Alex Schulz Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Franchise Starters Group is a boutique business development and consulting firm that provides go-to-market franchise consulting and development services to small and medium sized business owners aspiring to franchise their business model or to grow their business. We serve clients across a broad range of industries; food services, construction, educational.

Aurora, Ontario

• Directed a team with 10 direct reports and 65 indirect reports
• Overall responsibility for all corporate functions of 13 company owned franchised retail stores
• Area Development / Master Franchise responsibilities for Ontario through to 2009 and all corporate functions of franchisor / franchise system post 2009
• Led transition to E-commerce ahead of the curve; developed a framework that allowed franchised stores to participate in online sales. Grew online sales at a rate of 30% annually
• Opened a new distribution center that used proprietary developed systems to manage the process/workflow and integrated with store POS and web sales platforms resulting in significant operational efficiencies
• Led the development of multiple IT systems that improved business processes and provided operational efficiencies across various departments within the business

Mississauga, ON

• Area Development / Master Franchise responsibilities for the Island Ink-Jet brand in Ontario
• Overall responsibility for strategic planning and implementation of our company’s development goals during a period of fast paced growth that culminated in our inclusion into Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 50, an.
• Represented the brand at franchise shows; full areas of responsibility over qualifying potential franchisees, franchisee disclosure, selecting and awarding franchises
• Responsible for new store location analysis and site selection
• Engaged landlords in lease negotiations and responsible for contract management
• Engaged financial institutions on behalf of franchisees to speed up access to financing

Mississauga, Ontario

• In 2000, the company provided the seed capital that funded the Island Ink-Jet franchise start-up, and acquired Ontario Development / Master Franchise rights for the brand in return. As a new business concept in a new.
• Established the unit business plan and projected cash flows statements
• Development of technical procedures processes, cross references, and manuals
• Created and implemented inventory management procedures at store level and at multi-unit head-office level
• Developed employee procedures, guidelines and manuals
• Developed a product supply chain for Ontario stores