Bael32 Franchising Chapter 5-8 exam Flashcards
The five Cs
Capacity
Collateral
Capital
Conditions
Character
■ Your capacity to replay the loan
■ The capital you have invested or will be investing into the
business
■ The collateral that will guarantee the loan
■ The conditions relating to the loan, including its intended
purpose and how the funds will ultimately be used
■ Your character, which is the personal impression that the
lender has about you, the borrower.
Capacity
Collateral
Capital
Conditions
Character
defines
your business, identifies the goals of the business, and includes
a balance sheet and cash flow analysis.
Business Plan
is a legal agreement
between you and your franchisor that establishes,
describes, and enforces the relationship.
Franchisee Agreement
is a lawyer who has an expertise in franchising.
Your franchise attorney will understand the legal nuances of a
UFOC and Franchise Agreement and truly understand how franchising works
Franchise Attorney
A home-based business, as opposed to a traditional office, is
operated from your place of residence.
Home Office
A core business tool needed in virtually any office is a desktop or
laptop computer equipped with a high-speed Internet connection (a DSL or broadband connection is definitely
Computer and software
should be capable of handling at least two
phone lines and should have a hold feature, along with an auto
dialer in which you can store your most frequently dialed numbers.
Telephone
a is a retail-based location in the heart of
a city, town, or community that is not part of an indoor mall or
strip center
Downtown retail area
Malls are indoor, fully enclosed, and centrally located shopping
areas that contain dozens, perhaps hundreds, of individual
retail stores and one or two major department stores (called
anchor stores), as well as restaurants and, typically, a food court.
Retail mall
(also referred to as a strip center or strip
mall) is a string of attached stores located outdoors that share a
common parking lot.
Retail shopping center
This type of retail location is not part of a mall, shopping center, or downtown area.
Stand-alone retail location
typically vary large, hollow buildings
(meaning that they have few interior rooms, if any).
Warehouse facilities
This term refers to the
size of the local population that has a definite want or need for
your business products or services (your target customer base)
population density
lists a wide range of franchise development, valuation services, and franchise consulting companies
that specialize in site selection.
Franchise Times Professional Services Directory