We are disrupting the fragmented business coaching and consultancy market. BizSmart® offers small business owners a fresh approach to growth guidance that builds longer client relationships, delivering you a sticky recuring income. Why longer relationships… because unlike most coaching and consultancy franchises – it’s not all about you!
BBC Apprentice Winner, Mark Wright uses the BizSmart® ScaleUp’ System in his businesses
Our client stats evidence that we have something special here
So, what is it that BizSmart® provide that will enable you to create such long and profitable client relationships for your business…
- Your clients will place huge value on the proprietary software stack, which sets out and manages their business ScaleUp journey….And they love the community you will build, a group of like-minded small business owners who fuel the conversations at your group video board meetings.
- Your clients will deliver the value to each other for you, month after month, year after year. You also create deeper personal client relationships with 45-minute monthly 1-2-1s, simply following the steps laid out in the system and tailoring your approach to their mood that month.
- Clients typically pay a lot lesst han the market rate for a business coach or peer advisory board, so they are happy they are getting a great deal too… Everyone wins, everyone learns, while everyone makes more money!*
And there’s more – we are aware accountants and other professionals are desperate to transition to become their clients’ trusted advisors, with tech and AI encroaching on their processing roles. To them your BizSmart® software stack is a proven fintech masterpiece that you can supply for their team to utilise in their practice and keep their clients engaged too. This presents you with an entirely hands-off super-sticky additional recurring income stream. Everyone wins again…
BizSmart is the perfect business for:
You must care and be credible, have commercial acumen and be confident to adapt your pace and pitch to relate to a range of switched-on business people. You will learn as much as your clients do – it’s such a rewarding role where you will develop deep relationships that will often last as long as you are operating!
“It’s a bit like being a NED for multiple small businesses, but far, far more rewarding.” Granger Forson – Franchisee
All services are conceived to be simple for you to operate with minimal effort, admin and preparation, while being highly effective and ultra-sticky for your clients. You will feel empowered by the tech and leverage AI, learning every day and staying current in our fast-moving world.
You don’t need lots of employees, you don’t need premises and you don’t need to travel. It’s a hugely rewarding role leading local business owners on the journey to scale up their organisations.
- Peer advisory boards – monthly
- 1-2-1 sessions following the monthly theme – monthly
- Smart 90-day planning meetings – quarterly
- Range of business ScaleUp tools – ad-hoc
- Empowering local accountants/professionals to resell the system
A unique approach that even maps in your holidays!
Your first three years are mapped in extreme detail as part of the setup process, even blocks of time for holidays are included, so you have a true road map to follow. We are not aware of any other franchise that provides this depth of guidance, balance and clarity of the journey ahead.
Following the plan will see you aiming to hit c.£250k sales in year three working c.20hrs per week on delivery. Then aim for c.£500k in year five, enjoying c.70% - 80% net profits.*
And this all adds up to a valuable asset to sell in the future too.
Conceived, owned and operated in the UK
Founder, Kevin Brent, and the head office franchise support team also continue to operate the original territory in Worcester, committed to refining the unique software stack and building brand awareness. There’s a refreshing mindset focused on delivering long-term value where all parties win.
With educational books and regular peer podcast interviews, awareness of our unique approach to growth guidance is snowballing – exciting times ahead.
If you are interested in learning more about the BizSmart® franchise opportunity and feel it could be right for you please get in touch with Mike for an initial chat.
- You need have at least £15k to invest to start your business with bank funding (total £50k)
- You are keen to follow a franchise model to grow your own business
- Have a desire to build a long-term recurring income stream
- Are an adaptable, credible and confident people-person
If you want to go far, go together
*we do not offer any guarantees regarding the returns that you can create with BizSmart®
Simply click on request more info to request your free information!
Fresh thinking for 2023: Why now is the time to harness peer-to-peer support
In this article, Luke Townsend Owner of BizSmart® Birmingham and Solihull delves into the importance of utilising external perspective in the form of peer-to-peer support, and discusses the various benefits of peer-to-peer groups in business, as well as the ways in which to join one.
What is peer-to-peer support?
Peer-to-peer support consists of a group of business leaders, who come together to provide advice and discuss, learn, and share ideas and business strategies. By using a peer-to-peer support system, business leaders are able to candidly talk about their business development and the issues they may be experiencing.
A peer-to-peer group is essential for gaining a diverse range of outside perspectives, through speaking with other like-minded business owners to asking questions, challenging each other and creating solutions. As the group should be a non-judgemental environment where everyone can express themselves and help each other, members can openly share their business fears, concerns and successes.
Many business leaders choose to attend peer-to-peer support groups as not only does it encourage a dynamism to typical business brainstorming, they can also be incredibly useful for providing solutions for current challenges faced within any company.
Benefits of peer-to-peer support
For many businesses, growth and scalability are the main objectives, however, statistics reveal that growth in business can be very difficult to achieve. BizSmart®’s recent research shows that only 4% of UK businesses manage to scale beyond 10 employees and a 7-figure turnover.
Peer-to-peer support can be fundamental for identifying gaps in business strategy and enabling business leaders to overcome challenges to growth.
Additional benefits of joining a peer-to-peer group include:
- Pragmatic advice based on experience: One of the great aspects of peer-to-peer groups is the mix of experiences from being at different stages of the ‘ScaleUp Journey’. Those further along are able to give earlier stage businesses valuable insights into challenges they have already faced, things they may have got right but also things they may have got wrong. . Similarly, younger businesses are able to provide new innovative ideas to older businesses inspiring them to think differently.
- Diversity of insight: Running a business is a unique experience and there is no one perfect strategy for achieving success. The variety of peers in the support group can offer a selection of perspectives on what could work for a business while enabling leaders to seek inspiration from a range of people, all with different ideas. It is all too easy to get stuck in our ways of thinking, which can lead to biases we may not even be aware of. Having our assumptions challenged can help us to make better decisions on a consistent basis.
- Confidence and Inspiration: Seeing successes around the group can inspire us to push further and to achieve more, whilst giving us the confidence derived from having credible input into our decision-making.
- Networking: Peer-to-peer support groups offer a perfect way to network with like-minded individuals. Although the group isn’t about selling, there is still an opportunity to expand your network and build new and mutually beneficial relationships.
BizSmart®’s research reported that 83% of business leaders experienced an increase in business resilience, thanks to the positive impact of peer-to-peer sessions. The research, which surveyed business leaders who participated in BizSmart®’s dedicated ‘Flight Academy’ programme, also highlighted that business owners in this group experienced an average increase of 19% in profits compared to the year before.
The efficacy of peer-to-peer sessions is reinforced by the fact this reported increase in profit was achieved during the challenging economic climate that resulted from the pandemic and national lockdowns, with 100% of business leaders also confirming an increase in confidence, leadership and capacity as a result of attending their ‘Flight Academy’ programme.
Conclusion
Peer-to-peer support can play a crucial role in helping businesses overcome whatever it is that is holding them back, allowing them to utilise the collective experience of a group of trusted fellow business leaders. Peers are a great source of mentoring, and, by participating in groups with those who have already ‘been there, done that’, businesses can position themselves for future success. A peer-to-peer support group should contain credible people with different experiences who can challenge some of our subconscious biases because they view things differently.
Similarly, a union of experienced business leaders joined with younger businesses can help to provide invaluable insight into the running of a business. Overall, these sessions can be a great way to draw inspiration for the new year and add an element of dynamism to any business.
Luke Townsend, Owner of BizSmart® Birmingham and Solihull
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