What franchise would run well in Accrington/local area?
 

i'm thinkin of starting up a new business along the lines of a franchise

but i'm just undecided as to what kind would be best or would run well

one of the ones i've thought of is a well known drinks company - maybe in blackburn

any ideas folks?

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Its possible that this lot do franchising or then again they may not. However, for a chain restaurant the quality of the food is one hell of a sight better than your standard burger/pizza/kebab muck. I know there is no outlet in Accy and I doubt there is one in Blackburn, but they knock out trendy, low fat but quite spicey food and it would certainly be an attraction on the Accy culinary landscape.

http://www.nandos.co.uk/

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Don't think you would make much in Accy unless it's cheap lol. (not that were all poor, just don't like parting with money) Could always try a smoothie bar there popping up everywhere at the moment. All you need is some fruit (i'm sure you could get some bargains on accy market) and a smoothie machine - oh yea and as long as you are good at selling ur bound to make a racket!

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You can keep your trendy Wendy sh*te down in London thank you.

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what you need to do is start your own buisness from scratch

i suggest the following steps

1: invest in a whole load of burgers

2: do a variety of double burgers with various garnishings like cheese , salad and bacon etc served with chips infact dont call them chips call them fries it sounds healthier

3: do smaller version of set meals for children and throw in a toy to keep them coming back for more

4: hire a clown preferably with big red hair and answering to the name ronold

5: advertising is just as important as the food i suggest a big yellow M with a bright red background , that should grab peoples attention

heres the best one

6: call it fast food , take as long as you like because once you have somones money they will wait an eternity for their food infact make a game of it with your employees to see who can make people wait the longest

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*L*

i was lookin at a papa johns pizza place - i went to the one in bham and when i got charged £8 for it i was like nahhhhhhhh this will never work in accy

hmmm another pound shop maybe?

has anyone seen one of those ebayer places? where u take ur goods and they put it on ebay for u for a small fee

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tealeaf - as for nando's within the UK htey dont franchise - only outside :(

one of the first places i asked about

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Small Fee? They are a rip off Mani. Anyway,thought you were going to bite the bullet and move to London to be a taxi driver?

I'm constantly thinking up new ideas for businesses, its just getting them off the ground. What about something for children, cos theres loads of them:) and they always want stuff:) and they're very persuasive:) I nearly bought a franchise for drama clubs.

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circumstances change. i had sent off all the forms et all but things happen and the move has been dropped.

rip off for the customer or the store owner? ;)

u know there's a tragic loss of good children clothing - adams and next seems to b all there is... but the problem is there's alot of regulation and safety - rightly so - around children so its quite hard to get ideas off the ground...

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There are rumours that Adams is going under.

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that was gary glitter you fool :rolleyes:

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*LMAO* @ chav

goin under eh? maybe i shud buy them out *L*

the big prob is sourcing kids clothing to a high quality - or havin them made urself.. but for that u need some decent east asian contacts

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when asda and tesco etc can knock decent gear out for 1.50 a top or jeans for kids its gonna be hard to compete

second hand shops for baby toys , prams etc usualy do well

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Theres a paper called Daltons - for business normally at a good newsagents. They do a lot a different franchises in there. Maybe worth taking a look.





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A guy on my street sells personal attack alarms for 5 pounds and recently due to the goings on in ipswich he as sold loads of them. Could be something to look into as in cheaper personal secruity.

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Thats a good idea. My dughter does a paper round i she takes with her an alarm. Especially in todays society,people are really concerned about personal safety.

Theres ****** all places to buy decent kids clothes from. Ones that dont fall apart after two weeks! And that are for ages 3-14.

Once you know the regulations,its just a matter of adhereing to them, it can be done. Also, if you dont look after children for more than two hours,the rules arent the same.Thats why the kids clubs at the sports centre only last 1 hour 55 mins, the staff needn't be qualified.

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Spoke to him today just to get some figures...
price to make the alarms including componants is £1.28p each so its over 200% profit and everyone wants loved ones to be safe as possible. They wont make you safe but they do make you safer so for 5 pounds i think its more than worth it and after hearing one go off i can tell you they bloody work lol.

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hmm as i dont live in accy anymore im not sure of what there is now,but up here everything sells from pizza to beer,but theres a new thing going on in the night clubs and pubs its a vending machine that sells womens and mens fragrances and is doing very well,i dont know if they have any in accy or bburn but you could try a makeup vend machine or perfume just an idea,

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they sell them in tesco for £3.99

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A good investment i think for people. A couple of quid for a little more safety is a good thing i think.

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Try a B&B, I certainly need one most nights I am out.

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yep, a great idea . A local 'American' style motel, not a Blackpool style boarding house , for out of town visitors, the only decent place I know is the Dunkanhalgh (sp?), and the place on Yew Tree drive in B,Burn , has to have decent off street secure parking and provide a decent breakfast , think you would be surprised at the number of overseas living locals who visit Hyndburn to visit family and renew links and end up sleeping on bed settees in somebodies front room because of a lack of hotel space in the area.
There has to be space available along the Blackburn Rd./Lonsdale st clearance area , thinking about it .....the Church wharf/Commercial pub area is an ideal place for such a development

Mani, and when you make your first million , remember where you got the idea from;) ;) ;)

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i,m with that idea theres virtually nothing now.;)

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Spearmint Rhinos.:D

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Id never be out of there.

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garinda - i'd b my own best customer

:$ hotel is a decent concept.

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Burger King? Both KFC and McDonalds seem to do very well in Accy?

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Don't know if it has been mentioned but I reckon an indie/vintage clothing shop of some description would thrive around here.
There's only Burton & Officers Club for the lads (not sure about girls - not into that kind of thing :p) and they both sell the same kind of stuff.
Just take Pop boutique in Manchester for example.
Small place with a cafe downstairs. Brilliant place.
Pop Boutique