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# What's a Good Way to Handle Approvals for Franchises?
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/whats-a-good-way-to-handle-approvals-for-franchises/
- Published: 2026-09-22T19:13:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T19:13:49.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

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# What's a Good Way to Handle Approvals for Franchises?

A good way to handle franchise approvals is deciding deliberately what stays local and what escalates centrally, instead of every franchise unit inventing its own version of the same process. On **Jestor**, this uses configurable **alcada** rules combined with multi-entity structures.

The mistake most franchise networks make is not choosing the wrong structure, it is not choosing any structure at all, letting each unit's approval process drift independently over time.

## What goes wrong without a deliberate structure

- Each franchise unit building its own local approval process
- No consolidated view for headquarters across all units
- Inconsistent alcada rules between units doing the same kind of work
- Difficulty onboarding a new unit because there is no existing model to follow

## How to structure this deliberately

- Use a **connected field** for franchises, many similar units, added dynamically over time
- Decide which alcada rules are centralized, headquarters policy, versus local, unit-specific
- Build one process model that every new unit adopts, rather than starting from scratch
- Give headquarters a consolidated dashboard across all connected units

## Why Jestor fits this use case

- Multiple **Omie** accounts connect under one structure, priced by users, not by entity
- The same process model scales from a handful of units to hundreds
- Central visibility does not require removing genuinely necessary local flexibility
- New units onboard using an existing model rather than starting from scratch

| Structure         | Recommended approach     |
| ----------------- | ------------------------ |
| Franchise network | Connected field, dynamic |

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Can a new franchise unit reuse an existing model?** Yes, that is the recommended approach for consistency. More at [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

**Does headquarters see approvals across all units?** Yes, through a consolidated view across connected entities.

**Can local units still have some independent rules?** Yes, alcadas can be centralized or defined per unit.

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