Future growth exists where there is not yet an OBC footprint, a vast horizon of The OBC Franchise Development and Finance Division is dedicated to future store growth by personally assisting with new store development and carrying the responsibility for successful store openings. A full time project manager is on site to manage store development, designs and openings. OBC has Established relationships with financial institutions who can Assist with financing store developments. In short a full turnkey operation for new sites and franchisees, managing all aspects of the store openings, from ordering & merchandising of all stock to training of staff and management ensuring timeous opening of all stores. Extensive promotions are also implemented prior to the opening of the store to ensure a successful launch. OBC regional field consultants, thereafter, continuously ensure that the training systems are adhered to, ensuring the highest level of operational adequacy. These field consultants constantly report to head office analysts who continuously feed back best practice policies to store level OBC has been inundated with franchise requests. Not only for new sites but also from established business’s seeking to extend their profit potential by leveraging the OBC infrastructure, supply chain and access to products within their current location. This demand, however, is managed together with a ‘planned growth’ strategy, where location is of paramount importance for all our franchisees. Prior to granting permission for a new OBC outlet, extensive evaluation surveys are carried out within the particular area, examining, in particular, the population demographics, position, accessibility to convenient transport and projected income viability. Potential franchisees are also extensively screened to measuring their capabilities in entrepreneurship for this competitive retail environment. |
