Understanding the different types of franchise opportunities available to you within the UK.

1) Dedicated Premises Based Opportunities

A Dedicated premise based opportunity requires a specific space or unit to operate from. These usually require centres where products can be manufactured and stored, ready to be distributed to customers within their franchise territory. This could be anything from making signs, blinds and selling mobility scooters to the elderly. Again, it’s important to note that franchise opportunities that require a dedicated premise will entail higher overheads with leasing of the building/manufacturing. They should in return offer franchise opportunities that operate with a high-yielding return within your franchise territory. Please click here to view dedicated premises based franchise opportunities on Franchise Supermarket.

2) High Street Retail Franchise Opportunities

The High Street retail franchise sector continues to grow, making for a robust investment for franchisees. The most recent figures show an increase of 5.9% in retail sales in only one year, so why not become a part of this consistent franchise growth? The franchise retail opportunities are incredibly diverse – so there’s something for everyone. All you have to do is take a walk down the high street and you’ll spot plenty of the High Street Retail Franchise Opportunities. These can be anything from 2nd hand games and computers, food retail franchises, clothing retail franchise opportunities, Home repair retail franchise opportunities, gifts and cards retail franchise opportunities, stationary retail franchise opportunities and photography franchise opportunities to name a few. It’s important to note that investment levels will be considerably more compared to say a vehicle based franchise or work from home franchise model as you’ll ncur extended overheads such as Fit outs, Lease of the building, Staff costs etc. Please click here to view High street retail franchise opportunities on Franchise Supermarket.

3) Kiosk Based Franchise Opportunities

Kiosk based franchise opportunities offer potential franchisees the unique chance to be in business for yourself, but not by yourself. Kiosk based franchise opportunities offer a proven business model and franchise support from trained and knowledgeable franchisors. Kiosk franchise opportunities are seen as a simple, yet profitable franchise business opportunity.

Kiosk based franchise opportunities will be located within high traffic areas such as hotels, shopping malls, festivals, markets, supermarkets. Kiosk based franchise opportunities give you the opportunity to expand and obtain additional kiosks to operate in different franchise locations. Unlike typical franchise opportunities, kiosk based franchises are not usually allocated by postal code area but more so on the centre footfall. Kiosk based franchise opportunities can be anything from phone repair franchise opportunities to selling cookies like Millies cookies. Please click here to view Kiosk based franchise opportunities.

4) Office Based Franchise Opportunities

Office based franchise opportunities are typically staff managed franchise opportunities and require the office space to perform and utilise their franchise business obligations.

Office based franchise operations are broader and can include elements of van based franchise opportunities as they become more management styled franchise opportunities. Office based franchisees will oversee the management of staff and services. Investment levels will very according to the franchise business type. Some types of Office based franchise opportunities may include recruitment franchises, estate agency franchises, domestic services franchise or business services franchises. It’s important to note that higher overheads will be incurred with office rent/outlay and staff salaries.Please click here to view Office based franchise opportunities on Franchise Supermarket.

5) Restaurant Based Franchise Opportunities

Without doubt, the food & beverage and restaurant based industry is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, and a large portion (excuse the pun) is down to the increased allocation of restaurant based franchise opportunities being made available. This is largely down to the huge demand for dining out and obtaining fast food, and with a predicted increased growth in the restaurant industry of £10 billion by 2019, there’s no surprise why restaurant based franchise opportunities are becoming increasingly popular.

Restaurant based franchise opportunities symbolise franchising, as you instantly think of giants of the game such as McDonalds and KFC, and there’s an evident trend of American based restaurant franchise opportunities taking a leap over the pond.

It’s crucial that you have a suitable location when exploring the possibility of setting up a food franchise. If you find an established franchise brand and launch within the correct location then chances are you’ll have an enhanced chance of making a very attractive income. Restaurant based franchise opportunities and Fast Food franchise opportunities operate within the largest sector for a reason, they offer a proven track record of success and provide franchise with a varied range of opportunities to run their new restaurant based franchise with significant franchise support.

It’s key to remember that fast food franchises and restaurant based franchised opportunities do result in longer training periods (some cases unpaid) and will result in larger investments, but you should see greater returns. Please click here to view Restaurant based franchise opportunities on Franchise Supermarket.

6) Vehicle Based Franchise Opportunities

Vehicle based franchise opportunities, also referred to as van based franchises opportunities or a car franchise, require a vehicle to carry out the main task of the franchise operation within your designated franchise territory. This can be the delivery and/or distribution of goods to businesses or direct to the consumer or a providing a service. For example, this could be a courier delivery franchise opportunity, cleaning franchise, lawn care franchise or an installation (Garage doors), pet delivery franchises, vending franchises, sales franchises to name just a few.

Automotive franchises can also offer vehicle maintenance such as cleaning, valeting and bumper and scuff repairs.

Vehicle franchises are often home-based franchise businesses opportunities and require a modest franchise investment level to operate the franchise. Most franchisors will have a lease option set up ready for the hire of the vehicle. Please click here to view Vehicle based franchise opportunities on Franchise Supermarket.

7) Work from Home Franchise Opportunities

Stereotypically, home based franchise opportunities present the franchisee with an opportunity to run and operate their franchise from home by using either the internet or telephone. This then allows them to reduce costs (less expensive overheads) and to then achieve vital growth goals. Work from home franchises had a combined turnover of over £360m+ last year (figures from Lloyds TSB), so demonstrates that there’s a huge demand for this area.

Why should you opt for a Home-based franchise opportunity? Work from home franchises allow franchises to experience the good work-live balance they’ve always wanted. Studies have proven that those that are excelling the most from ‘work from home’ franchises are young people that have the IT knowledge and skills to excel. Parents also thrive for the work-life balance that working from home provides them and lastly the over-50s love having the freedom of finally being self-employed. Sectors that are really accelerating from the work from home franchise model are those such as web developers, recruiters, accountants and party planners to name a few, as they are finding it increasingly easier to generate an impressive income whilst owning a franchise and working from home. Please click here to view work from home franchise opportunities on Franchise Supermarket.