Founding places for Group 1 are open until midnight on Sunday 15 November.
First, create a franchise model that works for you and your franchisees.Then the package built to suit the model.
A six-month programme for a small group (sometimes called a cohort) of business owners whose businesses already work. We work with you to analyse your business with the strategic focus only experienced franchise consultants can bring. Together, we shape a franchise model that works for you and your franchisees. Once it's agreed, we build your franchise package around it.
- Seven weeks to analyse your business and shape the franchise model with us
- Then your franchise package, built around it: the numbers, the manual, the training, your solicitor's instructions and a plan to recruit
- Up to ten business owners, never two competitors, working live with Belinda, Tony or Julie every week
Twenty minutes with Belinda or Julie, for your questions. It's not a sales call, and nobody is asked to commit on it.
Not ready to talk yet?
About ten minutes.
Led by Belinda Bradley · more than 35 years in franchising · franchise expansion into 13 countries
I’m Belinda, and this is Create to Replicate.
Three and a half minutes on who this is for, and how it works.
You created the business. Now let’s shape the franchise.
Your business works. Could it work without you?
Customers come back. The team can run a day without you. And every so often someone asks, “Could I open one of these where I live?”
It works, because you're there.
You know every corner of the business. What you don't yet know is whether it would hold its standard in someone else's hands, in another town.
It's all in your head.
The way you do things has never been written down. Until it is, you're the only person who can do it your way.
The numbers have to work twice.
A franchise has to pay a franchisee a living and pay you a fee. Most owners have never worked out whether theirs would do both.
You'd rather get it right first.
Franchising is a serious commitment, not a shortcut. You'd like to know your franchise model works for you and your franchisees before you spend serious money on solicitors and manuals.
A story from the room.
Belinda shares what an honest look at readiness changed for one founder who wanted to franchise, and why the first answer matters more than any that come after it.
Belinda Bradley
Co-founder and Director, Runo Franchising
Belinda
“Before you replicate it, make it worth replicating.”
If that story sounds like yours, let's talk it through properly. Twenty minutes, one to one, honest about whether this is right for you.
From the person who runs it, to the person who built the system.
Your franchise model, shaped around your business.
Every business worth franchising works for its own reasons, and its franchise model has to be built on them. So that's where we start. We work with you to analyse your business with the strategic focus only experienced franchise consultants can bring, then shape a franchise model that works for you and your franchisees.
Step 1 · Analyse
Together, we look at what makes your business work, what can be replicated and what still depends on you, who owns the brand and the know-how, and whether there's a network to build. Along the way, you test your business against the Five Foundations of franchise readiness.
Step 2 · Shape
Together, we shape a franchise model made for your business: what a franchisee would do, invest and could realistically earn, what they'd pay you, and what you'd give them in return. It has to work for your franchisees as well as for you, because that's what every lasting franchise relationship depends on.
Step 3 · Agree
At the end of Week 7, on Tuesday 26 January 2027, you present your feasibility report to the group, with the franchise model you've shaped. Belinda and Tony then confirm with you, in writing, whether to continue, continue with conditions, or pause.
The Five Foundations you test your business against in Step 1:
Is it proven and profitable enough to support a franchisee as well as you?
Could someone else run it your way, to your standard, without you there?
Are you ready to lead people who own their businesses?
Are the time, the money and the long-term intent there?
Does the franchisor's role suit you, and the life you want?
From Week 8, we build your franchise package around the franchise model we've agreed.
There's no franchise off the shelf here, and no assumption that franchising is the answer. If your franchise model can't yet work for you and your franchisees, you'll know why, and what to put right, before you've spent money on solicitors. You can pause and pick up with the next group's build phase once, within twelve months, at no extra cost. And if a licence suits your business better than a franchise, the build covers that instead.
“Not yet” is a good answer too.
Curious where you stand today? See your score on each foundation.
No templates. No guesswork. A franchise built for the long term.
Made for your business
Franchising isn't one size fits all. We never apply a set of templates and hope they fit. We work with you to tailor the franchise model and the package, so it creates the all-important win-win, with the foundations set for your franchise to be built on solid ground.
Thought through, for the long term
Plenty of providers hand over a standard set of templates and try to make them fit. Without discernment, you can end up with a franchise model that doesn't work for you or your franchisees. We respect the investment you're making and match it with a solution that's been properly thought through. Franchising is a long-term, often legacy-building decision, and we treat it as one.
Experience, not a prompt
Yes, AI can draft a franchise model. But discernment (knowing which questions to ask, which answers to trust and where the real risks sit) comes from decades of experience, not a prompt. We don't teach you how to use AI. But if you already use it, we'll help you get the best out of it as you build your package. The technology is a tool. The judgement is the point.
The technology is a tool. The judgement is the point.
Built for owners who'd rather know than guess.
It's for you if…
- You own a business that's already trading, with a track record you can show.
- You've been seriously weighing whether to franchise it, perhaps because people keep asking.
- You'd like an honest answer before committing serious money.
- You want to build it properly, and to learn alongside other founders rather than on your own.
- You can give it about three to four hours a week for six months.
It isn't for you if…
- Your business hasn't started trading yet.
- You're looking for a quick route to franchise income, or a way to step back from the business fast.
- You'd rather someone built it all for you. Our one-to-one programme exists for that, and we're happy to talk about it.
- Your business is based in South Africa. South African businesses join from Group 2, contracting with Runo South Africa.
Seven weeks to create your franchise model. Then your package, built to suit it.
Each week, you work on one piece of your own franchise, with teaching, coaching and feedback from Belinda, Tony or Julie. The first seven weeks shape the franchise model. Everything after that is built around it.
Arriving well.
What you create: your starting point, including your Franchise Readiness Scorecard results and a one-page "why I want to franchise" statement.
We analyse your business together and shape the franchise model that works for you and your franchisees.
What you create: your feasibility report, with the franchise model you've shaped, presented at the gate.
The feasibility gate · Tuesday 26 January
The agreed franchise model, worked through in detail: the relationship, the numbers for you and your franchisees, your fees and your territories.
What you create: your model architecture, the financial models for you and your franchisees, your fee structure and your territory plan.
Your franchise package takes shape around the franchise model: your know-how written down, your training, your systems and your instructions for a solicitor.
What you create: clear commercial instructions for your solicitor, your operations manual framework, your training and onboarding, your systems, and the framework for your Franchise Information Memorandum.
Who is it for, and how will they find you?
What you create: your marketing plans, your franchisee profile and recruitment process, and your funding, property and launch plan.
Who do you need to become to lead it?
What you create: your leadership development plan and your Franchise Launch Map, presented at graduation.
We don't help you shape a franchise model, hand you a folder and wish you luck.
Five break weeks along the way: Christmas (21 December to 1 January), Eid al-Fitr (8 to 12 March), Easter (29 March to 2 April) and Eid al-Adha (17 to 21 May). A few sessions move a day for public holidays, and you'll always know in advance.
Your franchise package, built to suit your franchise model.
Your franchise model, shaped for your business.
Analysed with you and agreed with you, and designed to work for you and your franchisees.
The numbers for you and your franchisees.
What a franchisee would invest and could realistically earn, and what you'd earn, in a form your accountant or a lender can read.
Your know-how, written down.
An operations manual framework and a training approach someone else can follow.
Clear instructions for your solicitor.
So the legal work starts from a finished model, not a blank page.
A plan to recruit well.
How you'll find, assess and lead franchisees who share your standards.
A group of fellow founders.
People who've been through every step with you, and know exactly what you built.
Your standards, written down so someone else can keep them.
What you leave with depends on your business and the work you put in. We don't promise any particular outcome, and the legal and financial sign-off always belongs with your own advisers.
A steady rhythm you can fit around your business.
A live teaching session.
Tuesdays at 14:00 UK time, 60 to 90 minutes on Microsoft Teams. Workshops, clinics and showcases, on your own business.
A live questions session.
Fridays at 14:00 UK time, about 60 minutes. Bring whatever you're working on.
Short lessons.
Usually three a week, to watch whenever suits you, with worksheets for each week's piece of work.
For example, 14:00 in London is 15:00 in Madrid and Lagos, 18:00 in Dubai and 09:00 in New York.
Allow about three to four hours a week. Every live session is recorded and on the platform, usually within two working days, and you keep access to everything for twelve months after the final session.
Tuesdays and Fridays, 14:00 UK time
What's included, and what isn't.
Included
- Orientation, opening on Monday 23 November 2026
- A live teaching session and a live questions session every week
- Pre-recorded lessons, worksheets and working tools for every piece of your portfolio
- One written feedback point in each phase, from Belinda, on a piece of your choosing
- If you already use AI tools, guidance on getting the best out of them as you build your package
- The feasibility gate, with your outcome confirmed in writing
- Recordings of every live session
- Twelve months' access to the platform, the recordings and Create to Replicate after the final session
- A Certificate of Completion
- A private Facebook group for your group, Create to Replicate
Not included
- One-to-one sessions, consulting or coaching (available separately)
- Legal, financial or tax advice of any kind
- Drafting or reviewing your documents for you, beyond the written feedback point in each phase
- Recruiting franchisees for you (Runo Managed Recruitment is a separate service)
- Funding, or introductions to lenders or investors
- Third-party costs, such as your solicitor's, accountant's or trade mark fees
Decades inside franchising.
Belinda, Tony or Julie. Every week, in the room with you.
Belinda Bradley
Co-founder and Director, Runo Franchising · leads the group
Belinda started out in 1991 in fast-food franchise brands in South Africa, at the coalface, before going on to lead. Over more than thirty-five years she has led and supported the expansion of franchise brands into thirteen countries, and led the teams that built the models, systems and processes that let whole networks deliver to a consistent standard. She hosts every week of the group.
Belinda
Julie Taylor
Co-founder and Chief Executive, Runo Franchising · recruitment, onboarding and territories
Julie has spent more than twenty-six years in franchise recruitment, helping people buy franchises and helping franchisors find the right franchisees. She leads the weeks on territories, onboarding, training and recruitment, so you know what the right franchisee looks like before you go looking.
Julie
Tony Mundella
Director, Runo Franchising · finance, structure and the legal stages
Tony works on the finance and legal stages of franchise development. He leads the weeks on the numbers, the fee structure, funding and your instructions for your solicitor: the figures that have to work for you and your franchisees alike.
Tony
More than ninety years in franchising between the team. In the United Kingdom, Runo is invited to present through the Department for Business and Trade.
Everything in one place.
- What it is
- A six-month group franchise programme (sometimes called a cohort) for owners of businesses that already work
- Who's in the room
- Up to ten founders, never two competing businesses, with Belinda, Tony or Julie
- When
- Tuesdays (live teaching) and Fridays (live questions), 14:00 UK time, on Microsoft Teams
- Starts
- Tuesday 1 December 2026 (Orientation opens Monday 23 November)
- Your franchise model
- Shaped with you, and agreed at the feasibility gate on Tuesday 26 January 2027
- Time each week
- About three to four hours, on your own business
- Access
- Recordings, worksheets and your group's private Facebook group, for twelve months after the final session
- Investment
- From £4,997 plus VAT, or a payment plan
- Other costs
- Third-party costs, such as your franchise solicitor, trade mark protection and recruiting franchisees, aren't included. We'll give you a realistic picture for your business on your call.
Not sure you're ready? You'll see where you stand on each of the Five Foundations.
A founding place in Group 1.
Group 1 is our founding group, so the first founders to join it have a founding price. All prices are plus VAT.
plus VAT
One payment when you enrol.
(£5,996.40 including VAT at 20%)
plus VAT when you enrol
then four monthly payments of £916.25 plus VAT
£5,497 in total, plus VAT (£6,596.40 including VAT). The first monthly payment is taken 30 days after you enrol, then on the same day each month.
Both cards include everything listed above. The payment plan costs a little more in total than paying in full.
How enrolment works
1 · Book my Clarity Call.
Twenty minutes with Belinda or Julie, to talk about your business and whether the group is right for it. The Franchise Readiness Scorecard is worth doing first. It's for your questions, and nobody is asked to commit on the call.
2 · Sign your enrolment agreement.
If it's a good fit, we'll send it to you to read and sign online.
3 · Pay, and your place is confirmed.
We'll send you your own secure checkout link. Your place is confirmed once you've signed and paid.
The founding price applies to agreements signed by midnight (23:59 United Kingdom time) on Sunday 15 November 2026, and paid by 18:00 on Thursday 19 November. From Monday 16 November, places are £5,997 plus VAT, or £6,597 plus VAT on the payment plan, until enrolment closes at 18:00 on Friday 27 November. There are up to ten places, and we never place two competing businesses in the same group.
Twenty minutes with Belinda or Julie, for your questions. It's not a sales call, and nobody is asked to commit on it.
Key dates
- Founding price: sign by
- 23:59 United Kingdom time, Sunday 15 November 2026
- Founding price: pay by
- 18:00 United Kingdom time, Thursday 19 November 2026
- Orientation opens
- Monday 23 November 2026
- Enrolment closes
- 18:00 United Kingdom time, Friday 27 November 2026
- Week 1
- Tuesday 1 December 2026, 14:00 United Kingdom time
We begin.
- The feasibility gate
- Tuesday 26 January 2027
- Graduation
- Tuesday 15 June 2027
- Final questions session
- Friday 18 June 2027
Questions people ask
Still wondering about something? Bring it to your Clarity Call. We'll answer it honestly, whether or not the group is right for you.
The timing isn't right? Group 2 begins on Monday 15 March 2027.
If your business isn't quite ready, or December isn't the moment, you don't need to decide now. Join the Group 2 waiting list and you'll hear first when places open.
Group 2 runs on Mondays and Thursdays, and it's open to South African businesses too.
“Not yet” is a good answer too.
“Before you replicate it, make it worth replicating.”
If you've been asking yourself whether your business could be a franchise, let's find out properly, together. Take your time. It's a big decision, and it should be.
We'd love to hear about your business.