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Avinash Nichkawde

AN Global Group Holdings Ltd

Franchise your business, or take it to a new country

Founder and Group CEO of AN Global Group Holdings, a franchise and international business consultancy with its head office in Dallas.

In business
Over three decades
Service area
Dallas HQ; U.S., Canada, Australia, U.K.
Licensed
Certified Franchise Consultant
Member
since 2025

What Avinash does

  • Franchise development and disclosure documents
  • Franchise buyer matching
  • Franchisee recruitment
  • International expansion and market entry
  • Business migration consulting (Go Global)
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Problems Avinash solves

  • A proven business you cannot clone by opening every location yourself
  • You want to buy a franchise but do not know which
  • Expanding abroad with no local structure or compliance knowledge
  • Relocating the family to the U.S. through a business investment
  • A franchise system ready to recruit franchisees in other countries

Who should call

  • Owners of a proven business who want to franchise it
  • Investors who want to buy a franchise
  • Business owners expanding to another country
  • Families relocating abroad through business investment

The best introductionA business owner with a proven concept who wants to grow through franchising rather than opening every location personally.

Not a fit for someone who needs legal or immigration advice alone; that work goes to licensed immigration attorneys.

10 guides by Avinash

Answers Avinash gives clients every week

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Franchise Consultant Your business works and people keep asking to open one: is franchising the next step? Growth by opening every location yourself has a ceiling. Here is how to judge whether your business is ready to franchise, what the build involves, and the mistakes that sink first-time franchisors. 8 min read What questions should I ask a franchisor and its franchisees before I buy a franchise? Before you buy a franchise: the questions to ask the franchisor and its owners 7 min read What do Texas rules require when you buy or sell a franchise in Dallas? Buying or selling a franchise in Texas: the state rules, the federal rules, the tax 7 min read Can I franchise my business myself, or do I need a consultant and an attorney? Can you franchise your business yourself? What you can do and what you cannot 7 min read Should a franchise investor moving to the U.S. use an E-2 visa or EB-5? E-2 or EB-5? How a franchise investment fits a move to the United States 7 min read How long does it take to franchise a business, and what happens at each stage? How long it takes to franchise a business, stage by stage 7 min read Is buying a franchise really safer than starting a business from scratch? Is a franchise safer than starting from scratch? Five beliefs that cost buyers 7 min read How do I know if my franchise brand is ready to expand to another country? Is your franchise ready for another country? Signs it is, and signs to wait 7 min read How much does it really cost to buy a franchise, beyond the franchise fee? What a franchise really costs to buy, beyond the franchise fee 7 min read I just signed a franchise agreement: what should I do before and after opening day? You signed the franchise agreement: the first year, from signing to steady 7 min read

Why clients choose Avinash

Proof, not promises

  • Certified Franchise Consultant (per Avinash)
  • Founder and Group CEO, AN Global Group Holdings Ltd
  • Owns five franchise brands outright and represents 600+ U.S. franchises (per Avinash)
  • Over three decades of global business experience, beginning with a Sydney tax and advisory firm
  • Group divisions: Franchise Simply, Go Global, Desi Advisors
In business
Franchise Simply founded in Australia in 2010
Team
Executive team with over a hundred years of combined experience in accounting, analytics, strategic marketing and business sales

How it works

What happens after you reach out

  1. Develop: the foundation Understand franchising, tactical planning, strategic marketing, roles and responsibilities.
  2. Define: the elements Budgets and fee structures, franchise territories, franchise support, operations and legals.
  3. Deploy: the relationships Set up the franchise group, recruit and induct franchisees, develop the team and leverage the success.

In Avinash's words

Situations Avinash handles every week

A proven business you cannot clone by opening every location yourself

Franchising turns one successful operation into a system others pay to run. Under the Franchise Simply brand, Avinash assesses readiness, then builds the business model, fee structure, territories, operations manuals and legal disclosure documents before recruiting franchisees.

Wanting to buy a franchise without knowing which

As a Certified Franchise Consultant, Avinash represents more than 600 U.S. franchise brands and matches a buyer to the sector and investment range they want, then helps evaluate the opportunity.

Expanding abroad without local structure or compliance

Growth consulting covers new market entry, competition analysis, local directorship and structure, funding and corporate training, with offices in the United States and Australia and client work across eleven countries.

Relocating the family through a business investment

Under the Go Global brand, Avinash acts as business consultant and project manager for high-net-worth individuals and owners migrating to the U.S., Canada, Australia or the U.K., often through franchising, and directs them to licensed migration attorneys for the legal and immigration work.

A franchisor ready for international franchisees

International expansion support covers market entry, compliance, operations and partner acquisition so an existing franchise system can recruit and induct franchisees in new countries.

No clear path from idea to first franchisee

Franchise Simply's three-step path, Develop, Define, Deploy, moves from understanding franchising and tactical planning through budgets, territories and support to setting up the franchise group, recruiting and inducting franchisees. Building a franchise-ready system typically takes a few weeks to a few months.

Services

Everything Avinash offers

Franchise developmentReadiness assessment, business model, fee structure, territories, operations manuals and disclosure documents.
Franchise sales and buyer matchingConnects franchisors with qualified investors and matches buyers among 600+ represented brands.
Franchise consultingStrategic and operational support for franchisors and franchisees.
International franchise expansionMarket entry, compliance, operations and partner acquisition abroad.
Business migration consulting (Go Global)Investment-based relocation to the U.S., Canada, Australia or the U.K., coordinated with licensed immigration attorneys.
Market entry and growth strategyNew market analysis, competition analysis, local directorship and structure.
Funding and corporate trainingGrowth consulting support for international expansion.
Business acquisitions and salesHelp buying and selling businesses across eleven countries.

Service area: Dallas–Fort Worth (head office), United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, United Kingdom, India, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Ireland, Vietnam, Bulgaria

About

Avinash Nichkawde

Avinash Nichkawde is the founder and Group CEO of AN Global Group Holdings, a franchise and international business consultancy with its head office in Dallas and operations in the United States, Australia and other countries. He has been in business for more than three decades, beginning as a chartered accountant in Sydney, and is a Certified Franchise Consultant.

Under the Franchise Simply brand he takes an established business through the full franchising build: readiness assessment, business model, fee structure, territories, operations manuals, disclosure documents and franchisee recruitment. Under Go Global he manages the business side of relocating through investment and refers legal and immigration work to licensed attorneys.

Why clients choose Avinash

  • Certified Franchise Consultant who owns franchise brands himself, not only an advisor
  • Handles the full franchising build: model, manuals, disclosure documents and franchisee recruitment
  • A global group with subsidiaries in ten countries for migration, market entry and expansion

Works alongside: Works alongside CPAs, immigration and corporate attorneys, business brokers, business coaches, wealth managers and financial planners who serve business owners around the globe.

Member of BNI Preston Center since 2025.

FAQ

Questions people ask Avinash

How do I know if my business is ready to franchise?

Avinash starts with a readiness assessment of the business model, operations and market potential, then builds the franchise model, operations manuals and disclosure documents before recruiting franchisees. Building a franchise-ready system typically takes a few weeks to a few months.

Can you help me buy a franchise?

Yes. As a Certified Franchise Consultant he represents more than 600 U.S. franchise brands and matches buyers to opportunities in the sector and investment range they want.

Do you handle immigration paperwork?

No. Under Go Global, Avinash acts as business consultant and project manager and refers clients to licensed migration attorneys in the destination country for legal and immigration advice.

Which countries do you work in?

The head office is in Dallas with offices in the United States and Australia, and the group lists activity in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, the U.K., India, the UAE, Nigeria, Ireland, Vietnam and Bulgaria.

What are Franchise Simply and Go Global?

Two AN Global brands. Franchise Simply handles franchise development, sales, consulting and international expansion; Go Global handles business migration and market entry to the U.S., Canada and beyond.

Contact

Reach Avinash

CompanyAN Global Group Holdings Ltd
Office2408 Winewood Lane, Arlington, TX 76013

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