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re: ABT Insulpanel Limited Posted by: John Berger, The Emancipation Network

September 29, 2005

This is a very clever proposal. Have you looked into the idea of setting up a franchise network? The benefits of using a franchise model for growth would be that you can use local knowledge and local entrepreneurs, build local business (which would multiply the economic benefit of your model) and would allow you to expand faster with much lower capital requirements and a lower overhead. Ideally you would partner with a bank or finance NGO who would provide the capital your franchises would need. I think you would probably keep control of the manufacturing but franchise the sales and construction element.