A Master Franchise License

Setting up as a franchisor requires that you have a head office, sufficient staff, and the right resources in terms of marketing budget and infrastrucure. This means that most international master licences set a minimum in terms of the amount of capital required for set up costs. Whilst this does indeed vary from country to country, we would expect that in Europe the necessary funding in most countries will not fall far short of around € 250,000. Clearly not for the faint hearted then.

Prior to any formal discussions with a potential master franchisee, we respectfully request that you send us some information about your experience of running a business. We would expect to see a C.V. indicating that you have the right business acumen and commercial experience ( not necessarily in franchising or even in our industry ). If you have a corporate background, are an industry high flyer or someone who has operated a successful business with staff and a reasonable infrastructure we would be particularly interested in hearing from you.

To summarise, the type of person we seek will normally be able to demonstrate the following:

• Ideally someone who has business experience in the market where they are seeking a franchise.

• A strong desire to succeed, work hard, and contribute to a winning team

• Demonstrated personal integrity with emphasis on interpersonal skills

• A willingness to participate in a comprehensive training program

• A willingness to personally devote full-time efforts to the day to day development of a countrywide Chemex business

• A history of success and the ability to work well within a franchising organization

• Personal, non-borrowed resources to be invested into developing a national business and / or the ability to raise additonal finance through the banks