Online event
Franchising for growth: How to choose the right territory
Tuesday 20 October at 10:00AM
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This session shows prospective franchisees how to rigorously assess a territory using data and structured analysis, helping them avoid costly mistakes and make more informed decisions before committing.
What you’ll learn
- Apply a structured methodology to assess a proposed franchise territory across demographics, competition, and demand indicators.
- Identify the specific questions to put to a franchisor about territory boundaries, exclusivity, and population data, and how to evaluate the answers critically.
- Recognise the most common territory research mistakes that lead to underperforming franchises and how to avoid them before committing.
Description
Territory selection is the single franchise decision with the greatest long-term impact on a franchisee's commercial performance, and the one that receives the least structured attention.
Most franchise buyers focus on the brand, the fee, and the franchisor relationship.
Very few apply any methodology to the territory they are about to operate in for the foreseeable future.
This session introduces a structured territory research framework covering demographic analysis, competitor mapping, demand indicators, and the data the franchisor's own territory map may not provide.
Julie Taylor walks participants through a practical methodology that enables any prospective franchisee to assess their proposed territory with genuine commercial rigour - before they sign.
Participants leave with a clear process for evaluating a territory, the specific questions to put to a franchisor about boundaries and population data, and an understanding of the patterns that most commonly produce underperforming franchises - and how to identify them in advance.
Speakers
Julie Taylor
Director, Runo Franchising
Julie Taylor is a Franchise Strategist and Advisor and a Director of Runo Franchising, with over 26 years’ experience in the UK franchise arena. She has worked across a wide range of roles, including sales, business development, and franchise recruitment, supporting both national and international franchise brands.
Julie has extensive hands-on experience of the franchise lifecycle, from early-stage growth through to mature network development. She has also built a successful specialist business with her son focused on franchise resales, giving her practical insight into franchise exit planning, resale value, and long-term network sustainability.
Known for her clear, commercially grounded approach, Julie helps business owners and prospective franchisees make well-informed decisions about franchising. She is particularly focused on ensuring franchising is approached as a structured, disciplined growth strategy and a serious business partnership — not a shortcut to scale or self-employment.