In The Beginning

• Feb 2009 Left Salaried Employment• “Sort of” a plan ;• “To Not Do What I Was Doing”• Lots of Idea’s – Some Wrong Directions• Joined OIS end March 09• Joined Millionaires Club end Apr 2009

In The Beginning

• Mentors & At Times Unappreciated / Unrecognised Input

• OIS with options galore to choose from gave the ‘bones’ to the ideas

• Most unrecognised, & I believe the biggest influence is the ‘environment’ resulting in the “the soak up”

What Have I Done With It?

• Realisation that I must tap into my skills;

“Creating products and resources helping mum and dad franchise investors to be successful in their businesses”

Action• Started with Franchise Profit

Tree book & self published it• Getting my thoughts in order

/ open to the public and establish a profile

• Sold on FCA site and direct to franchisors

Action

• Franchise membership Site Mk 1

• Right message, wrong method

• Dropped it – content is never wasted

Action

• Shaking The Profits From Franchising book series

• 8 books with international distribution

• Expert contributors all focused on niched topics in franchising for the mum and dad investor

ActionJoint Ventures

• Franchise Business College,• Franchise Owner Magazine• Psychometric Profile,• Franchise Recruitment,• Seminars nationally.

Action

• Book series website and article / video / audio repository,

• Database• www.shakingfranchisepr

ofits.com.au

Action

• Why a book series and resources on Franchising and what’s the Potential?– Globally and here the sector really needs it & is

widely recognised ,– Nobody has stuck their hand up to be the

independent “franchisee’s friend”– The numbers are excellent;

Action

• Australia and New Zealand have 100,000 franchise owners

• USA Licensed – 1 million franchise owners• India Licensed – 110,000 franchise owners

growing at 38% per year• United Kingdom – 60,000 franchise owners• Looking at Middle East, Singapore & Indonesia

Action

• Granted rights to Australasia for ZeeZone,• www.zeezone.org• International Board of Directors• ZeeZone is a US company that has created a

business networking site for information and resources in growing a franchise business– Specialist Advisors,– Service providers at bulk rates,– Education,– Subscription services

Action

• Leverage my Self Publishing knowledge and the way that I have Internationally Licensed my series,

• Partnered with a self publisher to deliver seminars in March & April;

• Brisbane / Sydney / Melbourne / Hobart / Adelaide / Perth / Singapore / Kuala Lumpur

That’s My Year!