Opportunity: Business & Commercial
MAKING BUSINESS
THRIVE
Business Consulting New Zealand is seeking new franchisees to coach businesses into the future
Business consulting involves improving and growing other people’s businesses, and there is nothing that Business Consulting New Zealand founder and franchisor David Thexton is more passionate about. “Back in 2005, I’d sold my successful beverage business to a big buyer,” he says. “I’d always wanted to go into business consulting, as I got a real thrill out of seeing people succeed with just a little bit of help. In the past I’d helped several friends with a bit of a leg-up and they are all multi-millionaires today – so I must have done something right! Freed of my own business commitments, I started to look around for some training in the consultancy world.”
Absence of training At that time, David found there was simply no training for business consultants in New Zealand or Australia. Eventually, he found a company operating in Spain and headed off for a ten-day course.
David Thexton in full training mode on the Gold Coast
coaching that I have. I’ve put together a package that covers all the basics, and I like to be up front about all the details! “The franchise fee of $51,000 + gst covers all you need to get started, including five days of initial training. From conducting many of these training courses I’ve learned that everyone brings something to the table. We cover client acquisition and introduce the Marathon Plan, which we named after a programme that proves anyone could run a marathon in 13 weeks: you start by running to the post box on the first day, then the end of the street, and so on; until at the end you are capable of running a full marathon. Every week we have a morning webinar for all the franchisees and the franchisor team to share ideas and problem-solving. Every month, each franchisee receives one hour of one-on-one coaching with me – and believe me, there’s nothing I haven’t come across in business in my time.”
Become a valuable asset
“I was living in Australia at the time so when I got back home, I started prospecting for clients. Using the systems I’d been taught in Spain, plus a few of my own instinctive tips for our local market, I picked up clients quite quickly. Within five years, in tandem with my business partner, Wayne Armstrong, I’d written a programme dedicated to analysing businesses, but crucially, from the owner’s perspective.
David asks a simple question: “Would you like to be a world class business consultant in New Zealand or Australia? I know there are a lot of great potential franchisees out there following the recent downturn and relentless redundancies. I want to speak to ex-business owners, corporate executives who’ve had a gutsful of that world, salespeople, financial whizz kids and even lawyers.
“We went to a software guru, who turned it into an application, and we were up and away. It turned out to be a wonderful tool, because the business owner does most of the work. We set it up with a few basic figures and the client answers questions and ranks certain aspects of their business. Then the magic happens – using the algorithms we created it will calculate their current profits. Incredibly, 99% of the time the business owner has agreed with the results.
“Through the Business Consulting New Zealand programme, we can help you to become a valuable asset to your clients, to understand their personal needs and to structure a business plan together. And you get rewarded twice: once by helping your clients build a clear path to success; and secondly by building your own successful consultancy business.”
“From there, we work on gaining an understanding of how and where the business operations can be improved, and the overlooked portion – profit leakage. Reducing profit leakage can improve the value of a business over five years to the point where it is ten or twenty times more valuable if, or when, the owner wants to exit the business. And that all came from a great piece of software,” David laughs!
Time to re-launch Originally introduced to market just before Covid scuppered plans, David says the time is now right to relaunch Business Consulting New Zealand. “With companies struggling in the current economic environment and the IRD continuing to put pressure on derelict debtors, I’ve decided we need to get tools for success into the hands of more business owners. What I am looking for is a core group of franchisees with the same passion for consulting and franchise.co.nz – PUTTING PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Business Consulting New Zealand offers a clear road map to success for business owners in conjunction with their consultant. “It’s flexible and friendly,” says David. “With the right tools and training it is easy to uncover the weaknesses and opportunities in a business, bringing your clients better work/life balance, reducing profit leakage, accelerating growth and improving overall value. “I’m looking for people with a passion for helping businesses to thrive. As a franchisee you will set your own consulting fees, but with six or seven clients you could be averaging $25,000 per month. If that sounds like your kind of challenge – give me a call.”
Advertiser Info Business Consulting New Zealand www.businessconsultingnz.co.nz Contact David Thexton 027 093 385 david@businessconsultingnz.co.nz
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