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Question 1.

Do stakeholders in the ethical franchise community agree that the bfa should seek to represent all of the groups that make up the community, in particular franchisees and professional advisors, as well as franchisors?

Question 2.

Should the representation of each stakeholder group have each of the principles of accreditation, taxation, benefits and governance as its foundation?

Question 3.

Is a standards base necessary for effective representation?

Question 4.

Should the standards for franchisors be set by franchisors alone or should they be agreed by the whole of the ethical franchise community including accredited franchisees and professional advisors?

Question 5.

Should the standards for accrediting professional advisors be more rigorous and more rigorously applied?

Question 6.

Should franchisees be accredited to standards that recognise their competence as the owner/manager of a unit franchise?

Question 7.

Should the standards for franchisees and professional advisors be determined by those groups alone or should they be agreed by the whole of the ethical franchise community?

Question 8.

Do you agree that one realistic route to a public awareness campaign for franchising lies in promoting to consumers the benefits of using franchised outlets?

Question 9.

Should the franchise sector ensure that its own workforce has a positive image of franchising and the information to promote that image with customers, suppliers and others outside the franchise community?

Question 10.

Should the bfa invest to keep itself at the forefront of web based franchise promotion consistent with the maintenance of its reputation?

Question 11.

Is the bfa’s role in quality control in franchise exhibitions an important contribution to the development of the public reputation of franchising?

Question 12.

Question 13.

Should the bfa continue to work with government agencies on publicly funded projects for franchising, or should the priority be on direct bfa activity even though that may mean government bodies delivering low quality programmes with ill-informed advisors?

Question 14.

Should the bfa invest in a further attempt to develop a group of MP’s with an interest in franchising, or at least identify one useful franchise champion amongst MPs?

Question 15.

Should the bfa fund an annual research programme to engage business schools directly with franchising and the bfa?

Question 16.

Do franchisees have a role to play in the promotion of franchising locally?

Question 17.

One of the bfa’s main objectives is the promotion of franchising. Does this demand both internal management and action and an external PR resource?

Question 18.

Is the bfa right to maintain its investment in the European Franchise Federation and the World Franchise Council?

Question 19.

If the bfa decided to remain as a primarily franchisor body, should it also retain its current governing structure or is change required?

Question 20.

If there is a move to a broader membership, do you have any initial preference for an inclusive approach, the “separate boards” approach, or the mix of trade association and professional body?

Question 21.

If there is a move to a broader membership, should there be consultation with franchisees on a broad front as well as this current consultation with franchisors and professional advisors? If so, should the bfa consult Members’ franchisees directly, or through their Franchisor?

Question 22.

Whether or not the Association takes on a broader membership, should the current structure of flat rate fees for franchisors be reconsidered with alternative safeguards for the equity of governance?