Five Ways to Fund a Fit-out

Opening a franchise costs more than the builder’s quote. Before the first customer walks in, a new store can require hundreds of thousands of dollars in construction, equipment, professional fees, lease deposits, staff training and working capital - and not every component can be financed the same way.

The key to funding a fit-out isn’t finding one lender to cover everything. It’s understanding how to combine different sources around what each can actually fund.

This BDC Partners webinar brings together a specialist fit-out builder and a franchise finance professional to give franchisors, franchisees and their advisors a practical, no-jargon framework for approaching fit-out funding - from the site feasibility work that has to happen before you talk to a lender, through to the five funding pathways and how to structure them.

What we’ll cover

• Why site feasibility - not just site selection - determines what your fit-out will actually cost

• How to break a fit-out into components, and why different components attract different types of finance

• The five funding pathways: property equity, equipment finance, business loans, landlord contributions, and franchisor and vendor finance

• How to combine funding sources - and why no single lender needs to fund everything

• What lenders actually require beyond the financials: leases, security documents, and tripartite agreements

• How franchisors can build a finance-ready network that makes every franchisee’s funding conversation shorter and more likely to succeed

Speakers
Mark Gale - CEO, Associated Projects
Steven Whiteside - Managing Director, Little Giant Finance
Hosted by Bruce McFarlane - CEO, BDC Partners

📅 Tuesday 10 November | 🕐 11:00am-12:00pm AEST | 💻 Online

Reserve your spot now.