Comparing franchise consultants
The Franchise Consultant vs Infinity Business Growth Network: choose advice to match the commitment
Franchising your business is a legal and commercial commitment. If you are considering Infinity Business Growth Network, compare who is accountable for the advice, who drafts your legal documents and who actually holds your consultant to account. Here is how The Franchise Consultant compares.
Speak to a franchise specialist Is my business ready to franchise?Infinity Business Growth Network compared at a glance
| The Franchise Consultant | Infinity Business Growth Network | |
|---|---|---|
| Trade body | bfa Advisor Member, accredited by the British Franchise Association, the established standards body for UK franchising | “Accredited by the QFA”, the Quality Franchise Association, of which Infinity Business Growth Network describes itself as a founding sponsor |
| Who runs that body | The bfa is run independently of TFC. We are assessed by it, we do not sponsor or run it | The QFA’s own team page lists Infinity Business Growth Network’s co-founder and director, and the person who manages its Franchise UK website. The QFA’s registered office is the same address as Infinity Business Growth Network |
| Approach | Consultative. We assess your business first, then scope a franchise model, documents and recruitment plan around it | An advertised fixed fee “turnkey” package of £9,995 covering documentation, marketing and recruitment |
| Legal documents | Drafted with our own Legal 500 franchise lawyer, Richard James | Website refers to “lawyers” in the team. No lawyer or firm is named |
| Franchisee recruitment | Independent of any portal. We advertise across most major franchise portals and choose the ones that suit your brand | Owns the Franchise UK directory |
| Your enquiry data | Yours. Segmented by brand and only ever used to discuss your brand | Ask them |
| People on the ground | 7 regional consultants with UK-wide coverage | Ask them |
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Why accreditation matters
A badge is only worth the independence behind it
Membership of a franchise association tells you that someone outside the business has checked how it operates. That only means something if the association is separate from the people it accredits.
The Franchise Consultant is a bfa Advisor Member. The British Franchise Association has set standards for UK franchising for decades, and its accreditation is the one banks, lawyers and serious franchise buyers recognise.
Whether you are speaking to Infinity Business Growth Network or anyone else, when you look at a consultant’s accreditation, check who runs the association, where it is registered and who sponsors it. Those facts are public, and they tell you how much weight to give the badge.
Talk to a bfa Advisor MemberA £9,995 Infinity Business Growth Network package: documents or a franchise?
A franchise agreement and an operations manual are essential, but they are not a franchise. What turns them into a network that sells is the work around them: whether your model makes money for a franchisee, the right territory and fee structure, a recruitment plan that finds the right people, and someone who stays with you through validation, funding and signing.
That is where we spend our time. We would rather tell you your business is not ready yet than sell you a package that leaves you with documents and no franchisees.
Take the franchise readiness scorecardLegal protection
A named Legal 500 franchise lawyer, not an unnamed “team”
Your franchise agreement protects your brand, your income and your relationship with every franchisee you take on. Get it wrong and the cost shows up years later, usually in a dispute.
TFC works with Richard James, a Legal 500 franchise lawyer, so you know exactly who is responsible for your agreement and can speak to him directly.
Discuss your franchise agreementBefore you sign with anyone
Six questions to ask any franchise consultant
- Who regulates you? Ask which association accredits them, and who runs and funds it.
- Who writes my agreement? Get the name of the lawyer and check their standing.
- Will you tell me if I’m not ready? A good consultant assesses before they sell.
- Where will my franchisees come from? Ask whether recruitment depends on portals the consultant owns.
- Who owns my enquiry data? It should be yours and used only for your brand.
- Can I speak to your franchisor clients? Ask for brands that have actually recruited franchisees.
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Speak to a franchise specialist Take the scorecardComparison based on information published by Infinity Business Growth Network (infinitybusinessgrowthnetwork.co.uk) and the Quality Franchise Association (franchise-association.org.uk), checked on 29 October 2026. Prices and services may have changed since. Infinity Business Growth Network, Franchise UK and the Quality Franchise Association are the names of their respective owners. The Franchise Consultant is not connected with any of them.