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India Franchise Rankings 2010 - Winners from 1 to25

Detailed Brief of all the Winners Rankers from 1 to 100

India Franchise Rankings 2010 Top 100

1. The Raymond ShopThe Raymond Shop is a premium retail store retailing a wide range of

premium suiting fabrics, men's wear and accessories, from top-of-the-line brands like Raymond, Park Avenue, Manzoni, Parx, ColorPlusand Notting Hill. It is one of the oldest franchisor and one of thepioneers in franchising. Raymonds started franchising, as early as1959. Currently, all thanks to its franchisees, Raymond's todaycommands an over 60% market share in India, It. is today the largestintegrated manufacturer of worsted fabric in the world. A 100%

subsidiary of Raymond Limited, Raymond Apparel Ltd. (RAL) ranksamongst India's largest and most respected apparel companies. TheRaymonds Shop franchise bring to our customers the best of fabricand style through some of the country’s most prestigious brands – Raymond Finely Crafted Garments, Manzoni, Park Avenue, ColorPlus,Parx, Notting Hill and Zapp!.

The Raymonds Shop Franchise entered into the ready-to-wear

business with the introduction of Park Avenue in 1986 catering to themen's formal wear market. Parx was launched in 1998 to address the

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growing trend of smart casuals. In 2000, Manzoni, a luxury lifestylebrand was launched offering a super-premium formal range of men'sshirts, suits, trousers, jackets, ties and leather accessories. Raymondidentified the vacuum for a high end, casual wear brand and hence

decided to acquire ColorPlus as a part of strategic expansion plan for their ready-to-wear business. Notting Hill was launched in 2007 tocater to the popular price segment. In addition to this, Raymond Apparel has also ventured into the kidswear segment with its exclusivebrand Zapp!

Several of its franchisees began with one store and expanding intomany others. Raymond was awarded the "Most Admired Textile Brand

of the Year" in the Images Fashion Awards 2009.

No. of Stores: Over 500 (450 Franchised) stores in India vs. 36internationally (all franchised)Franchising Since: 1959 Area Required: 93 to 140 sq.m. (1000 to 1500 sq. ft.) of carpet area.Investment: Rs. 30 to 50 Lakhs

Expected Return on Investment: 18 to 25%Pay Back Period is: 2 to 4 yearsProfit Margins: 30%

2. Angel Broking Angel Broking is one of the most respected stock-broking and wealthmanagement companies in India. Recently, it was lauded with the“Best Retail Broking House” and “Broking House with Largest

Distribution Network” in the Dun & Bradstreet Equity Broking Award for 2009. It offers various investment products and services like Equities,F&O, Commodities, Currencies, Online Trading, PMS, Investment Advisory, Insurance, Mutual Fund, Personal Loan, Fixed Deposits, IPOand Depository Services.

Angel Broking has a strong reach across the country with a

nation-wide network of 21 regional hubs and presence in 155 cities. Itderives its strength and success from its associations andpartnerships. It has the largest sub-broker network in India with over


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8,370 Sub-Brokers and Business Associates and 6.8 lakh retail clients. Angel Broking offers a wide selection of Business Plans for all theaspiring entrepreneurs out there, ranging from as little as Rs. 1.5Lakhs to Rs. 12 lakhs, with returns ranging between Rs. 5 to Rs. 30

lakhs

As a Business Partner, the franchisee could select the one that is themost beneficial to you or simply call our experts who will guide anddirect you towards the right path. The Angel broking Franchise offersseveral products that include Equities, Commodities, Currencies,E-Broking, PMS, Angel Gold, Insurance, Mutual Fund, Personal Loan,Fixed Deposits, IPO, Depository Services

Franchising Since: 1987Total Investment: Rs. 1.5 Lakhs to Rs. 12 Lakhs Annual Income: Rs. 5 LakhsNo. of Franchisees: 8700+Over 6.8 Lakh Customers

3. SubwaySubway Systems India Pvt Ltd opened its very first restaurant in 2001in New Delhi and has swiftly grown its operations to 145 operatingrestaurants in 26 cities across India. Although it is a global brand witha menu that is relatively the same around the world, SUBWAY®restaurant's takes great pride in honoring and respecting localtraditions and food preferences and has earned a reputation for offering a healthier alternative to traditionally fatty and greasy fast

food.

SUBWAY® restaurant's in India serve no beef or pork products andhave an expanded selection of vegetarian choices. Popular sandwiches, both local and international favorites, include VeggiePatty, Paneer Tikka, Aloo Patty, Chicken Meatball Marinara, RoastedChicken, Chicken Teriyaki, Turkey, and Tuna.

The Subway Food and Beverage business Opportunity appeal tomany people because franchisee stored can be run with as few as six


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to ten employees, do not require frying or cooking food (there istoasting of and baking bread), and have a relatively low start up costs.Some general business experience is recommended, although notmandatory. The company is willing to consider people who want to

make a Subway franchise their first business. About 70 percent of Subways are purchased by existing owners.

Investment: Rs. 30 to Rs. 35 LakhsNo. of Franchisees: 145+Royalty: 8% Area Required: 150 sq ft. to 800 sq ft.

4. EurokidsEurokids is India's largest preschool brand with over 550+ Locations.Heard of EuroKids or ever seen a Eurokids Preschool in your Locality?If yes then thats a Franchise of Euro Kids – A Pre Schooling Conceptwhere you setup a school and make money with this excellentbusiness opportunity that can offer continuous revenue on a yearlybasis and the company just taking Royalty every year on the Receipts

you receive.

EuroKids offers a complete business format franchise in the PreSchool/kindergarten services. The unique franchise concept providesindividuals with complete know how to build and operate a successfulPre School.

Franchise orientation program (FOP) – A 3 day orientation program will

be held for training the franchisee and their key personnel in Mumbai.The FOP aims at helping the franchisee understand the Pre Schoolbusiness and transferring the knowledge ware gathered by theFranchiser.Curriculum & counselors training – Curriculum training will beimparted to teachers on an ongoing basis along with the speciallydeveloped training module for counselors on admission prospecting.

Curriculum training is imparted on a quarterly basis in a year.Manuals – Franchisee will be provided with ambience manual- whichwill help to construct the EUROKIDS Pre School as per the


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standardized design template and the standard operating proceduresmanual for conduct of the Pre School.Supply of equipment – Franchiser will provide the required equipmentas per the model of the Pre School. (Cost of which is to be borne bythe franchisee) average cost of equipment is INR 200,000/-Curriculum – The curriculum for all programs will be provided in theprinted/online form along with audio visual aids.On going support – The benefits of on going research anddevelopment will be transferred to the franchisee to keep abreast of the curriculum development.Marketing support – The franchisor will provide requisite marketingsupport to propagate the various programs at EuroKids through

regional/national platforms. Sales & Marketing tools (brochures,leaflets, posters, audio visual aids) as and when developed will besent as per policy.

Financial Data

Investment: Rs. 500,000 – 10,00,000/- will be required. covers:

Ambience as per standardized designFurniture and fittingsEquipments and educational materialHowever, this sum does not include pre operating expenses suchas rental and staff costs.

Area Required: 1500Royalty: 18%

Area Required: 1500 sq ft.ROI: 35%Payback: 2 to 3 Years

5. NIIT

No. of Franchisees: 1500+

Franchising Since: 1983

NIIT started off way back in 1983 working towards developing


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manpower for India’s slowly awakening IT sector. In doing so, it notonly pioneered a brand new industry—the IT training segment—it alsofueled the fire of entrepreneurship in the country.

Within a few years of rapidly expanding its presence in the country,NIIT launched its most impressive innovation yet—a path-breakingfranchisee-based business model, which earned it the epithet of “theMcDonalds of the IT training world” by none other than the Far Eastern Economic Review. Using this model, NIIT transformed manyyoung Indians, into ambitious entrepreneurs, focused on providinghigh quality IT training, efficiently and profitably. It has also beenquoted in India Unbound.

It was this unique effort, its completely fresh approach towardsdeveloping and growing the IT training market that enabled NIIT toachieve its vision of the early days and emerge as a leading globaltechnology education brand. While it was NIIT that unveiled thedream, it was the company's Business Partners that took it forwardand made it a reality.

NIIT’s growth story is a special tribute to its extremely robust networkof Business Partners, who have helped the company, spread its wingsto around 40 nations and cross significant milestones over the years.Fired by a new vision of globalization, where NIIT is now looking athelping other countries build IT talent, the company needs many morehelping hands that will help it attain its billion dollar aspirations.

While NIIT's Business Partners remain its key strength, the companyalso imparts a special edge to its Partners, particularly in the highlycompetitive global IT training landscape. Entrepreneurs that join theNIIT family gain the advantage of the powerful NIIT brand, whichaccords them immediate recognition wherever the NIIT graduates maygo. Companies also benefit from participating in the IT training sector,which is expected to snowball into an even bigger business

opportunity in the future, as IT becomes the backbone for all rounddevelopment.


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In India alone, there will be a requirement for 8,50,000 IT professionalsby 2010, according to premier industry association, NASSCOM. NIITneeds many more Business Partners to help it face the IT manpower challenge and redress the looming demand-supply gap in the area of skilled manpower.

Started with a vision of bringing people and computers together-successfully, NIIT is now a leading Global Talent DevelopmentCorporation, building skilled manpower pool for global industryrequirements. Using a balanced mix of Instructor-led, Computer-basedand Web-based training, NIIT is poised to enter hitherto unexploredmarkets where there is a demand for quality education. The company

is now on the look-out for partners who can give shape to NIITs visionof building talent for fulfilling global needs.

The NIIT Franchise is available for Individuals or Companies whobelieve in the role of IT. The NIIT Franchise, Asia 's Number 1 Trainer and leading Global Talent Development Corporation, offers learningand knowledge solutions to five million students across 32 countries. It

has several partners internationally as well.

Investment: Rs. 25 to Rs. 35 LakhsShould be able to invest about 50 to 60% of the Total Investment Amount, Bank Loan can be sought for the balance.

A lot of NIIT franchisees are quite happy and positive about NIIT. NIITfranchisee Pratap Aggarwal, started off with a few locations but now

has about 13+ Centers in Chandigarh and nearby locations. He says,“Alliance that we have shared with NIIT from the last 20+ years wasproductive, pleasurable and revitalizing. NIIT has emerged as a truecollaborator in terms of its contribution towards creating industryendorsed education products and thereafter in-depth support indelivering those to our customers. The emotional bond that we enjoytoday with NIIT is a clear evidence of sincere relationship we had with

them and we look forward to have continuous association with them.”

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Helen O’Grady Drama Academy is an international creativity after-school program offering a highly effective self-developmentprogramme for students of all age groups. Its curriculum lays specialemphasis on the development of Speech and Communication skillsalong with an overall personality enhancement leading to an eloquentand confident personality! The aims of the Helen O’Grady DramaSystem are achieved through involving the students in a highlystimulating, creative theatre arts program, which is designed todevelop Personality, Presentation Skills & Performing Arts

The Helen O Grady Drama Academy caters to an age group between

three to thirteen.

There is specialized curriculum for both these sections. Thiscurriculum is used internationally in all our classes worldwide ensuringa stringent commitment to quality. Extensive research has beenconducted to develop this student friendly curriculum and great andtangible benefits are obtained from our drama programme. Our

founder, Executive Director Helen O’Grady has been awarded anHonorary Fellowship (F.T.C.L) by the Trinity College, London, for exemplary work done in the creative use of drama as aself-development tool. This is the highest academic qualificationawarded by the college. The Pre-primary, Lower Primary And Upper Primary sections are the popular sections in the age group of 3 to 14years. The classes are held in private studios and also within schoolpremises. In Asian countries, speech and drama is an integral part of

the English language learning and Helen O'Grady Drama Academytakes great pride in servicing this requirement. Hence in a largenumber of schools Helen O Grady conducts classes during the schooltime table as part of the school syllabus. The Helen O Grady Drama Academy Team has been able to bring tangible benefits through our classes and have enhanced confidence, creativity, imagination &spontaneity which have all led to a greater degree of self-esteem

amongst the children enrolled with us.

With special reference to our Youth Theatre programme: It is an

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extremely vibrant, dynamic and well-received segment all across theworld with a very large number of young people participating in it. TheHelen O Grady customers, kids or students also learn valuable lifeskills, communication skills, creativity, imagination, and confidencebuilding measures through our classes. So to sum up, while the mainfocus of the lessons is to develop English speech and communicationskills among the young people, Helen O Grady also encourages itskids to develop poise, confidence and grace leading to thedevelopment of their overall personality.

Helen O Grady programmes strongly believes in the power of positivemotivation and encouragement for bringing out the potential of each

student to its fullest. Each student learns at his\her own pace. Thedrama programme gives an opportunity to them to do so with verydefinitive results!

Helen O Grady Franchisees are fully trained in all aspects of theteaching, marketing and administration of our programme. Supportincludes pre and post launch training continuing throughout the firstyear of operation. In subsequent years, regular visits by a director or senior member of staff will be made. Regular telephone contact isalways maintained. Three times a year, Principals attend a trainingseminar, to cover relevant business matters and to workshopcurriculum for the coming term. These days are also an opportunity for Principals to catch up with their contemporaries and exchangeanecdotes and ideas.

With more than 55,000 children attending classes weekly in more than150 branches around the world and still growing, this is proof of thebusiness success with parents, teachers and principals around theworld. To become a Helen O’Grady Children’s Drama Academyfranchisee, the business partner must have a passion for developingchildren, possess great energy, and be highly motivated with a strongdesire to be successful. Franchisees, with an interest in drama, benefit

from the worldwide recognition, loyalty and support that the Academyreceives wherever it operates. The students also benefit from astimulating, friendly and positive environment that provides them with

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outstanding job satisfaction.

Franchisees receive training in all aspects of the teaching, marketingand administration of our programme. A comprehensive schemeprovides pre and post launch training in the first year. In subsequentyears, a member from the Master Franchisee will make regular visits. Helen O Grady's established brand with a carefully devised corporateadvertising and marketing programme has proven to be extremelyeffective.

Franchisees can seek assistance in the selection of their initiallocations. The Franchisee operates the business from home, with

rented teaching locations within the franchised territory. Hours of work are far less than other businesses of comparable income. This isan excellent cash flow business, with the bulk of fees collected at thecommencement of each term.

Average Monthly Positive Cash Flow: Rs. 50,000Franchising Since: 2004Pay back Period: 6 months to 1 Year No. of Business Partners: 30 Area Developers.

7. Siyarams Textiles Store

Siyaram is the well-established leader in the fashion fabric industrythat has stayed contemporary with its vision well focused on thefuture. Part of the Siyaram Poddar Group (SPG), it is one of the

largest producers of fancy blended Suitings & Shirtings in India,producing thirty million meters of fabric annually. Siyaram is one of thevery few fabric companies in the world today that can proudly claim tobe available in over 35000 retails outlets throughout the country. Thecompany’s front runner power brands such as Siyaram’s, Mistair,J.Hamstead, MSD, Oxemberg & J.Hamstead Apparel are consistentlybacked with innovative promotional campaigns, which has aided in

taking these quality products to every nook & corner of the nation.

The team at Siyaram’s, along with its trade partners, are the biggest

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strengths of the company and the pillers on the basis of whichambitious plans are fulfilled year after year. With the changing marketscenario worldwide and in India, the business dynamics has also beenchanging and no business activity is out of the race in terms of accepting and incorporating these changes. A part of the changingmechanism is the retail industry of India, which is undergoing a sea of change. Siyaram’s has already entered the Retail Industry with closeto 100 exclusive outlets country wide at present.

The Key amongst some other business opportunities:1. Low investment with high margins on sale.2. Affordable and good quality fabric for mass audience.

3. Merchandise supply only as per franchisee/customer choice.4. Constant innovation in styles and packaging (duets and miniaturepacks; also roll size in fabric reduced from 12 meter to 3.9 meter)5. Large variety of both fabric anmd readymade with different brandscatering to different target markets and price points (siyaramfabirc=mass markets; J.Hampstead=premium segment;oxemberg=formal garments; msd=casual wear)

Profit Margins: 35%No. of Franchisees: 45 Average Per Unit Sale: Rs. 52 lakhs paPay Back Period: 24 MonthsInvestment: Rs. 5 to 10 lakhs

8. Aptech Computer Education

No. of Franchisees: 1000+Franchising Since 1989

Aptech Computer Education is the IT education brand of AptechLimited. Established in 1986, it is one of the pioneer in IT education, Aptech started franchising as early as 1989. Through its wide network

of centres in India and overseas, Aptech has so far trained 5 millionstudents. IT education is a large market and a profitable businessopportunity. Aptech has built a wide network of centres through its

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partnership with hundreds of franchisees. The passion and efforts of these business partners, along with the support given by Aptech, havemade Aptech Computer Education a household name. The companyis a pioneer in education franchising and has also set up nationwidenetwork of centres for its brands, Arena Animation, N-Power Hardware& Networking, Avalon Academy and the very recent English Express.

Aptech offers a wide range of courses. These include courses for 12thpass/ collegestudents, courses for engineers as well as short-termcourses to improve skills & knowledge in any one area. The companyalso has alliances with leading IT companies i.e. Sun Microsystems,Oracle & Red Hat to offer courses leading to certifications from these

companies.

During its journey since 1986, Aptech achieved many milestones; afew of them are enlisted below for your reference:

Winner of Indian Global Franchisor of the year Award, 2007 bythe Franchising Association of India Among Brand Equity’s Top 50 Most Trusted Service Brands-2004 Among Forbes Global Best 300 small companies worldwideDeclared No-1 IT Training Company in Vietnam for 5thconsecutive year First IT Company in Asia to receive ISO 9001-2000 certification Among Top 20 global companies in the Training outsourcingIndustry by trainingoutsourcing.com for 2nd consecutive year,

2007 Aptech Beida Jade Bird, China rated as No-1 IT Training Institutein China for the 5th consecutive year.

Aptech is one of the few IT education firms that have survived the DotCom Crash and has emerged successful in the Post Dot Com Crash.

9. Coffee Day Express

Investment: Rs. 3 to 4 Lakhs

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No. of Franchisees: 506ROI: 30 to 40%Pay Back: 2 to 3 Year Franchising Since 2003Space Required: 60 to 100 sq ft

Coffee Day Xpress(CDX) is a unique concept of convenient cafe, anidea that feeds the world that`s contineously in transit. At the busy citycrossroads, between home and office, when there is not enough timefor a hot cup of coffee or a leisurely meal, Coffee Day Xpress canprovide fast, hygienic, convenient to eat and affordable food &beverages. The CDX network complements the Cafe Coffee Day's that

are spread across India.

Coffee Day Xpress is also the winner of the Franchisor of the Year Award by the Franchising Association of India. What makes anattractive proposition is the location of this kiosk and the mobility, If acertain location is not profitable, the franchisee could move it toanother one, since it is a kiosk.

The low-risk investment, which is 80% refundable and 20% goes asroyalty/registration fees (non refundable), entitles you to aplug-and-play kiosk fully equipped with all the machineries - fullyoperational within 3 weeks of the franchise agreement being signed. Itcan truly be said that no other brand growing through the F&Bfranchising route offers so much for so little. All that the franchiseeneeds is be involved in the business, a high-traffic location and a little

investment. All the rest – like the training and support – is provided bythe Coffee Day Xpress Franchise Team.

With over 500 successful entrepreneurs spanning the length andbreadth of India, Coffee Day Xpress is poised for a growth curve that'screating new benchmarks in the F&B franchising business. Speckledacross the urbanscape of India's leading cities…there's one sign thatbeckons entrepreneurs who want to book profits.

With a product portfolio that embraces hot and cold beverages, and a

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snacks menu that stretches from burgers, rolls, submarines andsandwiches to brownies, pastries, puffs and samosas, Coffee DayXpress is the one take-away F&B format that caters to the needs of allcustomers for whom time is money. Coffee Day Xpress works at hightraffic junctions like shopping malls, supermarkets, multiplexes, traveltermini, petrol pumps, parks, educational institutions

10. Reliance Money

The Reliance Money franchise offers a single window for transacting ina wide range of asset classes including Equity, Equity and CommodtyDerivatives, PMS, Wealth Management Solutions, IPO's, MF, Life and

General Insurance, Money Changing, Money Transfer, Gold Coins andCredit Cards. It is one of the most comprehensive financial solutionscompany. With pioneering efforts to help franchisees get additionalrevenue, The Reliance Money franchise offers fixed brokerage of Rs.500 annually for unlimited no. of transactions.

No. of Franchisees: 6000+ Estimated

Reliance Securities endeavors to change the way investors transact inequities markets and avails services. It provides customers with accessto Equity, Derivatives, Portfolio Management Services, InvestmentBanking, Mutual Funds & IPOs. It also offers secured online sharetrading platform and investment activities in secure, cost effective andconvienent manner. To enable wider participation, it also provides theconvenience of trading offline through variety of means, including Call

& Trade,Branch dealing Desk and its network of affiliates. RelianceMoney through its pan India presence with 6,233 outlets, has morethan 3.5 million customers.

The Reliance Money Franchise offers three verticals, First is financialmarkets, consisting of equity/commodity broking derivatives, IPOs andoffshore investments. Second is a distribution vertical under where the

Reliance Money franchisee distributes mutual funds, life insurance,general insurance, credit cards, loans….anything provided by a thirdparty.

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The third vertical is over the counter (OTC), which includes moneychanging, money transfer and gold coin retailing. In the OTC segment,Reliance Money acquired a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuoni Group,which is into money changing and money transfer; known as RelianceMoney Express. Reliance Money has also partnered with WesternUnion Money transfer, (largest private sector partner, 1st One is IndianPostal Services).

Reliance Money has also tested with gold coin retailing and will nowstart retailing nationally. Reliance Money franchisees will be selling0.5, 1 and 2-gm coins in addition to 5 gm and 8 gm. The idea is to

enable people to use gold coin as a gifting item. A half-gram coincosts just about Rs 500.

With multiple revenue streams, The Reliance Money Franchise is 10thfor India Franchise Rankings 2010

11. Koutons

Franchising Since: 2002Margins: 3 to 8%

The Koutons franchisee is a high volume, value-for-money retailer. TheKoutons Franchisee Retailers are spread over 230 family stores and1,388 exclusive brand outlets (EBOs). Most of these are on afranchisee basis, which keeps it an asset-light model for Koutons. It

clocked a healthy growth rate of 32% (Sales: Rs. 1046.68 Crore),thanks to franchisee promotions and a vast expanding network, withprofits of of Rs. 69.15

Koutons Retail India Ltd. is the leading retailer of readymade andfashion wear brand in the country today. With more than 1400 outletsacross India, it has a wide range of apparel designs suited for all

segments including corporate, formal and casual dressings. Koutonsaptly creates the conducive environment for a family outing, makingfamily shopping the best experience at an affordable price - all at one

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place.

Koutons was born in 1991 as Charlie Creations and are now KoutonsRetail India Ltd. Koutons started primarily as a denim brand but aretoday manufacturing and selling complete men, women and kids

wardrobe under the brand name Koutons, Les Femme and KoutonsJunior respectively. Another brand from the stable of Koutons isCharlie Outlaw, which caters to the teens of the country with apparelsincluding jeans, T- shirts, jackets etc. Koutons Brand is catering to theUpper & Upper Middle Class of Society with a vast target age groupbetween 18-60 years.

"Value for Money and High on Fashion" being their USP, Koutons hasgiven the brand an extension delving into specific consumer segments. The garments are made keeping in view the overall need of the niche market and the basic/fashion demand of the Indian masses.Our product range also caters to the tastes of all segments. Our Brandis placed as the most dynamic brand of India.

Area Required: 1000 to 1500Rs. 10 to 25 Lakhs Average ROI: 12 to 15% Average Pay back: 6.5 to 7 Years

12. Career Launcer


No. of Franchisees: 110+ Area Required: 600 to 1000 sq ftROI: 70%Investment: Rs. 4 to 5 Lakhs

Career Launcher India Limited (CL) is Asia’s leading education serviceprovider with presence in over 130 locations across India, Middle Eastand the United States. CL provides test-prep education to enableschool and college students gain admission to professional courses. Itis also actively involved in the field of mainstream education, mainly

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through its growing network of play schools and secondary schools.Today over 400+ academicians and professionals around the worldwork with Career Launcher to counsel and groom over 50,000+students across 130 locations in India, Middle East and the US.

13. Triumphant Institute of Management Education

197 centres, 100+ FranchisedFranchising Since 1992Systemwide Sales: Over 200 CroreInvestment: Rs. 10 to 15 lakhs

Three management graduates from India's top institutes set up apreparatory exam coaching / training institute – Triumphant Institute of Management Education (T.I.M.E.) in 1992 at Hyderabad. Anindigenously developed training programme started bringing in theresults. Recognition followed with more and more students fromT.I.M.E. making it into the IIMs and other reputed B-Schools across thecountry.

Gradually with more and more success, the TIME franchise expandedto more centres at Hyderabad and gradually moved into other cities,responding positively to the trends that emerged. More professionals – qualified and experienced in Training and Management, joined theT.I.M.E. team and its faculty ensuring quality with growth. Constantinnovation, excellent classroom teaching, quality course material, andcareful evaluation have brought about excellent results year after year.

With 197 offices in 102 cities across the country, T.I.M.E. today is trulypan-national, but with a local focus as well, thanks to its franchiseenetwork. With over 2000 full-time employees (including thoseemployed by its franchisees) in its Faculty, Research, Management,Marketing & Admin. teams, TIME has truly revolutionised the entranceexamination business.

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Franchising Since 1999No. of Franchisees: 1670+Investment: Rs. 5 to 10 LakhsROI: 35 to 40%500 to 750 sq ft. (Prime Locality)

Payback: 20 to 24 Months

Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. (MOSL) was founded in 1987 as a smallsub-broking unit, with just two people running the show. Focus oncustomer-first-attitude, ethical and transparent business practices,respect for professionalism, research-based value investing andimplementation of cutting-edge technology has enabled us to blossom

into an almost 2000 member team.

Today Motilal Oswal is a well diversified financial services firm offeringa range of financial products and services such as WealthManagement , Broking & Distribution , Commodity Broking, PortfolioManagement Services , Institutional Equities, Private Equity ,Investment Banking Services and Principal Strategies.

Motilal Oswal has a diversified client base that includes retailcustomers (including High Net worth Individuals), mutual funds ,foreign institutional investors, financial institutions and corporateclients. Headquartered at Mumbai and as of December 31st, 2009,Motilal Oswal has a network spread over 581 cities and townscomprising 1,293 Business Locations operated by our BusinessPartners and us. As at December 31st, 2009, Motilal Oswal had

6,05,986 registered customers.

Motilal Oswal Franchisee currently has over 1000 business partners,the Motilal Oswal group is a global, diversified financial services grouphaving businesses in securities, commodities, investment banking. Thecriteria to be a franchisee, is to have a basic understanding of financialmarkets and ideally with a good client base. The Motilal OswalFranchisee currently focuses on existing brokers and sub-brokers.Since, this one is a retail franchise, Motilal Oswal prospectivefranchisees have to have a good retail location, to create further

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awareness of their brand. With 20+ Years of Experience and a wealthof expertise in franchising, Motilal Oswal is indeed the

# 2 Stock Broking and Financial Services Franchise Opportunity

15. Institute of Management studies

No. of Franchisees: 140+Franchising SInce: 2001Investment: 10 to 20 LakhsROI: 25% Area Reqd: 1500 sq ft.

Likely Pay Back: 2.5 Years

With more than 30 years of strong domain expertise in the preparatoryeducation business. The IMS Franchise is indeed one of the pioneersand the leader in the field of Management Entrance training. Ranked4th in the Education sector and 44th amongst the Top 50 Most TrustedService Brands across India in the December 2003 survey conductedby AC-Nielson & Brand Equity (Economic Times). More than 100+franchise partners across India. More than 50,000 students passingthrough the portals of prestigious institutes all over India and abroad.

The IMS Franchise offers Personalised Counselling that caters to allour students' requirements and their counselling and career needs.helping students realise their dreams and aspirations. IMS hastransformed many lives with its franchise program. It is one of the most

successful business format in Indian Education and IMS believes inmutual growth. IMS offers a complete business format for partnershipin Test Prep services. The IMS partnership concept providesindividuals with the complete know how to build and operate asuccessful test prep training.

IMS offers its Franchise Partners access to Unique and testedpedagogy, business processes, Test Prep courses.

16. Spykar Clothing and Apparel

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The Spykar franchise has been offering fashion wears and accessoriessince 1992. The retail services business was founded by PrasadPabrekar who wanted to make use of technical knowledge inprocessing jeans garments. Span Apparels, styled as U:th Icon and

Brand of the Generation Next has changed its name from Span Apparels to Spykar Lifestyle. The brand comprises a large array of casual wear from the authentic five pocket jeans to fashionabledenims, fatigues, loozers, jackets, tees, shirts, etc. to trendy bags,belts, caps, wallets, socks and other accessories. Spykar Lifestyle isgearing up to further extend its product portfolio by introducing other fashion essentials like travel gear, shoes, deodorants, junk jewelry,

eyewear and time-wear

The quality service offered by the Spykar franchise slowly resulted inthe enhancement of the number of employees. The functioning of thegarments retail franchise is strictly based on a code of ethics. It is theabsolute adherence to this code of ethics, which has helped the retailservices franchise in ensuring smooth relationships with its tradingpartners, employees, vendors etc.

Franchising since 1992ROI: 28%No. of Stores: 300+Margins: 20 to 35%Pay Back Period: 5 Years

Spykar products are available at over 700 MBOs across the country,apart from the large format stores like Shopper's Stop, Globus,Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Pyramids, etc. and at the Exclusive Spykar Jeans outlet at Ahmedabad, Ghazi bad, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata,Lucknow, Mumbai, Nasik, New Delhi and Pune. Spykar Jeanscurrently has 148 Exclusive Brand Outlet and plans to increase thatnumber to 200 by the end of 2008. To mark its foray in theinternational arena, Spykar has also opened its first exclusive outlet Australia. With constant product innovation and providing value for money products, franchisees enjoy a high volume and steady

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recognition, in comparison to the other players in the market.

17. Maxmind Abacus


Monthly Cash Flow: Rs. 85,000No. of Franchisees: 173Investment: Rs. 1 to 2 Lakhs Average break Even: 3 months

Maxmind India is one of the fastest growing company in the field of Mind Training Programs for children. Our courses focus on Whole

Brain Development of children with maths as core subject. CurrentlyMaxmind trains kids in Abacus (Japanese Technique of developingkids faster than a calculator) , Vedic Maths (Ancient Indian methods toquick maths) and Memory Courses. All the Maxmind Programs arescientific brain management techniques which unveil the infinitepotential of the human brain. After a few months of training a student can start solving equationslike 236 X 34 =? or 9554 /253 =? Students do not need any pen, paper or a calculator to solve this! With our Mind Training program thesesums, that have baffled you, can be solved by a Eight year old child in just 10 seconds and without using any of the external aids.The company currently operates in four countries and have a networkof 173 franchisees across the globe.

The Maxmind Franchise Opportunity Differentiator

Content: Unlimited content (Courses) , our one franchiseeincludes the rights to operate all courses which the Maxmindsystem currently has or would develop in the next ten yearsTraffic: Maxmind India share 50% of all local ads expenditure for unit franchisees and generate huge traffic of inquiries (HighFootfall) for all our franchisees

Presell: Unlimited free sms & world class presentation tools areprovided to all franchisees which results in over 60% conversionof inquiries to admissions.

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Monetise: All our franchisees can operate in pan India and canhave their own network of sub franchisees at no additional costs.Money Back Guarantee: The only company which offers 80%refund of franchisee fees , if a franchisee does not recover hiscomplete investment in six months.

18. Kwali ty Walls

Investment: Rs. 5 to 10 LakhsFranchising Since: July 2004Gross Profitability: 59% Average Monthly POsitive Cash Flow: Rs. 37610

No. of Franchisees: 85ROI: 50% Average Pay Back Period: 2 years Average Break Even Period: 2 to 3 Months

Hindustan Unilever limited is India’s largest FMCG Company thattouches life of every 2 out of 3 Indians. Unilever's mission is to addVitality to life. Unilever meets everyday needs for nutrition, hygieneand personal care with brands that help people feel good, look goodand get more out of life. The Kwality Wall’s brand is one of the power brands of HUL and is one of the leading players in the Ice CreamCategory in India. It’s fun-filled ice cream parlour concept is calledKwality Wall’s Swirl’s.

Swirl’s ice cream parlour is an International concept that was launched

in 1994 in Netherlands. It now has over 2000 Heartbrand Parloursacross the globe. The concept was launched in India in 2004, and tilldate, we have opened over 85 Kwality Wall’s Swirl’s Parlours. The coreconcept of Swirl’s is ‘Create your Own’ ice cream. Consumers canselect their ingredients from an array of options and chose the flavour of their ice cream, which is then crafted for them ‘fresh’ and in Swirl’s‘style’ as they wait for they wait for their delicious dessert. Swirl’sParlours attempt to capture the ‘on the move’ consumer trends andare located at high footfall areas such as malls and shopping centersand are classified under the impulse range of products.

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The Kwality Swirl's Differentiator:1. The core concept of Swirl’s is ‘Create your Own’ ice cream.Consumers can select their own ingredients from an array of optionsand chose the flavour of their ice cream, which is then crafted for them

‘fresh’ and in Swirl’s ‘style’ as they wait for their own creations.2. The Kwality Swirls Franchise is offered from India's leading FMCGCo.3. Kwality Wall's is one of the Leading Ice Cream brands in thecountry.

19. Bachpan Play School

No. of Franchisees: 350+Investment: Rs. 4 to 8 Lakhs Area Required: 1500 to 2000 sq ft

Childcare programmes such as play schools, pre-schools or pre-primary schools bring forth one of the most lucrative and safeinvestment opportunities. Owning and operating a Bachpan playschool doesn't require any technical qualification or past experience. Infact, pre-school is all about teaching young children by reaching totheir world where the kids enjoy being in. Neither does it involveinvesting huge sums of money nor has it extended break-evenperiods, especially when combined with the experience of 350 plusfranchisees.

20. Levis Clothing and Apparel

Investment: Rs 50 Lakh to Rs 5 crore depending on locationFranchising Since 1995No. of Stores 240+Pay Back Period: 3 to 5 YearsProfit Margins: 12 to 26%

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO) is a privately held clothing companyknown worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in

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1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Franconia, (Kingdomof Bavaria) to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. Although the companybegan producing denim overalls in the 1870s, modern jeans were notproduced until the 1920s. The company briefly experimented (in the

1970s) with employee ownership and a public stock listing, butremains owned and controlled by descendants and relatives of LeviStrauss' four nephews.

Levis India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Levi Strauss and Co. Levishas established a strong presence in India, since 1994 and has sincethen established a network of over 240+ stores. All of their stores are

franchised.

Levi Strauss and Co will begin selling jeans and denim apparel inIndia manufactured by its Levi Strauss India subsidiary later in 1995.Levi's will join VF Corp which began selling its Lee brand of jeans inMar 1995 through an agreement with Arvind Fashions Ltd. To further boost sales, Levis recently started offering installment facilities, wherethree equal installments are offered

21. ICICI Securit ies

Locations: 1600+Franchisee Locations: 1200+International Locations: Muscat, OmanSpace Required: 500 sq. ft. plus

Investment: Rs. 2 to 5 LakhsICICI Securities Franchise

ICICI Securities Ltd is the largest equity house in the country providingend-to-end solutions (including web-based services) through thelargest non-banking distribution channel so as to fulfil all the diverseneeds of retail and corporate customers. It is one of the leadingfinancial services providers, the ICICI name and strong image addscredibility to it. It has several awards to its credit, including theFranchisor of the Year 2009 by the Franchising World magazine.

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22. Animaster

ANIMASTER Franchise offers training in 2D and 3D animation.Extensive training on colors, shapes, strokes, drawing, 2D and 3D

animation makes it the only animation college to explore the completecreative potential of students of all age groups and walks of life.Developing artistic abilities, an eye for detail and expressions, sense of humor is also incorporated as a part of the curriculum. Set on par withHollywood production standards it believes in evolving a student froma studio model to an IT enabled knowledge based model. This is alsothe main reason for the success of Animaster training methodologies

in India. With its sophisticated animation technology, training facilitiesand business model, it offers a path breaking revolution in the field of education and production. Faculties with rich experience in production,impart training to students in 2D and 3D animation, utilizing latestsoftware’s such as MAYA, 3Ds MAX, Combustion, US Animation, ToonBoom, Adobe-Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver,Premiere, Fireworks, Sound Forge, CorelDraw etc.

Animaster is all set to gear up students for the estimated 960 million(by 2009) Indian animation Industry with courses spanning fromanimation to background layout, compositing, scanning, 2D animationto special effects, digital inking process and 3D animation. It offers themost dynamic Reference material, state of the art infrastructure,animation accessories and training manuals, which gives it an edge inthe world market.

Animaster has chosen the franchise model to make its presence feltaround the country and the world. Animaster follows strict qualitycontrol guidelines for all its franchisee centers. This ensures that thesame quality and level of training is maintained throughout. Animaster has a total of 30 operational centers spread across the country.

200 centers will come up in India in the next 4 years. In 2008, Animaster has taken initiative to start operations outside India as well. Animaster’s Bahrain center is the first full-fledged center teaching

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Animaster courses. Animaster is planning to open centers inSingapore, Dubai, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa etc.

Franchising Since: 2003No. of Franchisees: 30

Investment: 10 to 20 LakhsROI: 30%Pay Back: 2.5 to 3 Years Area Reqd: 1600 to 2000 sq ft

23. N Power Hardware and Networking Inst itute

Franchising Since: July 2007 Average Annual Sales: 30 lakhs Per Centre Per Year No. of Franchisees: 51Break Even Point: 6 MonthsPay Back Period: 18 MonthsROI: 30 to 40%

What differentiates N Power from other vocational training institutes is

its documentation

N-Power Manuals for Centre Operations: The N Power Franchiseteam provides 3 manuals viz; Course conduct Guideline Manual;Marketing Manual & Placement Manual. Automated system for complete centre operation.Industry relevant course curricula and 2 months Industry

Internship built into the course.Placements support (Job Guarantee)COSMIC Training Methodology

N-Power Alliance partner, CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) has been into 25 years of existence, and has served theIT industry as the world’s largest developer of vendor-neutral ITcertification exams.

Microsoft Certification like Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

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(MCSE), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), andMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP) are the most soughtcertifications in the field of networking which N Power Team bring tothe students with Microsoft official Curriculum (MOC) and latesttechnology.

In addition to its own certified programs in Hardware & Networking,N-Power also offers the programs as given below in association withKarnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysore:

3-Yr B.Sc. Degree in Hardware, Networking & Digital Communication(HNDC) & 1-Yr Diploma in Hardware & Networking (HN).

24. The Apollo Clin ic

Franchising SInce: 2003Franchised CLinics: 100Investment: Rs. 2 to 3 Crore Area Required: 3000 sq ft

The Project cost of Rs. 2 to 3 Crores includes investment in MedicalEquipment, Interiors and Furniture, Civil Modification, Air Conditioning,Electrical , Information technology (Hardware and Software), LeaseDeposit ( if the premises are taken on rent), Preliminary andPre-operative expenses, Working Capital Margin, Contingency Fundsand and License Fees to Apollo. The project is ideally funded on a 1:1Debt Equity ratio. The debt has been taken for a period of six years

with a one-year moratorium on principal payment. Adequate amountshave been budgeted for infusion of fresh capital into the project over aperiod of seven years, for which duration the projections have beenmade. Apollo Health and Lifestyle has also tied up with State Bank of India (rate of interest 8.5% to 9%) for project funding.

Each Apollo Clinic is expected to have a turnover between Rs 1.0- Rs1.5 Crore (depending on location) in the first year through diagnostics,

consultations, pharmacy operations, health check packages and other revenue streams such as tele-medicine. The turnover is expected to

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double on 4th year. The cash break even is likely to take around 5/6months while the expected payback period is about 4.5- 5 years with apost tax IRR on equity of up to 25%.

The salaries, rent, administration, interest, depreciation and power

consumption are some of the main components of fixed cost, whilematerial/consumable cost, working capital requirement, marketing andOperating License Fees (6% of top line) are the variable costsinvolved.

Based on the need supply gap in a particular geographical region, youcan opt for an expanded version of the base model, which will offer a

host of additional services and will require higher investments.

25. VETA

Franchising Since: 1996No. of Franchisees: 250+Investment: Rs. 5 to 10 LakhsSpace Required: 900 to 1500 sq ft.

Break Even: Six to Twelve months

VETA, the leaders and Asia’s largest spoken English training Academyoffers courses catering to various levels of the learners. The learningexperience starts with a need analysis. It offers two kinds of courses -Direct class coaching and the Distance Education course. Founded in1981, as the Vivekananda Institute, the academy now known as VETA

has over 175 centres in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,Kerala, Puducherry, West Bengal, Haryana, Bihar, MP, UP,Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan,Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, chandigarh, Gujarat and Delhi.

Nearly twenty one lakh students have been trained through thesecentres. The direct coaching class, some of the centres are abuzz withactivity with more than 500 students of the 18-26 age group. The direct

program is split into three levels. FOUNDATION ENGLISH Trainslearners to read and write words and sentences in English. FLUENT

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ENGLISH Trains learners in the various structures of English andconversational English and is the most popular course. PRO ENGLISHTrains learners to converse effectively in a group/public and improvehis overall personality. Each course provides comprehensive trainingand takes a step-by-step approach. The course curriculum has been

designed based on extensiveResearch and Direct training experience of the course curriculumcommittee.

The trainers at VETA centres undergo continuous training and are keptupdated about the changes in the market and the needs of thestudents. The Academy has perfect understanding and relationship

with its franchisees and is planning to expand to 500 centres by 2010.The company is also vying International markets and started itsoperation in Singapore and will soon be seen in South East AsianCountries. Franchisee is selected based on his commitment tobusiness and service that is required to be delivered to the students. All franchisee are required to commit to the Mission statement of thecompany which is ‘Any one who walks into Veta, walks out speakingfluent English’

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