By Eric Parker Franchising in South Africa is way behind the rest of the world. In the USA over 50% of retail sales go through a franchise whereas in South Africa it is only 12%. The mentality amongst Corporate South Africa seems to be: “We need to own it to control...
By Eric Parker Assume you are tired of working for a Corporate Company and want to start your own business. You have three options: Start a business from scratch.Purchase an existing business.Purchase/start a franchise as a franchisee. For the purpose of this article...
By Eric Parker Expanded on by Natalie Veli I was recently asked by some young people to share some of my ‘Life Lessons’ with them. After some thought, I composed the following 15 lessons. I only wished I had received these when I was in my twenties!! 1....
By Eric Parker and Sasha-Lee de Bod In these tough economic times, franchising is the solution to support small business people. According to the Franchise Association of South Africa August 2017 survey statistics the estimated turnover for the...
By Eric Parker “If you are not willing to work for it Don’t complain about not having it !!” There is little or no doubt that we are experiencing a negative period in South Africa. We could fill many articles with all the problems we are facing – political,...
