The 10 Most Popular Franchises to have a look at

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Franchising Insights

ABHRA BANERJEE FOUNDER & CEO

Why Opting for a Franchise Business is a Better Option than Starting Everything from Scratch?

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n today’s highly competitive business world, franchising has emerged as a popular concept.

Businesses are increasingly engaging in franchising to increase profits and to deliver excellent products and services to the customers. It is a booming phenomenon which is transcending borders and connecting nations and companies.

THE DISTINGUISHED FRANCHISES TRAILBLAZING THE GLOBAL ARENA

The prominent franchises are spreading their wings across the globe. They are providing their products and services to clients worldwide efficiently and without any delay or inconvenience.

Franchising brings along a variety of advantages to both franchisors and franchisees. This is one of the main reasons why it has been so successful worldwide.

It allows franchisors to expand their company faster than they could otherwise.

A company may grow slowly owing to lack of funds and workers. However, in case of franchising, a franchisor must invest very little capital or labour because both are supplied by the franchisee. Additionally, franchising assists companies to ensure that they have highly motivated owners and managers at each outlet.

Each franchisee is largely responsible for the success of their outlet. As such, they will put strong and

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continuous efforts to ensure smooth functioning and prosperity of their business. Moreover, companies can provide franchising rights to only qualified candidates.

Franchising helps companies to raise money without selling the shares of their companies.

Franchisees face less risk, as they do not have to start a business from scratch, and they are affiliated to a renowned company. The franchisors are experienced in the field of business and possess national or regional recognition. They also educate the franchisees about their years in business through management assistance and training and with various marketing support and advantages.

Franchisors usually conduct regional or national marketing campaigns and help franchisees to run local ad campaigns. However, franchisees have to contribute a certain amount of their gross profits to advertising funds. These aspects of franchise agreements can significantly contribute towards the success of an outlet.

Franchisors also sometimes assist franchisees to obtain funds for their outlets and prepare business plans and strategies. Additionally, some reputed franchisors can help franchisees with obtaining loans from financial institutions.

The leading franchises are delivering high-quality products and services throughout the world. They are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that their clients are satisfied. They are embracing innovation and excellence to deliver lasting customer experiences.

Hence, in this issue of Insights Success, we bring forth some of the top-notch franchises, that are changing the game innovatively. ‘The 10 Most Popular Franchises to Have a Look At,’ is our latest edition that features not only the remarkable Indian franchises, but also some of the industry-related articles written by our in-house editorial team. So, have a look at it!

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Why Opting for a Franchise Business is a Better Option than Starting Everything from Scratch?

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Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.

The Illustrious Diagnostic Chain Delivering Quality Services

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Maple Bear South Asia

Bringing the experiential learning & excellence in Education System

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Pebbles Pre-School

Sculpting Young Intellecuals

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Spiritbrew Ventures

On a Mission to Make Your Weekends Great

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Zee Learn

Delivering Educational Solutions for Various Stages of an Individual’s Growth

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Cleanomatics

Abhra Banerjee President and CEO

Cleanomatics is building an all-pervasive solution to every cleaning and laundry work – the need of today’s consumers.

Dr. Lal Path Labs Ltd.

Dr. Arvind Lal Executive Chairman

Dr. Lal PathLabs is among the few Indian laboratories which is accredited by CAP (College of American Pathologists) and Certified by ISO 9001 (International Organization of Standardization).

Entertainment Sportz

Karan Raghuni CEO

Entertainment Sportz is an event management agency that is driven by the passion for creating unique, memorable, and extraordinary experiences that will stay with you forever.

Grofers

Albinder Dhindsa Co-founder and CEO

Grofers is built around the idea that all Indians should be able to access high quality products at affordable prices, and be given the opportunity to upgrade their lives.

Little Millennium Education Pvt Ltd

Raman Bajaj CEO

Established in year 2008, Little Millennium is one of the best preschool chains in India.

Maple Bear South Asia

Mr. Sumit Taxali CEO

The Maple Bear mission is to deliver a student-focused learning system in a safe, secure and stimulating environment that prepares students for success at the post secondary level and that instills a passion for life-long learning.

Pantaloons

Sangeeta Pendurkar CEO

Pantaloons operates across categories of casual wear, ethnic wear, formal wear, party wear and active wear for men, women and kids.

Pebbles Pre-School

Mr. Kennedy CEO

At Pebbles, the classrooms are fitted out with everything to the child’s scale, allowing them to be independent of adults.

Spiritbrew Ventures

Saurabh Singhal CEO

Spiritbrew Ventures is one of the fastest growing players in Asia’s food retail sector.

Zee Interactive Learning System

Mr. Vikash Kumar Kar Executive Director and CEO

Zee Learn delivers Education solutions for various stages of an individual’s growth – from toddler to youth.

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CLEANOMAT A Consumer Tech Platform for On-Demand Laundry & Cleaning...

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he mobile phone has changed the world in a way we had never imagined. In a matter of probably 25 to 30 years, our daily lives have started depending on our mobile devices for every possible need of ours. In the same way the small icon of the Amazon App on our mobile devices signal the world’s largest mega store to us and the Uber App signifies availability of a cab for us at every corner of this Earth, Cleanomatics is building an all-pervasive solution to every cleaning and laundry work – the need of today’s consumers.

Cleanomatics started disrupting the laundry services industry a couple of years back and then went on to disrupt the housekeeping industry by onboarding the entire eco-system of equipment, chemicals and service providers on their tech platform to look after all the cleaning and laundry needs of the urban consumers. These consumers stay in the large urban centres and lead a professionally and

socially active lifestyle which leaves them with no time for their household chores.

Cleanomatics, through its extensive network of Laundry and Cleaning Service Providers offers a world of doorstep services to these consumers and becomes one of the most favourite apps on their mobile devices.

The biggest benefit of joining Cleanomatics as a Franchise is that sales is never a cause of worry. Sales leads keep coming daily at regular intervals through a revolutionary online Lead Management Tool used by the company. All that a franchise need

a superior world class training program to hit the operating break even mark at the shortest possible time frame.

The Voyage Cleanomatics started its journey in the hotbed of world-renowned high technology start-ups like Apple, Google, Salesforce.com, Slack and Tesla at the legendary Silicon Valley around San Francisco Bay Area in California in USA.

laundry and sanitising services necessitated the creation of an intelligent consumer tech platform which makes access to high quality service providers super easy. Hence the founders embarked on creating Cleanomatics and vowed to make it the Uber of the cleaning and sanitising industry. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA with the Indian HQ at Noida near Delhi.

Source of Inspiration

The founding team of Cleanomatics noticed a huge pain area of the urban consumers staying within large condominiums, housing complexes and gated communities. The busy lifestyles of these urban populace make it very difficult for them to find time for household chores. They also do not want to depend on domestic help for their chores. Hence, they are always on the lookout for reliable on-demand doorstep service providers who can give them reliable high-quality

The Founder/CEO of Cleanomatics, Abhra Banerjee is a Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and an alumnus of XLRI and the U C Berkeley Haas School of Business. Abhra has a 25-year experience in reputed corporates like ICI Plc, The Times of India, Airtel and Havells India Ltd at various C level positions before turning into a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur.

Abhra identified a glaring demand gap when his elder son left the safety net of the family and went to his college hostel to pursue his dreams and career.

There, his son Apratim found himself at a complete loss when it came to his laundry and cleaning needs at an affordable price. In order to solve the problem of his college going son’s hygiene and cleaning needs, Abhra started Cleanomatics, a reliable consumer tech mobile first platform which makes access to high quality service providers of laundry and household chores really easy and affordable.

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to do is stick to the SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) given by the company and convert these sales leads and provide a delightful service experience to the consumers. Along with this, the franchise gets a complete 360 * talent recruitment assistance and

cleaning and household service at their doorsteps at the pre-appointed time.

With the advent of Covid-19 the whole world got shaken up by an unprecedented pandemic. The enhanced requirement for cleaning,

“We are a mobile first Consumer Tech Company. We pride ourselves on having a technology platform which makes it very easy to access quality housekeeping and laundry services at the click of a mobile phone button by the city dwellers staying in large condominiums and gated

communities,” inform team Cleanomatics. They are also proud to have the best systems and processes for helping their franchise partners scale up rapidly and achieve operating breakeven within the first few months of their operations.

The company has international tie ups and collaborations with the best of world class machine and chemical manufacturers. “Our access to Deep Tech from the Silicon Valley and Cutting-Edge Nano Technology from the technology giants of Europe help our customers enjoy the best in class experience in laundry, pest control, sanitising and housekeeping services,”

say the management of Cleanomatics.

They are rapidly expanding their service portfolio and would soon add car cleaning/car care and shoe cleaning/care to their range of services.

Ensuring Efficient Franchises Cleanomatics focuses on efficient and quality service providers in their franchises. They look for the following qualities in their prospective franchises a) Passion and penchant for

providing the best class customer experience b) Personal involvement and motivation to scale up rapidly c) Adherence to the company’s world class systems and processes d) Service mindset e) Entrepreneurial spirit---a never say die attitude f) Ability to invest at least Rs 10 lakhs of capital to earn Rs 2 lakhs per month after operating breakeven is reached.

Training Franchises

Standing Apart

Cleanomatics hand holds its franchise 24 by 7 and provide online mentoring through Zoom classrooms. On site visit and support are provided as per need.

Cleanomatics not only ensures the best quality services but also sustains itself in the competitive market. For this they strictly follow -

capability through a proprietary funnel-management technology f) Best in class ROI - Franchises can reach operating break even within 3-6 months of their operations.

Future Perspectives

Sustaining through the pandemic The pandemic has actually helped us get better, say the management of the company. “We pivoted to expand the range of our services from just laundry and dry cleaning to the entire gamut of home cleaning, sanitising, and pest control services.

a) Best in class technology - Mobile first b) Access to Deep Tech in the Silicon Valley c) Access to AI and Robotics d) Global tie ups with world class machine and chemical manufacturers e) Marketing and lead generation

New services--- Car Cleaning, Shoe Cleaning, Exterior Façade Cleaning, Painting Services.

Deep Tech - AI and Robotics.

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The Illustrious Diagnostic Chain Delivering Quality Services

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number of times, certain illnesses require patients to undergo diagnostic tests or the concerned doctor to understand their condition better. Pathology labs are laboratories that have certified pathologists who take patient’s samples and study it to make a detailed report of the findings. One of the top frontrunners in the pathology testing and diagnostics sector is the Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd. As one of the top pathology labs in India, Dr. Lal PathLabs has a very strong focus on hiring and retaining top of the line manpower to drive quality in each and every aspect of the patient’s experience. By delivering error free reports over the years, Dr. Lal PathLabs has earned the reputation of being amongst the most trustworthy and reliable pathology lab chains in India.

commenced the business of providing pathology services for the first time in North India in the year 1949. Later in 1974, it became a partnership concern with Dr. Arvind Lal joining his father.

In 1995, a private limited company by the name of ‘Dr. Lal PathLabs Pvt. Ltd.’ came into being till it was made a public company in 2015. Dr Lal PathLabs has become one of the most reputed laboratories in Asia having to its credit a record of 32 labs accredited from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and is also accredited by College of American Pathologists (CAP, USA).

Our key competitive strengths are: 1. A business model focused on patient centricity, established consumer healthcare brand associated with quality services, in a market where

patients generally choose their diagnostic healthcare service provider.

2. Well-positioned to leverage upon one of the fastest-growing segments of the Indian healthcare industry and are the world leaders in histopathology by testing over 1,200 biopsies a day and the second largest kidney biopsy testing centre globally with the help of the first Electron Microscope in the whole of the SARC region.

3. A network whose growth yields greater economies of scale, combined with a ‘hub and spoke’ model that is scalable for further growth.

4. Centralized information technology platform that fully integrates the network and is scalable.

5. Consistent growth in financial performance, profits and return on investment. Second highest market capitalization in Indian Healthcare Industry.

To gain a few insights into the pathology and diagnostics testing industry and celebrate their success story, we conducted an interview with (Honorary) Brigadier Dr. Arvind Lal, Padma Shri, Executive Chairman of Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd. So, without further ado, let us dive right into the interview and relish the knowledge and wisdom we are about to receive.

Kindly brief us about the company and its initial journey.

My father, Late Dr. Major S.K. Lal

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6. Have one of the best leadership teams in the industry.

Brief us about the Founder/CEO and the source of inspiration to be in this industry.

Dr. Lal has revolutionized laboratory medicine by introducing the maximum number of new tests, instruments, and ICT (information, communications, technology) systems in India and has brought India on the world map of laboratory testing services.

He is currently the Chairman of FICCI Task Force on Swasth Bharat (Public Health) and Advisor of FICCI’s Health Services Committee. He is also its former Chairman. Dr. Lal is also the former President of NATHEALTH and the Health Services Committee of the PHD Chamber of Commerce.

Brief us about the services/products offered by the company.

We are in the business of providing quality diagnostic services to the people. We are the undisputed market leader and provide accessible, affordable, timely, and quality healthcare diagnostics by using cutting edge technology.

Currently we operate 216 labs, including Asia’s biggest lab at Rohini, New Delhi with 3,100 collection centres and pick-up samples from another 7,000 medical establishments all over India. We offer applications, 2,500 pathology tests and application, 2,000 tests in radiology and cardiology.

We test over 70,000 patients every day.

In 2019 we tested nearly 20 million patients.

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What are the key points that you consider while choosing or getting in talks with a new franchisee?

• Technical know-how of diagnostics is helpful.

• Personal involvement in the business required.

• Self-motivated business minded individual.

• Owned or rented property in a prominent location.

• Adequate working capital to run the business.

How do you train the new franchisee on-board and track their development?

We have a full online module for all franchises wherein they get to know all the details about the organisation, training and also their assessments that are held from time to time. They are also visited physically at regular intervals by our trained staff.

What factors differentiate the institute from competitors and how do you ensure that these factors remain consistent throughout the chain?

The biggest differentiator that we have as an institution is quality. The secret of scaling up our business is that we have been delivering quality

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Dr. Lal has revolutionized laboratory medicine by introducing the maximum number of new tests, instruments, and ICT (information, communications, technology) systems in India and has brought India on the world map of laboratory testing services

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Dr. Lal is accredited to having the first PPP (public-private partnership) in the field of laboratory testing with the government of Tripura since 2004 and later with government of Gujarat for testing over 30,000 new-born babies in 2011- 2012.

consistently. Having said that, empathy towards our parents is what we practice every-day, and we leave no stone unturned to ensure that our customers are well taken care of.

Brief us about the future perspectives.

The expansion of the business is a continuous process, and the future opportunities will be immense. We will digitally enable our partners to run their growth programs.

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or a long time, there have been no features about the franchise business and its stunning commitment to public economies. Luckily, this has changed drastically lately as governments have begun to awaken and take in the pleasant ambiance.

When an industry contributes up to 10% of the public GDP, it is unquestionably an industry that we need to take into consideration. With enough deliberation, a franchise can be an essential stage for governments to help the development of micro, small and medium enterprises.

From dusk to dawn, Franchise, is a business improvement technique, although it is not an overnight business and takes time to give favorable outcomes. One needs to do the groundwork from scratch, mobilize the resources, and closely work with the business strategies and models.

Governments across the world have recognized this diversified business as a major contributor to economic growth, and have set up strategies to assist the small business to construct their brands and models and fare their image frameworks universally.

Defining how much cash you can make by purchasing a franchise relies upon various components namely – Profitability, Brand Recognition, resource availability, and Time commitment.

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As indicated by Franchise Direct, the most ideal approach to decide future benefits is by examining the FDD – Franchise Disclosure Document, which designs the performance of the business economically. Consulting an accountant or a lawyer for your investment and revenue is always a smart choice.

There are a few accomplished franchises that have nailed the business growth and meet every one of those overall prerequisites and are well worth investments.

Food Franchise When people think about the franchise business, food is their first thought. The achievement and development of the numerous huge brand-names make this a coherent first stop in the cycle of evaluation. A number of food businesses are out there with wonderful advantages that generate higher revenue.

With the benefit of build in-demand, where consumers have been prepared to search for the franchise food outlets, which can address a major benefit for start-ups.

All you need to ensure is that the item offering of the food franchise has fortitude in the commercial center instead of being a trend or periphery item.

Conventional loaning sources are extremely acquainted with the real estate and equipment, required of a readied food preparation, which may facilitate the struggle of acquiring start-up financing. Therefore utilizing these sources will administer high revenue production with simplicity in finance.

Numerous food franchises have diverse units that have been working for a while, which make it genuinely easy to decide and check their history of progress. Eventually, these fine points can help you to make an applicable choice about the business before getting involved in it.

Retail Franchise With regards to a retail business venture, there are a few different ways to start a business. You can dispatch your sole ownership, regardless of whether it's a webbased business shop or physical store, and have total freedom however with little help. Or then again you can get benefits from several established franchises and have the force of a current brand behind you.

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Retail franchising is the strategy for opening a solitary store dependent on the name, marking, brand name, and results of a current business. Some notable models and organizations involved in the retail franchise are McDonald's, Dollarama, PetMobile, and Flip Flop Shops – these are the brands that we shop from frequently and trust the most.

As compared to single ownership, opening a franchise accompanies an alternate arrangement of rules, assumptions, and abilities. The business model of an existing franchise is already in place which makes it even easier for you to quickly run a business.

Real Estate Franchise Getting indulged in buying a real estate franchise is the chance that one gets past the utilization of a formally set up brand, giving various benefits from onset over competitors who might have to begin without any preparation. Through the reconciliation of an accustomed real estate franchise, the imminent business visionary would acquire a business that is already a prosperous business model.

Being a specialist in real estate, you are not just confronted with the undertaking of drawing in purchasers and merchants to take care of to your representatives; however, you should likewise pull in excellent specialists to take care of your development.

Having the option to offer specialists gainful assets to help their business is basic to selecting and maintenance. Be that as it may, there is a period of interest in the process to make those things and do it right. Also, the great many advertising thoughts, tricks, and instruments out there can be overpowering.

Notwithstanding, when you become part of a public franchise, you access showcasing frameworks that are now proven to convey results, while dispensing with that costly expectation to learn and adapt, in addition to your representatives can get the training they need to utilize those devices adequately.

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Maple Bear South Asia Bringing the experiential learning & excellence in Education System

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n this latest edition of Insights Success, the below excerpt from the interview with Sumit Taxali, CEO of Maple Bear South Asia will take you behind-thescenes of how it came to be and its mission to provide excellent education from early childhood and opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Kindly brief us about the company and its initial journey.

The Maple Bear Education System brings Canada's track record of excellence in education with 500+ schools running around the globe. Our programs designed by the Canadian experts strive to build quality schools that promote education through experiential learning. Part of the Modi Group, Maple Bear South Asia has 130+ schools running within South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal).

Maple Bear is modelled upon the Canadian education system, which is globally ranked among the Top 10 by The Program for International Assessment (PISA), a triennial independent study done by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The story of Maple Bear The idea to develop Maple Bear Canadian schools incepted from the work of the Canadian Education Centre Network (CECN), a non-profit organization supported by the Government of Canada and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada which mandated to market Canadian education abroad to attract foreign students to study in Canada.

Maple Bear was born after CECN managers overseas recognized a domestic demand for high quality, bilingual Canadian education from emerging middle-class parents, many of whom had studied in Canada or outside of their own countries in general.

The first Maple Bear Canadian School was opened in Indirapuram (New Delhi), India in 2005.

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Brief us about the services/products offered by the company.

PROGRAMS OFFERED Infant Care and Early Learning Bear Care Infant Care and Early Learning is a Maple Bear program for children from 6 weeks to 18 months of age.

The Bear Care program’s warm, welcoming, and nurturing learning environment is designed to keep the infant safe while allowing for exploration and discovery.

Preschool Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. Children develop quickly in early years and a child's experience from birth till age five have a major impact on their future opportunities. Maple Bear sets high standards to ensure children's readiness for elementary school.

Elementary (Class 1 To 5) Maple Bear has developed an excellent, hands on, rigorous, and relevant elementary curriculum in each subject area based on the highly successful Canadian approach to learning and instruction. The Elementary Program is designed to educate the whole child - physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.

After School Programs Maple Bear also offers several distinguished programs that have been specially selected and meaningfully crafted to enrich and complement your child’s learning while at our centres. These programs range from 2 hours up to 6 hours per week. Most students attend these programs either during the week or on the weekend.

Computational Thinking Program ‘Computational Thinking’ is a powerful universal problemsolving technique, which is not only about preparing young learners for coding but helping them navigate the world at large. The Maple Bear Computational Thinking Program

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for levels starting Senior Kindergarten up to Grade 4 aids the development of computational thinking skills at early level to help children to articulate and think logically. Also, children will be able to find multiple approaches to problem-solving and identify the one that best fits the solution.

Corporate Program Bear Care gives corporates the perfect opportunity to build a family-friendly workplace with a strong childcare support system for their employees. Depending upon the location, budget, employee strength, and space availability the company can either choose to set up a customized Bear Care facility onsite or avail the service at over 125+ Maple Bear schools in South Asia.

Powered by Maple Bear Program for K-12 Schools The Maple Bear powered by program offers K-12 schools offers an opportunity to implement the Maple Bear methodology and pedagogy in Elementary Classes for Levels 1 to 5. The educators are constantly empowered to imbibe and deliver the curriculum. The program is adaptable to all boards including the different state boards, CBSE, ICSE, and IB. What are the key points that you consider while choosing or getting in talks with a new Franchisee?

We look for the following attributes in a prospect franchisee: • Belief in the vision and mission of Maple Bear.

• A no-compromise attitude towards delivering the program as per the quality standards defined by Maple Bear.

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Mr. Sumit Taxali, CEO, Maple Bear South Asia, graduated from Hindu College, MD University, in Computers and started his career journey at an early age with a Financial Institution in the Sales & Marketing division. A seasoned sales enabler, he has worked closely with Educational Institutions across India. He holds a verifiable success record of conceiving, developing, and executing the strategies and initiatives that drive revenues, growth, competitive market positioning, profits, and shareholder value.

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Our mission is to expand our network and provide budding entrepreneurs with a promising platform to help realize their dreams to support the fastexpanding start-up culture in the region

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Leadership skills.

Willingness to learn.

Patience with children and getting returns.

Capability to invest in a premium preschool setup.

Maple Bear opens doors to infinite global platforms of experience, knowledge, and proven methods of running a successful school. Starting a Maple Bear Canadian School/Preschool does not require heavy investment or a large space.

Maple Bear offers a holistic support system to its franchisees to address all spheres from setting up a school and running and operating it.

This support includes: • COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM based on proven Canadian methodologies.

• MULTIPLE TEACHER TRAININGS by international & local trainers throughout the year.

• M.B.B.S. (MAPLE BEAR BUSINESS SOLUTION), a customized ERP software to - manage the complete center operations smoothly with seamless coordination with the head office.

- improve communication with all stakeholders including parents.

- attract higher enrollments through better database management and much more.

• AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM Early Mom & Tots, Mom & Tots, English Plus Programs and more.

• COMPLETE MARKETING SUPPORT including brand collaterals & online platforms, designing city-specific, region-specific, and localized marketing campaigns.

• 360° QUALITY ASSURANCE audits to guarantee quality control.

What factors differentiate the institute from competitors and how do you ensure that these factors remain consistent throughout the chain?

Maple Bear schools benefit from our distinguished

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academic faculty of Canadian trainers, curriculum writers, and quality assurance personnel.

The Maple Bear program is a living breathing curriculum that is constantly being updated. We have a large faculty of experienced teachers and education administrators that we draw upon to develop new curriculum, new training materials and methodologies, and school policies. We undertake periodic student assessment at schools to benchmark student performance.

Maple Bear provides continual professional training and support for our teachers. Trainers from the Maple Bear Faculty mentor teachers and introduce them to the latest pedagogies and instructional strategies.

Every Maple Bear school undergoes inspection that covers everything from safety equipment to classroom performance. On a regular basis and drawing on the experience of training staff in schools, we review and update our curriculum to reflect the latest developments in the field of education and changes in local regulations and requirements. All Maple Bear schools have clean, secure facilities and low student to teacher ratios.

Maple Bear has been featured in Forbes India Marquee 2019, awarded the Most Innovative Pedagogy in Early Learning by IDA, ranked among the Top Preschools of India 2019 & many more.

Brief us about the future perspectives.

From just 3 preschools in 2005, we have grown to 130+ schools in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal over a decade. We are in 40+ Indian cities including all metros and Tier I cities, now expanding to Tier II & III cities as well.

We aim to grow this number to 500 schools within the next few years with the objective of further expanding our network across South Asia establishing our presence in new cities as well as strengthening it in cities we are already present to ultimately cover the entire length and breadth of South Asia.

With most of our school owners being women, our expansion plans are also focused on making an impact to the cause of women empowerment by giving more women an opportunity to start their own Maple Bear school and make their mark as a woman entrepreneur.

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Pebbles Pre-School Sculpting Young Intellecuals

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arly age education is pivotal for a child’s comprehensive growth and development. The education that a child receives at a preschool can enhance its understanding on a plethora of things, thus augmenting its mental and physical development.

Having understood the process of this development, preschools across the world have devised novel approaches of delivering the right educational content and stimulus to achieve the best outcomes for the children under their care. And one prominent name among such innovative and contemporary early age education providers is Pebbles Preschool.

“Pebbles Pre-School was founded in the year 2000, when Chennai was still contemplating about the need of preschools in the society. Even though Chennai had bunch of day care centers, a typical preschool that caters to the overall development of kids below five years was a distant dream,” says Mr. Kennedy Nesamoney, the CEO of Pebbles Pre-School. Currently Pebbles has outlets in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

What aspect and offerings make Pebbles Pre-School stand apart from your competitors?

The city of Chennai is known for its hot and humid weather. To cope up with such tough conditions and make the students feel comfortable inside the playschool, the management had airconditioned all the classrooms in the establishment way back in 2000. By doing so, Pebbles became the first preschool in Chennai, with airconditioned classrooms.

At Pebbles, the classrooms are fitted out with everything to the child’s scale, allowing them to be independent of adults. They have also maintained a healthy child–teacher ratio, thereby ensuring more care and individual attention to the child.

Teachers’ skills play a strong role in influencing the child’s power to grasp and learn concepts. At Pebbles Preschool, teachers are trained in the best possible way and ensure that they are completely prepared for their responsibilities.

However, handling the kids in real scenarios is much tougher than earning educational qualifications and attending trainings. Kids need more caring and warm approach. In the classrooms of Pebbles, one can clearly see that magical approach with massive assistance from the highly experienced support staff.

Along with that, the management regularly conducts in-service trainings and information about the latest trends

In the following interview with Insights Success, Mr. Kennedy shares brief insights about his preschool and how it has gained a stronghold within the early age education market.

Below are the highlights of the interview:

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What are the key attributes that helped Pebbles to overcome the challenges in its initial phase?

The preschool concept being in its initial stage of development in 2000 was a bit challenging for us unlike how it is today. Joint families were the order of the day. There used to be people at home to take care of the little ones like grandparents, uncles and aunts, and mothers who did not have a career to take care of.

We were able to overcome this by educating parents on the importance of preschool education for kids. We were also able to instill confidence in the parents by providing a safe and hygienic environment and qualified trained staff to take care of the child.

Today things are different, there are many nuclear families where both parents work and nobody at home to take care of the little ones and hence there is a dire need for quality preschools.

What are the benefits gained by parents and franchisees while choosing to be a part of the Pebbles family?

Parents benefit by enrolling their kids in a school that has a proven track record of catering to little ones for almost 2 decades. Our teaching methods and curriculum imparts attention, advanced language skills forming the basis for reading and writing, getting accustomed to structure and scheduled activities and social skills.

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Kennedy Nesamoney CEO

Franchisees benefit by partnering with a renowned brand that has an experience of almost 2 decades. We have a very well-prepared in-house curriculum that focuses on all facets of a child's growth, manuals to assist them in day-to-day operation and complete training and support to run the outlet at very affordable rates.

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We have a very well-prepared in-house curriculum that focuses on all facets of a child’s growth

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in early childhood education and care as well. Even though, Pebbles Preschools have adequate infrastructure and teachers, everything is built upon their extra-ordinary curriculum. It helps children to achieve complete school readiness in all areas of academic and social learning.

What are the key points that you consider while choosing or getting in talks with a potential franchisee?

• Passion to run a playschool, willingness to invest and sustain till it becomes profitable.

• Understanding the advantage of taking up a franchise over setting up one on their own.

• Looking for long term association for mutual benefits.

flourish over a period of time and most of the business happens through word of mouth. It is also a very sensitive industry as we have to take up the responsibility of handling little ones.

What would be your advice for the budding startups and entrepreneurs in the industry?

The Playschool industry is not a bed of roses as most people would think. It needs a lot of passion and dedication. It is also not like a restaurant where one can put in money today and expect results tomorrow. Playschools usually

Brief us about what are going to be Pebbles’ future prospective.

Pebbles is a 20-year-old brand. Very few players in this industry have a foundation that dates back 20 years.

With this strong base we would be moving forward in a phased manner by extending our franchise across India as an affordable high-quality brand.

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Why Opting for a

FRANCHISE

BUSINESS is a Better Option than

STARTING EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH?

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re you thinking about stepping into the world of entrepreneurship by starting a franchise business? There are indeed various advantages of choosing a franchise business instead of starting everything afresh. Some of them have been mentioned below: Franchise businesses provide a swift support system Franchise businesses allow entrepreneurs to maintain a healthy balance between independence and taking guidance from their mentors and acquaintances. It provides them with a reliable support system, while providing them with the freedom to run their own business.

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Many franchisors share vast knowledge and expertise on products and services with the franchisees. This makes things easier for the franchisees, and they feel the confidence to take the franchise ahead confidently.

Franchise businesses have a less risk factor Every business has its own set of risks. However, opening a franchise is less challenging than starting a business afresh. A franchise already has an existing and proven business model and is known by the audience.

Hence, a franchisee can carry out sufficient background searches before signing any contracts.

A major advantage of franchises is that it requires less time, efforts, and investment. Moreover, franchisees can also acquire financial figures from the franchisors.

This, in turn, provides entrepreneurs a heads up about what to expect from the business.

The Option of Researching the Business’s Viability A franchise offers entrepreneurs an opportunity to apply their analytical skills and research about the sustainability of the business. For any franchisee, the most important aspect is the confidence that the new investment will succeed. Moreover, for many business owners, previous experiences play a key role in building strong networks, use their connections well, and open doors which were not opened previously.

Franchise Businesses have better Scope of Succeeding It is a known fact that franchise businesses perform better than a start-up business. This is because, the franchisor has already created awareness regarding his brand and has further accomplished the recall successfully. However, entrepreneurs must determine how much they would have to invest, the risk factors, and must develop a deep understanding of the required initial investment.

Franchises are Based off a Well-Established Model Franchises of renowned brands have already been tried and tested. A new outlet does not have to innovate much as it can follow the already successful ideas and operational brands. A franchise model provides entrepreneurs with already established systems and procedures. All they have to do is make certain changes and innovations based on the setup they have.

Additionally, renowned brands have franchises spread across the globe. This way, franchises benefit from a brand name, which is recognized internationally.

Renowned sports brands have branches across different nations. Customers across the world know about the reputation of these brands, and easily opt for them.

Enhanced Business Relationships Established franchisors develop strong establishments and benefit from their already-in-place relationships.

Most companies and businesses are readily interested and willing to engage in business relationships with brands which are renowned all over the globe.

Prominent franchises of globally renowned brands receive more credibility. This helps in developing a working relationship for the supply chain. It also aids in gaining access to prime locations.

The best and most successful franchises are based on the simplest ideas. Every entrepreneur should keep this in mind while selecting a franchise. The easiest of business can also transform into an extremely profitable franchise. It can develop simple, proven systems and processes that can be easily replicated.

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Before shaking things up and introducing major changes into the existing products, franchisees must preserve the brand. They should develop a sense of belongingness among the employees and earn their loyalty. This will, in turn, build a great team, develop respect and understanding among the employees, and offer excellent training and development to the staff.

This will help in building the passion for the brand among the employees.

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SPIRITBREW VENTURES

On a Mission to Make Your Weekends Great

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Apart from providing critical benefits like lower cost of operations due to centralized distribution and vendor management, the franchise model also offers critical support in Site selection, project management, Human Resource, training, latest product development and centralised marketing support.

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Franchises operate under a predetermined business model that has already brought success while independent businesses adjust, make decisions and changes in their business model as they go.“By buying a franchise, you are actually buying a turnkey business that is ready and waiting for you to start,” says Saurabh Singhal – Founder and CEO of Spiritbrew Ventures LLP.

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Spiritbrew Ventures is one of the fastest growing players in Asia's food retail sector. It focuses on establishing and operating its chain of restaurants across India and International markets through company owned and franchise owned business models.

Our corporate vision is to be the fastest growing restaurant company by transforming the health-based cuisines, offering extraordinary values and great tasting products prepared by outstanding people

team of Spiritbrew Ventures. The franchise specializes in offering exciting food retail options to customers through a variety of formats including fast food service, casual dining restaurants, bistros, take outs, delivery only and cloud kitchen models.

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franchise is a proven system.

The franchise organization model offers the franchisee the ability to grow under a common brand and share in the benefits of a larger group of business owners. It also offers lower risk of failure and/or loss of investments than if you were to start your own business from scratch.

Spiritbrew Ventures’ journey started in 2019 with innovative new age food and beverage concepts like wood fired thin crust pizzas among other revolutionary food products.

“Our critically acclaimed awardwinning brands include Hollywood’s Pizza & Grill, Noodle Island, La Ricotta and Dosa Ratnam,” states the

Spiritbrew Ventures’ mission is to bring people together to socialize and celebrate the freeing spirit of fun filled weekends every day. It has been recognised as ‘The best upcoming restaurant chain company’ by Business Sphere Media group in 2019. The company offers innovative global cuisines in a fun based live kitchen models in all its outlets.

The franchise has an in-house training program for its franchisees which imparts them on-the floor training about restaurant operations. The company also covers other critical aspects like sales, marketing, human resource management, and social media marketing, etc. This plays an important role in developing and shaping up the career of the franchisees on a long-term basis. “For our potential franchisees, we would want them to be

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passionate about food business.

Having business background with a stable financial position is a plus,” states Saurabh.

“Our brands employ only experienced and high-quality franchise support professionals. We also have stringent Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place,” opines Saurabh. The company is in the process to establish a Restaurant System Academy wherein the employees and franchisees will be trained on the restaurant systems to achieve profitable and efficient business operations. The company has aggressive plans to open more than 50 outlets of each brand in India and International markets like Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Dubai by 2023.

For more details about the company’s franchise options availability, visit www.spiritbrewventures.com

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The Man Behind the Food Plate Saurabh Singhal is an alumnus of Institute of Hotel Management Mumbai, which is known as one of the best Hospitality and Catering institute in Asia. After graduating from the college, he spent his initial years supporting many international fast food and casual dining chains in India and international markets like McDonalds, Pizza Hut, TGIFridays, and Benihana. He also played a critical role in the growth and expansion of such brands in International markets like London, Hong Kong, Thailand and Phillippines.

His passion for cooking and hospitality inspired him to enter the market with the sole aim to develop and grow food brands which can not only serve a growing need for high quality products but also can play an important role for the franchisees helping them understand finer aspects of food business and learning how to operate food business in a systematic manner.

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The 10 Most Popular Franchise to Have a Look At

Zee Learn

Delivering Educational Solutions for Various Stages of an Individual’s Growth

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ducational franchises have changed the face of educational training, offering new possibilities to the students and the teachers. They associate themselves with educational entrepreneurs and the leading educational institutions across the diverse geography. Their prime objective is to provide lasting educational experiences to the students, while furthering the cause of effective and inclusive education to all.

One such renowned educational franchise known for its dedicated endeavours is Zee Learn. Established in 1994, Zee Learn now is India’s leading and most diversified educational organization providing multiple offerings from Pre K, K12, higher education, test prep, tutorials, vocational, skilling, manpower & training and digital education to its network spanning to 750+ locations across the country.

It is a public listed company which addresses educational and learning requirements right from the age of 1.5 years till the child turns into a confident adult ready to take on the world of tomorrow.

Zee Learn through its brands, Kidzee and Mount Litera Zee School has created a sustainable franchise market in the nation for the core education segment and has helped individuals and entrepreneurs to establish their own business. The company being the market leader in education sector has

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over 2000 plus Kidzee centers and more than 130 Mount Litera Zee Schools across India.

Astute Leadership Zee Learn owes its beginnings to a belief of Essel Group Chairman Mr. Subhash Chandra that India’s future can be brighter only if quality education is imparted to its future generation to help prepare them to take on every challenge that future might throw at them. Over the years many industry stalwarts have guided the company towards success and helped Zee Learn become the industry leader in the educational segment.

Currently, Mr. Vikash Kumar Kar being the Executive Director and CEO is leading the organisation. He is a business professional with over two decades of experience in conceptualizing and integrating best in class practices to facilitate building a sustainable high-performance organization.

Mr. Vikash has extensive General Management and Human Resource experience with leading multinationals and Indian organizations in a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, financial technology, educational services, and staffing. He has significant experience in successfully partnering multifunctional and cross-cultural business teams to deliver growth.

Major Associations Zee Learn is India’s leading

educational organization and works with prominent brands that have delivered success, respect, and immense satisfaction to parents, students, and partners.

The company associates with educational entrepreneurs across the country who are willing to create a legacy and are committed to partner with the company’s passion in furthering the cause of effective and inclusive education to all.

Zee Learn has a very strong customer first approach and provides a multi prong approach to the partners and guides them in various areas of school management, be it infrastructure planning & development, staff development, brand management, robust operational measure, and compliances.

Supporting New Franchises Zee Learn has a dedicated team which helps the partners in setting up the franchise and provide valuable consultations on the franchise business.

The company also provides comprehensive management services to its partners such as sustainable business planning, societal connect, and so on.

The dedicated team members guide the partners through important aspects of the business like catchment and competitor analysis. The team also provide periodic project implementation plan/ updates, layout plan of the franchise, and assist in

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procurement of necessary classroom and lab equipment, hiring guidelines for staff including the leadership talent, and the operating manpower in the franchise.

Vikas Kumar Kar

The team members also assist the company’s partners with training and development on an ongoing basis, brand management, franchise management, and content upgradation.

During these challenging times, Zee Learn has conceptualized, created and strengthen its digital education elements. These ecosystems are designed to improve outcomes with a granular approach using a pedagogically robust engine. The digital forays such as Kidzee Learning App, Kidzee Tab, Luminosity, ePlus, E-Studio, Robomate, and R+ notebook give students an innovative learning option with an edge.

Throughout the pandemic, Zee Learn continued to engage with the stakeholders and the children through a series of digital tools and virtual engagement initiatives. These efforts were designed to ensure holistic development of the children and included a bouquet of curricular and co-curricular arrangement through multiple level engagement of parents and children. The company also ensured that the children receive

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counselling support at the safety of their homes.

Spearheading the Education Sector As a forward-looking educational company, Zee Learn is committed to best in class academic standards in its delivery across its network. The company constantly invests in building a sustainable ecosystem which is learner centric and directed towards grooming responsible, versatile, and knowledgeable citizens.

Zee Learn’s commitment to the task of providing world class learning content, best pedagogical designs, academic support, and an educational culture par excellence has resulted in growing demand of its franchise among the investors.

Zee Learn’s brands are built on the philosophy of ‘What’s Right for the Child’ (WRFC). It partners with individuals/ institutions who are looking to partner with the company’s vision and value its commitment towards quality child education along with complementing aspects of selfreliance, peer interaction, and individual growth.

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Succeeding During the Pandemic The pandemic has pushed the education sector to go beyond limits and innovate the learning process for children. The industry had to introduce various advances in the teaching space as it was impossible for students to visit schools, colleges, and universities physically. While it was a huge task for majority of the education spaces, Zee Learn had the smooth transition from classroom to the virtual screen. This was possible due the organisation’s farsighted approach.

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The company carries forward this thought of keeping the child at the centre of learning and follow an integrated approach towards learner centric education. Accordingly, all components of schooling methodology, teacher competence, assessment, infrastructure, extra/cocurricular and parents - come together to deliver what is best for each child.

The Company also strongly believes in inclusive education and is committed in providing the support to every child that gets associated with it. It helps them realize their unique potential through quality education and development.

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