Apply Now To Become a Single Operator Franchisee

THIS ROLE – ASSOCIATED ACCOUNTING SKILLS
1. Have you completely familiarised yourself with the “BAN Franchising” information on our web-site at www.ban.co.za ?*
YES
NO
www.ban.co.za
2. Have you ever been employed by an audit and accounting firm as either an articled clerk (SAIPA or SAICA) or in their bookkeeping and accounting section (non-articles)?*
YES
NO
3. Please indicate which articles you have completed?*
SAICA
SAIPA
N/A
3.1. In what year did you complete your articles?*

4. How many years did you work in an audit and accounting firm for in either of the above (question 2) position?*
0-3 years
4-6 years
6+ years
N/A
5. Do you hold a 3 year diploma relevant to the accounting profession?*
YES
NO
6. Do you hold a 3 year degree relevant to the accounting profession?*
YES
NO
7. Are you qualified as a chartered accountant?*
YES
NO
8. Have you had at least 3 years’ experience in accounting for VAT for various different industries and the preparation of VAT201 returns?*
YES
NO
9. Have you had at least 3 years’ experience providing full function payroll services for various industries?*
YES
NO
10. Do you have working experience in completing and submitting IT14 income tax returns and preparing company tax computations?*
YES
NO
11. Do you have working experience in completing IT12 income tax returns for various individuals?*
YES
NO
12. Rate your knowledge of tax laws with 1 being poor and 10 being excellent.*

13. Do you have working experience preparing working papers and drafting annual financial statements?*
YES
NO
14. What parts of bookkeeping, accounting and tax do you enjoy most?*

15. What parts of bookkeeping, accounting and tax do you enjoy least?*

Rate your knowledge and understanding of:
16. What would be your greatest challenge? Given that BAN provides you with assistance on marketing for clients and staying up-to-date technologically which are two things that usually challenge financial professionals going on their own, what do you think your greatest challenge is likely to be?*

17. Starting any new venture – franchised or not – takes working capital. At BAN while this is considerably less than many business ventures, you will still need some funds (in your access bond, savings account, or in the form of support from family or relatives) to “tide you over” the time it will take you to build up clients. Have you?*
YES
NO
18. How much funds do you estimate you will need to "tide you over" until you reach break even turnover?*

19. While BAN will provide you with Pastel Software, technical training, marketing collateral and on-the-job assistance as part of your franchisee fee each month, you will need to set up your own home office and of course, you will need a car. Is this doable?*
YES
NO
20. Please indicate what office equipment you currently own to get you started:*

21. Then of course, you will need to pay for your 10 days of initial training, legal and software setup costs, the approximate investment amount excluding accommodation and travel is referred to on BAN’s website. Importantly, this investment is small and if you work consistently and with self-discipline you can anticipate a ROI within as little as 6 months. How much have you set aside in funds for your franchise establishment costs?*

22. Do you have a valid Driving Licence and your own transport for the sole use in your business?*
YES
NO

23. Why is now a good time to own your own franchised business?*

24. Why should we choose you as a franchisee?*

25. Do you currently provide services to any clients?*
YES
NO
26. Do you currently employ staff?*
YES
NO
27. If “yes” above, how many staff do you employ?*

28. How many total hours does your client work take a month? (Including billable hours of staff)*

29. Since you are seriously considering investing in a business opportunity with Business Accounting Network as your partner and should your application be successful, we will be doing some investing of our own by inviting you to participate in a once-off chance to attend our Discovery Day per the date and venue details provided on our web-site. Given that you will also enjoy a convivial lunch and refreshments, we will require you to immediately pay a once-off, non-refundable application fee of R600 on your acceptance of joining the event to secure your seat. Is this agreeable?*
Agree
Disagree

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FOR OUR INFORMATION!
How did you find out about this position?*
Please select only one and please note that this is based on where you first viewed the advertisement:
BAN website
LinkedIN advert
Pnet
Careers24
CareerJunction
Friend/colleague
SAICA
SAIPA

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Application form for single operator franchisee

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THIS ROLE – ASSOCIATED ACCOUNTING SKILLS

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