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2. Do you want to open new Outlets and/or provide your services/products through licensed third parties?

YES
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NO
You should consider adopting a Corporate Franchise Structure.

A Corporate Franchise Structure allows you to grant one or more of your subsidiary companies (a Corporate Franchisee) the right to operate an Outlet of your franchised business and/or provide your services.  In effect you are opening new Outlets or expanding the operation of your services yourselves, through your subsidiary companies (a Corporate Franchise).  We can advise you further regarding this structure if necessary.

Outlet structure

To document the above structure, you will need to enter into Unit Franchise Agreements with your subsidiary companies. We can assist you with drafting the Unit Franchise Agreement and other relevant agreements as well as advising you on the legal and commercial issues that you will need to consider.


Other points to consider

There are several other issues that you may need to consider or discuss with us further. We set out some example issues below: