What We Do

The V4Vans business is focused on the sale, financing and supply of light commercial vehicles to small and medium businesses. The key task of its Franchisees is to maximise the profitable growth of their franchise by closely following the operating systems specified by the Franchisor. Above all, V4Vans Franchisees are expected to make the most of their unique position as part of the local business community and to ensure total customer satisfaction at all times.

What We Need From You

Franchisees are allocated a specific territory defined by postcode for the operation of their business and require no premises other than a home-based office. The franchise needs a good combination of sales and organisational skills and it can be run either by one Franchisee alone or by a husband and wife team " just as Pete and Amanda Clements started their own business back in 2003.

Our Administrative Support

A major benefit of the V4Vans franchise is that all the administrative and progress chasing services are provided by the Head Office " leaving Franchisees free to spend most of their time on actually growing the business. Each Franchisee will have his or her own nominated Administrator at Head Office to deal with all those vital but time-consuming tasks, from order processing right through to actual delivery of the vehicle to the customer and beyond!

Your Earnings

V4Vans passes on to its Franchisees the Net Profit from all vehicle sales after deducting a fixed 1.5% of the total sales value as its Management Services Fee. This deduction is in return for all the services provided to the Franchisees. Unlike many other franchised businesses, V4Vans Franchisees are never exposed to the risk of bad debt because all Purchasing of vehicles and services all Invoicing is undertaken by the franchisor, thus removing the cash flow worries from the franchisee.

The Franchise Package

The V4Vans Franchise Package includes all of the following items to help you establish your own commercial vehicle sales business and to begin trading as quickly as possible:

• Licence Fee " your right to use the name and systems
• The Franchise Manual " your complete guide to running the franchise
• Full Week of Training " including hotel accommodation
• On-Site Support " 5 days of assistance on location
• Vehicle Lease " your first Deposit ready paid
• Vehicle Sign Writing
• Design and Set-Up of your own Webpage
• Laptop Computer with Software and Printer
• Quotation System
• Sales Presenter and Marketing Materials " estimated 3 months' supply
• Business Stationery and Internal Forms " estimated 3 months' supply
• Consumer Credit Licence

Total Franchise Package Fee - £12,950

Your Additional Expenses

In addition to the above Franchise Package Fee there will be other initial costs associated with the set-up of your "home office", telecommunications and launch advertising. You should also make provision for your own living costs during the early stages of running the business.

What Makes Us Different?

As a potential Franchisee, we believe that you will be keen to know what we consider to be the distinctive features of our franchise. Distinctive features are very important because they serve to strengthen the franchise concept, to differentiate it from others and to increase the opportunity for success. The following points should therefore be useful in helping you to assess V4Vans against other franchise opportunities that you may currently be considering:

• The V4Vans franchise is based on a business system which has been successfully developed and proven by its Directors over several years
• V4Vans has developed unique relationships with the suppliers of vans and with the finance companies
• The V4Vans business operates in a lucrative niche market which is poorly served by others in the motor trade
• The V4Vans name and logo are attractive and memorable to the general public
• The V4Vans Management Team has developed a comprehensive business administration systems and highly effective "progress chasing" procedures
• V4Vans Franchisees will receive a very high level of dedicated administrative back-up from the Franchisor's Head Office, enabling Franchisees to concentrate on the most important task of maximising new and repeat sales
• The V4Vans franchise can very easily be run by from a "home office" by the Franchisee alone " or Franchisee plus Partner " and requires only a modest investment
• The V4Vans franchise will appeal to those many people with good sales ability who dislike the tedious " but very necessary " administrative tasks
• The V4Vans business has flexibility " and therefore draws strength " from the fact that it is not dependent upon any single vehicle dealership or finance company
• The V4Vans business flexibility includes the ability to supply all Vans for the growing and lucrative Food industry by supplying bespoke vans converted to include Freezer or Chiller units

Your Training and Support

V4Vans is totally committed to providing the best possible initial training and ongoing support for its Franchisees.

Business Training " 1 day This first section of the training deals with establishing and launching the limited company, which is a requirement for all V4Vans Franchisees. It also covers such matters as VAT registration, setting up the "home office", ongoing financial controls, reporting procedures and relevant company legislation.

On-job Training " 4 Days This element of the training will be based at the V4Vans Head Office in Kettering. The Franchisee will be progressively taught every aspect of the day-to-day van sales operation and will also be introduced to his or her nominated Administrator " the person who will be responsible for the administration and "progress chasing" of all the Franchisee's sales.

Ongoing Local Support " 5 Days For five separate days of his or her own choosing during the first three months, each Franchisee will have the possibility to call on a member of the V4Vans Senior Management Team to work alongside them at their own business location, providing practical help and guidance. Such help is extremely valuable because it will ensure that correct sales techniques, systems, record keeping and other working practices are all properly established and maintained. Most importantly, help will be available at those times when the Franchisee has most need of it " for example when conducting a door-to-door sales "blitz", making a particularly important sales presentation or when addressing a local business meeting such as the Chamber of Commerce.