Brian Keen releases articles of many kinds to the media and through other avenues such as
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Business Corporate Structures

When it comes to structuring, there are some common terms which come up and each of these represent some type of structure for running a business or for holding assets.

Your Most Valuable Asset

Dave Jenyns from Melbourne SEO and Video presents a section at a Franchise Simply Kickstart Workshop about systems in a franchised business.

Systemising a Business

Dave Jenyns from Melbourne SEO and Video presents a section at a Franchise Simply Kickstart Workshop about systems in a franchised business.

Brian Keen interviewed on The Franchise Show recently and here is the video

The man, the myth, the legend himself. Brian Keen interviewed on The Franchise Show recently and here is the video …

Brian Keen interviews Damian Paull, CEO of Franchise Council of Ausralia recently and here is the video

In this eye-opening and frank conversation, we’re going to explore ways that the franchise model can be further improved, and how it can help your business grow from a SME to a multi-national presence.

Franchise Recruitment Package

The Franchise Recruitment Package Once you have people interested in your franchise, you’ll need a package to send them. The recruitment package is a very basic thing. A lot of people, when they get hits on their website, will send out a bit of information and then wait. To me, that’s just not enough. Yes, … Read more

Planning territories

Planning territories Planning territories… I could spend half a day talking about territories. We’ll try and run through this just to get you a bit of a glimpse and see, really, what it comes down to. You need to get the size right It’s an opportunity, territories, to make huge differences to the amount of … Read more

Schlimmbesserung

There’s a lovely word that I learned that I came across it recently – “Schlimmbesserung.” It’s a German word. And what it means is you can work on something to the point of the optimum when you put more work into it, it actually it becomes less than optimum. You shouldn’t put too much into … Read more

What Are the Disadvantages of Franchising?

So it’s not all wine and roses. In some respects there are what some people perceive as disadvantages. Loss of Autonomy You know, you have to lose some of your autonomy. No longer can you just chop and change and make decisions at the drop of a hat and change the rules. You’ve got a … Read more

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