Setting up a pizza delivery business

You have decided that you want to run a pizza delivery business - now decide how you will achieve this. Will you:

• buy an existing business
• start up a new business from scratch
• operate as a franchisee

The course of action you choose will affect the costs you will incur and may also affect how soon you start to receive income from the venture.

https://www.alliance-leicestercommercialbank.co.uk/bizguides/full/pizza/index.asp

Another website giving advice - but at a price!! - http://www.pizzabusiness.com/

Yet another website - http://how-to-start-a-pizza-restaurant.blogspot.com/

And another - http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4795214_starting-pizza-delivery-business.html

Pizza delivery for sale in the UK - http://www.rightbiz.co.uk/uk/28_pizza_delivery.html

How to start a pizza delivery business - http://smallbusiness.chron.com/start-pizza-delivery-business-4455.html

Franchises

Some very useful links to help with the first part of the controlled assessment:
Business Link - http://online.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/searchBasicMode?resultPage=1&expression=franchise

Online test to see if Franchising is right for you - http://www.whichfranchise.com/diagnostic_tool3.cfm

General advice on starting your own business including franchising - http://www.whichfranchise.com/onlineseminars/whatIsFranchising.cfm
Business startups - http://www.startups.co.uk/SearchResults.aspx?q=franchise

Which Franchise.co.uk - http://www.whichfranchise.com/resources.cfm

Promotional video on Nancy's pizza (USA) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUeVhJDgq8k&feature=related

Promotional video on Nick and Willy's pizza (USA) - http://vimeo.com/7223456

Video about Papa John's pizza delivery (UK) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfALNU01Xnc

Papa John's website - http://www.papajohns.co.uk/franchise/

Perfect Pizza and Pizza Hut delivery franchises - http://www.franchisedirect.co.uk/foodfranchises/pizzafranchises/220?gclid=CMqHspnbq6sCFYUJtAodUhMy7g
Domino's franchse - http://www.whichfranchise.com/franchisorPage.cfm?CompanyID=275

Real-life experience of someone who bought a Domino's franchise - http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/pizza-franchises-buying-into-the-dominos-effect-410283.html

Sources of finance

1. Video http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jaslocombe#p/u/31/5ll0mKg6-yI

2. Exam technique video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLb47idpqg&feature=related

3. Business link - practical tips and advice for real businesses wanting to raise finance - http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.i=1076795328&r.l1=1073858790&r.l2=1084705429&r.l3=1087443481&r.l4=1076795303&r.s=sc&r.t=RESOURCES&topicId=1076795303

4. BBC Bitesize - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/finance/

5. mindmap on Finance - http://www.mindomo.com/view?m=d48255fd68c240d499221bdac59620ef

Break-even analysis

1. Video - Formula method - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jaslocombe#p/u/29/Y22_AC6BN9Y

2.Video -  Chart method - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jaslocombe#p/u/30/TLOo2mY6FIw

3. Video - Quick chart method - http://www.youtube.com/user/pajholden#p/u/70/fwrCAPuR4Yo

4. BBC Bitesize - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/finance/profitabilityrev1.shtml