1. What is the length of the Franchise?

3 years from the date of signing the Franchise Agreement

2. What training will I receive?

At the start of your franchise all franchisees will receive a business induction programme. During this period you      will be shown the 'ins and outs' of the Alpha Detective Agency (ADA) Business. We like to keep this programme       on a free format basis in order to facilitate Franchisee's of different backgrounds.

3. What materials do I receive when I first start my Franchise?

An Alpha Detective Agency "Operations Manual" - this details the ADA principles of running your franchise, a full package of written training materials and all ADA Business templates.

4. Who will be my head office contact?

You will be assigned a head office contact for any questions you may have when you have signed the franchise agreement. This person will be contactable by e-mail for normal questions and by telephone for urgent questions.  Your head office contact will act as your business partner for the first six months of your initial license period.

5. What will the Business Partner do for me in the first six months?

The Business Partner is the person at head office for you to bounce ideas off. This person will give you straight and honest feedback on your ideas and give the final sign off for any marketing or promotional activity you choose to produce.

6. Will I need my own Limited Company?

You do not need your own Limited Company - however it is recommended due to the limited liability this legal      entity has.

7. How many hours will I need to put in to achieve good profitable results?

As with any business the more effort you put in the more you will get out of it in the long run. Our most successful Franchisee's put in upwards of 60 hours a week in the first six months! Beyond this a normal week is 30 - 50      hours, it depends due to the nature of this business

8. Do I need to pay my own bills and taxation payments?

Yes. Being a franchisee means you are setting up your own business but trading under the name of  another  company for which you pay them an initial start up fee and royalties.

9. How much is the Royalty fee between my franchise and Alpha Detective Agency?

5% per annum of your gross turnover. Payable quarterly every calendar quarter of your franchise agreement term.

10. Why do I have to provide ADA with Quarterly and Annual accounts of my business?

The quarterly accounts tie up with your royalty payments and allow head office to account to our share holders.     Your annual accounts are required in order to make sure your franchise is correctly apportioning all client funds according to the franchise agreement.

11. Can I end the franchise agreement at any time?

Please refer to your individual franchise agreement, as this will be detailed there.

12. Will ADA provide me with more training if I require it?

Yes we can, however we expect all franchisee's to have a minimum Private Investigation study background before taking on a franchise (i.e. our CD-Rom course would cover this). If further training is required beyond the 2 day     course detailed above ADA will charge the franchisee our standard training rate for whatever training is needed     minus 15% group discount.

13. Do I have to find all of my own clients or will ADA head office supply me with them?

As a Franchisee you are expected to find and deal with your own clients. However if a new client comes to ADA    head office's notice and he/she is in your territory area we will pass the client directly to you.

14. Can I buy more than one franchise territory?

Yes. Once you have had your first franchise for 180 days or more you may apply in writing to ADA head office to       be considered for purchase of a second franchise territory.

If you have any further questions please contact David Clare via email [email protected]