Invest In Your Own Social Group Franchise

EVOLUTION OF THE SOCIAL GROUP
The original informal “group of friends” was founded by Andrew in Devon in 1997. Devon Social Group was formally established in 1999, with Cathy coming on board to help run the organisation. Due to demand, Cornwall Social Group, Somerset Social Group, and Bristol Social Group soon followed. Parent company Social Group Enterprises Ltd. was registered in 2003, in order to run things on a professional basis. Franchises are now available across the country…

EXPANDING THE SOCIAL GROUP INTO NEW AREAS
Every week, we have enquiries from people across the UK wanting to join the Social Group, so the demand is there for more Social Groups. So we are looking for suitable people to come on board to operate the following territories:-

LOOKING FOR A NEW CAREER? FANCY RUNNING YOUR OWN SOCIAL GROUP BUSINESS ORGANISING SOCIAL EVENTS & HELPING PEOPLE HAVE LOTS OF FUN?

FOR AN INVESTMENT OF JUST £7,000 + VAT YOU CAN RUN YOUR OWN SOCIAL GROUP!
The people we are looking for will be interested in a new career as Social Group organisers. The people we are looking for will invest £7,000 + VAT into the organisation when they take on their new Social Group franchise. As most UK franchises are currently priced at £10,000-£30,000, this is a very reasonable offer, with a lot of experience and back-up.
So if you are looking for an exciting, enjoyable and interesting career as your own boss, working your own hours as suits you, where you meet lots of nice people and make lots of friends, a Social Group franchise could soon be yours!

YOUR OWN SOCIAL GROUP PROMISES...

• an exciting and challenging career - hard work, but great times and lots of fun!
• a successful home-based business of your own and the freedom of being your own boss
• a wonderful social life looking after all manner of Social Group events
• a great deal of satisfaction in knowing how much good you are doing to help people
• the knowledge that you are doing something worthwhile with your life

INCLUDED IN THE FRANCHISE
The Franchise Fee includes the design, development and first year of hosting of your own state-of-the-art web site and dedicated email address, purchase and lease of a dedicated low cost 0845 telephone number, a detailed and informative Data CD, help with advertising, the Social Group brand name, the benefit of Andrew & Cathy’s many years of experience, lots of back-up with assistance in getting your business off the ground, and with full training provided and ongoing support.

WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE WOULD THIS SUIT?

• People with a smart presentable image and a modern outlook, who get on well with others.
• People who are prepared to put in the time and effort to really make their Social Group work
• People who are prepared to listen to help and advice, and who are willing and able to learn all there is to learn
• The new Social Group could be run by one person, probably employing family or staff to help them.
• Or it could be two people who are partners, possibly a couple.
• Or it could be three / four / five people who are looking to set up in business together, each just needing to raise a few thousand pounds to get started and intending to work as a team.
• At least one organiser needs to be a people person, who enjoys going out to social events, meals, parties, etc.
• At least one organiser needs to be computer-literate, and able to type and enter up details for the magazine.
• At least one organiser needs to be able to tackle admin and accounts. It’s not just party, party, party! (Honest!)
• Driving and having your own transport - so you can get to events - is obviously a requirement.
• You don’t need to be able to build web sites, as this is set up so it is easy to use and straightforward
• Also of use would be having a creative flair, enthusiasm, and a sense of fun

WHAT IS A SOCIAL GROUP FRANCHISE?
The franchise is a license to operate a Social Group in accordance with the advice and guidance of Andrew & Cathy, within the established operating parameters of Social Group Enterprises Ltd. A franchise means that you own and run your own business, with your Social Group organised in exactly the same way as has been established with Devon Social Group, with the same rules, the same terms & conditions, the same type of events, the same price structure, and so on. In other words, you run the new Social Group as a copycat of the original.

Andrew & Cathy at Social Group Head Office will offer guidance on how every franchised Social Group should be run. All organisers will have a voice, and a good degree of creative freedom, but while this is your own business, it does have to be run in accordance with the same operating guidelines as has already been established - you cannot turn it into something different.

ELEMENTS OF THE SOCIAL GROUP
The Social Group has brought ways of meeting people and having more to do into the 21st Century.
It provides a new and innovative way to make new friends and enjoy a great social life.

Organisers of all Social Groups will arrange and offer their members...

1. SOCIAL EVENTS such as restaurant meals, parties, dinner dances, balls, themed evenings, fancy dress, quizzes, games, treasure hunts, murder mystery, behind the scenes tours, live entertainment, theatre, cinema, singles speed dating, pub nights, bar crawls, clubbing, and nightlife.
2. ACTIVITIES such as skittles, ten pin bowling, quasar, canoeing, archery, clay shooting, quad biking, go-karting, table tennis, horse riding, abseiling, paintball, surfing, gliding, skiing, and a programme of walks

TRAVEL COMPANIONS HOLIDAYS
Organisers of individual Social Groups do not get involved in organising holidays or anything with overnight accommodation. All holidays are arranged centrally for members in all areas by Travel Companions Holidays via Social Group Head Office. This means that organisers of franchises can offer their members a range of enjoyable holidays without having to become experts on complicated travel industry regulations.

FULL TRAINING & ONGOING SUPPORT
You don’t need any experience to run a Social Group franchise as you have the experience of Andrew & Cathy to rely on. Full initial training is given at the outset, plus ongoing support and assistance afterwards. Ideally, to begin with, you will make the time to be with us to learn how to put the events programme together and how to run the business successfully.

• You will be shown how to put together the events pages of an issue of Social Group Magazine - all the standard pages for the magazine will be written, designed, and supplied for you by Andrew & Cathy
• You will be taught how to plan out your own programme of social events, find suitable venues, make the arrangements with managers, and set up booking contracts
• You will be made aware of ways of finding suitable entertainment
• You will be advised how to market the new Social Group to maximum effect for the minimum cost
• You will be advised on initial marketing strategies
• You will be trained to host events, look after people, make people welcome, and give the right impression
• You will be shown how to register new members, keep members details, sort out the day-to-day admin, set up business bank accounts, deal with customers money, claim expenses, keep booking records, be able to use the custom-made stationery, keep the accounts, and run the Social Group properly and successfully
• You will be instructed how to speak to enquiries and how to offer a professional service
• You will be helped to understand the necessity and reasoning behind all of the membership terms and conditions
• You will be made aware of how not to fall foul of a variety of complicated government guidelines and trading laws
• Andrew & Cathy will offer you lots of help and assistance in order to help you avoid problems, get your new business off the ground, and be a success as soon as possible
  

HELP PUBLISHING YOUR OWN EDITION OF SOCIAL GROUP MAGAZINE
We will work with you to design and publish your own issues of Social Group Magazine. We offer lots of help with this. We will put together the majority of your first edition for you in order to help you get the new business underway and off to a good start. For future issues, most of the cover, standard pages and features are supplied, making things much easier for you. All you will need to do is type out your events pages using our templates, plus the odd page of text - yes, you can write about anything that interests you - after all, you will be the editor of your very own magazine!

BUYING EXPERTISE
One of the most important aspects of purchasing a franchise is the enormous expertise of Andrew & Cathy at Social Group Head Office, who with many years experience with the Social Group are now the market experts. We make no claim to be perfect, but the Social Group is as it is now after many years of trial and error, in making mistakes and finding solutions. Everyone should be aware that the events programme offered to members also has to be manageable for organisers - as much as you want to do the best you can for everyone, organisers cannot work every single day and be at everyone’s beck and call 24 hours. We will show you how to manage things to make this possible.

ENJOY YOUR WORK
Owning a Social Group franchise gives you a rewarding lifestyle, in which you can keep your own hours and make a success out of your own personality. Anyone who is positive, outgoing, upbeat, creative, sociable and fun is going to love doing this. Enthusiasm, determination and perseverance will soon see your own Social Group blossom and take on a life of it’s own! Anyone who puts some effort into this is going to get a lot out of it!
And once you are established and have all aspects of your Social Group running properly and to the required standards, you will find you have a lot of freedom to bring in your own ideas. In fact, we will welcome regular feedback and suggestions from you, and the whole idea is to work together as part of a dedicated team, so that we give all our members the very best social life we can put together for everyone.
So pack in the mundane 9 to 5 job that is driving you crazy and try something different - and a lot more fun!

INTERESTED? HERE’S WHAT TO DO NEXT...
The first step in purchasing a Social Group franchise is making contact with Andrew & Cathy at Social Group Head Office.
Simply send your CV with a letter saying which area you would like to operate.

For further information, please contact Andrew & Cathy...

ADDRESS :     Social Group Head Office, "Revelstone", Mary Tavy, Dartmoor, Devon PL19 9PF
TEL :                 08456 121 770