You Can Juggle a Franchise and a Family
You Can Juggle a Franchise and a Family
• If you are starting a franchise because you want to be more with your family, then going for a part-time franchise or a home-based franchise might be a good idea. If you go for a home-based franchise business, then keep a separate time for attending your business during the day. Never receive phone calls or do business-related works beyond that time (unless it’s an emergency). Otherwise, you will end up working all the time!
• Many franchises, especially those that are home-based small business franchises, let the franchisees decide the pace of growth. If you have family commitment, say a small child or a sick parent, then take less work. When your child is ready for school or your parents are better, you can accelerate the pace of your work.
• There are many franchise concepts like Snap Fitness that allows the franchisees to monitor the locations remotely. Responding to such franchise business for sale offers that allows passive-ownership will help you in juggling both the business and family. But, make sure you employ a skilled manager and go for the initial training.
• There are many franchises that work only for fixed times such as cleaning franchises or some catering franchises like City Kitchen. It operates only for a set time in the day, leaving you free to enjoy the rest of the time with your family members.
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A franchise is a kind of business and business owners are notorious for being “married to the job”! But people starting a franchise have a better chance of being with the family than people who are starting a stand-alone business. That is because franchisees are helped in many ways by the franchisors while an independent business owner has to do everything by him or herself. Still, keeping a balance between professional life and family life is very important even for a franchisee; so here are some tips in this matter:
• If you are starting a franchise because you want to be more with your family, then going for a part-time franchise or a home-based franchise might be a good idea. If you go for a home-based franchise business, then keep a separate time for attending your business during the day. Never receive phone calls or do business-related works beyond that time (unless it’s an emergency). Otherwise, you will end up working all the time!
• Many franchises, especially those that are home-based small business franchises, let the franchisees decide the pace of growth. If you have family commitment, say a small child or a sick parent, then take less work. When your child is ready for school or your parents are better, you can accelerate the pace of your work.
• There are many franchise concepts like Snap Fitness that allows the franchisees to monitor the locations remotely. Responding to such franchise business for sale offers that allows passive-ownership will help you in juggling both the business and family. But, make sure you employ a skilled manager and go for the initial training.
• There are many franchises that work only for fixed times such as cleaning franchises or some catering franchises like City Kitchen. It operates only for a set time in the day, leaving you free to enjoy the rest of the time with your family members.
You Can Juggle a Franchise and a Family - To learn more about this author, visit Michael Hemenway's Website.
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John PowerJohn Power, founder of Biltmore Franchise Consulting, has extensive experience developing and marketing franchises and business opportunities. He has been in and around franchising for over twenty years. From 1980 through 1990 he conceptualized, organized, and developed the American Video Association. He grew AVA to 2,000 national members, before selling the company it 1990. It was later merged into another home video marketing company. From 2000 to 2005 he worked as a contract marketing and human resources consultant to several local and national companies. In 2005 Mr. Power began working as a franchise development consultant on a full-time basis. Since that time he has helped more than three dozen companies initiate and develop their franchising program. He notes that there are many companies interested in developing a franchise program, and who need his specialized assistance. Mr. Power is a “hands-on” franchise consultant. He said, “I am the ‘nuts and bolts’ person who tends to the details for my clients.” Mr. Power holds a B.S. degree with a major in Marketing. See: www.biltmorefranchise.com You may contact Mr. Power at: jpower@biltmorefranchise.co - Visit John Power's Website |
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Jay's entrepreneurial spirit is irrepressible. He’s the owner of five companies, a professional speaker and trainer, international real estate developer/investor, extreme sport enthusiast and emerging philanthropist. Jay resides in NYC with his wife Jamie, son Milo and dog Cooper. Visit Jay's official website: www.JayKubassek.com - Visit Jay Kubassek's Website |
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