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The result of this is a vast worldwide network of separately
run, yet inseparably linked, satellite agencies that work together to provide
singles with a massively successful dating and matchmaking service.
The
secret to our success lays in understanding that all people are different. A person's
age, emotional state, intellectual skills, religion, health, financial standing,
upbringing, past experiences, occupational status, and many other factors can
all affect the way they meet and interact with other people. Some people find
it easy to chat with others, but for some it can be a very stressful process full
of insecurities. But the one common bond between all these people is that nobody,
not one, wants to be single!
With the help of our franchised network
of hand-picked Club Hosts, Perfect4Partners
provides all of these people with a solid point of contact and personalised assistance
in helping to improve their lives.
• Being a
Club Host:
Franchise Holders in the perfect4partners network are
more familiarly known as "Club Hosts".
A Club Host may be
any business-minded individual, couple, or even a small team effort.
To
become a Club Host, you absolutely must be good with people. Whilst some experience
in running the general day-to-day operations of a business is highly recommended,
your people skills, personality and your ability to plan and execute good and
interesting events will be the key to your success.
The local singles events
and parties you arrange are limited only by your imagination (and partly by what
is on offer in your local area). There are thousands of interesting options for
events, and we will help you with creative ideas if need be, but at the end of
the day, the exercise is simply one of bringing single people together. Naturally
the more fun they have and the more they interact with each other, the easier
they will find it to build new friendships and kindle relationships.
Around
99% of running a dating agency is common-sense. People generally take care of
themselves, so as long as you provide the correct environment, the rest will happen
naturally! Your guests will however be looking to you as a leader - so lead. You
need to keep your finger on the pulse at all times. Do what you need to do to
ensure everyone is having a great time, and ensure that no-one is left out. Get
to know all your guests personally and make introductions, especially when new
guests join existing groups.
One of a Club Hosts most important jobs is
to empathise with their members. It is essential to remember that for many people,
being single is an unpleasant, even stressful experience. Little wonder then that
some singles can be quite depressed or withdrawn when they first join. A Club
Host must be able to identify such people and pay special attention to them, helping
to coach them at their own pace into being part of the group. Being a Club Host
has great rewards, but it is not without it's responsibilities!.
•
How Much Work is Involved in Being a Club Host?:
Like any business,
you need to put something in before you get anything out! - Being a Club Host
is not any different. The great part however is that you are you're own boss!
There is nothing 9-to-5 about it. You work whatever hours suit you and you enjoy
the same fun and social benefits as your guests. For many Club Hosts, being a
Host is not even considered work - it's like living one grand adventure!!
But
there is indeed work to be done. Things do not just happen all on their own. You
need to be creative enough to develop interesting concepts and fresh ideas for
events to cover the wide varying needs of your guests, in all their age groups
and activity levels. Then you will need to cater these events; which involves
everything from dealing with rental agencies, restaurant owners, museum curators,
suppliers, insurers, negotiating special prices and group discount rates, food
catering, coach transport, booking of bands, discos and other entertainment, right
through to putting your itinerary together and crossing the T's on all of the
101 other little things that need to be taken care of, such as producing name
badges. - And then you always need to have a Plan-B up your sleeve, just in case
it rains!
But all of this will quickly become second nature, as will the
internal office-work and systems you need to put in place in order to run the
other dating services you choose to offer from your agency's offices.
Once
again, you will have the full support, services and back-up of the parent company.
•
Is My Area Still Available for Franchise?:
Franchises are available
on all continents and in every country around the world. Your franchise rights
are exclusive, meaning no other agents will be allowed to compete with you in
your area with local events.
Generally areas are defined by natural borders
wherever possible, (such as towns, cities or even states and counties), but it
strongly depends on the per-capita demographics of where you live.
Where
possible, we like to give all our franchisees (Club Hosts) an area with a population
of at least one hundred thousand residents. This ensures that there is enough
diversity to ensure single people in your area get to meet plenty of other singles,
but it also ensures you have sufficient traffic to operate your business successfully
and make a good living from your venture.
To find out is your area is available,
simply complete and submit the form at the foot of this page.
We'll then assess
your area (provided it is not already taken) and define the borders of your franchise.
•
The Cost of a Franchise:
Purchasing franchise rights for your area
is not really the issue, as the rates are extremely affordable. Meeting
our strict criteria for becoming a franchisee is however a little bit tougher!
A
Perfect4Partners franchise is different to
most. We do not sell fast-food, we deal with real people, and that means you need
to be able to accept responsibility for all the fun and emotions that come with
it.
Franchise rates are different for each country, as they are directly
proportional to your local economy. The rights to Bangkok, Budapest or Rio de
Janeiro would therefore be substantially less than the rights to Hamburg, Miami
or Madrid. Most of the G8 countries start at just $800 for every head of
100'000 population, meaning that for most areas in Europe or the USA, a franchise
would cost just $800.
Obviously your demographics play a very large role in
deciding your franchise boundaries too, which is why it is important to talk to
us before we can give you any fixed ideas of exact area coverage and cost. Large
cities such as London, Athens, Cape Town or Los Angeles could for example have
several franchisee holders, each with their own suburbs and territories. An experienced
host in a town of 500'000 or more inhabitants could opt for larger licence and
multiple franchise rights, provided their public services and network branch performs
within the expected standards required.
More important than the cost of
buying your franchise rights, is the capital you will require to establish yourself
as an agent and offer all of the facilities that your customers will expect from
you.
This figure is impossible for us to forecast as your set-up costs will
depend entirely on your country and your local cost-of-living. In essence these
will be no different to starting-up any small office-run business. You will require
premises from which to operate, which in most modern countries will be an office
suite or similar, ideally with comfortable and tastefully decorated waiting and
consultation areas. You will need the usual furnishings and obviously a phone,
fax and Internet communications are a must. You'll also need a reasonable contingent
for general office supplies and to cover all your day-to-day running costs.
•
What Help Can I Expect to Get?:
As with any franchise, you will
be trading under our umbrella. Whilst new businesses are expected to be able to
fund their own set-up, we will provide you with a large amount of your trade.
Our advertising fund will also help to encourage your local growth. As part of
our network, you will have full access to our lists of single people in your area
looking to attend Social Events and meet other singles. The events that you arrange
will be listed worldwide on our website and interested singles will contact you
directly. Any other services you choose to offer customers, such as Speed-Dating,
Personalised Matchmaking, Executive-Dating, Blind-Dates, Video Dating and the
like, will be added to our website listing for your office and also circulated
in our general newsletters. The profits you derive from these services are all
yours to keep!
In short we offer you all the help, support and backing
you need to succeed. Our team will be on-hand at all times to help you plan and
arrange events to suit you and your member's needs. You will have full use of
our online services division and access the huge ready-made singles market that
it offers you.
Our Franchisee Owners Manual is given to all accepted
franchisees and offers full details on how to set-up and run your business. (In
addition to these essential guidelines, more personalised plans may be made available
for certain countries who's lifestyles are substantially different to those in
the G8 culture).
• How Much Can I Expect to Earn?:
Franchise
Holders will quickly find that the singles market is a multi-billion dollar a
year industry. With over a third of the world now living as single, your customer
potential is enormous - and it's growing!
It is not possible to put an
exact figure to your earnings, as much of your fate lies in your own hands just
as it does with any business venture. But with our support, well run companies
can see franchisees well up there with all the top earners and annual salaries
higher than that of many a bank manager!
The income your business receives
is all yours to keep. Everything you receive from services such as Speed dating,
Diner-Parties, Executive Matchmaking, etc is all yours! The aim of our franchise
network is to establish a local point-of-contact or branch office for singles
in every town, no matter where in the world they are living. The parent company
does not profit from the services you provide to your singles.
The Perfect4Partners
group does however derive a small fixed-fee income from its online booking system
used to secure places at the events and functions that you host. This fee is then
put towards our national and local advertising budget to help grow your business,
as well as that of of our international systems and the cost of running, maintaining
and promoting our online services.
We also require a small annual franchise
re-licencing fee of 10% of the original purchase price (typically just $80) for
your first three years of trade. After this time five and ten years licences will
be granted.
• With US You are Guaranteed Success!!:
We
guaranteed all Perfect4Partners Franchise
Hosts a successful and profitable franchise, provided they follow our simple instructions
and run their business in accordance to our advise. This is offered in the form
of a "money-back" guarantee, in which Perfect4Partners
will buy-back a franchise area at its full purchase and licensing price at any
time within 12-60 months of trading, should the franchisee not be entirely happy,
or are unable to cope fully with the responsibility of running a dating agency
in their area.
Your success reflects on us - so we want you to be 100% committed
to your project!
Our business moto is: "Keep it simple - Do
it Well"
• Step TWO:
The
information offered above should give you a basic idea of whether or not you feel
that you have what it takes to become an officially franchised Club Host for Perfect4Partners.
If
you think you meet with our criteria and would like to proceed, then complete
the form below to let us know that you are interested. If your area is still available,
we will email you with a link to more detailed and complete information about
the franchise so that you can read in-depth about how it all works. Here you will
also receive a full breakdown of your expected earnings and turnover based on
a typical G8 area. |
