The search for the right location to set up a franchise business involves strategically choosing the best possible placement and wise investment of assets. Whether new to franchising or experienced, location can influence the success of a business and anything that makes the process of finding suitable real estate easier is welcome to franchise professionals.
To make this complex process easier for franchisees, and to connect real estate professionals with franchise industry prospects, International Franchise Association (IFA) and International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) now offer an online ad posting channel. The database features the following benefits:
- New site currently accessed monthly by hundreds of real estate professionals with major growth potential for thousands of daily franchise industry relevant site visits
- Available & Need for Space sections connect retailers, brokers and landlords
- Free for members to post & free public access to listings
- Secure ad posting & timely updates
- Listings by size, location, & demographics to quickly narrow down search results
- Expansion beyond US listings possible
- Search based on retail center type to locate right fit
- Advanced & keyword searching allows for specific results
- Great tool to get franchises up and running to open doors & generate new jobs
- Efficient gateway tailored to franchise industry demand
Franchise industry expansion brings an even greater need to generate new online tools that can foster the creation of strong businesses. Online portals such as this help to minimize the complexities of becoming a franchisee and new franchises can open their doors and start doing business even more quickly. A large portion of the work involved with becoming a successful franchise start up involves finding the right real estate arrangement that is specifically tailored to the needs of franchise businesses. Finding the right building in the right location is invaluable in securing a mainstay franchise enterprise. As ads are posted on this new listing site and it grows steadily with time, IFC and ICSC members can freely access the retail location posts that suit their needs to further responsible expansion of the industry.