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Franchising

Defined as a form of contractual arrangement in which a


retailer (franchisee) enter into an agreement with a producer
(franchiser) to sell the producer’s goods or services for a
specified fee or commission.

TYPES OF FRANCHISING
1. Product Franchising
2. Manufacturing Franchising
3. Business Format franchising
4. Leasing
5. Licensing
Advantages
1.Go into business for yourself, but not by yourself
2.Certain level of independence
3.Already enjoy widespread brand-name recognition.
4. Increases your chances of business success
5.Level of quality and consistency

Disadvantages
1.The franchisee is not completely independent.
2.Must pay ongoing royalties and advertising fees.
3. Franchisees must be careful
4.A damaged, system-wide image can result negatively
5.The term (duration) of a franchise agreement is usually
limited
Support & Financial Institutions
•National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC)
•Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO)
•Small Industries Service Institutes (SISI)
•National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
•District Industries Centres (DICs)
•Industrial Estates
•Technical Consultancy organizations (TCOs)
•Commercial Banks
•Small Industries Development Bank Of India (SIDBI)
•The Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India(ICICI)
•The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Development(NIESBUD)
Activities of NIESBUD
••Assisting/supporting EDPs
••Training for trainers/promoters
••Creation & capacity building of EDP Institutions.
••Small business focus
••Developing entrepreneurial culture.
••Services to affiliate members.
••Sustaining entrepreneurship
Objectives
Ø To help/support and affiliate institutions/organizations
Ø Accelerating the process of entrepreneurship
Ø To provide vital information and support to trainers
Ø To provide forums for policy formulation
Ø To offer consultancy nationally/internationally
Functions
•To accelerate the process of entrepreneurship
•To organize and conduct training programmes.
•To co-ordinate the training activities
•To identify potential entrepreneurs
•To hold examinations and test and confer certificates
•To undertake documentations and tests
•To conduct work-shops, seminars and conferences
•To assist in setting up of a regional and state level training
institutes

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