JP2002366681A - System and method for supporting franchise business and computer readable recording medium recording program for executing the same method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for supporting a person who tries a franchise business, to search a franchiser and a store suited to request conditions by using a network. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a managing terminal which is connected at least one client terminal through the Internet for controlling and managing the entire system, registration database storing information on clients, franchiser database storing information on the franchisers of enterprises to develop the franchise business, area database storing information on areas, map database storing map information and real estate database storing information on real estate and while referring to the franchise information, area information, map information or real estate information, information requested by a client is provided to the client terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a franchise business support system and, more particularly, to a franchise business that assists a franchise business in searching for a franchisor and a store that meet requirements using a network. Support systems, franchise support methods,
And a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the franchise business support method is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Environment in which economic deterioration is prolonged and restructuring by large corporations and local governments will be further accelerated (legal, economic)
Among them, retired people have to re-employment. However, due to age restrictions and skill mismatches, only a limited number of people are allowed to do this, and it is very difficult to actually seek reemployment.
Therefore, vigorous independence and self-employment are the most realistic and familiar options.

[0003] One of the options is a franchise. A franchise has various advantages for a franchise developing company (hereinafter, franchisor). The company can be expanded with the capital of other companies and individuals, and the procurement costs of materials and materials can be kept low by increasing the number of franchise stores. In addition, by nationwide expansion, it is possible to increase the company's name recognition and brand power. In terms of sales and profits, it can contribute to the franchisor in various aspects, such as franchise fees generated at the time of contract, royalties paid after opening the store, and sales of materials and materials.

On the other hand, there are various merits for individuals and corporations (hereinafter, franchisees) aiming to open a business. You can use the business package created by the franchisor, so even if you are an amateur, you can smoothly open your business, and after opening your business, you can receive various advice from the franchisor, Is to make full use of the brand power it has accumulated so far to hope for business development.

[0005]

However, although franchisers tend to place the first priority on further increasing the economies of scale of each company, at this stage, franchisees use magazines and advertisements as a means of acquiring franchisees. I have to do it. However, those media are
Unfortunately, the acquisition of new franchisees is a matter of luck, as hundreds of companies are listed at once.

[0006] Furthermore, there have been many cases where franchisees deceive franchisees, and there are also many cases in which some franchisees recruit franchisees for fraudulent activities from the beginning. These are major obstacles to the development of the industry, and it is difficult for current systems and institutions to clear them. Until now, information that a franchisee can obtain has not been easy to collect in magazines, advertisements, etc., for those who wish to newly enter the franchise business. For this reason, franchisees were often deceived by hype. The franchisor, which aims to expand the franchise, is currently recruiting new subscribers using magazines and advertisements. At present, the only way to rely on this method is to force passive business development.

On the other hand, franchisees aiming for a new contract seek out contractors based on magazines and advertisements that publish data published by the franchisor. Therefore, even if there is a problem, it can only be found after opening the business. Often.
As described above, in the past, there was a problem for franchisees how to obtain useful and accurate data on the franchisor's business details, location forecasts, contract details, sales forecasts, business environment, business details, sales offices, etc. . or,
For franchisors, the problem was how to accurately convey the information to the franchisees who applied, and to have them operate at stores with good location conditions.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and solves a serious and chronic industry problem for both franchisors and franchisees utilizing a franchise system. In addition to developing a solution system and supporting new franchisors, digging up new franchisors, further developing the franchise industry and creating business forms that do not currently exist, Provide useful data to entrepreneurs who join franchisor chains such as contract contents, sales forecasts, business environment, business contents, business stores, etc., and use the network to search for franchisers and stores that meet the requirements Franchisor business support system, franchisor Business support method, to provide a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the franchisor industry support program and franchisor industry support method of interest.

[0009]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a management terminal connected to one or more client terminals via an Internet network for controlling and managing the entire system. Registration database that stores information about the franchise business, a franchisor database that stores information about the franchisor, a regional database that stores information about the region, a map database that stores map information, A real estate database storing information, and providing information requested by the client to the client terminal with reference to franchise information, regional information, map information, or real estate information.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, information requested by a client can be immediately obtained. Further, the information requested by the client includes information on an optimum real estate desired by the client. Further, the information requested by the client includes information on the job type of the optimal franchise desired by the client.

Further, the information requested by the client includes evaluation information on the franchisor. Further, the information relating to the optimal real estate, the information relating to the occupation of the optimal franchise, or the evaluation information relating to the franchisor is characterized by conforming to the conditions requested by the client. According to the invention described above, since the information on the real estate and the occupation of the franchise is the optimum one desired by the client and conforms to the request and conditions, it is possible to quickly execute the franchise store opening plan. it can.

[0012] The invention according to claim 6 is connected to one or more client terminals via the Internet network.
A management terminal that controls and manages the entire system, a registration database that stores information about clients, a franchisor database that stores information about franchisers, a regional database that stores information about regions, and a map database that stores map information. Franchise business support comprising providing a client terminal with information requested by a client by referring to franchise information, regional information, map information, or real estate information. Is the way. The invention according to claim 7 is
A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the illegal franchise support is recorded.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1-
1 to 1-4 are client terminals, 2 is an internet communication network, 3 is a franchise business support system, a management terminal (server) 4, a registrant database 5, a franchisor database (hereinafter, referred to as FC database).
6, a regional database 7, a map database 8, a real estate database 9, a monitor 10, a printer 11, and the like.

The management terminal 4 is provided by the franchise business support system 3 via the Internet 2 to the client terminal 1.
It communicates with -1 to 1-4 and controls and manages it so that its function can be exhibited. The management terminal 4 controls each unit,
CPU (not shown) for performing data transfer, various calculations, and temporary storage of data; input control means (not shown) for controlling data input from client terminal 1 connected via Internet network 2 Output control means (not shown) for controlling data to be output to the client terminal 1;
Main programs used by the CPU (such as a program for displaying a guidance screen on a display unit of a terminal, a program for displaying stores of a desired business type on a map, and a search program for obtaining necessary information by character search) are stored. RO to do
M (not shown), a RAM (not shown) for temporarily storing data necessary for executing the program processing, and the like.

The registrant database 5 stores the client I
This is a database storing files (customers, clients) of the system usage contractor such as D number, name, contact information, desired conditions, and the like. The FC database 6 is a database that stores franchise files such as franchisor ID numbers, types of business, products or services handled, contract conditions, contact persons, past results, and background. The regional database 7 is a database that stores region files for opening franchise stores such as city names, populations, market scales, existing stores, transportation conveniences, and major tourist facilities.

The map database 8 is a database storing map information files, and is capable of displaying on the monitor 10 maps of various levels of detail, such as a nationwide map of Japan, a map of cities and municipalities, and a map near a candidate site for opening a store. . The map also shows major facilities such as city halls, stations, airports, and parks, and the detailed map also shows the locations of major shops. The real estate database 9 is a database that stores real estate files to be opened at franchise stores, such as store locations, store layouts, real estate prices, tenant contract conditions, and contact persons. The monitor 10 is a display unit, the printer 11 is a printing unit,
The contents displayed on the monitor 10 are printed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a home page of the franchise support system 3 displayed on the client terminal 1. When the client accesses the home page of the franchise support system 3 via the Internet 2, the home page of the franchise support system 3 is displayed on the client terminal 1. From this website, "General FC (Franchise) Information" 20 and "Members Only FC (Franchise) Information" 2
1 and “member registration” 22 can be selected.
"General FC information" 20 is an introduction of the franchise business support system 3, guidance information on the franchise,
Provides general real estate information, etc. "FC information for members only"
Reference numeral 21 provides the contracted client with detailed information including the past performance and evaluation contents of the franchisor regarding the franchise, detailed real estate information including the nearby store information, and the like. The “member registration” 22 is a page where an uncontracted client registers as a member of the franchise business support system 3. Once registered, the member-only FC information 22 can be accessed.

To stop or close the retrieval of the information on the homepage, click the "Cancel" button 23 and the "Close" button 24 at the bottom of the screen, or click the end mark "x" 25 at the top right of the screen. Click. Thereafter, selectable screens are sequentially presented to the client in accordance with the conditions specified by the client. These screen displays are controlled by a main program executed on the CPU. Now, a method of searching for and acquiring general franchise information will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a general franchise information search / acquisition operation, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display at the time of general franchise information search / acquisition.

First, when the general FC information 20 is selected,
Main menu screen of general FC information 20 (FIGS. 4a and 4)
f, 4h) is displayed (step S100). From this main menu screen, franchisor guide information can be searched. Search methods include "occupation",
“Designation of company (designation of franchisor name)” and “designation of search conditions” can be selected (step S101).

When "occupation type" is selected in step S102, a list (FIG. 4b) that largely classifies industries such as eating and drinking, retailing, telecommunications, logistics, service, real estate, etc. is displayed (step 4b). S103). When the displayed business types are sequentially selected (step S104)
Gradually, it becomes a finer classification and eventually reaches the target franchisor. For example, when "food" is clicked (Fig. 4b), a list of restaurants, taverns, takoyaki shops, ramen shops, udon shops, curry shops, etc. (Fig. 4c) is displayed, and then, "udon shops" is clicked. Then, a list of franchisers recruiting franchisees for the udon shop is displayed (FIG. 4D). This list contains information such as company name (franchisor), headquarters, contact information, etc. If you click on a specific franchisor such as "Toyoya", general information on "Toyoya" ( The franchise recruitment guide and business package contents by “Toyoya” (FIG. 4E) are displayed. Here, the business package means a contract fee, a right to use a trademark trademark, a method of production / processing / sales, guidance assistance, and the like. In this way, the selection by occupation is convenient for searching for a franchisor while comparing with other industries or other companies.

If "designation of company (designation of franchisor name)" (FIG. 4f) is selected in step S102, a keyword input screen for search (FIG. 4g) is displayed (step S105). From this screen, for example, enter “Toyoya” as a company name keyword in the input field and click the “Search” button to search (Step S10)
6) The general guidance information (FIG. 3e) relating to the above “Toyoya” is directly displayed (step S108). In this way, the selection by company designation can quickly reach the final goal if the company name of the franchisor is known.

If "search condition designation" (FIG. 4h) is selected in step S102, items (FIG. 4i) such as investment cost, property security, area, sales target, etc. are displayed in addition to the job type (step S107). ), By selecting these items and sequentially searching, it is possible to finally reach the target franchisor, for example, the above-mentioned “Toyoya”. Here, if "occupation" is selected, the same procedure as above is followed. As described above, the selection based on the search condition is convenient for searching for a franchisor that meets the condition from various angles. Next, the member registration is performed as shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a member registration operation, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen at the time of member registration.

To obtain more detailed information on the franchise, it is necessary to register as a member in the franchise business support system 3. To register as a member, select “member registration” 22 on the homepage. When selected,
A guidance screen (FIG. 6a) for the member registration page is displayed (step S200). On this screen, information such as guidance to members, contract contents, registration method, and the like are displayed. From this screen, enter the name, desired password, client terminal connection telephone number, and the like, and click a "registration button" (step S201). ), The management terminal 4 refers to the registrant database 5 to determine whether there is any overlap with the entered one (step S202). If there is no overlap, the client name and the connection telephone number for the client terminal are registered. Register in the database 5, further determine the client ID number and password, register in the registrant database 5 (step S203), and issue the client ID number and password to the client terminal 1 (step S204:
Figure 6b). If the desired password is not duplicated, it is registered as a password. After registration, the client ID number and the password are input to the member-dedicated FC information 21 so that the member can be accessed, and the information can be searched and obtained based on the contract contents. The information will be provided free of charge at this time.

Next, a method for retrieving and acquiring member-only FC information will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a member-dedicated FC information search / acquisition operation, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen display at the time of member-dedicated FC information retrieval / acquisition. When the "FC information only for members" 21 is selected from the homepage, the client is required to input a client ID number and a password (FIG. 8A). When the client ID number and the password are input (step S300), the management terminal 4 refers to the registrant database 5 and performs collation (step S301). If the collation cannot be performed, the client is notified of the fact, and the process returns to step S300 to request input of the client ID number and the password again. Return to the homepage if it cannot be verified even after re-entering several times. When the client ID number and the password are collated and a match is confirmed, the main menu screen (FIGS. 8b, 8d, 8f, 8h) of the member-dedicated FC information is displayed on the client terminal 1 (step S302).

The main menu screen is a screen for searching for map information. Searching methods include "address designation", "station designation", and "large store designation" (only when the target store is a large store). , "Map designation" can be selected. For example, when "map designation" is selected, a nationwide map of Japan (FIG. 8i) is first displayed (step S30).
6) By clicking on the vicinity of the target store location while looking at the map, for example, a map of Osaka prefecture, a map of municipalities in Osaka ward (step S308: FIG. 8j), a map near the candidate store location (eg, Imazato) Designated area map (step S30
9: FIG. 8k) and the like are sequentially read from the map database 8 and displayed, and as a result, a map near the target store can be obtained. The designated area map includes municipal facilities, stations,
Displays the location of public roads, schools, other major facilities and stores,
By specifying the conditions, it is possible to display the color for each store type or the color for an empty store. Further, data such as the surrounding population (for example, in units of municipalities) and the number of passengers at the nearest station can be acquired from the regional database 7 and displayed. If the user wants to know the status of the store inside the building, a map showing the status of the store inside the building can be displayed.

Also, "address designation", "station designation",
Select "Large store designation" and enter keywords such as address,
Enter the station name and large store name (steps S304, S3
05, S307: FIGS. 8c, 8e, 8g), and by sequentially searching, the map finally reaches the target map of the designated area (FIG. 8k), for example, the map of the "Imazato" area.

When the position of the target store is clicked on the map of the target designated area or the map showing the store status inside the building, the real estate information of the store (FIG. 8m, 8)
n) can be obtained (step S310). That is, real estate information from the real estate database 9 is displayed on the client terminal 1. On the real estate information screen, the floor plan of the store (including the location, necessary expenses (deposit, tenant fee, etc.), possible occupations, special conditions, store history, real estate company, etc. (FIG. 8m)) regarding the specified store is shown. FIG.
n) and the like are displayed. In addition, if necessary, if there is a nearby store situation and a store history so far, information such as a business form, the number of years of opening, etc., and other information such as an external view, a parking lot situation, and a purchase store can be obtained.

On the other hand, as the franchisor information, information other than the franchisor such as the operating status, the closing rate, the trouble case, the evaluation contents, etc. is collected for the target franchisor, for example, the information screen of "Toyoya" (FIG. 4e). The evaluated value-added information can be displayed. The evaluation includes the management status of the headquarters, such as profit margins and equity capital, the number of directly managed stores (business status), the number of franchise stores (business status), past trouble cases, store closures, and compliance with business package regulations. There is. These evaluation contents can be comprehensively represented by different numbers or the like. Examples of troubles include "supervising" stated in the contract, "regular information provision" not received, refund of membership fee even though contract was not reached, information on existing stores Do not disclose, do not conduct advertising activities including advertising expenses and promotional expenses, do not protect the store opening area, do not repay the deposit,
There are sales forecasts (short-term forecasts) and poor demographic and demographic changes (long-term forecasts). In addition, for the franchisor, enter the deposit conditions, rent, location conditions (stations, shopping streets, bus streets) of the client's real estate required by the client, and the conditions of the store such as the presence or absence of batting (the presence or absence of a supermarket, convenience store, same-store), etc. Then, the optimum store is automatically searched from the real estate database 9 with the order, and is displayed on the screen of the client terminal 1. Automatic search for the optimal store can be performed by entering conditions such as rent of 500,000 yen / month or less, within 5 minutes on foot from the station, within 1km radius of a supermarket, convenience store, or a total of 3 stores in the same industry. It is performed by arranging etc., or for the specified store, the client requests, for example, contract money,
When franchisor conditions such as occupation type, location conditions, whether or not batching is performed, etc. are entered, the most suitable franchisers that best meet the conditions are automatically searched from the FC database 6 in order, and the client terminal 1 Display on the screen. The search for the best franchisor
This is done by inputting conditions such as a contract deposit, 1 million yen or less, the restaurant business, a restaurant industry within a radius of 1 km, and a total of three restaurants, etc., and sorting them in the order of evaluation. In this manner, the client can search the franchise business support system 3 to efficiently find a franchisor and a store suitable for his or her requirements.

With the introduction of a new franchise system that breaks the conventional situation and makes the necessary information widely available to the general public, franchisors are recruiting new franchisees as tools to acquire new franchisees and reserves. Effective and for franchisees, it can be several times more efficient in selecting a franchisor than previous methods because it is based on clear data on the franchisor's operating capabilities. By assisting retirees, etc. in light of such circumstances, by increasing the options of franchisers that retirees can conditionally,
It is possible to support a life plan that is advantageous for retirees and the like.

In addition, wealthy entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs as franchisees are currently searching for new investment destinations due to the decline in savings and deposit interest rates due to the slump in financial institutions such as banks. By proposing a new FC system, we will be able to appeal to wealthy and entrepreneurs as promising new investments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is possible. For example, when opening a franchise, it may be possible to search for information such as the name of the financial institution that provides the fund and the repayment period / method when the opening fund is insufficient.

In the above-described embodiment, the description has been limited to Japan. However, since the Internet is used, it is of course possible to cover a wide range of countries in the world. In such a case, a separate area, map, real estate database, and the like for each country are required.

In this embodiment, the past performance and evaluation contents of the franchisor are referred to by the member-dedicated FC information. However, the general-purpose FC information is used so that the franchisee can easily collect information necessary for starting a business. May be published at
The franchise support system described above can also be realized as a computer-readable recording medium.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, a system that provides useful data to franchise entrepreneurs and supports efficient search for franchisers and stores that meet the required conditions using a network. And methods can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a homepage of the franchise support system 3 displayed on the client terminal 1.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a general-purpose FC information search / acquisition operation.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen at the time of general FC information search and acquisition.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a member registration operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen at the time of member registration.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a member-only FC information search / acquisition operation.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen when a member-only FC information search is obtained.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-1 to 1-4 Client terminal 2 Internet communication network 3 Franchise business support system 4 Management terminal (server) 5 Registrant database 6 Franchise database (FC database) 7 Regional database 8 Map database 9 Real estate database 10 Monitor 11 Printer 20 General FC (Franchise) information 21 Member-only FC (Franchise) information 22 Member registration 23 Cancel button 24 Close button 25 End mark

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A management terminal that is connected to one or more client terminals via an Internet network and controls and manages the entire system, a registration database storing information on clients, and a franchisor that operates a franchise business. A franchisor database that stores information, a regional database that stores regional information, a map database that stores map information, and a real estate database that stores real estate information, franchise information, regional information, map information, Alternatively, a franchise support system which provides information requested by a client to the client terminal with reference to real estate information. 2. The franchise business support system according to claim 1, wherein the information requested by the client includes information on an optimum real estate desired by the client. 3. The franchise business support system according to claim 1, wherein the information requested by the client includes information on a job type of an optimal franchise desired by the client. 4. The franchise support system according to claim 1, wherein the information requested by the client includes evaluation information on the franchisor. 5. The information according to claim 1, wherein the information on the optimal real estate, the information on the occupation of the optimal franchise, or the evaluation information on the franchisor conforms to a condition requested by the client.
The franchise business support system described. 6. A management terminal which is connected to one or more client terminals via the Internet network and controls and manages the entire system, a registration database storing information on clients, and a franchisor database storing information on franchisers. A regional database storing information about the region, a map database storing map information, and a real estate database storing information about real estate, franchise information, regional information, map information, or real estate information, A franchise business support method, wherein information requested by a client is provided to the client terminal. 7. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the franchise business support method according to claim 6 is recorded.