A FRANCHISE CONSULTING FIRM THAT WORKS

FMS Franchise is the only full-service franchise consulting agency that offers marketing and sales support to its clients. The most effective and successful franchise system launches are done with complete support and guidance along the way. With over ten years of experience in building and developing franchise brands, you want to work with our expert franchise consultants when considering a franchise expansion program.

900+ BRANDS FRANCHISED

FMS has worked with over 900 Brands to implement franchise distribution models. 

67 TEAM MEMBERS IN-HOUSE FRANCHISE TEAM

FMS has a team of 67 in-house franchise consultants who provide all of the resources to execute a franchise expansion model successfully.

2009 FMS FOUNDED

FMS was founded in 2009 and has a team with individual experience totaling over 1,000 years of franchise experience in the United States and around the world.

A-Z OUR APPROACH

Full Service Franchise Development model provides brands with the support needed to launch, sell and execute franchise expansion models from A to Z.

The Candidate:

Franchise Marketing Systems works with business owners to build, design and execute franchise expansion models.  The ideal candidate is a business owner who is considering ways to expand and scale their brand.  No limit to industry segment and no limit to the type of business, we will help qualify whether franchising is a viable expansion model, you just make the introduction.

Checklist for Franchising:  https://www.fmsfranchise.com/blog/checklist-for-franchising-your-business/

Overview:

Franchise Marketing Systems will build the franchise systems, structure, documentation, handle the registration work and prepare the organization for franchising. Franchise Marketing Systems will then manage and oversee the execution of the franchise roll out. This includes the marketing, sales, management and oversight of the franchise model itself. 

Review of the Team: https://www.fmsfranchise.com/about-us/meet-the-team/

Review of Process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWM3XFxTNcs&t=946s

Franchise Business Planning – First Draft in 3 Weeks 

- Initial Strategic Plan – 1 Week.

- Franchise Research Report – 1.5 Weeks. 

- Franchise Structure Report – 2 Weeks. 

- Franchise Business Plan (First Draft in 3 Weeks). 

Legal Document Development 

- Franchise Disclosure Document Development – 1.5 Weeks from Completion of Business Plan. 

- Franchise Agreement Completion – 1.5 Weeks from Completion of Business Plan.

- State Registration Applications – 1 month from completion of Business Plan. 

Operations Services

- Operations and Training Manual Initial Analysis and Outline – 1 Week from Completing the Legal Documents. 

- Onsite Analysis and Consulting – 1 Week from the date we have finished the Legal Documentation. 

- Franchise Operations Manual – 3 Weeks from Completion of Legal Documentation. 

Franchise Marketing Services 

- Marketing Plan – First Draft 15 Days from Completion of Operations Manual 

- Franchise Collateral Materials – First Draft 21 Days from Completion of Operations Manual 

FMS Experience:

Client List:  https://www.fmsfranchise.com/our-clients/

About Chris Conner, Franchise Marketing Systems:

Atlanta, GA – Chris Conner has been a franchise consultant working with business owners and brands to support growth through franchising since 2001. His experience in the franchise development industry began with a Chicago-based franchise consulting firm where Mr. Conner had the opportunity to work with a variety of successful franchise systems including Jimmy John’s, European Wax Center, 911 Restoration, Smash Burger, Marco’s Pizza, Mad Science Group and other franchise systems where he was able to learn the franchise development process. In 2009, Mr. Conner founded Franchise Marketing Systems (FMS) in Atlanta, Georgia. FMS was developed in order to provide a full-service franchise development solution to new and existing franchisors. FMS provides strategic planning, FDD and Franchise Agreement development, Operations and Training Program development and Marketing Development to bring new brands to market as a franchise, then supports the franchise sales and marketing of the franchise. Today, Mr. Conner oversees the FMS team and works directly with clients to execute the franchise development process with brands globally. Since 2009, FMS has developed over 400 franchise brands and has a team of over 28 franchise consultants. FMS has developed successful franchise brands including Anytime Fitness, Baxter Healthcare, Blimpie, Hungry Howie’s Pizza, Restoration 1, Smash My Trash, Two Men and a Truck along with others. The FMS Team has been able to align with brands and franchise systems with a unified, consistent approach focused on growth, systems and transitioning from company-owned businesses to a scalable franchise system. Mr. Conner holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Management Information Systems from Miami of Ohio University and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University in Chicago. He is married to Alaina Conner and has two children, Ashton and Jameson who make every day exciting and full of adventure.

Connect with Chris Conner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherjamesconner/