The Franchising World Magazine - August 2018

In this issue

In a world obsessed with large, big, huge, whichever way you put it, small & low-cost business formats come as a pleasant and profitable surprise. After witnessing success across the globe, petite franchise models are gaining momentum in India too. These emerging concepts in the market are gaining high traction on account of less investment, timely high returns, manageable risks and ease of operations. While the investment amounts might be smaller, the lower-cost segment is big on the impact felt in the Indian franchise sector.

For aspiring business owners with any size budget, this issue will spotlight the ‘low-cost business opportunities’ where every franchise opportunity will give entrepreneurs the chance to look for business openings across various sectors like education, health and beauty, human resources, food and beverages, business to business services, fashion retail, and many more to choose from. The issue also highlights the emerging trends that are growing big in the low-cost category. Go and grab the right opportunity for you!

Can Franchising Be The Solution To India's Unemployment Challenge?

India tops the list of the fastest growing economies in the world for the coming decade and is projected to grow at 7.9% annually, ahead of China and the US, according to a Harvard University report.

4 mins

Now Trending Low-Cost Franchise Options

In today’s environment of economic uncertainty, it becomes important to develop new franchisee models to ensure sustainability in tough scenarios. With return on investment (ROI) being the king and an uncertain customer, it’s easier to go out of business if the initial costs are high. To counter this, brands have come up with various innovative models.

2 mins

Furniture As A Slice​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​of Life

If steel furniture has hitherto been looked at as being merely functional with very little elegance or style, the new entrant in the furniture business – JSW Group – is all set to change the mindset as well as market equation. JSW Group is eyeing at capturing a big chunk of the market share with its ‘thoughtful’ portfolio of products.

3 mins

Tea Drinking Turns Tantalizing

With coffee cafes populating the metro cities in abundance, entrepreneur Abhishek Khandalkar and Pankaj Chaudhari decided to walk away from the trodden path and thereby introduced Chai Katta, an outlet that serves tea with a huge variety of aromas and flavours.

1 min

Boosting Brands In A ‘Major' Way

When Tushar Ved thought of turning entrepreneur, his mind raced with many ideas of which he chose to get international brands to India. Today, he can look back at the journey of Major Brands and feel elated at having made the right choice.

2 mins

On The Right Path ​​​​​​With Raymond

With the opening of Raymond’s first ever Mini TRS in Nalgonda, Telengana, Tharun Rao, Franchisee, The Raymond Shop, is targeting to penetrate deeper into emerging towns with similar format stores within the next two years.       

2 mins

Exploring New Business Pathways

The Business Opportunities Show, hosted by Franchise India, brought together the best of brands and investors in Jammu and Punjab.   

2 mins

Bonjour India Say The French Retailers

With most of the leading global brands making their presence felt in India, the French certainly don’t want to be left behind. As they speed up their operations to establish their brands here, we catch up with a few of them to understand their strategy and their inclination to take the franchise route.

4 mins

Entrepreneurship ​​​​​​​Highs And Lows

Entrepreneurship is considered trendy – but is it really so is a question best answered by the one who dares to get into the shoes of an entrepreneur. The Startup Summit 2018, which was organised by Entrepreneur India on July 21-22 at Hotel Westin, Pune brought into focus the non-glamorous side of building the next big thing.

3 mins

Pitching Strong On H​​​​​ome Turf

Often touted as ‘in its nascent stage,’ the brand licensing industry of India has come off age and is now witnessing a disruption fuelled by increasing influx of Indian IPs into licensing arena. An update…

3 mins

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The Franchising World Magazine Description:

The Franchising World, India's most comprehensive and leading end-to-end business and franchise magazine, has become a benchmark in its 14th year of existence. Since its inception in 1999, this monthly publication has become an essential success tool for the investing community. The magazine is a platform where you will find information of companies looking for partners in various categories of business. There are articles which guide you on how to start and run a business with latest updates in the franchise industries.