Buying a Franchise in Belgium: Investigate Supplier Payments
Does the franchisor earn money from your purchases? Investigate supplier payments and their impact on your margin before you sign.
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Buying a franchise in Belgium: set limits on unilateral changes
Can a franchisor impose new obligations during your contract? Check the variation clauses and negotiate clear limits.
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Buying a Franchise in Belgium: Check the Support on Offer
What help will you actually receive after opening? Make support measurable and check the commitments before buying a franchise.
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Buying a franchise in Belgium: check your territorial protection
Having your own territory does not automatically mean exclusivity. Check who can sell there, through which channels and what your contract actually protects.
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Buying a franchise in Belgium: agree what happens to stock when you leave
Who will buy your remaining stock when the franchise ends? Check the buyback terms, valuation method and settlement arrangements before you buy.
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Buying a franchise in Belgium: calculate your working capital needs
Even a profitable franchise can run out of cash. Before you buy, calculate how much of a cash buffer you need and when you will need access to it.
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Starting a franchise in Belgium: get your trade mark rights in order
Can you legally authorise franchisees to use your brand? Check its protection, ownership and usage rights before expanding your franchise network.
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Starting a franchise in Belgium: write practical work instructions
Turn daily routines into clear work instructions and build a franchise operations manual that new franchisees can use with confidence.
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Starting a franchise in Belgium: setting your fees
Set the initial fee and royalties for your Belgian franchise. Make costs, calculations and indirect fees clear from the outset.
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Starting a Franchise in Belgium: Build Your PID Evidence File
Make the information behind your pre-contractual disclosure document verifiable, so you can inform prospective franchisees carefully and consistently.
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Starting a franchise in Belgium: test it without the founder
Can your business run without your daily involvement? Test whether your model can be replicated at a company-owned outlet before recruiting franchisees.
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Starting a franchise in Belgium: standardise your equipment
What equipment does every outlet really need? Make your equipment package affordable, maintainable and clearly defined before launching your franchise.
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Scopa Focacceria launches franchise expansion in Belgium
Scopa Focacceria is seeking franchisees in Belgium. The Liège-based brand reports its first two franchise outlets in 2026 and aims to reach 40 outlets by 2028.
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Cotti Coffee seeks franchisees for Belgian expansion
Cotti Coffee aims to open ten to twenty new outlets in Belgium in 2027. With five company-owned stores already operating, the coffee chain is now seeking independent franchisees.
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Dreams Donuts prepares for Moroccan franchise expansion with training in Belgium
Dreams Donuts is training its Moroccan master franchisees in Belgium. The Charleroi-founded chain aims to open twenty shops in Morocco before 2030.
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