Springboard has always been a community where emerging franchisors find mentorship. Franchisors rave about the value they receive from vetting their particular problems and opportunities with more experienced franchise friends. Every year, our mentor matchmaking exercises are among the best-attended live sessions.

As we endeavor to deliver Springboard remotely, we believe that the most important element to preserve is the ability for emerging franchisors and seasoned franchise veterans to interact in small groups in order to talk through session content and tackle brand-specific issues on the spot.

So, while we will offer a virtual version of our clinics and breakout sessions, the most important thing to do is register for your “Mentor Pod” as soon as possible. A Mentor Pod is a small independent work group with whom you'll be able to traverse the Springboard event. We will create each pod by pairing franchise leaders with varying levels of experience and areas of expertise. Mentors will reach out in advance to collaborate on the session content most relevant to your circumstance, and then assist you with applying the general principles you learned in session to your actual business, as well as answer questions about the particular circumstances you're facing in the current and future COVID environment.

This is an opportunity for the hundreds of emerging franchisors who have matriculated through our mentoring sessions to get some much needed face-to-face (...or screen-to-screen) attention and direction at no cost.

Since we're waiving the registration fee for all franchisors, it’s important that we can anticipate your participation and deliver the same high touch experience you have grown to expect from Springboard.

This isn’t a money maker for Franchisors.com, but rather an opportunity to pay it forward to the emerging franchisors who have the need, but not the resources, to learn best practices for navigating through the pandemic and its accompanying regulations.

Please help us make this event a great success by registering for Springboard event and your Mentor Pod as soon as possible!