Franchise Resales

franchise resales

Understand your franchise business’s worth and exit successfully

How much is my business worth?
Where should I try to sell my franchise?
What information does a suitable buyer need?
How will I know if the buyer is serious or a time waster?
How much will selling my business cost me?
How long does it take?

There’s a booming market for franchise resales: the British Franchise Association reports that almost 40% of new franchisees annually take over an existing franchise rather than starting from scratch.

That’s good news for anyone looking to sell… but selling a franchise can also be a distraction, for both the existing owner and for the franchisor behind them.

There’s a lot to do to prepare a business for a successful and satisfying sale, and most franchisees have no experience of selling a business – and a lot of questions.

If the process seems daunting, don’t worry: using a specialist franchise resale service gives you answers to your questions, and more that you haven’t even thought about yet!

Experienced professionals understand the right marketing channels for your business, the right messages to generate enquiries, and how to negotiate with interested parties on your behalf.

Most importantly, they know that what you want most is to be kept informed. Any franchise broker worth engaging is friendly, understanding, and excellent at communicating with you.

How we support your franchise sale

A little up-front effort goes a long way in securing the right outcome for everyone: vendor, buyer and franchisor. Our Franchise Business Broker service gives you two options:

Valuation

Preparation

Promotion

Negotiation

Completion

By engaging our experienced franchise brokers, you can focus on running your business and maintaining (or increasing!) your profitability, with the confidence that everything is being taken care of properly on your behalf.

Franchise Resale Valuations

Valuing a franchise for resale can be an emotive and sometimes contentious process. Valuations have historically been conducted by accountants not typically experienced in franchising, or by taking a guesstimate. There are three obvious potential problems:

We have a unique ability to consider the ‘franchise factor’ when valuing your business – a proper, professional valuation from franchising and financial experts:

Gives you confidence about what is or is not achievable when selling your business
Means they understand the wider benefits of being part of a franchise network and that these are taken into account in your valuation
Bases the potential sale price on more than just previous financial performance or this year’s EBITDA

Franchise Business Brokers were exceptional, right from my initial enquiry and understanding my requirements through to the quality of the valuation report I received. If you want an accurate assessment of your business, I can recommend their services

From my initial enquiry, their understanding of my requirements and the quality of their valuation report, the service I received from Chantry was exceptional. I have already recommended their services.

'Very pleased with the valuation report provided by Mike at Chantry. He is obviously knowledgeable and helpful. The report was very detailed with great clarity and well-presented that included SWOT, PESTLE and a spreadsheet for forecasting for the next 3 years onwards. We have been able to build an achievable business plan using the report'

Find A Buyer for your franchise resale

Finding the right buyer for a franchise can be tricky; there’s a delicate balance between showing a business off and highlighting its strengths, and indicating the opportunities for a new owner to achieve a strong return on their investment.

You’ll also need an understanding of who your potential buyers are; where to find them; and how to present the business to attract enquiries.

Our specialist team will help with the following: