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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

using franchise

Is it correct to use “franchise”this way, meaning that I would like to buy and expand a company?

I would like to franchise your business.

In other words what does that sentence imply?

Thanks.
  

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Hi The word usually refers to a situation where a large company has a business that, let's say, supplies chicken nuggets, fries and soft drinks I think that I could make a living in that way but I don't want to go to the trouble of making the food myself and inventing a brand for it. So I buy a franchise in the large company. In return, they give me the right to sell their products from my shop and they supply the goods I can't quite tell from your sentence what is meant.

— Dave_anon

  • Hi The word usually refers to a situation where a large company has a business that, let's say, supplies chicken nuggets, fries and soft drinks I think that I could make a living in that way but I don't want to go to the trouble of making the food myself and inventing a brand for it.
  • So I buy a franchise in the large company.
  • In return, they give me the right to sell their products from my shop and they supply the goods I can't quite tell from your sentence what is meant.
  • It may mean that I have set up in business by myself and am doing really well - let's say, by selling men's shirts and ties.
  • An investor then comes along and says: you have a good idea there, I will put money into you business with a view to creating a chain of shops like that.
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Hi

The word usually refers to a situation where a large company has a business that, let's say, supplies chicken nuggets, fries and soft drinks

I think that I could make a living in that way but I don't want to go to the trouble of making the food myself and inventing a brand for it. So I buy a franchise in the large company. In return, they give me the right to sell their prod
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dave_anoncan't quite tell from your sentence what is meant. It may mean that I have set up in business by myself and am doing really well
Thanks for your clarification and help.
dave_anonAn investor then comes along and says: you have a good idea there, I will put money into you business with a view to creating a chain of shops like tha
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Hi

I'm no expert in business but I was interested in the question and did a bit more research

I think you can franchise by just buying into a large company that gives you a business model. You pay them a fee and they help you run a small business along the lines that they have already established. They give you a brand name and manage the supply of goods in exchange for the fee
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dave_anonI'm no expert in business but I was interested in the question and did a bit more researchI think you can franchise by just buying into a large company that gives you a business model. You pay them a fee and they help you run a small business along the lines that they have already established. They give you a brand name and manage the supply of goods in exchange
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Hi

I'd say both of those, with singular or plural, are possible

I think that they are someone writing to a large company about obtaining a small franchise from them (in the first sense that we talked about before)

Dave
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