Our Support to You

Supporting our franchisees is incredibly important to us

Our Beliefs

“I created Pride Road in order to share my knowledge and business model with any architects who would like to follow in my footsteps, to have a secure job, a good income, take pride in their work and have a much better balance between home life and their profession.“

Supporting my franchisees and their work life balance is therefore very important to me. It proved a fantastic opportunity for me and I want to share that opportunity with other hardworking people.

Onboarding Programme

Every franchisee undertakes a comprehensive and enjoyable onboarding programme in order to build rapport and maintain core quality standards across the business.

The course includes everything from running a successful workshop to financial training and marketing automation. By the end, every franchisee should have the knowledge and confidence to add to their professional qualifications and desire, to develop their region into a thriving business.

Here is an idea of the kinds of things we will cover during your onboarding:

Territory planning
Business planning
Competitor analysis
Cash flow forecasting
Networking opportunities
Identify technicians
Solicitors
Accountant
Online setup – email, webpage, automations, social media, calendar
Work shadowing

Image styling
Photoshoot
Materials – business cards, etc
Business Coaching
Business Consulting
CPD
Videography
Financial planning
Process flow
Branding guidelines

Franchisee Development Days (FDD)

Franchisee Development Days are an important date in our calendar and are key to franchise growth.

Our Franchise Development Days are a chance for us to get together (in person or remotely) and review how things have been going, any issues we’re having, and brainstorm ways to move forward. They are an effective way for us to bolster each other forward. These often include CPD sessions with Alan, and sometimes other guests either from our wider team or from outside who provide updates and advice.

An idea of some of the things that we have covered:

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Budgeting, successes and issues, CPD – Party wall, Foundations, Planning Consultant on Permitted Development, Budgeting, CRM, Handling holidays, Technical services, networking, conversion rates, Marketing review and planning, Spa day, Women in Property, RIBA opportunities, social media scheduling, how to pivot the business during the lockdown, online initial consultation, workshops, follow-ups, Instagram training, fire safety, interior trends, smart homes, kitchens.

Our Wider Team

We have an amazing team of experts who support you as a franchisee – from business coaching, technicals, to IT and marketing.

As you’ll see from this list of our wider team and what they do, as a Pride Road franchisee you are very well supported. When starting up on your own you have to try and juggle all of these roles yourself, but, as part of the wider Pride Road brand with shared resources, you can relax knowing that these things are covered and that you have someone to refer to for questions and support when needed.

Lisa RaynesArchitect and Franchisor

Pride Road was the brainchild of Lisa, she is your main touch point. As well as running her own territory, Pride Road North Cheshire, she will help you throughout your on boarding, training and franchise term. She’s always at the end of the phone

Magda HaenerArchitect and Franchisee

Fellow Architect Magda has been involved with Pride Road since the beginning. She runs the Pride Road Manchester South branch. She knows everything there is to know about the process and marketing and is always keen to share ideas.

Laura SimpkinsArchitect and Franchisee

Laura is the newest recruit – she runs the New Forest and Bournemouth branch of Pride Road. She started in January 2020 just before the lockdown and can see how being a part of a franchise has been fundamental to pivoting the business and surviving lockdown.

Darren GibbonIT

Darren sets up IT systems, software, emails, google drive, web hosting. He’s the guy to speak to if your emails not working

Adam PritchardWeb and SEO

Adam manages the website. He will guide you on what content to create and make sure that our website is optimised for Google. Adam makes sure that clients find us on Google

David JohnsonSocial Media Guru

David manages our social media presence and runs social media advertising campaigns to create leads. He also creates newsletters and works on the web.

Kris AllenCRM

Kris manages our customer relationship manager system, we use Zoho to manage clients’ project information and use this database to create Automated campaigns and move clients forward

Natasha DiskinImage Styling

During the training, Natasha offers an image styling session. You are the brand, what you wear, how you present yourself all reflects on your professionalism and the brand. Natasha will show you how to bring out the best of yourself so you feel confident when talking to clients or networking

Imelda O’KeefeBusiness Coach

You will meet Imelda during the onboarding process, during training and you will have telephone support throughout your franchise time. A business coach helps you set your goals, helps on sales and rapport, networking and on an ongoing basis will keep your head clear so you can work effectively

Rachel MosesFranchise Recruitment, Marketing and PR

Rachel is our Franchise Recruitment Manager. She also looks for PR opportunities for us all as a team. As a member of the Pride Road team, she will be involved in talking to Potential Franchisees

Zuza OBrienOperations Manual

Zuza wrote the operations manual and is involved in updating it. She will give you an overview.

Kathryn OrangeBusiness Consultant

You will meet Kathryn at the franchise consideration meeting, she will review your business plan. She will review your cash flow forecasts during the training and provide support during your time, to help keep you on track

Alan VarleyTechnical Associate

Alan delivers sector-specific CPD during training and at franchise development days. He’s always on hand if you’ve got a technical question

Matt HoughAccountant

Matt helps with financials for Pride Road – He is on hand to help you with any accountancy issues. He will be contacting you for the franchise fees.

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