Franchise Business Intelligence

Improve Franchise Performance Through the Power of Data

Wouldn’t it be great to track franchisee financial trends to reduce financial surprises? Or check to see if a franchisee’s balance sheet and income statement metrics and ratios conform with those of their peers? With the iLumen cloud-based franchise data management platform, you can get answers to all these questions and more – and gain a clear view of the health of your franchisees and the entire system.

iLumen helps franchise companies identify best performers, evangelize best practices, manage risk areas, assess profitability and strategically target growth based on performance. By unlocking the value of the collective data generated by franchisees, franchisors are able to make better decisions, deliver value back to franchisees and grow the system.

Collect, Aggregate and Analyze Franchise Data

Franchise financial data lives everywhere — spreadsheets, POS systems, franchisee computers, company stores. iLumen centralizes and standardizes it all, regardless of source, so you can unlock the value of your collective network data.

With iLumen, you can:

• Gather, standardize, analyze, and report P&L and KPI data across all locations
• Automatically monitor franchisee performance with customizable reports and alerts
• Benchmark any financial metric across the system
• Convert data into actionable recommendations for underperforming units
• Give franchisees real-time access to benchmarked performance and peer insights
• Identify top performers and build a roadmap for expansion

Insightful, Easy-to-Read Reports

The iLumen franchise intelligence platform transforms raw financial and non-financial data into a wide variety of highly visual reports in an easy-to-understand format. Reports can be easily customized by various demographics. You may also set up push reports for specific metrics. Use reports to spot trends, identify weaknesses and uncover new opportunities.

Easy Implementation and Ongoing Support From Experts

The iLumen team is with you every step of the way from implementation to ongoing support for you and your franchisees. We work directly with franchise units to get them up and running, providing hands-on support for uploading data to the platform, allowing the franchisor team to focus on analysis of the trends. iLumen employs SSO (single sign-on) to make accessing the platform simple for everyone across the franchise system.

Our team’s expertise in financial analytics in invaluable. With our decades of experience, we know what metrics matter to franchise companies and deliver a personalized client experience time after time.