Franchise Now + Simple Academy: The Future of AI Training & Automation!

As a founding partner of Simple Academy, Franchise Now is at the forefront of AI-driven transformation for franchises. Our collaboration brings cutting-edge AI education, workflow automation, and agentic systems to business owners who are ready to scale smarter and faster.

Franchise Now + Simple Academy:

The Future of AI Training & Automation

We are a community of over 100 fractional executives with expertise across industries, all committed to AI-driven transformation. Our team has personally coached over 1000 business leaders in 250+ companies, delivering 2000+ transformation reports and generating $6 million in documented AI productivity gains.

As a founding partner of Simple Academy, Franchise Now brings cutting-edge AI education, workflow automation, and agentic systems to business owners ready to scale smarter and faster.

Simple Academy’s Black Belt AI Training—delivered through their custom LMS—equips businesses with structured AI education, business development tools, and transformation reports that foster collaboration and continuous improvement. Franchise Now ensures seamless AI integration into real-world franchise operations, enabling teams to operate with efficiency and innovation. 🚀

Who's This For?

Franchisees

AGENCIES

BROKERS

Franchise Brands

COACHES

CONSULTANTS

Our Trusted Partners

⚪ White Belt: Foundational AI for Franchise Leaders

What Will You Learn

You’ll learn to map out key franchise development tasks, categorize deliverables by growth and operational priorities, and develop AI-powered SOPs to streamline franchise expansion efforts.

What Will You Be Able To Do

You’ll be able to structure franchise sales and support workflows, create AI-driven efficiency guides, and develop repeatable processes to help franchisees succeed.

Why Is It Good For the VP of Franchise Development?

This training provides a clear framework for franchise scaling strategies, improves efficiency in franchisee support, and introduces foundational AI tools to drive growth.

How Does It Benefit the Franchise Brand?

An AI-enhanced approach to franchise development, combined with automated systems, increases lead conversion, franchisee success rates, and operational efficiency across locations.

🟡 Yellow Belt: AI Prompt Engineering for Franchise Growth

What Will You Learn

You’ll learn to design structured AI prompts for franchisee communications, sales funnels, and operational workflows, ensuring AI delivers high-quality, role-specific outputs.

What Will You Be Able To Do

You’ll be able to develop prompt chains for AI-driven lead qualification, franchisee training, and support automation, improving speed and consistency.

Why Is It Good For the VP of Franchise Development?

This training reduces time spent on franchisee outreach and sales processes, equipping leaders with scalable AI tools for engagement and conversion.

How Does It Benefit the Franchise Brand?

AI-enhanced prompts improve communication accuracy, reduce response times, and optimize franchise development workflows for maximum efficiency.

🟠 Orange Belt: AI-Guided Action Planning for Franchise Expansion

What Will You Learn

You’ll learn to map out AI-supported franchise growth plans, create AI-powered business development frameworks, and align AI-driven strategies with franchise objectives.

What Will You Be Able To Do

You’ll be able to build AI-supported action plans, automate franchise prospect nurturing, and design scalable expansion models with AI-driven insights.

Why Is It Good For the VP of Franchise Development?

This training equips franchisors with AI tools to forecast market trends, optimize territory planning, and streamline franchisee onboarding.

How Does It Benefit the Franchise Brand?

AI-driven action plans enhance decision-making, increase franchise sales efficiency, and create data-backed expansion strategies for long-term growth.

🟢 Green Belt: AI-Driven Franchise Sales & Engagement

What Will You Learn

You’ll learn to design structured AI prompts for franchisee communications, sales funnels, and operational workflows, ensuring AI delivers high-quality, role-specific outputs.

What Will You Be Able To Do

You’ll be able to develop prompt chains for AI-driven lead qualification, franchisee training, and support automation, improving speed and consistency.

Why Is It Good For the VP of Franchise Development?

This training reduces time spent on franchisee outreach and sales processes, equipping leaders with scalable AI tools for engagement and conversion.

How Does It Benefit the Franchise Brand?

AI-enhanced prompts improve communication accuracy, reduce response times, and optimize franchise development workflows for maximum efficiency.

🔵 Blue Belt: Executive AI Strategy & Franchise Growth Optimization

What Will You Learn

You’ll learn to build AI-powered dashboards for franchise growth tracking, develop AI-supported business intelligence models, and design data-driven franchise expansion plans.

What Will You Be Able To Do

You’ll be able to track AI-powered franchisee performance metrics, optimize lead nurturing and franchise sales forecasting, and build scalable automation processes.

Why Is It Good For the VP of Franchise Development?

This training enables leaders to leverage AI insights for smarter expansion strategies, improving franchise recruitment and territory management.

How Does It Benefit the Franchise Brand?

AI-powered business intelligence improves franchise scalability, lead tracking accuracy, and operational transparency, ensuring franchise-wide alignment with growth goals.

🟣 Purple Belt: AI Evolution & Franchise Model Adaptation

What Will You Learn

You’ll learn to anticipate AI’s impact on franchise growth models, adjust AI-powered performance metrics, and create frameworks for long-term AI integration into franchise operations.

What Will You Be Able To Do

You’ll be able to evaluate AI’s role in franchise expansion, implement automated data-driven decision-making, and refine KPI structures for AI-supported franchise success.

Why Is It Good For the VP of Franchise Development?

This training helps leaders future-proof franchise operations by ensuring AI is effectively integrated into decision-making processes.

How Does It Benefit the Franchise Brand?

AI-enhanced performance tracking ensures data-driven decision-making, supports scalable growth, and helps franchisors adapt to AI advancements.

🟤 Brown Belt: AI-Driven Workflows & Multi-Location Franchise Management

What Will You Learn

You’ll learn to create multi-stage AI workflows that replicate franchise team operations, automate franchisee onboarding processes, and streamline lead-to-franchisee conversion.

What Will You Be Able To Do

You’ll be able to design AI-powered workflows for lead engagement, automate franchisee marketing efforts, and integrate AI across franchise locations.

Why Is It Good For the VP of Franchise Development?

This training ensures seamless AI integration across franchise teams, reducing manual workload and improving scalability.

How Does It Benefit the Franchise Brand?

AI-driven workflows increase franchisee efficiency, improve operational consistency, and create scalable franchise systems that require fewer manual interventions.

⚫ Black Belt: AI Automation & Franchise Productivity Mastery

What Will You Learn

You’ll learn to implement AI automation tools for franchisee onboarding, marketing, and training, develop strategic automation blueprints, and scale AI-driven business operations.

What Will You Be Able To Do

You’ll be able to deploy AI-powered franchise sales automation, optimize franchisee training workflows, and maximize efficiency through AI-driven task automation.

Why Is It Good For the VP of Franchise Development?

This training empowers franchisors to lead the AI transformation, creating a competitive edge through automation and scalable AI tools.

How Does It Benefit the Franchise Brand?

AI automation reduces labor costs, enhances franchisee success, and ensures franchise operations run smoothly with AI-enhanced support.

Agentic Workflow Automation

Our Done For You Workflow Automation Includes Features Like

7 Channel Follow Up

Automatically message leads across multiple channels including SMS, Email, Voicemail, Calls, Facebook Messenger, GMB and Website Chat to increase response rates to up to 80%.

AI Appointment Booking

Use Franchise Now to nurture leads and book appointments for you so that you can focus on what matters the most, closing deals.

Lead Round

Robin

Automatically distribute leads between team members.

Voice Drops and Live Call

Transfer

Automatically get inbound calls every time a lead is ready to talk. Easily drop recorded voicemails if they are not available

Missed Call Text Back and Lead Reminders

Alert yourself of missed calls or as a reminder to call leads, send documents, or any other sales-related tasks in your leads lifecycle.

Communication Center

All your communications in one place! Email, SMS, Phone, Voicemail, Facebook Messenger, Web Chat and More!

Mobile App

Close prospects on-the-go with our mobile app, respond to leads, track statuses, complete reminders, and more.

Proven Training!

The AI agent completely transformed how we handle inbound leads. Faster responses and better qualification have improved our connection rates and doubled our bookings!

Frank Samson

CEO, Senior Care Authority

The automation has been a game-changer! Managing leads is effortless, and the improved response time has boosted our prospect experience and results dramatically.

Rick Grossmann

CEO, Franchise Bible Coach

This system is the best! Our lead response is faster, our calls are more qualified, and our bookings have never been higher. I highly recommend it.

Joel Rauser

CEO, Cornerstone Physical Therapy

1.2M+

BUSINESSES

16.7K+

CUSTOMERS

5.3M+

LEADS

3.1M+

CONVERSATIONS

Plans Built For Growth!

Professional

SMART AI

Unified Messaging App - Two- Way Text, Email, Call Socials, Reviews and More
Missed Call Text Back
Online Calendar System
SMS Web Chat Widget
Google Messaging and Call Tracking
CRM
Email Marketing
Campaign Automation Engine
1 Local Number to use with your messaging
Smart Lead Notifications
Push Notifications via Email, Text, Phone, Desktop & Mobile App
Done For You Automation Templates
1 Local Number
3,000 Emails

2,000 Texts
2,000 Voice Minutes
Unlimited Contacts

Unlimited Calendars

Unlimited Chats

Unlimited Funnels

Unlimited Triggers

Unlimited Campaigns

AI Enablement Workshops
On Demand Consulting

Premium

SMART AI+

Unified Messaging App - Two- Way Text, Email, Call Socials, Reviews and More
Missed Call Text Back
Online Calendar System
SMS Web Chat Widget
Google Messaging and Call Tracking
CRM
Email Marketing
Campaign Automation Engine
1 Local Number to use with your messaging
Smart Lead Notifications
Push Notifications via Email, Text, Phone, Desktop & Mobile App
Done For You Automation Templates
1 Local Number

3,000 Emails

2,000 Texts

2,000 Voice Minutes

Unlimited Contacts

Unlimited Calendars

Unlimited Chats

Unlimited Funnels

Unlimited Triggers

Unlimited Campaigns

AI Enablement Workshops
On Demand Consulting
Custom AI Lead Responding and Booking

Additional Resources

Text: $0.015 ea.

Email: $0.004 ea.

Local Voicemail: $0.05 ea.

Toll-Free Number: $5 ea.

Toll-Free Minutes: $0.08 ea.

Toll-Free VM: $0.08 ea.

Local Number: $1.00 ea.

Local Minutes: $0.026 ea.

Join The Revolution

"This is a tool that, as a business owner, I am confident will work every time."

BIG LIFE COFFEE

"The campaigns are so simple & easy to create... It's unbelievable."

CROSSFIT EVERSON

"This is like a follow-up nurture sequence on steroids."

SLF INC.

"Best Marketing Automation platform for small and medium enterprises."

CUSTOM CREATIVES

"A very powerful software that helps us save time, automate processes, scale the business."

1st AVE. REAL ESTATE

"I have used different marketing automation platforms and Franchise Now is now the best one I can recommend for beginners and SME."

KOMO CONSULTING

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What Kind Of Support Do You Provide?

Support is at the heart of everything we do so supporting you and your business is our top priority. We offer 24/7 email support as well as an easy-to-navigate comprehensive tutorial library for quick answers to your questions.

4. How Does Your Automation Work?

We provide comprehensive automation that will execute and automate workflows across your high-value business processes. Our smart campaigns will put SMS, Email, Web Chat, Phone Calls, and Calendar Appointments on autopilot.

2. How Do I Get Started?

Sign up for a Demo of our Gold or Platinum plan and see how easy our platform make business management. We hope you'll join us once you see how we can boost your business.

5. Can I Cancel My Account At Any Time?

You can cancel at any time. No need to worry about obligations or contracts.

3. How Secure Is My Customer Data?

In 2021, data privacy and security is every company's obligation. That's why we ensure compliance with all governing laws and regulations, as well as provide extra protection against security breaches.

6. What Platform Do You Integrate With?

Our integration spans across multiple platforms for simple and seamless automation. We use Zapier to automate between over 2000 other applications with ease.

Still Unsure Why

You Need Us?

Not only do we offer the incredible to respond to all your leads... But we also offer 24/7 Unlimited Managed Chat Agents with Human Rollover. If your bot gets confused or doesn't know how to respond, the conversation will automatically rollover to one of our chat agents, so you'll actually spend 0 Hours responding.

Setup Account

Pay the setup fee to get your account configured to easily add or remove client locations any time of day.

Sit Back

You get time back to run your business, and all the pressure to respond to leads is 100% off you.

Start Chatting

With our human rollover activated, every reply is reviewed in less than 1 minute and responded to immediately.

Attention Franchise Sales and Marketing Teams

Discover Your AI Opportunities

Begin with our comprehensive AI Opportunity Assessment to identify areas where AI can enhance your operations, boost efficiency, and drive growth. Our experts will provide a tailored roadmap to seamlessly integrate AI into your franchise.