Pulse Business Software – The ideal solution for Franchise Businesses.
One of the key elements of a Franchise is that there must be a consistent delivery of the product or service. The branding and marketing approach will be systemised and perfected so any Franchisee with training can deliver the output and the messaging.
Furthermore, the real value of the Franchise lies within its customer base, so having a centralised sales database and accounting system allows the Franchisor to control this data. This can only be done with robust systems in place. Many Franchises attempt to have software written for them, however this is extremely expensive and often takes years to perfect.
Pulse Business Software is an ideal solution for all types of Franchise business.
With a complete set of modules that fully integrate, you can have visibility of all transactions from each Franchisee.
One problem that faces Franchisors is monitoring the activity of the Franchisees. It is very common that even though the Franchisee has bought into the Franchise and has had all the training that they do nothing afterwards. By implementing the Pulse Sales and Finance Modules, you can quickly see the contact activity, quote activity, close rates, revenue and profit per transaction for each Franchisee.
This allows you to provide mentoring and assistance to a Franchisee early on, giving them the encouragement and skill required to make the business work. After all, you want them to succeed so you can both benefit.
Having a consistent service delivery solution can be achieved via the Service and Projects Modules, which will allow you to create a delivery template and states how this is to be achieved. Once set up, the project templates follow your system to the letter, allowing resources to be allocated with ease and deadlines monitored to ensure success. This methodology also allows you to achieve recognised Quality Standard awards like ISO.
With sophisticated security algorithms, you can limit the amount of data the Franchisee has access to, by user name, region or other criteria you require in place like an account code etc. With a complete set of modules that all fully integrate, you can have visibility of all transactions from each Franchisee.
The reporting will act in the same way with each Franchisee getting their own area reports, but you can report on individuals, regions or the Franchise as a whole. Pulse Business Software comes with a set of standard reports, but specific reports can be produced easily to give you the data you want. These reports can be scheduled by time, event or activity – in fact, when you need them.
As Pulse Business Software is web based and hosted, you can easily expand and add new Franchisees at a fixed known cost, which can be collected as part of a monthly Franchisee fee.
The advantage from the Franchisee viewpoint is that there is no special software to load onto expensive machines, no backup devices, no stand alone software to purchase and manage and they can work from anywhere – giving low cost of entry and flexibility.
The Franchisor benefits from not having to have technical staff, expensive servers and support staff or programmers. They can also be sure the systems are backed up and have an inbuilt disaster recovery solution for business continuity.
Pulse Business Software is available in the following modules:
- eMarketing
- Sales
- Service
- Projects
- Inventory
- Financials
If you have existing systems, they can be migrated over to Pulse very easily, module by module giving a graceful migration, thus minimising disruption and training overheads.
If you are a Franchise owner or looking to start a Franchise business, contact Pulse Business Software now for a free initial consultation and demonstration of how Pulse can make your Franchise fly.
