Franchise Candidate Assessment
A franchise candidate's investment capacity, operator profile, location and business plan (coffee and café profile).
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- The class and what it means for this service
- Information sufficiency and a list of missing information
- Strengths and findings for each dimension
- Starting conditions, actions and monitoring recommendations
Decision
Which decision does it support?
Approving the opening of a new outlet under the brand and setting the opening conditions.
Who it is for
- Coffee and café brands growing their franchise networks
- Franchise teams that want to compare candidate applications against the same criteria
- Management teams that want to justify an additional capital or training condition before opening
Assessment dimensions
What do we review?
Each dimension's weight determines its contribution to the class. If a critical dimension cannot be assessed, no class is given.
Operatorcritical
Sector experience, active involvement in the business and management readiness.
30%Investment and financingcritical
Available equity and the financing of the opening investment and working capital for the first months.
25%Location
Rent burden, footfall, nearby competition and the status of the lease.
20%Business plan
Consistency of expected revenue with the brand's actual average, staff costs and break-even point.
15%Brand, training and operational readiness
Brand standards, training schedule and readiness for licences and permits.
10%The first version is designed for the coffee and café format. If rent and staff costs as a share of revenue exceed a sustainable level, the class is capped. For other franchise formats, please contact GRC.
Result
What do the classes mean for this service?
The opening plan is suitable.
Opening is recommended once specific preparation steps are completed.
Opening is recommended subject to additional capital, operator involvement or training.
Opening is not recommended on the basis of current information; the issues to be resolved are listed.
If critical information or documents are missing, no class is given (Not assessable). Information sufficiency and the dimension profile are reported alongside the class.
Information and documents
What is requested from you and the candidate?
From the requesting company
Collected at the proposal stage and used as thresholds in the assessment.
- Expected total opening investment
- Working capital need for the first 6 months
- Brand average monthly revenue for this format at maturity
Main documents in the document-supported scope
The full list and mandatory documents are shown in the panel. No documents are requested in the declaration-based scope.
- Evidence of available equity (bank statement or asset summary)
- Investment and financing plan, business plan and cash flow projection
- Location lease, option or pre-agreement
- Operator CV and references
- Tax and social security clearance letters; financial statements if applying through a company
Process
From application to approved report
- 1
Application
You tell us in the panel the service, the business to be assessed, the purpose and the scope you need. The application is not binding.
- 2
Scope and proposal
The GRC team reviews the application and sends the scope, fee and timeline in a written proposal. You accept the proposal in the panel.
- 3
Information and documents
Questions and documents are collected through the panel. They can be answered by the business being assessed or by your company.
- 4
Expert review
A GRC expert reviews the answers and documents, raises missing items and correction requests in the panel, and justifies the score.
- 5
Approved report
The report is published in the panel after a check by a separate approver. It can be prepared in Turkish, English or both.
Scope
You choose the scope of the review
The report states clearly what each piece of information is based on.
Declaration-based
Answers and explanations of the authorised person
Does not mean that the declarations have been independently verified.
Document-supported
RecommendedAnswers plus the financial statements, bank and official documents requested within the scope
Submission of a document does not mean that it has been confirmed with an external source.
Verified (additional scope)
In addition to the document-supported scope, an agreed site visit or external source check
The report states which information was verified, against which source and on what date.
Presentation
The result is given through three indicators
Class
A · B · C · D
Tells you on what terms you can work together. If critical information is missing, no class is given: Not assessable.
Information sufficiency
High · Medium · Low
Shows how much of the assessment rests on answers and documents. Gaps are not hidden; they are listed in the report.
Dimension profile
Strong · Adequate · Weak
The level of each dimension is shown separately, so strengths and issues to address are visible.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Apply for the Franchise Candidate Assessment
Applying is not binding. The GRC team reviews the scope; the fee and timeline are sent in a written proposal. For questions, write to sales@grcmngmnt.com.
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