Standard Operating Procedure – Key to Franchising

Step2 Ball Buddies Tunnel Tower
Watch imagination take over as your little one loads up the Ball Buddies trucks, sends them down the ramp and shoots them through the tunnel!

Now or Never Raye Women's Sneakers
These Now or Never Raye shoes are comfy and casual.

Just as I told you before, to have your business fanchised, you’ll need everything on your business to be standardized. This is why you should develop documents of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). With a good SOP you won’t be bothered by your franchisee asking how to operate the store, how to pay their employee’s salary, etc. You could compiled and explain everything they need to run the business in the SOP document. SOP is made as detail as possible, so even people with no clue about running a burger outlet (assume this is a burger franchise) could be an expert on the business just by reading the manual. Yeah, it’s just like the manual book included on your notebook, reading this SOP as a manual to run the business is a smart way for a franchisee.

SOP documents are unique between one business compared with another, each business has its own characteristic so the manual must developed in a specific way that suits your business characteristics. To tell you the truth, it’s not that hard to develop those SOP documents. To make it easy, you could use a preparation document, I usually call it as Document Control, in this document we divide SOP as three major parts : Entry, Operating, and Exit. Each of them will be your guidance for you to develop a procedure related to the part.

1. Entry (This would consist of manuals that will give franchisee and/or franchisor a guidance on how to start a franchise outlet, for example : Outlet startup procedure, Market research procedure, locations survey procedure, franchise agreement, etc)

2. Operating (On this part you must develop SOP on how to operate a franchise outlet, starting from warehouse management, financial management, marketing tools, customer service manuals, serving food & drinks manual, etc)

3. Exit (Consist of SOP on how to end a franchise agreement)

Those are Document Control, developing SOP for your business will be much easier when you setup them with this Document Control guidance.

Sale Home Decor | Kohl's
Enjoy free shipping and easy returns every day at Kohl's. Find great deals on Sale Home Decor at Kohl's today!

Women's Nike 10K Americana Running Shorts
Take on your miles in smooth comfort with these women's Nike 10K shorts. Perforated side panels and a wide, ventilated waistband help you stay cool with every mile.

Clearance Cuddl Duds Kids | Kohl's
Enjoy free shipping and easy returns every day at Kohl's. Find great deals on Clearance Cuddl Duds Kids at Kohl's today!

Clearance Womens Bodycon Wedding Guest Dresses, Clothing | Kohl's
Enjoy free shipping and easy returns every day at Kohl's. Find great deals on Clearance Womens Bodycon Wedding Guest Dresses at Kohl's today!

Croft & Barrow Pumps & Heels - Shoes | Kohl's
Enjoy free shipping and easy returns every day at Kohl's. Find great deals on Croft & Barrow Pumps & Heels at Kohl's today!

Levi's Pants For Men | Kohl's
Enjoy free shipping and easy returns every day at Kohl's. Find great deals on Levi's Pants For Men at Kohl's today!

Men's Jaws Open Water Poster Hoodie
Take a bite out of blockbuster style with this men's Jaws hoodie.

SO® Stonecrop Women's Knee-High Boots
Step into quintessential fall style with these SO Stonecrop women's knee-high boots.

StyleHaven Logan Industrial Geometric Rug
Take your decor in a different design direction with this StyleHaven Logan Industrial Geometric rug. In blue/gray.

Boston Bay Diamonds Sterling Silver Diamond Accent Cross Pendant
Featuring a single diamond accent, this sterling silver cross pendant makes a divine choice.