HAVING FOUNDED AND GROWN BUSINESSES WITH OUR OWN MONEY, LKA KNOWS FIRST-HAND THE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES FACING ENTREPRENEURS.

It is critical and less costly in the long run to select the right growth model and create the right operational, branding, marketing and legal strategy from the get-go. This will support healthy growth, ensure brand consistency and attract the right investors be they public or private financiers, franchisees/licensees or strategic partners.

Expansion: Many businesses wish to expand their markets but don’t know where or how. Others have an idea about where and how to expand - i.e., which New Markets to commercialize and which growth model to use (such as for example, franchising, licensing, joint ventureship, limited partnership and the like) but need assistance in making it a reality. After an initial consultation with our team, clients leave with a sense of direction and excitement about achieving their goals. After development of the business model and zeroing in on the appropriate new direction, we create customized strategies and materials and provide you with a ‘road map’ showing how we will get you from here to there.

Entrepreneurs: Don’t overlook any opportunities for brand growth: effective branding, re-branding and brand-marketing, strategic public relations campaigns, and Corporate Social Responsibity Marketing are just some of the ways LKA can help add value to your brand. No mandate is too large or too small.

Financing: Being well-capitalized is essential in order to finance your expansion. LKA can assist you in finding funding for your project via debt or private equity investment, institutional financing (such as via banks and other lenders), factoring (the selling of receivables) or other methods as the case requires. We create the business plan and information packages to be circulated, and assist in the negotiations of the financing transaction.

Match-Making/Closing: We also lend our expertise to help match qualified prospective franchisees, licensees, limited partners or strategic partners with the brand or opportunity that is right for them,handle the complete sales process from negotiation to closing. Unlike brokers that peddle a large portfolio of brands without distinction, we generate and qualify prospective franchisee/licensee leads through a targeted marketing campaign that is customized for your brand. We then formalize and document your business relationship via the preparation, negotiation and closing of the appropriate contracts and other legal documentation.

Consistency: The key to success in any multi-unit operation is consistency. We will create the operations and training manuals that you will need to ensure this consistency. We also develop the standardized operations guidelines and a databank of local-store marketing materials to be used in each business unit. LKA looks at your growth objectives holistically and pragmatically to create a growth strategy and customized tools designed to achieve realistic expectations, within budget and on time.

Please review Our Services to see how LKA can ‘garden your growth!'

"Lori Karpman & Associates were there for us at a moment’s notice to trouble-shoot a difficult problem we didn’t think would be resolved. This paved the way for us to move forward and build our franchise toward success for us and our franchisees! We value the help Lori Karpman & Associates provided us."
– Hendry Van Der Wath, CEO, Monkeynastix Canada