You Can Juggle a Franchise and a Family

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Factoring Offers Hope for Companies Struggling with Cash Flow - By Michael Hemenway

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.

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Founder/CEO of brandEXPANSION the only firm of its kind serving all aspects of franchising. With our industry background and successful franchise units established around the world, we have a time tested strategy to assist you in locating, developing, advertising, marketing and executing the optimal franchisor and franchisee strategy. brandEXPANSION brings over a dozen years of hands on experience in the field. This gives us an insider’s perspective on the business of franchising, which is an invaluable asset in supporting your objectives. We simplify the franchise experience by providing on going consulting and support designed to deliver the most profitable franchise investment you can attain. brandEXPANSION has placed franchise units in over 1000 locations nationwide. This includes the strategy and writing of franchise documents, over 600 franchise real estate locations selected, over 200 construction projects completed and over 250 proven franchise companies currently represented. The company also operates the leading franchise-industry social networking site, http://www.FranchiseUltraLounge.com.
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