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8 Small Business Opportunities for the People Person

Written by: Candice Clem

Article Overview: If you love interacting with people and are considering a small business franchise, take a look at 8 small businesses that are perfect for the entrepreneur with a knack for interpersonal communication.

8 Small Business Opportunities for the People Person

Do you love to be with people? Are your best days the ones on which you get to interact with others, even if they’re strangers, asking questions, learning things that you never knew, exchanging stories, telling jokes, and just sharing life? If there is nothing you can think of that quite compares to the exhilaration you feel when you’re with others, you may be what the rest of the world calls a "people person." These folks are able to talk with anyone about anything and convey a sense of understanding, care, and joviality that has the power to brighten just about anyone’s day. It’s a great trait to have in general, but it can be particularly handy in the business realm. If you are indeed a people person, there are some great business opportunities that may be right up your alley.



Business to Business

One of the best professional environments for a people person is in a business to business franchise. What makes them so successful in this arena is that businesspeople like to feel that the person they’re dealing with recognizes them as a person instead of simply business opportunities, which is something that those with a love for human interaction do exceptionally.



Global Broker Systems and 360 Solutions provide great opportunities for the natural people person. Global Broker is one of the leading providers of various kinds of business loans to a variety of clients in varying industries. The essential service that the franchisee provides is not the money itself, but the work of being a middleman between clients in need of funds and the lenders who supply those funds, making this the perfect position for someone naturally skilled at listening attentively and responding professionally and empathetically. Likewise, a people person would do very well in a 360 Solutions business coaching franchise. If you like to get knee deep in the problems facing other companies and their leaders to help them navigate a way out, and you can do so with tact and compassion, this home based business is right for you, and your clients will more than appreciate your services.



B2B sales businesses also provide an exceptional opportunity for the talented people person. A great example is Vehicle Tracking Solutions, a work at home small business on the cusp of an industry that has barely been tapped yet. Delivery vehicles are everywhere, but hardly any are wired for GPS tracking. VTS franchisees approach delivery companies to sell them the equipment to solve that problem, and with the right people-minded franchisee, sales could be so very easy. Similarly, Snap-On Tools provides a great work from home business opportunity in every one of their van-based sales franchises, selling some of the greatest tools in the world. The only thing that could make the business even better would be a talkative, friendly salesman behind the steering wheel. And if you’re a people person who also benefits from having some time of solitude as well, Flicko’s is a great franchise opportunity. On the one hand, you deal firsthand with businessmen as well as retail clients to rent out film equipment and filmmaking/editing services. And on the other hand, you get to retreat to your workshop to actually do the edit work, which should adequately fuel you up for the next day’s interactions with your clients.



In-Home Services

Some franchise businesses are built on services that require the franchisee to enter a private client’s home, and for some people, the home is a very personal, almost sacred place. It’s for this reason that a business owner needs to be capable of making clients feel comfortable and entertained as they bring him into their home.



A few of these kinds of franchises in particular benefit from a people person. For instance, Mr. Handyman franchisees visit new homes every day, talking with new clients about new household problems. Each time, they have to prove to a new set of people that they are trustworthy workmen: something that a people person is instinctively good at. The business is one of the most highly regarded handyman services in the world, and that is precisely how they keep it that way. Canine Dimensions In-Home Dog Training is another franchise that works in other people’s homes, but this one trains dogs, and some people care even more about their dogs than they do their homes, which makes a friendly and empathetic demeanor even more important. And the one thing that the average parent cares about more than both his house and his dog is his child. That means that a Tutor Doctor franchisee entering a new client’s home to provide tutoring services is going to have to display a genuine concern for both the wellbeing and the education of the client’s child. Being an easygoing, conversational, yet business-minded people person is vital to any client interactions, but particularly when dealing with the things they care about the most.



Whether your business passion is corporate loans or training golden retrievers, there is a franchise business available that lines up with what you love to do. And if you’re a natural people person with a desire to relate to everyone around you, you can make any business opportunity an even bigger success just by being yourself. People just like to be reminded that they’re people and not dollar signs, and treating customers like people is what keeps them coming back again and again.

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