£4,000 offer follows decision to hold new franchisee training online because of COVID-19 restrictions
TaxAssist Accountants is offering new franchisees £4,000 cash back for as long as it runs its initial franchisee training course online instead of face to face.
The small business tax and accountancy specialist was forced to change the way it delivers its training programme because of the social distancing measures introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the company, its modified training makes use of technology to provide an engaging and interactive course that will still fully prepare franchisees for opening their practices.
Karl Sandall, TaxAssist Accountants’ group chief executive director, says: “Our first virtual training course started on June 15 with two new franchisees, who having done their research and obtained their funding are keen to get started on their journey with TaxAssist Accountants.
“Obviously these are unprecedented times, so we’re pleased to be able to offer the £4,000 cash back on our franchise fee in recognition of the change in setting for the training course.
“This offering will be available for as long as we choose to run the course virtually. We do, however, look forward to welcoming any new joiners back to the support centre for a face-to face-follow-up as soon as it’s safe to do so.”
Samantha Skyring, senior training and communications manager at the TaxAssist Accountants support centre, says: “We’ve had to completely overhaul the training course, which has been quite an undertaking, but vital as we want to make sure we’re able to stay engaged with each new franchisee and establish a good rapport as we would normally on our face-to-face course.
“This is important so our new franchisees get to know us all well and feel comfortable to ask us questions throughout the course.
“We will be using video calls, telephone, emails, instant chat features, live and recorded videos, as well as software such as Sway, Teams and Zoom, to alternate our communication channels as we introduce different members of the team and new topics.
“We also want to make the course as enjoyable as possible, so we’ve designed it so our delegates will not be sitting in front of their computer for hours on end.”
TaxAssist Accountants are currently holding monthly virtual discovery days, where you can spend a day with the team to find out more about the business opportunity and support on offer.
For more information visit taxassistfranchise.co.uk
