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Business services opportunities at the Sydney expo

Sarah Stowe

Franchises operating business services are lining-up at the Sydney Franchising & Business Opportunities Expo on 26-27 March 2021.

Take Accounts NextGen. This is a chartered accountancy firm specialising in next-generation accounting and taxation services for individuals, small businesses, even other accountancy agencies. Think bookkeeping services, business advisory, taxation, training, IT services.

It’s a young and dynamic team employing cutting edge technologies and scalable systems that can grow with the client base.

The next step is to expand the business with franchisees sharing a similar ambition, excitement and drive.

Visit Accounts NextGen on stand B18.

Aussie, stand A48, will open a further 24 stores this year to bring the total number of outlets to more than 244.

The brokerage is heavily recruiting with new sites already pinpointed. Locations include areas such as Macquarie Park, Vincentia, Bankstown, Bella Vista, Ingleburn, Dickson, Ballarat, Mudgeeraba, Ashmore, Coomera, Buderim, North Lakes, Blackwood, and Mordialloc.

Franchisees from both financial and non-financial backgrounds are welcome; more than 220 are expected to join in 2021.

“We plan to keep growing our retail channel with a goal to reach 300 stores and 1,200 brokers by 2023, while enhancing our digital offering,” says Aussie CEO, James Symond.

Management consultancy business Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) is on the lookout for professionals to join their network of more than 700 consultants in over 30 countries.

Motivated and enthusiastic professionals need to bring relevant corporate experience in one or more of a variety of different areas including sales and marketing, project management, engineering, banking, finance, general management, purchasing or with expertise in sectors such as facility management, logistics, packaging, telecommunications, energy and office supplies.

Working in the field of cost optimisation, ERA consultants leverage the breadth of expertise and a variety of professional experience within the network to enable the servicing the needs of every client no matter the size or industry.

You’ll find ERA on stand D2.

FocalPoint, stand D35, is a leading business coaching group founded by business expert Brian Tracy. Since starting up in Vancouver, Canada, the business has spread around the world, working with proprietary systems and programs.

Today the network comprises about 270 coaches helping others to achieve success. And the business is looking for more passionate individuals with business or corporate experience to join the established Australian network.

The Fully Promoted promotional marketing company and embroidery franchise offers a wide variety of promotional products, apparel and marketing services.

Alongside this is sibling brand Signarama. This global sign franchise offering branding and messaging services in addition to a wide range of sign products has been trading for more than 30 years.

Visit stand A32 to see both brands.

InXpress is a global online shipping company, with a fully integrated, web-based customer shipping platform operating with about 380 franchisees operating in 14 countries.

The business combines the freight volumes from all its customers, negotiating significant discounts with world-wide carriers, which are then passed on to customers. The explosion of online shopping enhances the potential for delivery services.

It’s a low-entry business with low-level operating costs, and flexibility. Check it out on stand A28.

On stand B39 MailBoxes Etc will showcase its multiple revenue streams – packing and freight services, printing, mailing postal address and virtual office services are all in high demand.

More than 2500 service centres are in the global MBE network, with more than 38 in Australia.

Another business service franchise is Minuteman Press, stand B20. For over 45 years, Minuteman Press International has developed and refined its customer service driven business model. It offers ongoing local support, proprietary software, marketing programs, and research and development.

There’s no experience required to own and operate a successful Minuteman Press franchise.

Established in 1999, Smartline is a multi-award winning franchised mortgage broking group.

Smartline (stand B14) has an average client review rating of 4.9 out of 5 (based on 30,000 reviews) and its 400 advisers settle over $4.5 billion annually in home loans.

To date, Smartline has donated more than $2.5 million to charities across Australia and helped over 320,000 clients.

Snap Print & Design (B31) is a multi-award winning Australian franchise success. And while it has been around since 1899, it continues to evolve the business model combining the best of traditional print with online marketing solutions.

It has expanded with master franchises in to Ireland and New Zealand.

Franchise partners ideally are service oriented, entrepreneurial and motivated.

Visit stand B42 to find out more about a Tax Store accounting franchise, which promises to turn number crunchers into business advisors.

The Tax Store has responded to the marked shift towards online tax returns and sees the potential in franchisees becoming key financial advisors to their clients.

Valenta BPO (stand A43) is a service provider for business process outsourcing, working with hundreds of companies world-wide to improve performance, whilst reducing costs. Franchisees work with local businesses, offering a range of services including outsourcing, process consulting and digital transformation.

You can get a free ticket to attend the Sydney expo by registering here, using the code FMG.