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!

“I have seen first-hand the positive impact of the BizSmart® model for enabling business owners to achieve sustainable and profitable growth.”

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!

BizSmart® Financial Data

The following financial information was provided by BizSmart® to give you more information about the costs associated with a BizSmart® opportunity

Minimum Investment

£15,000

Total Investment Required

£50,000

Interview with Kevin Brent, founder of BizSmart and author of The Entrepreneurial Scale Up System

October 27, 2022

The journey of scaling a business is not easy, and business and franchise owners face the same issue of how to drive and sustain growth. There isn’t one simple tip or magic bullet that is suddenly going to deliver phenomenal success. The statistics prove it – half of start-ups fail within five years and two thirds within 10 and, overall, nearly 96% of businesses are unable to scale beyond 10 employees.

To uncover why this is the case, and to help others overcome some of the common challenges encountered when scaling up, Kevin Brent, founder of BizSmart, created The Entrepreneurial Scale Up System [ESUS], which has helped hundreds of companies reach their growth ambitions.

Here, Kevin discusses the system, its key principles and how ESUS can aid franchise owners to build a scalable, sustainable, and profitable business.

Terry Livesey

What is the Entrepreneurial Scale Up System all about?

“The Entrepreneurial Scale Up System [ESUS] draws on BizSmart’s own research and our experiences of working with hundreds of owner-managers on their paths to scaling up and building successful and valuable businesses.

It explores the key reasons why most organisations don’t scale and delves into how the challenges change as business owners reach different milestones on the ScaleUp Journey.

We give readers a practical step by step guide to successfully navigate between the milestones, and a proven system to help them scale up.

Long term success requires being able to make good decisions consistently. To do that means we need the right frame of reference and we need to instil great habits - that is at the heart of ESUS.”

What are some of the key principles from the system?

“Central to the ESUS is the concept of the ScaleUp Journey and four fundamental ‘pillars’ of scaling up that we need to get right, being strategy, people, execution and cash.

We look at the core things within each of these pillars at each stage of the ScaleUp Journey. To overcome the challenges along the way, we provide a ‘checklist’ of things to consider and to work on over time.

This gives business owners a clear understanding and actionable plan to put them on the right track to achieving their goals.”

How can franchisees benefit from ESUS?

“The book is designed for successful and ambitious business owners perhaps feeling a little stuck and wondering how they can cope with the next stage of their growth. They may be struggling from the typical ‘symptoms’ of time, people, and cash – not having enough hours in the day, struggling with their team not seeming to see things in the same way as them and not behaving quite as they would hope, and perhaps wondering why their growth is not translating into cash in their pocket!

This applies to franchisees looking to build sustainable, resilient and ultimately valuable businesses. ESUS can be harnessed by franchises, to follow a proven system for obtaining and sustaining growth and building value.

As a new franchisee, it can be a daunting task in building your business and securing growth within your region. By using ESUS, franchisees can use it as a practical guide in how to make the first steps toward business growth and continue to follow the system as their business and confidence grows.”

What is the BizSmart® franchise model and how has it developed?

“In 2020, we launched our very own franchise model to enable professionals to build and establish their own business support offering under the BizSmart umbrella.

In 2021, our first franchise - BizSmart® Gloucestershire – was launched to provide BizSmart® services to the Gloucestershire region. Since the launch of our franchise model, we have been gaining industry recognition, most notably after BizSmart® Gloucestershire celebrated its first year in business and following our appearance at the National Franchise Exhibition.

In October 2022, we secured our second franchise - BizSmart® Birmingham and Solihull – and we are now on track to expand by a further three within the next 6 months.”

Why should Franchisees be interested in ESUS and BizSmart?

“The BizSmart® franchise model not only provides professionals with the opportunity to build and establish their own business support offering under the BizSmart® umbrella; it also extends vital support to business leaders likely to benefit from peer-to-peer learning and engagement during current economically challenging times.

With the many challenges the UK is facing, business and franchise owners can benefit from resources such as ESUS and BizSmart, to follow a proven system which provides actionable ways to scaleup.

Since the rollout of our franchise model, we have been recognised for our services by various institutes. This includes the British Franchise Association [BFA], which is the only regulatory body for franchising in the UK and aims to promote ethical franchising among its members.”

What is next for BizSmart following the release of ESUS?

“We have big plans to keep growing our network of franchisees over the coming years, as well as continuing to expand our valuable support to more business owners than ever on their Scale Up Journeys.

Through the book, our Smart90 software and our franchising, we aim to support over 10,000 business owners, creating more ‘ScaleUps’ and moving the needle on the dial that currently shows only 4% scale beyond 10 employees.”

BizSmart® Success Stories