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I-USU - Universal Accounting System

I-USU - Universal Accounting System

firstImali yokuqala: 0 $
moneyUkutshalwa kwemali kuyadingeka: 0 $
royaltyUbukhosi: 0 $
timeInkokhelo. Inani lezinyanga: 1
firstIsigaba: Izinhlelo, Ukubalwa kwezimali, Kuyibhizinisi, Iyinkampani, It sphere, Ubuchwepheshe be-IT, It, Ukuhlela, Izicelo
Izinhlelo zanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwebhizinisi! Akunakwenzeka ukuthi ibhizinisi ngaphandle kwesoftware lilawule umsebenzi webhizinisi nayo yonke imikhakha yalo yokusebenza. Nsuku zonke inkampani enjalo ingena ekulahlekelweni okukhulu ngoba ayikwazi ukuhlaziya ubuthakathaka bayo iyithuthukise. Isixhumanisi esibuthakathaka singaba yinoma yini: into engathandwa yinhlangano eqhubeka iyithenga ukuze ithengiswe; insizakalo engalethi inzuzo elindelekile ngenxa yokukhangisa okungalungile; abasebenzi bebhizinisi, ukusebenza kwabo kahle okunganele; nokunye okuningi. Yiba ngummeli ezweni lakho noma edolobheni bese uhola engxenyeni ye-solvent kakhulu - ebhizinisini!
I-franchise yabesifazane
I-franchise yabesifazane
Ama-franchise wesilisa
Ama-franchise wesilisa
Ama-franchise omndeni
Ama-franchise omndeni
Idolobha franchise
Idolobha franchise
Okwamadolobhana amancane, amadolobhana amancane, idolobhana elincane
Okwamadolobhana amancane, amadolobhana amancane, idolobhana elincane
Ibhizinisi elincane
Ibhizinisi elincane
I-franchise yasekhaya. Ungasebenza ekhaya
I-franchise yasekhaya. Ungasebenza ekhaya
I-franchise ebonakalayo
I-franchise ebonakalayo
Ama-franchise ebhizinisi
Ama-franchise ebhizinisi
Ama-franchise afunwayo
Ama-franchise afunwayo
Ama-franchise anenzuzo, anenzuzo enkulu
Ama-franchise anenzuzo, anenzuzo enkulu
Izitolo ezinezimpahla ezishibhile
Izitolo ezinezimpahla ezishibhile
I-franchise eku-inthanethi, isitolo esiku-inthanethi
I-franchise eku-inthanethi, isitolo esiku-inthanethi
I-Franchise kusuka ekuqaleni
I-Franchise kusuka ekuqaleni
I-franchise yamahhala
I-franchise yamahhala
Ibhizinisi elilungele
Ibhizinisi elilungele

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#2

IBarbershop borodach

IBarbershop borodach

firstImali yokuqala: 4500 $
moneyUkutshalwa kwemali kuyadingeka: 22000 $
royaltyUbukhosi: 200 $
timeInkokhelo. Inani lezinyanga: 8
firstIsigaba: Indawo yokwenza izinwele, Ubuhle besaloon, Indawo yokwenza izinwele, Indawo yokwenza izinwele yezingane, Indawo yokugunda izinwele, SPA, Isitudiyo, Izinwele, Ukugunda izinwele
Incazelo ye-franchise yi-franchisor: Ukushefa kwamadoda nezindawo zokulungisa izinwele "i-BORODACH" ibhizinisi elinenzuzo engxenyeni ethembisayo yemakethe yomkhakha wezinsizakalo engadingi isipiliyoni ekulungiseni izinwele. Kusukela ngosuku lokuqala lokubambisana, inkampani idlulisela kancane kancane kuwe lonke ulwazi oludingayo ukuze uhlele kahle umsebenzi we-barorhop yakho ye- "BORODACH". Ngenxa yokuhlangenwe nakho kochwepheshe, ama-franchise aseBORODACH asebenza ngempumelelo eRussia. Ungakuqinisekisa lokhu ngokumane uvakashele enye yamasalon amaketanga. Thenga i-franchise ye- "BORODACH" futhi ube yingxenye yenkampani, ujoyine iqembu labaholi! Iphakethe eline-franchise enemininingwane lifaka phakathi: -Ukuthola imibhalo eyinhloko nokunamathiselwa kumphathi womuntu -Usizo ekukhetheni izakhiwo. Ukuhlaziywa kwendawo kanye nomphathi ukuze ukhethe inketho ephumelela kakhulu yokusebenza ngempumelelo kwe-salon - Izixazululo ezilungiselelwe zonke izinkinga zomthetho ezihlobene nokuvulwa nokusebenza, okuzokuvumela ukuthi ukhethe ifomu lenhlangano elilula kakhulu kwakho
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#3

IBHOLA IBHOLA 12

IBHOLA IBHOLA 12

firstImali yokuqala: 6000 $
moneyUkutshalwa kwemali kuyadingeka: 8200 $
royaltyUbukhosi: 4 %
timeInkokhelo. Inani lezinyanga: 7
firstIsigaba: Indawo yokwenza izinwele, Ubuhle besaloon, Indawo yokwenza izinwele, Indawo yokwenza izinwele yezingane, Indawo yokugunda izinwele, SPA, Isitudiyo, Izinwele, Ukugunda izinwele
Incazelo ye-franchise yi-franchisor: I-BROW BAR 12 yinkampani yokuqala yaseBelarusian egxile ezinsizeni zokulungisa amashiya. I-BROW BAR 12 namuhla yile: • Umkhiqizo owaziwayo; • Izakhiwo ezahlukahlukene zamabha we-brow - kusuka ku-mini-studio kuya ku-salon; • Amakhasimende angaphezu kwama-25,000 ngonyaka; • Ibhizinisi elinenzuzo eqhubekayo emakethe ekhulayo; • Iqoqo lezinsizakalo elisebenza kahle kanye namazinga omsebenzi acacile; • Ithimba lochwepheshe abangama-20; • Uhlelo lokuqeqesha nokuthuthuka kwamakhosi; • Ukusebenza ngezimonyo zobungcweti; • Izinhlelo ezingabonakali zokulawula nokubalwa kwemisebenzi. Konke lokhu kuvumela i-BROW BAR 12 ukuthi iqhubeke ingumholi engxenyeni yayo kusukela ngo-2014 nokukhulisa inani lamakhasimende ajwayelekile! I-BROW BAR 12 franchise izokusiza: Qala ibhizinisi lakho ngokushesha - inkampani inika imiyalelo ecacile futhi ihambisane nenqubo yonke. Nciphisa inani lotshalo-mali - inkampani izothuthukisa iphrojekthi, ifune abahlinzeki, ukuqeqeshwa kwabasebenzi, ukusetha izinqubo nezinhlelo.
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#4

Owesifazane

Owesifazane

firstImali yokuqala: 0 $
moneyUkutshalwa kwemali kuyadingeka: 10000 $
royaltyUbukhosi: 0 $
timeInkokhelo. Inani lezinyanga: 6
firstIsigaba: Izembatho zabesifazane, Isitolo sezingubo, Isitolo sezingubo zabesifazane, Isitolo sezinto, Isitolo sezingubo zomnotho
I-Femme abesifazane yokugqoka i-franchise ingeyeqembu lezinkampani iLady-Tex. Umlando wokuthuthuka kwayo kwenkampani i- "Lady-Tex" yaqala ngonyaka we-2004 eBelarus futhi yacishe yazisungulela emakethe yaseRussia njengomkhiqizi webhulukwe eliphezulu neziketi zabesifazane. Manje i- "Lady-Tex" inkampani enkulu enezindawo zokukhiqiza eBelarus, omunye wabaholi engxenyeni yezingubo zabesifazane e-ofice, isitayela sempilo yedolobha, kanye namasudi nezingubo zomcimbi okhethekile. Le nkampani ihlose ukwandisa ubudlelwane bebhizinisi, ikakhulukazi nabalingani abavela eRussia, ilandela izitayela eziphambili zemfashini futhi izama ukwenza imikhiqizo yayo ithakazelise kumbuthano wabathengi ogxile ezingutsheni ezifashisayo, ezisezingeni eliphakeme futhi ezingabizi.
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#5

I-Basillion

I-Basillion

firstImali yokuqala: 30000 $
moneyUkutshalwa kwemali kuyadingeka: 3000 $
royaltyUbukhosi: 4 %
timeInkokhelo. Inani lezinyanga: 12
firstIsigaba: Isikhungo Sezingane, Ukukhula kwengane, Isikhungo sokukhulisa izingane, Isikhungo sokukhulisa izingane esinezindlela ezintsha
Incazelo ye-franchise yi-franchisor: izizathu ezi-2 zokuvula iklabhu lezokuzijabulisa lezingane zakho: - akuyona inkambiso yokonga ezinganeni, - ezweni lethu kusenezindawo zokushoda kwezikhungo ezihlela ukuzithokozisa okusezingeni eliphakeme nokuhlukahlukene kwezingane. Luyini inethiwekhi yezikhungo zokuzijabulisa zezingane i-BAZILLION: - izikhungo zokusebenza eMinsk, Brest, Mogilev; - iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-3 yomsebenzi ophumelelayo; - izixazululo ezinhle zezikhungo ezinezindawo nezindawo ezahlukahlukene; - Umjikelezo wakho ophelele wokuklama, uku-oda kanye nokufakwa kwemishini; - iqoqo lezinsizakalo zezingane zeminyaka ehlukene - okuhehayo, imishini yama-slot, ama-animators, amathilomu, amaholide; - zonke izinhlelo ezidingekayo zokuhlela umsebenzi osebenzayo wabasebenzi. Izinzuzo ze-BASILLION franchise: * sebenza ngaphansi komkhiqizo owodwa othembekile ngamakhasimende ethu * ukunciphisa inani lotshalo-mali lokuvula isikhungo sezingane
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Ukuthengiswa kwama-franchise angenamakhomenti kusetshenziswa ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene zokuthengisa i-Hardware nemibono ehlukahlukene emisha ngokubambisana nenkampani ye-USU Software. Iyathengiswa, noma yimaphi ama-franchise anama-royalties abonakala ngokuqondiswa, ngenzalo ephelele yeklayenti elifuna ukuqala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elidumile nelaziwa kakhulu. Ukuthengisa ama-franchise ngezinhlawulo kufanele kwenziwe ngokuqapha, njengoba umkhombandlela okhethiwe, yize okusalungiswa usulungile, usenobungozi bawo kanye nezingibe eziningi. Imakethe icishe igcwale amaphrojekthi wezikhombisi ezihlukile, anezithameli eziningi, ngakho-ke kuhlale kunethuba lokuthatha indawo yakho elangeni, uthuthukise ibhizinisi lakho nge-USU Software. Njengoba inkampani yethu ineminyaka eminingi yesipiliyoni emkhakheni wezinsizakalo ezinikezwa ngohlobo lwezinhlelo futhi inohlu lwamaphrojekthi athuthukisiwe anamasu amaningi wokuthuthukisa. Kumele uqaphele ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwama-franchise angenamakhosi kusiza ukuthola umbono ocatshangelwe kahle othuthukisa ifomethi ebanzi ngendlela efanele yebhizinisi.

Indlela yokuthengisa engcono kakhulu yama-franchise anama-royalties kufanele yaziwe ngomkhiqizi okwazile ukuzinza emakethe yokuthengisa njengomnikazi wemibono onokwethenjelwa futhi ofanelekayo. Ngemuva kokuthenga okusalungiswa, kufanele uqale uzithole usesikhundleni sebhizinisi elisemthethweni, ngesiphetho sezinkontileka kanye nethemba lokubambisana okuseqophelweni eliphezulu nokusebenzayo. Uma unentengo yama-franchise angenamakhosi, uzokhipha imicabango ebuhlungu yomsebenzi owukhethile nokuthi kunzima kangakanani ukubuyisela uhlaka ezinyaweni zalo. Uma wenza ukuthengiswa kwama-franchise angabizi mali nenkampani ye-USU Software, unokhiye wempumelelo yesikhathi eside nokuchuma, njengoba imibono yokuqala ihluke kakhulu ngakho-ke idinga ukubhekiswa ngokusobala. Inkampani evumelekile futhi evivinywa isikhathi esiningi i-USU-Soft inikeza izinhlelo, kanye nokuthengiswa okuhlukahlukene okuyimpumelelo kwamaphrojekthi womkhiqizo ophelile, izimpahla ezihlukile, nezinsizakalo. Ukuthengiswa kwama-franchise anama-royalties sekulungile futhi kucatshangwe kahle indlela yabakhiqizi, ngeziqu eziqondile igxathu negxathu, ngenqubekela phambili ebheke empumelelweni nasenzuzweni. Kubalulekile ukuthi uqaphele ngokushesha nje lapho uthola umbono we-biz, udinga imali, ngoba uma uthandwa kakhulu lo mkhiqizo, kuzobiza ukuthengwa kohlaka.

Ukuthola umphumela oyifunayo ngezinga elikhulu, kufanele uqale uxoxisane nabamele ukubambisana kwe-USU Software, abakukwazisa ngokutholakala kwamaphrojekthi nezindleko zawo. Isinyathelo esilandelayo sokufeza izinhloso zakho ukubambisana okuseduze, ngendlela othola ngayo ukuqeqeshwa okudingekayo kwezokukhangisa nokukhangisa kwe-biz. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kungenzeka ukuthi ulungise kakhulu izinga lokuthengisa okuthengiswayo, okusetshenziselwa kangcono ukufeza amanani aphezulu. Ngakho-ke, kule nkinga, abasebenzi bethu basiza ekufezeni impumelelo, behamba nawe indlela yonke yokuqhuba ibhizinisi lakho. Ukuthengiswa kwama-franchise asebukhosini kufanele kutholakale futhi kusetshenziselwe ukukhulisa i-biz, ukufeza izinga elifanayo lokuthengisa, kanye nokuthi inhlangano ifinyelele ezingeni elibanzi. Uma udinga ulwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana nenkampani, iya kusayithi elikhethekile, eliqukethe imininingwane kuhlu olukhudlwana oluhlobene nomkhiqizi. Ngaphezu kokunikeza oxhumana nabo, amakheli, izinombolo zocingo, unethuba lokuxoxa ngazo zonke izinkinga nochwepheshe.

Ukuthengiswa kwama-franchise angenazimali zasebukhosini manje sekulula ukukuqalisa, ngokuqalisa ama-biz aselungile angadingi ukuthi akhululwe zisuka nje ukuthola imiphumela oyifunayo esikhathini esithile. Kuze kube kuleli zinga, ukuthengisa ama-franchise angenayo imali ekhokhwayo kusho ukuphathisa ibhizinisi lesikhathi esizayo kumkhiqizi osevele ekwazile ukuzimela ngasohlangothini oluhle lwemakethe yokuthengisa. Khumbula uma uthenga okusalungiswa, kuhlale kunezingozi, ngakho-ke ungathembeli ngokuphelele eqinisweni lokuthi lolu hlobo lwebhizinisi oludinga ukuzuza ngamandla, okubaluleke kakhulu ukulandela izinyathelo ezithile ezikhonjiswe ngochwepheshe. Ukuthola umphumela wecebo olifunayo, sebenzisa izixhumi zokulawula ezidingekayo ngesikhathi, ezikhonjisiwe futhi zarekhodwa kuphrojekthi ngongoti bethu, ukuze kuthuthukiswe izithelo. Uzophumelela ukuthola umkhiqizi kumuntu we-USU Software, ngokushintshela kusayithi elikhethekile lapho ungazijwayela khona ngohlu lwabanikazi ababandakanyeka ngqo ekwakhiweni kwamaphrojekthi. Uma unanoma yimiphi imibuzo mayelana nokuthengiswa kwama-franchise anezinkokhelo, kufanele ufune usizo lochwepheshe bethu, abasiqonda kahle isimo ngesikhathi esifushane kakhulu. Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi ukwakheka kwenkampani kucishe kuncike kakhulu kubasebenzi abakhona, lapho kuqeqeshwa khona ongoti abaningi abanolwazi lokuthengisa iminyaka eminingi.

Abasebenzi bethu bakhulisa kancane kancane ulwazi lwabo ngezici zokumaketha nezokukhangisa, belungiselela iqembu lakho ngohlu lolwazi olukhulu lokuthengisa. Ama-nuances amaningi adluliselwa kubasebenzi bakho athuthukisiwe eminyakeni edlule, edlulisa amasheke ezibonelweni ezahlukahlukene zangempela. Mayelana nalokhu, singasho ukuthi uqinisekise impumelelo uma ulandela ngokugcwele yonke imiyalo yozakwethu. Kancane kancane, thola ibhizinisi olifunayo, elikwaziyo ukuthuthuka okukhulu futhi lenyuse izinga lenzuzo. Ukuthola ukuthuthukiswa kwama-franchise ahlukile, kufanelekile ukukhuluma nabaphathi nokuqala ukubambisana ngokuhlanganyela. Uma ufuna ukusebenzisa izinsizakusebenza eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka lapho uletha umkhiqizo wakho emakethe, xhumana ne-USU Software ngokukhetha ukuthengiswa kwama-franchise angenanzuzo nathembisayo.

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I-franchise yokukhiqiza ngamatshe izoqinisekisa ukuthi uyalawula imakethe ngokusebenzisa umkhiqizo owaziwayo, usebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphakeme, nokusebenzisa isipiliyoni esihlinzekiwe. Ngokusebenzisa i-franchise, awuthokozeli izinzuzo kuphela kepha futhi unesibopho esithile. Ukuqaliswa kwephrojekthi yebhizinisi kufanele kulethwe ngokuhambisana ngokuphelele nokwasekuqaleni, ezinye izici zasendaweni kufanele zinakwe lapho kuqaliswa lolu hlobo lwephrojekthi yebhizinisi. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uqonde kahle ukuthi ubuye uphathe izibopho ezithile zohlelo lwezezimali kwi-franchisor. Ulindele ukuthi ukhokhe imali ethile, nayo ethinta kakhulu isabelomali senkampani. Ngokusebenzisa i-franchise yokukhiqiza ngamatshe, ungaqinisekisa abathengi ukuthi kungcono kakhulu ukuxhumana nawe.

Okokuqala, lokhu ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu, futhi okwesibili, njengoba, njengoba kushiwo ngenhla, ukuba khona komkhiqizo owaziwayo onawo, wona uqobo uluzibuthe wabathengi.

Ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza, kufanele uqonde ukuthi itshe kumele licutshungulwe ngokuphelele ngokuhambisana nezifanekiso ezivela ku-franchise. Lokhu kungumsebenzi wakho oqondile. Uma usebenza ngetshe, khona-ke kufanele unakekele ngokukhethekile umkhiqizo walo ukuze kungabikho zingozi ezenzekayo. Ummeleli we-franchise kungenzeka ahlinzeke ngemithethonqubo efanele kanye namazinga. Ngemuva kwakho konke, awufuni ingozi endaweni yokukhiqiza yakho. Futhi, ukusebenzisa lolu hlobo lwe-franchise ngeke kusize ngalutho.

Kungakho-ke kudingekile ukugcina ngokuqinile imithetho yokuphepha lapho wenza lolu hlobo lomsebenzi webhizinisi. Emhlabeni wonke, ukuvelela kwe-franchise yakho yokukhiqiza ngamatshe kuzothuthuka njengoba i-franchisor itshala izimali kuyo. I-franchisee ibuye yehlise ekukhangiseni komhlaba wonke, yenza umnikelo ofinyelela ku-3% njalo ngenyanga. Lapho usebenzisa i-franchise yakho yokukhiqiza ngamatshe, khumbula ukuthi unencwadi yebhizinisi onayo. Kuyadingeka ukuthi uhlale uhlola naye futhi, ngokujwayelekile, uqondiswa nguye, ugcwalisa izibopho ezicatshangelwe.

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Kulungile ngokwengeziwe ukudala i-franchise yokukhiqiza amatshe ewuketshezi enohlu oluphelele lwabanikeli abahlukahlukene emininingwaneni yomsebenzi othelelayo kanye nama-nuances. I-franchise yamatshe e-Liquid ekukhiqizeni esetshenziswa ngokuqhubekayo, isiza kakhulu amaklayenti ukuthi afinyelele ezingeni lomhlaba wonke lentuthuko. I-franchise yokukhiqiza ngamatshe ewuketshezi ingatholakala kungxenyekazi ekhethekile enohlu lwabakhiqizi bamaphrojekthi aqediwe. Ngemuva kwengxoxo nomphakeli, uma kwenzeka kuba nomphumela omuhle, kuzosayinwa inkontileka. Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi, lapho kudingeka, usomabhizinisi osemusha okwazi ukukhulisa ngokugcwele amakhono akhe nolwazi kwezokumaketha nokukhangisa ngokuthola izifundo ezikhethekile ezinikezwa ngumkhiqizi wephrojekthi. Inqubomgomo yamanani entengo ye-franchise isuselwa ezingeni lokuthandwa kwalo mkhiqizo, futhi konke kwangena ekwandisweni kwalezi zindleko zokusalungiswa.

Uma unemibuzo mayelana nokukhiqizwa kwamatshe uketshezi, kufanele uxhumane nabamele abaphakeli ngokushesha ukuxazulula inkinga. Kunenzuzo kakhulu esikhathini samanje emhlabeni wonke ukuthola okusalungiswa okwenziwe ngomumo, kunokuba udale isu ngobuciko bakho, ukugwema izingozi nezimo ezingalindelekile. I-franchise yamaminerali ithola ukukhuthazwa okudumile uma kwenziwa imizamo emikhulu ngumthengi ngentuthuko enamandla.

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