Assist Financial Solutions
Assist Financial Solutions
Address: City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
Postcode: M1 4BT
Email: consultant@assist-group.net
Telephone: 0845 202 6800
Website: http://www.assistfs.com
Franchises By Type: Business & Finance
Franchises By Cost: £20,000 - £30,000
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Description
Assist Financial Solutions offer a rewarding and highly stimulating white collar business franchise backed by an industry leader.

In May 2001 Chambers Consultants was formed, an Insolvency Practice that specialised in providing an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) service. In 2003 the name was changed to Accuma Insolvency Practitioners. In March 2005 Accuma Group was admitted to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM listed) on the London Stock exchange.

The Group is a provider of tailored financial solutions and advice to individuals who are experiencing debt problems. The Group's principal aim is to help individuals regain control of their financial affairs by advising them on the most appropriate course of action based on their individual circumstances. Accuma is highly regulated as its key product, an IVA, is a legally binding, court approved agreement and can only be administered by Insolvency Practitioners.The Group does not lend money, nor does it take clients’ debt onto its balance sheet, thereby limiting its business risk.

Assist Financial Solutions was formed so that a franchised network could offer the same assistance and advice to people who are struggling with debt.

Following an in depth training programme and with initial mentor supervision, the business allows franchisees to deal with clients throughout England and Wales on a local, face-to-face basis. We are a registered company with a Consumer Credit License covering debt counselling and debt adjustment.

The Marketplace
  • Over 21 million people in the UK are now in debt with unsecured loans according to Mintel.
  • In the UK, 39% of consumers overspend on their debit cards on day-to-day purchases and the most common reason is because psychologically, they feel they are not spending any money.
  • A study by uSwitch highlights serious failures in the lending practices of UK banks when issuing credit cards. With UK credit card debt standing at £56.35 billion and UK consumers accounting for two-thirds of total credit card debt in the whole of the EU, one of the most shocking statistics revealed by the survey is that nine out of ten credit card borrowers were issued cards without the lender carrying out any checks to verify that they could afford to repay the debt.
  • According to the latest annual report from APACS, nearly two thirds of adults have a credit card and multiple cardholding is a growing phenomenon in the UK. More than six in ten cardholders held more than one card in 2004, with one in ten holding at least five.
  • There are over 200m plastic cards in issue. This works out at an average of nearly 5 cards for every adult in the UK.
  • Four million people say they always run out of money at the end of the week or month.
  •  14 million adults (35%) are relying on their overdrafts to get by each month; 3.5m are permanently overdrawn, while two million workers start the month in their overdraft, even after they have been paid.
  • Debts taken on by British families have overtaken the size of the economy for the first time. People have borrowed so much their total debt outstripped Britain's gross domestic product.
What would being a consultant entail me doing on a day-to-day basis?
  1. Meeting with clients on a face to face basis - putting their minds at rest that you are able to offer them a legal solution to get out of their current financial predicament
  2. Speaking to new clients and organising meetings
  3. Collecting and witnessing documentation for one of our subsidiary companies (for which you will be paid an additional fee)
  4. Liaising with head office to discuss the progress of your clients cases
  5. Marketing your business
  6. Inputting data from client meetings
  7. Follow up on diarised phone calls