FRANCHISE CONSULTING

With thousands of franchises in the marketplace we are dedicated to helping you find the right one.

Kensington has embraced all the technical advances of the past 20 years while staying true to our guiding principle of serving you, our client. From our experience, we are confident that the very best way we can help you find the right franchise is by spending the time to learn about your specific goals and objectives. Technology is great, but nothing replaces caring professionals dedicated to helping you find the perfect business that best matches your unique skills. Kensington is an affiliate of FranNet, which provides a free no obligation service to help you properly research and evaluate various franchise opportunities. We are your personal franchise coach who will guide you through the entire franchise search process. Our role is to give you the tools you need in order for you to make an informed decision. That is why for the past 20 years SBA, SBDC, as well as numerous department of labor agencies have consistently sought out Kensington to conduct educational seminars that empowers individuals with the right knowledge to properly buy a franchise.

OUR 5-Step PROVEN PROCESS HAS 20 years of PROVEN RESULTS.

...Our no cost proven process is priceless

Your Personal Franchise Assessment

Our process begins with your Personal Franchise Assessment (PFA). The PFA is an online questionnaire which will provide key insights to help find the right franchise specifically for you. In many cases, your PFA can serve as a franchise application to the brands we introduce you to.

Meeting with a Franchise Consultant

Once your PFA is completed you will have a 1-2 hour one-on-one meeting to build your business model. During this meeting we will discuss and evaluate the key factors in owning a franchise that are important to you. Based on your lifestyle goals, earning objectives, skill set and more, we make recommendations and introductions to specific franchise brands that together we feel will accomplish your goals and objectives. We spend significant time educating you about the franchise industry as a whole, and on how to properly research all of your options.

Research-Investigate-Educate

After your meeting with our franchise consultant, you will be knowledgeable on how to properly research different franchise brands. As you begin to research the options, we will remain in close contact to help guide and insure you are in the position to make proper informed decisions. We will never put any pressure on you, and we are happy to introduce you to other opportunities, including the business and franchise re-sales, which Kensington also represents.

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Validate Your Research

Once you have narrowed down your search and are comfortable with a franchise, the final step necessary is a Discovery Day. This is when you as a franchise candidate schedule a time to meet in person with the franchise company. During this time you will spend a day with your future potential business partners. and will be able to fully embrace and understand the culture of the franchise you are considering joining.

Joining the Brand

This is an exciting day for all parties involved. If after all of your research you are confident that the company is a good fit for you, you will sign a franchise agreement and officially become the newest franchisee of a brand which will give you the ability to accomplish your unique goals and objectives.

Why are our candidates that follow our 5-step process so successful?

We provide hours of no cost business and franchise consulting
Our education provides our candidates with the proper knowledge to empower them
Encouragement to explore all options
We work with GREAT franchise companies
All franchise companies have consistently completed FranNet’s yearly rigorous screening process
Our understanding of the importance of family involvement
Our network of expert professional, including franchise lenders, accountants and attorneys
We truly believe that no is okay

Owning a Franchise Allows You To...

Be your own boss
Be in business for yourself, but not by yourself
Follow a proven system to achieve predictable results
Avoid reinventing the wheel
Escape Corporate America

Build a valuable, sellable asset
Control your own future
Be more than just an employee
Follow your dream, instead of someone else's
Have more freedom, control and security

Four Franchising Facts:

FRANCHISING IS HUGE, generating over $1 Trillion of sales annually
Franchises are about 12% of all service and retail businesses in the U.S., BUT are responsible for 50% of all retail and service sales!
Franchising is MORE affordable than you think
About 85% cost less than $250,000, and over 50% cost $100,000 or less
In franchising there is ZERO correlation between the dollars that you invest and the dollars that you can earn
Many times a lower cost franchise can have a much greater ROI than more expensive franchises
Franchise is an excellent vehicle for creating family WEALTH
5 out of 6 Millionaires in the U.S. made their money by owning a small business

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Franchise Consulting Testimonials

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It is my pleasure to recommend The Kensington Company to anyone who is looking to sell their business especially in the Healthcare sector. My first attempts (pleural) at selling my State Licensed Homecare Agency was time consuming and ended up being non-productive. At when I felt it was a near "close" my attorney asked me what I planned on doing with the money? I told him I had built my last 3 companies from the ground up, but was a mother now and really...

Bethany S. | Shene Nurising Service

We wanted to take the time to write and express our sincere thanks to you for the outstanding job Kensington Company did, assisting us in choosing Hand and Stone as the business that was right us and the subsequent regional developer training. Without your steady and conscientious presence, our dream of owning our own business would have taken infinitely longer. Your relaxed but highly motivated attitude always gave us the assurance that we were moving forward albeit at a pace dictated by us. During...

Michael D. and Dan M. | Hand & Stone Massage Spa

Stuart is the best franchise consultant and the only one you will ever need! It took me eleven months to find the perfect franchise for me, but that did not discourage him. Stuart was always there for me throughout the entire process of finding a franchise that was the right fit for me. He was incredibly supportive, and gave me the guidance that I was seeking to navigate the exciting world of franchises. With Stuart I learned about so many franchises that I had...

Liza H. |

After spending the past 18 years as an 8-unit McDonald's franchisee, I searched long and hard to find the right franchise concept and company to start my "second franchise career". McDonald's is a hard act to follow financially, but I knew that I wanted to be in a growing industry that had fewer "moving parts" and was easier to run than a restaurant. My criteria in judging a franchise was simple: It had to be in a growth industry, give me the quality of...

Debra C. | Hand and Stone Massage Spa