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CLEANOMATICS
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Why Opting for a
Franchise Business
is a Better Option than
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Editor’s Note
n today’s highly competitive business world,
Ifranchising has emerged as a popular concept.
Businesses are increasingly engaging in franchising
to increase profits and to deliver excellent products
and services to the customers. It is a booming
phenomenon which is transcending borders and
connecting nations and companies.
The prominent franchises are spreading their wings
across the globe. They are providing their products and
services to clients worldwide efficiently and without
any delay or inconvenience.
Franchising brings along a variety of advantages to
both franchisors and franchisees. This is one of the
main reasons why it has been so successful worldwide.
It allows franchisors to expand their company faster
than they could otherwise.
A company may grow slowly owing to lack of funds and
workers. However, in case of franchising, a franchisor
must invest very little capital or labour because both
are supplied by the franchisee. Additionally, franchising
assists companies to ensure that they have highly
motivated owners and managers at each outlet.
Each franchisee is largely responsible for the success
of their outlet. As such, they will put strong and
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continuous efforts to ensure smooth functioning and
prosperity of their business. Moreover, companies can
provide franchising rights to only qualified candidates.
Franchising helps companies to raise money without
selling the shares of their companies.
Franchisees face less risk, as they do not have to start a
business from scratch, and they are affiliated to a
renowned company. The franchisors are experienced
in the field of business and possess national or regional
recognition. They also educate the franchisees about
their years in business through management
assistance and training and with various marketing
support and advantages.
Franchisors usually conduct regional or national
marketing campaigns and help franchisees to run local
ad campaigns. However, franchisees have to contribute
a certain amount of their gross profits to advertising
funds. These aspects of franchise agreements can
significantly contribute towards the success of an
outlet.
Franchisors also sometimes assist franchisees to
obtain funds for their outlets and prepare business
plans and strategies. Additionally, some reputed
franchisors can help franchisees with obtaining loans
from financial institutions.
The leading franchises are delivering high-quality
products and services throughout the world. They are
leaving no stone unturned to ensure that their clients
are satisfied. They are embracing innovation and
excellence to deliver lasting customer experiences.
Hence, in this issue of Insights Success, we bring forth
some of the top-notch franchises, that are changing
the game innovatively. ‘The 10 Most Popular
Franchises to Have a Look At,’ is our latest edition
that features not only the remarkable Indian franchises,
but also some of the industry-related articles written
by our in-house editorial team. So, have a look at it!
Darshan Parmar
Managing Editor
DarsHP
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Cleanomatics
A Consumer Tech
Platform for
On-Demand
Laundry & Cleaning...
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is a Better Option than Starting
Everything from Scratch?
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Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.
The Illustrious Diagnostic
Chain Delivering Quality Services
Pebbles Pre-School
Sculpting Young Intellecuals
Maple Bear South Asia
Bringing the experiential learning
& excellence in Education System
Spiritbrew Ventures
On a Mission to Make
Your Weekends Great
Zee Learn
Delivering Educational Solutions
for Various Stages of an Individual’s Growth
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Management Brief
Company Name
Dr. Arvind Lal
Executive Chairman
Grofers
Karan Raghuni
CEO
Little Millennium
Education Pvt Ltd
Pantaloons
Spiritbrew Ventures
Mr. Sumit Taxali
CEO
Sangeeta Pendurkar
CEO
Zee Interactive
Learning System
Mr. Vikash Kumar Kar
Executive Director
and CEO
Raman Bajaj
CEO
Cleanomatics
Entertainment Sportz
Maple Bear South Asia
Dr. Lal Path Labs Ltd.
Pebbles Pre-School
Saurabh Singhal
CEO
Albinder Dhindsa
Co-founder and CEO
Cleanomatics is building an all-pervasive solution to every
cleaning and laundry work – the need of today’s consumers.
Dr. Lal PathLabs is among the few Indian laboratories which is
accredited by CAP (College of American Pathologists) and
Certified by ISO 9001 (International Organization of
Standardization).
Entertainment Sportz is an event management agency that is
driven by the passion for creating unique, memorable, and
extraordinary experiences that will stay with you forever.
Grofers is built around the idea that all Indians should be able
to access high quality products at affordable prices, and be
given the opportunity to upgrade their lives.
Established in year 2008, Little Millennium is one of the best
preschool chains in India.
The Maple Bear mission is to deliver a student-focused
learning system in a safe, secure and stimulating environment
that prepares students for success at the post secondary level
and that instills a passion for life-long learning.
Pantaloons operates across categories of casual wear, ethnic
wear, formal wear, party wear and active wear for men, women
and kids.
Mr. Kennedy
CEO
At Pebbles, the classrooms are fitted out with everything to the
child’s scale, allowing them to be independent of adults.
Spiritbrew Ventures is one of the fastest growing players in
Asia’s food retail sector.
Zee Learn delivers Education solutions for various stages of an
individual’s growth – from toddler to youth.
Abhra Banerjee
President and CEO
Popular
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CLEANOMA
A Consumer Tech Platform for On-Demand Laundry & Cleaning...
CLEANOMAT
The 10 Most Popular Franchise to Have a Look At
COVER STORY

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ATICS
TICS
Founder & CEO

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The mobile phone has changed
the world in a way we had
never imagined. In a matter of
probably 25 to 30 years, our daily lives
have started depending on our mobile
devices for every possible need of
ours. In the same way the small icon
of the Amazon App on our mobile
devices signal the world’s largest mega
store to us and the Uber App signifies
availability of a cab for us at every
corner of this Earth, Cleanomatics is
building an all-pervasive solution to
every cleaning and laundry work – the
need of today’s consumers.
Cleanomatics started disrupting the
laundry services industry a couple of
years back and then went on to disrupt
the housekeeping industry by
onboarding the entire eco-system of
equipment, chemicals and service
providers on their tech platform to look
after all the cleaning and laundry needs
of the urban consumers. These
consumers stay in the large urban
centres and lead a professionally and
socially active
lifestyle which
leaves them with
no time for their
household chores.
Cleanomatics,
through its
extensive network
of Laundry and
Cleaning Service
Providers offers a
world of doorstep
services to these
consumers and
becomes one of the
most favourite apps
on their mobile
devices.
The biggest benefit
of joining
Cleanomatics as a Franchise is that
sales is never a cause of worry. Sales
leads keep coming daily at regular
intervals through a revolutionary
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to do is stick to the SOP’s (Standard
Operating Procedures) given by the
company and convert these sales leads
and provide a delightful service
experience to the consumers. Along
with this, the franchise gets a complete
360 * talent recruitment assistance and
a superior world class training program
to hit the operating break even mark at
the shortest possible time frame.
The Voyage
Cleanomatics started its journey in the
hotbed of world-renowned high
technology start-ups like Apple,
Google, Salesforce.com, Slack and
Tesla at the legendary Silicon Valley
around San Francisco Bay Area in
California in USA.
The founding team of Cleanomatics
noticed a huge pain area of the urban
consumers staying within large
condominiums, housing complexes and
gated communities. The busy lifestyles
of these urban populace make it very
difficult for them to find time for
household chores. They also do not
want to depend on domestic help for
their chores. Hence, they are always on
the lookout for reliable on-demand
doorstep service providers who can
give them reliable high-quality
cleaning and household service at their
doorsteps at the pre-appointed time.
With the advent of Covid-19 the whole
world got shaken up by an
unprecedented pandemic. The
enhanced requirement for cleaning,
laundry and sanitising services
necessitated the creation of an
intelligent consumer tech platform
which makes access to high quality
service providers super easy. Hence the
founders embarked on creating
Cleanomatics and vowed to make it the
Uber of the cleaning and sanitising
industry. The company is
headquartered in San Francisco, USA
with the Indian HQ at Noida near
Delhi.
Source of Inspiration
The Founder/CEO of Cleanomatics,
Abhra Banerjee is a Master’s in
Economics from the Delhi School of
Economics and an alumnus of XLRI
and the U C Berkeley Haas School of
Business. Abhra has a 25-year
experience in reputed corporates like
ICI Plc, The Times of India, Airtel and
Havells India Ltd at various C level
positions before turning into a Silicon
Valley Entrepreneur.
Abhra identified a glaring demand gap
when his elder son left the safety net of
the family and went to his college
hostel to pursue his dreams and career.
There, his son Apratim found himself
at a complete loss when it came to his
laundry and cleaning needs at an
affordable price. In order to solve the
problem of his college going son’s
hygiene and cleaning needs, Abhra
started Cleanomatics, a reliable
consumer tech mobile first platform
which makes access to high quality
service providers of laundry and
household chores really easy and
affordable.
Plethora of Services
“We are a mobile first Consumer Tech
Company. We pride ourselves on
having a technology platform which
makes it very easy to access quality
housekeeping and laundry services at
the click of a mobile phone button by
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communities,” inform team
Cleanomatics. They are also proud to
have the best systems and processes for
helping their franchise partners scale
up rapidly and achieve operating
breakeven within the first few months
of their operations.
The company has international tie ups
and collaborations with the best of
world class machine and chemical
manufacturers. “Our access to Deep
Tech from the Silicon Valley and
Cutting-Edge Nano Technology from
the technology giants of Europe help
our customers enjoy the best in class
experience in laundry, pest control,
sanitising and housekeeping services,”
say the management of Cleanomatics.
They are rapidly expanding their
service portfolio and would soon add
car cleaning/car care and shoe
cleaning/care to their range of services.
Ensuring Efficient Franchises
Cleanomatics focuses on efficient and
quality service providers in their
franchises. They look for the following
qualities in their prospective
franchises -
a) Passion and penchant for
providing the best class customer
experience
b) Personal involvement and
motivation to scale up rapidly
c) Adherence to the company’s world
class systems and processes
d) Service mindset
e) Entrepreneurial spirit---a never say
die attitude
f) Ability to invest at least Rs 10
lakhs of capital to earn Rs 2 lakhs
per month after operating
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Training Franchises
Cleanomatics hand holds its franchise
24 by 7 and provide online mentoring
through Zoom classrooms. On site visit
and support are provided as per need.
Sustaining through the pandemic
The pandemic has actually helped us
get better, say the management of the
company. “We pivoted to expand the
range of our services from just laundry
and dry cleaning to the entire gamut of
home cleaning, sanitising, and pest
control services.
Standing Apart
Cleanomatics not only ensures the best
quality services but also sustains itself
in the competitive market. For this they
strictly follow -
a) Best in class technology - Mobile
first
b) Access to Deep Tech in the Silicon
Valley
c) Access to AI and Robotics
d) Global tie ups with world class
machine and chemical
manufacturers
e) Marketing and lead generation
capability through a proprietary
funnel-management technology
f) Best in class ROI - Franchises can
reach operating break even within
3-6 months of their operations.
Future Perspectives
New services--- Car Cleaning, Shoe
Cleaning, Exterior Façade Cleaning,
Painting Services.
Deep Tech - AI and Robotics.

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Anumber of times, certain
illnesses require patients to
undergo diagnostic tests or the
concerned doctor to understand their
condition better. Pathology labs are
laboratories that have certified
pathologists who take patient’s samples
and study it to make a detailed report
of the findings. One of the top
frontrunners in the pathology testing
and diagnostics sector is the Dr. Lal
PathLabs Ltd.
As one of the top pathology labs in
India, Dr. Lal PathLabs has a very
strong focus on hiring and retaining top
of the line manpower to drive quality
in each and every aspect of the
patient’s experience. By delivering
error free reports over the years, Dr.
Lal PathLabs has earned the reputation
of being amongst the most trustworthy
and reliable pathology lab chains in
India.
To gain a few insights into the
pathology and diagnostics testing
industry and celebrate their success
story, we conducted an interview with
(Honorary) Brigadier Dr. Arvind Lal,
Padma Shri, Executive Chairman of
Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.
So, without further ado, let us dive
right into the interview and relish the
knowledge and wisdom we are about
to receive.
Kindly brief us about the company
and its initial journey.
My father, Late Dr. Major S.K. Lal
commenced the business of providing
pathology services for the first time in
North India in the year 1949. Later in
1974, it became a partnership concern
with Dr. Arvind Lal joining his father.
In 1995, a private limited company by
the name of ‘Dr. Lal PathLabs Pvt.
Ltd.’ came into being till it was made a
public company in 2015. Dr Lal
PathLabs has become one of the most
reputed laboratories in Asia having to
its credit a record of 32 labs accredited
from the National Accreditation Board
for Testing and Calibration
Laboratories (NABL) and is also
accredited by College of American
Pathologists (CAP, USA).
Our key competitive strengths are:
1. A business model focused on patient
centricity, established consumer
healthcare brand associated with
quality services, in a market where
patients generally choose their
diagnostic healthcare service provider.
2. Well-positioned to leverage upon
one of the fastest-growing segments of
the Indian healthcare industry and are
the world leaders in histopathology by
testing over 1,200 biopsies a day and
the second largest kidney biopsy
testing centre globally with the help of
the first Electron Microscope in the
whole of the SARC region.
3. A network whose growth yields
greater economies of scale, combined
with a ‘hub and spoke’ model that is
scalable for further growth.
4. Centralized information technology
platform that fully integrates the
network and is scalable.
5. Consistent growth in financial
performance, profits and return on
investment. Second highest market
capitalization in Indian Healthcare
Industry.
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6. Have one of the best leadership
teams in the industry.
Brief us about the Founder/CEO
and the source of inspiration to be in
this industry.
Dr. Lal has revolutionized laboratory
medicine by introducing the maximum
number of new tests, instruments, and
ICT (information, communications,
technology) systems in India and has
brought India on the world map of
laboratory testing services.
Dr. Lal is accredited to having the first
PPP (public-private partnership) in the
field of laboratory testing with the
government of Tripura since 2004 and
later with government of Gujarat for
testing over 30,000 new-born babies in
2011- 2012.
He is currently the Chairman of FICCI
Task Force on Swasth Bharat (Public
Health) and Advisor of FICCI’s Health
Services Committee. He is also its
former Chairman. Dr. Lal is also the
former President of NATHEALTH and
the Health Services Committee of the
PHD Chamber of Commerce.
Brief us about the services/products
offered by the company.
We are in the business of providing
quality diagnostic services to the
people. We are the undisputed market
leader and provide accessible,
affordable, timely, and quality
healthcare diagnostics by using cutting
edge technology.
Currently we operate 216 labs,
including Asia’s biggest lab at Rohini,
New Delhi with 3,100 collection
centres and pick-up samples from
another 7,000 medical establishments
all over India. We offer applications,
2,500 pathology tests and application,
2,000 tests in radiology and cardiology.
We test over 70,000 patients every day.
In 2019 we tested nearly 20 million
patients.
What are the key points that you
consider while choosing or getting in
talks with a new franchisee?
• Technical know-how of diagnostics
is helpful.
• Personal involvement in the business
required.
• Self-motivated business minded
individual.
• Owned or rented property in a
prominent location.
• Adequate working capital to run the
business.
How do you train the new franchisee
on-board and track their
development?
We have a full online module for all
franchises wherein they get to know all
the details about the organisation,
training and also their assessments that
are held from time to time. They are
also visited physically at regular
intervals by our trained staff.
What factors differentiate the
institute from competitors and how
do you ensure that these factors
remain consistent throughout the
chain?
The biggest differentiator that we have
as an institution is quality. The secret
of scaling up our business is that we
have been delivering quality
consistently. Having said that, empathy
towards our parents is what we practice
every-day, and we leave no stone
unturned to ensure that our customers
are well taken care of.
Brief us about the future
perspectives.
The expansion of the business is a
continuous process, and the future
opportunities will be immense. We will
digitally enable our partners to run
their growth programs.
Dr. Lal has revolutionized
laboratory medicine
by introducing
the maximum number
of new tests, instruments,
and ICT (information,
communications,
technology) systems in
India and has brought
India on the world map
of laboratory
testing services
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F
or a long time, there have been no features about the franchise
business and its stunning commitment to public economies. Luckily,
this has changed drastically lately as governments have begun to
awaken and take in the pleasant ambiance.
When an industry contributes up to 10% of the public GDP, it is unquestion-
ably an industry that we need to take into consideration. With enough
deliberation, a franchise can be an essential stage for governments to help
the development of micro, small and medium enterprises.
From dusk to dawn, Franchise, is a business improvement technique,
although it is not an overnight business and takes time to give favorable
outcomes. One needs to do the groundwork from scratch, mobilize the
resources, and closely work with the business strategies and models.
Governments across the world have recognized this diversified business as
a major contributor to economic growth, and have set up strategies to
assist the small business to construct their brands and models and fare
their image frameworks universally.
Defining how much cash you can make by purchasing a franchise relies
upon various components namely – Profitability, Brand Recognition,
resource availability, and Time commitment.
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Retail franchising is the strategy for opening a solitary
store dependent on the name, marking, brand name,
and results of a current business. Some notable models
and organizations involved in the retail franchise are
McDonald's, Dollarama, PetMobile, and Flip Flop Shops
– these are the brands that we shop from frequently
and trust the most.
As compared to single ownership, opening a franchise
accompanies an alternate arrangement of rules,
assumptions, and abilities. The business model of an
existing franchise is already in place which makes it
even easier for you to quickly run a business.
Real Estate Franchise
Getting indulged in buying a real estate franchise is the
chance that one gets past the utilization of a formally
set up brand, giving various benefits from onset over
competitors who might have to begin without any
preparation. Through the reconciliation of an accus-
tomed real estate franchise, the imminent business
visionary would acquire a business that is already a
prosperous business model.
Being a specialist in real estate, you are not just
confronted with the undertaking of drawing in purchas-
ers and merchants to take care of to your representa-
tives; however, you should likewise pull in excellent
specialists to take care of your development.
Having the option to offer specialists gainful assets to
help their business is basic to selecting and mainte-
nance. Be that as it may, there is a period of interest in
the process to make those things and do it right. Also,
the great many advertising thoughts, tricks, and
instruments out there can be overpowering.
Notwithstanding, when you become part of a public
franchise, you access showcasing frameworks that are
now proven to convey results, while dispensing with
that costly expectation to learn and adapt, in addition
to your representatives can get the training they need
to utilize those devices adequately.
As indicated by Franchise Direct, the most ideal
approach to decide future benefits is by examining the
FDD – Franchise Disclosure Document, which designs
the performance of the business economically. Consult-
ing an accountant or a lawyer for your investment and
revenue is always a smart choice.
There are a few accomplished franchises that have
nailed the business growth and meet every one of those
overall prerequisites and are well worth investments.
Food Franchise
When people think about the franchise business, food is
their first thought. The achievement and development
of the numerous huge brand-names make this a
coherent first stop in the cycle of evaluation. A number
of food businesses are out there with wonderful
advantages that generate higher revenue.
With the benefit of build in-demand, where consumers
have been prepared to search for the franchise food
outlets, which can address a major benefit for start-ups.
All you need to ensure is that the item offering of the
food franchise has fortitude in the commercial center
instead of being a trend or periphery item.
Conventional loaning sources are extremely acquainted
with the real estate and equipment, required of a
readied food preparation, which may facilitate the
struggle of acquiring start-up financing. Therefore
utilizing these sources will administer high revenue
production with simplicity in finance.
Numerous food franchises have diverse units that have
been working for a while, which make it genuinely easy
to decide and check their history of progress. Eventu-
ally, these fine points can help you to make an applica-
ble choice about the business before getting involved in
it.
Retail Franchise
With regards to a retail business venture, there are a
few different ways to start a business. You can dispatch
your sole ownership, regardless of whether it's a web-
based business shop or physical store, and have total
freedom however with little help. Or then again you can
get benefits from several established franchises and
have the force of a current brand behind you.
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In this latest edition of Insights Success, the below
excerpt from the interview with Sumit Taxali, CEO of
Maple Bear South Asia will take you behind-the-
scenes of how it came to be and its mission to provide
excellent education from early childhood and opportunities
for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Kindly brief us about the company and its initial
journey.
The Maple Bear Education System brings Canada's track
record of excellence in education with 500+ schools
running around the globe. Our programs designed by the
Canadian experts strive to build quality schools that
promote education through experiential learning. Part of the
Modi Group, Maple Bear South Asia has 130+ schools
running within South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
and Nepal).
Maple Bear is modelled upon the Canadian education
system, which is globally ranked among the Top 10 by The
Program for International Assessment (PISA), a triennial
independent study done by the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The story of Maple Bear
The idea to develop Maple Bear Canadian schools incepted
from the work of the Canadian Education Centre Network
(CECN), a non-profit organization supported by the
Government of Canada and the Asia Pacific Foundation of
Canada which mandated to market Canadian education
abroad to attract foreign students to study in Canada.
Maple Bear was born after CECN managers overseas
recognized a domestic demand for high quality, bilingual
Canadian education from emerging middle-class parents,
many of whom had studied in Canada or outside of their
own countries in general.
The first Maple Bear Canadian School was opened in
Indirapuram (New Delhi), India in 2005.
Brief us about the services/products offered by the
company.
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Infant Care and Early Learning
Bear Care Infant Care and Early Learning is a Maple Bear
program for children from 6 weeks to 18 months of age.
The Bear Care program’s warm, welcoming, and nurturing
learning environment is designed to keep the infant safe
while allowing for exploration and discovery.
Preschool
Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the
support that enables them to fulfil their potential. Children
develop quickly in early years and a child's experience from
birth till age five have a major impact on their future
opportunities. Maple Bear sets high standards to ensure
children's readiness for elementary school.
Elementary (Class 1 To 5)
Maple Bear has developed an excellent, hands on, rigorous,
and relevant elementary curriculum in each subject area
based on the highly successful Canadian approach to
learning and instruction. The Elementary Program is
designed to educate the whole child - physically,
intellectually, emotionally, and socially.
After School Programs
Maple Bear also offers several distinguished programs that
have been specially selected and meaningfully crafted to
enrich and complement your child’s learning while at our
centres. These programs range from 2 hours up to 6 hours
per week. Most students attend these programs either
during the week or on the weekend.
Computational Thinking Program
‘Computational Thinking’ is a powerful universal problem-
solving technique, which is not only about preparing young
learners for coding but helping them navigate the world at
large. The Maple Bear Computational Thinking Program
Maple Bear
South Asia
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for levels starting Senior Kindergarten up to Grade 4 aids the
development of computational thinking skills at early level to
help children to articulate and think logically. Also, children will
be able to find multiple approaches to problem-solving and
identify the one that best fits the solution.
Corporate Program
Bear Care gives corporates the perfect opportunity to build a
family-friendly workplace with a strong childcare support
system for their employees. Depending upon the location,
budget, employee strength, and space availability the company
can either choose to set up a customized Bear Care facility on-
site or avail the service at over 125+ Maple Bear schools in
South Asia.
Powered by Maple Bear Program for K-12 Schools
The Maple Bear powered by program offers K-12 schools offers
an opportunity to implement the Maple Bear methodology and
pedagogy in Elementary Classes for Levels 1 to 5. The
educators are constantly empowered to imbibe and deliver the
curriculum. The program is adaptable to all boards including the
different state boards, CBSE, ICSE, and IB.
What are the key points that you consider while choosing or
getting in talks with a new Franchisee?
We look for the following attributes in a prospect franchisee:
• Belief in the vision and mission of Maple Bear.
• A no-compromise attitude towards delivering the program as
per the quality standards defined by Maple Bear.
Mr. Sumit Taxali, CEO, Maple
Bear South Asia, graduated
from Hindu College, MD
University, in Computers and
started his career journey at an
early age with a Financial
Institution in the Sales &
Marketing division. A seasoned
sales enabler, he has worked
closely with Educational
Institutions across India. He
holds a verifiable success record
of conceiving, developing, and
executing the strategies and
initiatives that drive revenues,
growth, competitive market
positioning, profits, and
shareholder value.
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• Leadership skills.
• Willingness to learn.
• Patience with children and getting returns.
• Capability to invest in a premium preschool setup.
Maple Bear opens doors to infinite global platforms of
experience, knowledge, and proven methods of running a
successful school. Starting a Maple Bear Canadian
School/Preschool does not require heavy investment or a
large space.
Maple Bear offers a holistic support system to its
franchisees to address all spheres from setting up a school
and running and operating it.
This support includes:
• COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM based on proven
Canadian methodologies.
• MULTIPLE TEACHER TRAININGS by international &
local trainers throughout the year.
• M.B.B.S. (MAPLE BEAR BUSINESS SOLUTION), a
customized ERP software to
- manage the complete center operations smoothly
with seamless coordination with the head office.
- improve communication with all stakeholders
including parents.
- attract higher enrollments through better database
management and much more.
• AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM Early Mom & Tots, Mom
& Tots, English Plus Programs and more.
• COMPLETE MARKETING SUPPORT including brand
collaterals & online platforms, designing city-specific,
region-specific, and localized marketing campaigns.
• 360° QUALITY ASSURANCE audits to guarantee
quality control.
What factors differentiate the institute from competitors
and how do you ensure that these factors remain
consistent throughout the chain?
Maple Bear schools benefit from our distinguished
academic faculty of Canadian trainers, curriculum writers,
and quality assurance personnel.
The Maple Bear program is a living breathing curriculum
that is constantly being updated. We have a large faculty of
experienced teachers and education administrators that we
draw upon to develop new curriculum, new training
materials and methodologies, and school policies. We
undertake periodic student assessment at schools to
benchmark student performance.
Maple Bear provides continual professional training and
support for our teachers. Trainers from the Maple Bear
Faculty mentor teachers and introduce them to the latest
pedagogies and instructional strategies.
Every Maple Bear school undergoes inspection that covers
everything from safety equipment to classroom
performance. On a regular basis and drawing on the
experience of training staff in schools, we review and
update our curriculum to reflect the latest developments in
the field of education and changes in local regulations and
requirements. All Maple Bear schools have clean, secure
facilities and low student to teacher ratios.
Maple Bear has been featured in Forbes India Marquee
2019, awarded the Most Innovative Pedagogy in Early
Learning by IDA, ranked among the Top Preschools of
India 2019 & many more.
Brief us about the future perspectives.
From just 3 preschools in 2005, we have grown to 130+
schools in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal over a
decade. We are in 40+ Indian cities including all metros and
Tier I cities, now expanding to Tier II & III cities as well.
We aim to grow this number to 500 schools within the next
few years with the objective of further expanding our
network across South Asia establishing our presence in new
cities as well as strengthening it in cities we are already
present to ultimately cover the entire length and breadth of
South Asia.
With most of our school owners being women, our
expansion plans are also focused on making an impact to
the cause of women empowerment by giving more women
an opportunity to start their own Maple Bear school and
make their mark as a woman entrepreneur.
Our mission is to expand our
network and provide budding
entrepreneurs with a promising
platform to help realize their
dreams to support the fast-
expanding start-up culture
in the region
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Early age education is pivotal
for a child’s comprehensive
growth and development. The
education that a child receives at a
preschool can enhance its
understanding on a plethora of things,
thus augmenting its mental and
physical development.
Having understood the process of this
development, preschools across the
world have devised novel approaches
of delivering the right educational
content and stimulus to achieve the
best outcomes for the children under
their care. And one prominent name
among such innovative and
contemporary early age education
providers is Pebbles Preschool.
“Pebbles Pre-School was founded in
the year 2000, when Chennai was still
contemplating about the need of
preschools in the society. Even though
Chennai had bunch of day care centers,
a typical preschool that caters to the
overall development of kids below five
years was a distant dream,” says
Mr. Kennedy Nesamoney, the CEO
of Pebbles Pre-School. Currently
Pebbles has outlets in Tamil Nadu and
Uttar Pradesh.
In the following interview with
Insights Success, Mr. Kennedy shares
brief insights about his preschool and
how it has gained a stronghold within
the early age education market.
Below are the highlights of the
interview:
What aspect and offerings make
Pebbles Pre-School stand apart from
your competitors?
The city of Chennai is known for its
hot and humid weather. To cope up
with such tough conditions and make
the students feel comfortable inside the
playschool, the management had air-
conditioned all the classrooms in the
establishment way back in 2000. By
doing so, Pebbles became the first
preschool in Chennai, with air-
conditioned classrooms.
At Pebbles, the classrooms are fitted
out with everything to the child’s scale,
allowing them to be independent of
adults. They have also maintained a
healthy child–teacher ratio, thereby
ensuring more care and individual
attention to the child.
Teachers’ skills play a strong role in
influencing the child’s power to grasp
and learn concepts. At Pebbles
Preschool, teachers are trained in the
best possible way and ensure that they
are completely prepared for their
responsibilities.
However, handling the kids in real
scenarios is much tougher than earning
educational qualifications and
attending trainings. Kids need more
caring and warm approach. In the
classrooms of Pebbles, one can clearly
see that magical approach with
massive assistance from the highly
experienced support staff.
Along with that, the management
regularly conducts in-service trainings
and information about the latest trends
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in early childhood education and care
as well. Even though, Pebbles
Preschools have adequate
infrastructure and teachers, everything
is built upon their extra-ordinary
curriculum. It helps children to achieve
complete school readiness in all areas
of academic and social learning.
What are the key attributes that
helped Pebbles to overcome the
challenges in its initial phase?
The preschool concept being in its
initial stage of development in 2000
was a bit challenging for us unlike how
it is today. Joint families were the order
of the day. There used to be people at
home to take care of the little ones like
grandparents, uncles and aunts, and
mothers who did not have a career to
take care of.
We were able to overcome this by
educating parents on the importance of
preschool education for kids. We were
also able to instill confidence in the
parents by providing a safe and
hygienic environment and qualified
trained staff to take care of the child.
Today things are different, there are
many nuclear families where both
parents work and nobody at home to
take care of the little ones and hence
there is a dire need for quality
preschools.
What are the benefits gained by
parents and franchisees while
choosing to be a part of the Pebbles
family?
Parents benefit by enrolling their kids
in a school that has a proven track
record of catering to little ones for
almost 2 decades. Our teaching
methods and curriculum imparts
attention, advanced language skills
forming the basis for reading and
writing, getting accustomed to
structure and scheduled activities and
social skills.
Franchisees benefit by partnering with
a renowned brand that has an
experience of almost 2 decades. We
have a very well-prepared in-house
curriculum that focuses on all facets of
a child's growth, manuals to assist
them in day-to-day operation and
complete training and support to run
the outlet at very affordable rates.
What are the key points that you
consider while choosing or getting in
talks with a potential franchisee?
• Passion to run a playschool,
willingness to invest and sustain till
it becomes profitable.
• Understanding the advantage of
taking up a franchise over setting up
one on their own.
• Looking for long term association
for mutual benefits.
What would be your advice for the
budding startups and entrepreneurs
in the industry?
The Playschool industry is not a bed of
roses as most people would think. It
needs a lot of passion and dedication. It
is also not like a restaurant where one
can put in money today and expect
results tomorrow. Playschools usually
flourish over a period of time and most
of the business happens through word
of mouth. It is also a very sensitive
industry as we have to take up the
responsibility of handling little ones.
Brief us about what are going to be
Pebbles’ future prospective.
Pebbles is a 20-year-old brand. Very
few players in this industry have a
foundation that dates back 20 years.
With this strong base we would be
moving forward in a phased manner by
extending our franchise across India as
an affordable high-quality brand.
We have a very
well-prepared
in-house
curriculum
that focuses on
all facets of a
child’s growth
“
“
Kennedy Nesamoney
CEO
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A
re you thinking about stepping into
the world of entrepreneurship by
starting a franchise business? There
are indeed various advantages of choosing a
franchise business instead of starting
everything afresh. Some of them have been
mentioned below:
Franchise businesses provide a swift support
system
Franchise businesses allow entrepreneurs to
maintain a healthy balance between
independence and taking guidance from
their mentors and acquaintances. It provides
them with a reliable support system, while
providing them with the freedom to run their
own business.
Why Opting for a
FRANCHISE
BUSINESS
is a Better Option than
STARTING EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH?
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Franchises are Based off a Well-Established Model
Franchises of renowned brands have already been tried
and tested. A new outlet does not have to innovate
much as it can follow the already successful ideas and
operational brands. A franchise model provides
entrepreneurs with already established systems and
procedures. All they have to do is make certain changes
and innovations based on the setup they have.
Additionally, renowned brands have franchises spread
across the globe. This way, franchises benefit from a
brand name, which is recognized internationally.
Renowned sports brands have branches across
different nations. Customers across the world know
about the reputation of these brands, and easily opt for
them.
Enhanced Business Relationships
Established franchisors develop strong establishments
and benefit from their already-in-place relationships.
Most companies and businesses are readily interested
and willing to engage in business relationships with
brands which are renowned all over the globe.
Prominent franchises of globally renowned brands
receive more credibility. This helps in developing a
working relationship for the supply chain. It also aids in
gaining access to prime locations.
The best and most successful franchises are based on
the simplest ideas. Every entrepreneur should keep this
in mind while selecting a franchise. The easiest of
business can also transform into an extremely
profitable franchise. It can develop simple, proven
systems and processes that can be easily replicated.
Many franchisors share vast knowledge and expertise
on products and services with the franchisees. This
makes things easier for the franchisees, and they feel
the confidence to take the franchise ahead confidently.
Franchise businesses have a less risk factor
Every business has its own set of risks. However,
opening a franchise is less challenging than starting a
business afresh. A franchise already has an existing and
proven business model and is known by the audience.
Hence, a franchisee can carry out sufficient background
searches before signing any contracts.
A major advantage of franchises is that it requires less
time, efforts, and investment. Moreover, franchisees
can also acquire financial figures from the franchisors.
This, in turn, provides entrepreneurs a heads up about
what to expect from the business.
The Option of Researching the Business’s Viability
A franchise offers entrepreneurs an opportunity to
apply their analytical skills and research about the
sustainability of the business. For any franchisee, the
most important aspect is the confidence that the new
investment will succeed. Moreover, for many business
owners, previous experiences play a key role in building
strong networks, use their connections well, and open
doors which were not opened previously.
Franchise Businesses have better Scope of Succeeding
It is a known fact that franchise businesses perform
better than a start-up business. This is because, the
franchisor has already created awareness regarding his
brand and has further accomplished the recall
successfully. However, entrepreneurs must determine
how much they would have to invest, the risk factors,
and must develop a deep understanding of the required
initial investment.
Before shaking things up and introducing major
changes into the existing products, franchisees must
preserve the brand. They should develop a sense of
belongingness among the employees and earn their
loyalty. This will, in turn, build a great team, develop
respect and understanding among the employees, and
offer excellent training and development to the staff.
This will help in building the passion for the brand
among the employees.
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Afranchise is a proven system.
The franchise organization
model offers the franchisee
the ability to grow under a common
brand and share in the benefits of a
larger group of business owners. It
also offers lower risk of failure
and/or loss of investments
than if you were to start
your own business from
scratch.
Apart from providing
critical benefits like lower
cost of operations due to
centralized distribution and
vendor management, the
franchise model also offers
critical support in Site
selection, project
management, Human
Resource, training, latest
product development and
centralised marketing
support.
Franchises operate under a
predetermined business model that has
already brought success while
independent businesses adjust, make
decisions and changes in their business
model as they go.“By buying a
franchise, you are actually buying a
turnkey business that is ready and
waiting for you to start,” says
Saurabh Singhal – Founder and
CEO of Spiritbrew Ventures LLP.
Spiritbrew Ventures is one of the
fastest growing players in Asia's food
retail sector. It focuses on establishing
and operating its chain of restaurants
across India and International markets
through company owned and franchise
owned business models.
Spiritbrew Ventures’ journey started in
2019 with innovative new age food
and beverage concepts like wood fired
thin crust pizzas among other
revolutionary food products.
“Our critically acclaimed award-
winning brands include Hollywood’s
Pizza & Grill, Noodle Island, La
Ricotta and Dosa Ratnam,” states the
team of Spiritbrew Ventures. The
franchise specializes in offering
exciting food retail options to
customers through a variety of formats
including fast food service, casual
dining restaurants, bistros, take outs,
delivery only and cloud kitchen
models.
Spiritbrew Ventures’
mission is to bring people
together to socialize and
celebrate the freeing spirit
of fun filled weekends
every day. It has been
recognised as ‘The best
upcoming restaurant chain
company’ by Business
Sphere Media group in
2019. The company offers
innovative global cuisines
in a fun based live kitchen
models in all its outlets.
The franchise has an
in-house training program
for its franchisees which imparts them
on-the floor training about restaurant
operations. The company also covers
other critical aspects like sales,
marketing, human resource
management, and social media
marketing, etc. This plays an important
role in developing and shaping up the
career of the franchisees on a
long-term basis. “For our potential
franchisees, we would want them to be
SPIRITBREW
SPIRITBREW
VENTURES
VENTURES
SPIRITBREW
VENTURES
On a Mission to Make Your Weekends Great
Our corporate vision is
to be the fastest
growing restaurant
company by
transforming the
health-based cuisines,
offering extraordinary
values and great tasting
products prepared by
outstanding people
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passionate about food business.
Having business background with a
stable financial position is a plus,”
states Saurabh.
“Our brands employ only experienced
and high-quality franchise support
professionals. We also have stringent
Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) in place,” opines Saurabh. The
company is in the process to establish
a Restaurant System Academy wherein
the employees and franchisees will be
trained on the restaurant systems to
achieve profitable and efficient
business operations. The company has
aggressive plans to open more than 50
outlets of each brand in India and
International markets like Bangkok,
Hong Kong, and Dubai by 2023.
For more details about the company’s
franchise options availability, visit
www.spiritbrewventures.com
The Man Behind the Food Plate
Saurabh Singhal is an alumnus of Institute of
Hotel Management Mumbai, which is known as
one of the best Hospitality and Catering institute
in Asia. After graduating from the college, he
spent his initial years supporting many
international fast food and casual dining chains in
India and international markets like McDonalds,
Pizza Hut, TGIFridays, and Benihana. He also
played a critical role in the growth and expansion
of such brands in International markets like
London, Hong Kong, Thailand and Phillippines.
His passion for cooking and hospitality inspired
him to enter the market with the sole aim to
develop and grow food brands which can not
only serve a growing need for high quality
products but also can play an important role for
the franchisees helping them understand finer
aspects of food business and learning how to
operate food business in a systematic manner.
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Founder & CEO
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Educational franchises have
changed the face of
educational training, offering
new possibilities to the students and
the teachers. They associate themselves
with educational entrepreneurs and the
leading educational institutions across
the diverse geography. Their prime
objective is to provide lasting
educational experiences to the
students, while furthering the cause of
effective and inclusive education to all.
One such renowned educational
franchise known for its dedicated
endeavours is Zee Learn. Established
in 1994, Zee Learn now is India’s
leading and most diversified
educational organization providing
multiple offerings from Pre K, K12,
higher education, test prep, tutorials,
vocational, skilling, manpower &
training and digital education to its
network spanning to 750+ locations
across the country.
It is a public listed company which
addresses educational and learning
requirements right from the age of 1.5
years till the child turns into a
confident adult ready to take on the
world of tomorrow.
Zee Learn through its brands, Kidzee
and Mount Litera Zee School has
created a sustainable franchise market
in the nation for the core education
segment and has helped individuals
and entrepreneurs to establish their
own business. The company being the
market leader in education sector has
over 2000 plus Kidzee centers and
more than 130 Mount Litera Zee
Schools across India.
Astute Leadership
Zee Learn owes its beginnings to a
belief of Essel Group Chairman Mr.
Subhash Chandra that India’s future
can be brighter only if quality
education is imparted to its future
generation to help prepare them to take
on every challenge that future might
throw at them. Over the years many
industry stalwarts have guided the
company towards success and helped
Zee Learn become the industry leader
in the educational segment.
Currently, Mr. Vikash Kumar Kar
being the Executive Director and
CEO is leading the organisation. He is
a business professional with over two
decades of experience in
conceptualizing and integrating best in
class practices to facilitate building a
sustainable high-performance
organization.
Mr. Vikash has extensive General
Management and Human Resource
experience with leading multinationals
and Indian organizations in a variety of
industries including pharmaceuticals,
manufacturing, financial technology,
educational services, and staffing. He
has significant experience in
successfully partnering multi-
functional and cross-cultural business
teams to deliver growth.
Major Associations
Zee Learn is India’s leading
educational organization and works
with prominent brands that have
delivered success, respect, and
immense satisfaction to parents,
students, and partners.
The company associates with
educational entrepreneurs across the
country who are willing to create a
legacy and are committed to partner
with the company’s passion in
furthering the cause of effective and
inclusive education to all.
Zee Learn has a very strong customer
first approach and provides a multi
prong approach to the partners and
guides them in various areas of school
management, be it infrastructure
planning & development, staff
development, brand management,
robust operational measure, and
compliances.
Supporting New Franchises
Zee Learn has a dedicated team which
helps the partners in setting up the
franchise and provide valuable
consultations on the franchise business.
The company also provides
comprehensive management services
to its partners such as sustainable
business planning, societal connect,
and so on.
The dedicated team members guide the
partners through important aspects of
the business like catchment and
competitor analysis. The team also
provide periodic project
implementation plan/ updates, layout
plan of the franchise, and assist in
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procurement of necessary classroom
and lab equipment, hiring guidelines
for staff including the leadership talent,
and the operating manpower in the
franchise.
The team members also assist the
company’s partners with training and
development on an ongoing basis,
brand management, franchise
management, and content upgradation.
Succeeding During the Pandemic
The pandemic has pushed the
education sector to go beyond limits
and innovate the learning process for
children. The industry had to introduce
various advances in the teaching space
as it was impossible for students to
visit schools, colleges, and universities
physically. While it was a huge task for
majority of the education spaces, Zee
Learn had the smooth transition from
classroom to the virtual screen. This
was possible due the organisation’s
farsighted approach.
During these challenging times, Zee
Learn has conceptualized, created and
strengthen its digital education
elements. These ecosystems are
designed to improve outcomes with a
granular approach using a
pedagogically robust engine. The
digital forays such as Kidzee Learning
App, Kidzee Tab, Luminosity, ePlus,
E-Studio, Robomate, and R+ notebook
give students an innovative learning
option with an edge.
Throughout the pandemic, Zee Learn
continued to engage with the
stakeholders and the children through a
series of digital tools and virtual
engagement initiatives. These efforts
were designed to ensure holistic
development of the children and
included a bouquet of curricular and
co-curricular arrangement through
multiple level engagement of parents
and children. The company also
ensured that the children receive
counselling support at the safety of
their homes.
Spearheading the Education Sector
As a forward-looking educational
company, Zee Learn is committed to
best in class academic standards in its
delivery across its network. The
company constantly invests in building
a sustainable ecosystem which is
learner centric and directed towards
grooming responsible, versatile, and
knowledgeable citizens.
Zee Learn’s commitment to the task of
providing world class learning content,
best pedagogical designs, academic
support, and an educational culture par
excellence has resulted in growing
demand of its franchise among the
investors.
Zee Learn’s brands are built on the
philosophy of ‘What’s Right for the
Child’ (WRFC). It partners with
individuals/ institutions who are
looking to partner with the company’s
vision and value its commitment
towards quality child education along
with complementing aspects of self-
reliance, peer interaction, and
individual growth.
The company carries forward this
thought of keeping the child at the
centre of learning and follow an
integrated approach towards learner
centric education. Accordingly, all
components of schooling -
methodology, teacher competence,
assessment, infrastructure, extra/co-
curricular and parents - come together
to deliver what is best for each child.
The Company also strongly believes in
inclusive education and is committed
in providing the support to every child
that gets associated with it. It helps
them realize their unique potential
through quality education and
development.
We aim to improve
human capital through
quality education
and development
“
“
Vikas Kumar Kar
Executive Director and CEO
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