide trainings on personality profiling to match the client
• We offer certifications
• Our entire association model is based on continued education and training
• We are a very forward thinking company with the most advanced technology
• We hold annual conventions
• Our association was assembled form industry leaders joining together for ongoing support  
• Decisions with the Association are made by our board
  • Meaning we have the infrastructure in place to analyze and ascertain what is best for the community
• We always invite input from the consultants and create a platform where suggestions are always welcomed, taken seriously, and implemented, if feasible.
• We provide ongoing training for our brokers clients
• We provide complimentary legal services for our brokers clients

Enrollment is Simple

1. Payment must be received 3 days prior to the class and can be made through personal check (must be received 2 weeks before the date of your class), credit card, or cashier’s check (must be received 3 days before your class date).  Your payment is held in escrow until the end of the first day of the class.   If you chose to move forward the guarantee expires at that time and the class continues. We have 100% satisfaction to date.