The Cost, Procurement & Carbon Solutions Company
Start your own business to be proud of, helping organisations through wide-ranging carbon solutions and cost management, on their long-term journeys to Net Zero
You can enjoy considerable benefits by joining Auditel, from as little as just £22,000 providing a potentially huge return on investment whilst helping the planet too.
- Julie Adams, Auditel Franchise Partner
With an Auditel Partner Business you can:
- Develop your business on a part-time or full-time basis as suits your circumstances.
- Develop a personal income stream that can exceed £200,000 per year
- Leave behind the corporate world, politics, wasted time and commuting
- Have a better work/life balance where your business works for you
- Have a business based from home, but is scalable to suit your objectives
- Make a real difference to UK businesses and enjoy pride and recognition for your results
Three ‘Partner Business’ Models To Choose From
Associate Partner Business: £20,000
Auditel’s ‘entry level’ business model can fit those seeking a part-time long-term business, or used as a ‘stepping stone’ to upgrade to a Full Partner Business model, or can even be used by existing businesses that wish to become a Member Firm of Auditel’s network in order to support their existing activities.
Full Partner Business: £40,000
The Full Partner Business covers approximately 80% of the existing Auditel network, and will likely be to model that is appropriate for the majority of people exploring Auditel ongoing. It provides scope to your business to get the benefits you want, and can develop further into an Auditel Practice in which you can scale up employ multiple staff.
Auditel Practice: £66,000
An Auditel Practice can be developed over time however an option for an ‘Investor’ is this package where you can have five people trained and supported from the outset with some other additional support tools too.
Auditel’s High Quality Carbon Solutions
Auditel support clients in navigating their path to Carbon Net Zero through carbon footprint production, management plans and reduction programmes. For clients, a ‘double-benefit’ is that it could be fully or partly funded through the cost savings in procurement from within the business that Auditel also achieve.
By combining the expertise of Auditel’s own Carbon Strategy Group and partnering with British Standards Institute (BSI) and NQA and IEMA, there are also many verification pathways specific to industries and sectors, such as ISO 14068, PAS 2080 and many more, all that Auditel can deliver through expertise across it’s network. Auditel train all new franchise partners in awareness of all aspects of the Auditel business, though individuals will develop and specialise in certain chosen areas as they develop their business – you build your business to suit you, and leverage the Auditel network as you cannot be an expert in everything by yourself!
Auditel franchise partners can generate revenue through a mix of monthly retainer fees and fixed fee projects and then also develop a range of additional income streams according to the project requirements, these could be ‘share of savings’ in procurement projects, commissions for introducing services or subscriptions, or day-rate consultancy. Carbon solutions are also great for your business cash flow as you’ll start billing at the outset of the client engagement.
“I started approaching clients by leading with carbon solutions in October 2001. By February 2022 I had already secured seven new clients all paying me monthly retainers totalling nearly £100k per year, and I had more clients sign throughout the year. By the end of 2022, I had more clients than I could manage by myself, so I ‘joint venture’ the project work with my Auditel colleagues. Carbon acts as the ‘door opener’ from which procurement and cost management projects then come on top. The financial rewards are enormous, in January 2023 I’ve billed over £25k alone, but I feel great about the impact of the work that I do, especially the positive environmental impact – I’m passionate and proud about helping businesses manage and reduce carbon emissions.“ - Sean Connaughton, Auditel Partner
Powerful Procurement Solutions
Auditel Partners boost cash-flow within their client’s business by saving money through better procurement, process improvement or identifying how technology can play a greater part in their business.
Auditel deliver ‘best value’, saving client’s money, increasing profit, and making a tangible difference. The savings made can also fund complimentary projects such as carbon management solutions including investing in renewable energy solutions, or other carbon reduction infrastructure. Procurement and carbon go ‘hand in hand’ and Auditel are very unique in offering both service offerings that are both in such high demand at the moment.
Auditel can achieve for their clients’ incredible results that any business just can’t achieve by themselves – through cost category expertise, supplier and pricing knowledge, and collated buying power. This creates long-term income streams with flexible fee-earning methods including share of savings, retainer, fixed fee and day rate options.
An Auditel Business Can Be Ideal For People From Diverse Backgrounds
Auditel is a collaborative network of over 120 franchised partners who have come from varied backgrounds but usually at senior-management or director level. By playing to their strengths, Partners can work together to deliver procurement, supply chain management and carbon solutions to organisations of wide-ranging industry sectors and sizes.
Auditel can suit people from all industry sectors and areas of expertise. You do not need to be an accountant or a procurement specialist! Auditel offers a broad array of ‘pathways’ to suit your skills, experience and business objectives. This means that if you enjoy client management and business development you can focus your business on these areas and utilise the expertise of other Auditel Partners who can deliver the project management aspects.
Equally, if you have experience and knowledge in certain areas, for example, Logistics, Packaging or Waste Management, you can develop this expertise with Auditel and over time, undertake projects for other affiliates alongside your own client activities.
You can play to your strengths in Auditel, though every Partner is thoroughly trained and supported ongoing in all aspects of the business.
Multiple Income Streams and Long-term Clients
Auditel help you identify, target, and win clients with a comprehensive marketing and client acquisition programme that includes multiple methods of direct and indirect routes to developing your client base.
By carefully targeting your clients, it’s possible to build a six-figure income business from as little as half a dozen clients, and once secured client retention is extremely long. Some clients have benefitted from Auditel’s solutions for over 20 years!
Explore Starting Your New Business With Auditel
Funding of up to 75% of your combined Initial Fee and working capital is available from major franchise banks. Personal loans for starting up a business can also be sought through the British Business Bank. This can potentially provide 100% funding for the Associate Partner Business model though a full business plan would be evaluated as part of your exploration process.
Investment:
- Associate Franchise: £20,000+VAT. Personal Investment required min. £9,000
- Full Partner Business: £40,0000+VAT. Personal Investment required min. £16,000
- Auditel Practice: £66,000+VAT (for high-level investors)
If you would like a professional, b2b opportunity and to build a business that works for you, not someone else, and is effective in all economies then explore Auditel today!
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Birmingham-based Andy Buxton joined Auditel as an ‘Associate Partner Business’ on the May/June 2024 induction programme, but within just six months of his venture commencing, was already looking at upgrading his Auditel franchise to ‘Full Partner Business’.
Flexible Business Models To Suit Varying Start-up Circumstances
Auditel provides a choice on investment models, an Associate Partner Business (APB) at £22,000, or a Full Partner Business (FPB) at £44,000. The FPB model is effectively the ‘standard’ Auditel franchise, which most Partners either start with or upgrade to later.
The APB model was introduced in 2022 with the primary purpose of providing flexibility for those whose circumstances suited, such as people with other business activities seeking a ‘portfolio career’ to run their Auditel business part-time within, or those simply looking for a part-time business for work/life balance reasons. Also, existing businesses that sit as complementary services to Auditel’s offering could leverage the Auditel network and resources better by running an Auditel franchise as a ‘bolt-on’ to their existing enterprise.
However, the APB model also allows a lower-priced entry into starting and Auditel business, with scope to upgrade to the FPB at a later stage. So what’s the difference between the two models?
Auditel Commercial Director, Nick Tubb, explains “Essentially both models provide the same training, resources, support, tools and IP in general, but the difference is financial. The Associate model means you can join for a lower fee, but you’ll pay a higher management fee by comparison to the Full Partner Business model. Once you have some clients on board and some regular income streams into the business, you’ll be financially better off in the long-term by upgrading to the Full Partner model. You pay the difference between the two, plus a 25% (of the difference between the APB and FPB models) upgrade premium, so to use the Associate model as a stepping stone will not be the cheaper option, but relative to the turnover of your business over say a 10-year term, it’s not a significant difference.”
Making The Initial Business Model Decision
For Andy, as with most who join Auditel, it wasn’t an easy decision over which model to take at the outset. “I was always looking at this a full-time focus, and I weighed up starting as an APB or FPB. In the end, I simply felt more comfortable to ‘de-risk’ my initial decision. I was excited by all I had discovered, and speaking to the key team and several existing Auditel franchisees during my exploration gave me the confidence to go ahead, but of course there are still ‘fears of the unknown’ and ‘what if’ thoughts, so in the end I chose the Associate model and was happy with my decision.”
Andy’s business kicked off with training over the May/June period as part of a large group of trainees within that particular cohort, and his initial engagement with potential clients started over the Summer. “I was busy from the outset, putting in the efforts required in marketing and prospecting engagement. I picked up my first client, then another, and by October I was working with four clients, and had several other meetings in the diary, and proposals out for decision making. Very quickly you’re juggling the marketing alongside learning and development, client management and project management. I recall Nick telling me in the exploration process about needing to ‘spin a lot of plates’ when growing the business, and he wasn’t wrong!”
Andy (fourth from right) alongside fellow trainees and head office team on the first day of his induction training programme
Choosing When To Upgrade
Andy continues “As I entered the New Year, I took stock of my progress and compared the numbers for my monthly fees under the APB against if I had the FPB, and realised I was already at a point where I could save myself several hundred pounds per month if I upgraded. The APB, whilst less initial investment has a higher monthly fee as a percentage of turnover, compared to the FPB. Of course, upgrading to the FOB would require further investment but this time I have the security of knowing I have long-term clients, income streams and solid financial projections so it was an easy decision to ‘invest’ in the upgrade for long-term financial benefit. My pipeline was and is still growing so it made sense to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.”
A Great Outcome
Andy summarises “I’m very pleased to be upgrading my business. I chose to ‘de-risk’ by investing less initially, acceptant that as my business builds successfully, it would cost me slightly more overall, but I have only chosen to upgrade because my business is going well. I have added another new client this past month and have more new opportunities opening up too, so I’m well on course to beat my year one target by a considerable margin. I’m still only nine months into my business, but I’m delighted with progress, and loving being part of the Auditel Business Community. I’m learning so much about the word of carbon too, and as far as I’m concerned this will serve me very well for the rest of my working career.”
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