‘How Do We Find Franchisees and How Do We Fund Them?’
Are you finding it hard to find Franchisees let alone them obtaining finance?
Well then this Breakfast is for you!!
One of the burning questions around Franchising is ‘how do we find Franchisees and how do we find Funding, with the issues surrounding COVID-19.?’
BDA is proud to present three different types of Franchise Systems that have been thinking outside the box to solve this dilemma. Together with BDA’s own Franchise Finance Specialist, Chris White, our panelists include: Ryan Potts – WA Senior Area Manager, The Cheesecake Shop; Emily Slevin, WA Master Franchisee, Aussie Pooch Mobile and Jeremy O’Neill, WA State Operations Manager, Zambrero. This session will be moderated by Mark Fernandez – Director of BDA.
This is an interactive session wherein you can ask any questions you like to our special guests and network with Perth’s Franchising Community.
PANELISTS:
Chris White
BDA Capital, Franchise Finance Specialist
Chris is BDA’s own in-house Franchise Finance Specialist. He has over 20 years financial services industry experience, including regional banking management, retail and commercial lending, private banking, asset finance, debt management, and state government roles. He’s a passionate advocate for client needs and of the importance of relationships, both personal and professional.
Ryan Potts
WA Senior Area Manager, The Cheesecake Shop (Cheesecake logo))
Ryan has been working with The Cheesecake Shop WA since 2008, he started as Franchise Business Coach where he won the 2014 FCA WA Field Manager of the Year award. He moved on to be the National Quality Assurance Auditor. He is now the Senior Area Manager responsible for 26 stores across WA.
Ryan prides himself of building profit, trust, and compliance with everyone in his network. With a focus on recruiting reliable Franchisees and ongoing training, the current average tenure for a Cheesecake Shop Franchisee in WA is 8 years.
Emily Slevin
WA Master Franchisee, Aussie Pooch Mobile
Emily Slevin has been a franchisee with Aussie Pooch Mobile for almost 11 years and most recently also been the WA Master Franchisee since 2018. Initial business success as a franchisee saw her build and sell 7 Franchises and since taking on the Master business, she has grown the region from 16 Franchisees and operators to 28 Franchisees, contractors, and staff in 3 years, with further growth expected in 2021.
Emily is passionate about the Aussie Pooch brand and offering the highest level of support to help her franchisees and the Aussie Pooch brand thrive
Jeremy O’Neill
WA State Operations Manager, Zambrero
Jeremy has over 8 years of operational management experience across a range of industries but within the FMCG & QSR market. He is currently employed as State Operations Manager for Zambrero WA, a a Mexican QSR franchise business determined to make a difference through its Plate 4 Plate initiative.
Jeremy has completed a Double Bachelor Degree Commerce & Science at the University of Western Australia, specializing in Management, Entrepreneurship and Human Resources.
Facilitator:
Mark Fernandez CFE
Director BDA
Mobile: 04123 45611
Email: mark@bda-online.com.au
As well as being a mad keen sports fan, any code, anywhere, anytime! I bring over 25 years of senior management experience in business development and franchising to our team and to your business.
I have worked across a number of key industry sectors including but not limited to: Retail, Shipping and Hospitality. It all started as a 13 year old working for McDonald’s Australia in one of Western Australia’s first restaurants – Cinema City. Throughout my 18 years with Macca’s, I was privileged to work alongside some outstanding people, including Charlie Bell and Peter Ritchie. Peter Ritchie is a former Chairman and CEO of McDonalds Australia. Charlie Bell was also a CEO of McDonald’s Australia who later became the CEO of McDonald’s International based in Chicago, USA.
Over the years I have assisted many businesses grow and there is nothing more satisfying than seeing businesses become more profitable and better equipped for the journey ahead.
BDA, which specializes in Franchising, Business Development, Retail Property & Leasing, Strategic Thinking, Education and Events. We are lucky to have worked with some awesome people over the years. If you are looking to franchise your business, are an existing franchise seeking that something different, or a franchisee looking to grow, we can help you. We do everything Franchising !! Some say I’m a subject matter expert in all things Franchising, I like to think of myself as being fully engrossed and absorbed with all the current issues and hope to share my knowledge with you.
EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Thursday, 25 February 2021
Time: 7:15am-9am (for start at 7:30am)
Venue: Fraser Suites Perth
10 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA 6004
Cost: $29 + GST ea.
Book Now as seats are limited.
Includes coffee/ tea on arrival and hot breakfast.
More importantly, this is a great opportunity to meet your franchising peers!
The format will be fire-side chat with our panellists hosted by Mark Fernandez followed by Q&A from the audience and networking
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