- Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026, 10:00 – 11:00
- Location: Online webinar
- Cost: FREE
This session shows prospective franchisees how to rigorously assess a territory using data and structured analysis, helping them avoid costly mistakes and make more informed decisions before committing.
Territory selection is the single franchise decision with the greatest long-term impact on a franchisee’s commercial performance, and the one that receives the least structured attention.
Most franchise buyers focus on the brand, the fee and the franchisor relationship. Very few apply any methodology to the territory they are about to operate in for the foreseeable future.
This session introduces a structured territory research framework covering demographic analysis, competitor mapping, demand indicators, and the data the franchisor’s own territory map may not provide.
What you’ll learn
- Apply a structured methodology to assess a proposed franchise territory across demographics, competition and demand indicators.
- Identify the specific questions to put to a franchisor about territory boundaries, exclusivity and population data, and how to evaluate the answers critically.
- Recognise the most common territory research mistakes that lead to underperforming franchises and how to avoid them before committing.
Julie Taylor walks participants through a practical methodology that enables any prospective franchisee to assess their proposed territory with genuine commercial rigour – before they sign.
Participants leave with a clear process for evaluating a territory, the specific questions to put to a franchisor about boundaries and population data, and an understanding of the patterns that most commonly produce underperforming franchises – and how to identify them in advance.
Part of the Franchising for Growth series
Franchising for Growth is a series of one-hour webinar sessions running from August to December 2026. Discover how you can use the franchise model to grow a successful and sustainable business. Learn from experts who have been through the process themselves and can share their knowledge to help you throughout your franchising journey.
To access the events you’ll need to sign up to the Business Academy from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). It’s completely FREE to join and takes only a few minutes to get started.