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title: "About Business Group Management"
url: "https://support.cosmesoft.app/en/article/about-business-group-management"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-09-05T01:42:46.537Z"
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# About Business Group Management

Business Group Management in Cosmesoft allows you to connect multiple independent clinic businesses into a unified group. This feature is designed for franchise owners, business networks, or clinics that share resources like staff, supervisors, and inventory.

*Business Groups may also be referred to as* ***Linked Businesses*** *or* ***Connected Organisations****.*

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## What Business Group Mgt covers

This module provides the structural framework for cross-business collaboration:

-   **Business Connectivity** — Securely invite and link other clinic businesses to your primary organisation.

-   **External Staffing** — Share staff members between linked businesses while maintaining clear role permissions and rosters.

-   **Supervisor Support** — Add external Nurses or Supervisors who can provide oversight and prescribing access across multiple group members.

-   **Group Settlements** — Track transactions and process payouts between linked businesses via group-agreement contracts.

-   **Shared Inventory** — (In Development) Manage stock movements and procurement across the entire group from a central warehouse.

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## Why it matters

Correctly using Business Group Management ensures that:

-   **Growth is scalable** — Onboard new franchise partners or branch locations without creating entirely separate systems.

-   **Clinical oversight is seamless** — Enable Doctors and Prescribers to oversee treatments across multiple sites through a single login.

-   **Reporting is unified** — Gain a bird’s-eye view of your entire network’s performance through aggregated group analytics.

-   **Loyalty is standard** — Offer group-wide reward programs that allow clients to earn and redeem points at any member location.

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## How it fits into your workflow

-   **Unified Team View** — See all staff members (internal and external) across your network in a single list.

-   **Shared Clinical Records** — Authorised supervisors can access consultation data and prescribe treatments for any business within the group.

-   **Cross-Location Booking** — Allow clients to browse availability and book appointments at any group location from a single portal.

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## Access and permissions

-   **Inviting Businesses** — Restricted to **Owners** and **Admins** of the parent organisation.

-   **Managing External Roles** — **Managers** can promote or demote external members to control their access within a specific branch.

-   **Clinical Access** — External Supervisors have access to client records and consultation notes only for the appointments they are assigned to oversee.

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## Related articles

-   [How to manage a business group](https://support.cosmesoft.app/en/article/how-to-manage-a-business-group)

-   [Fix common business group issues](https://support.cosmesoft.app/en/article/fix-common-business-group-issues)

-   [About Contracts](https://support.cosmesoft.app/en/article/about-contracts)

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