Franchisee Profile Who should and should not buy a franchise
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Franchisee Profile – Who should and should not buy a franchise
Being self employed can bring many benefits but there are risks too. Statistically most new business start ups fail. By contrast most people that are new to business that start trading via the franchise route succeed. The British Franchise Association/NatWest national franchise survey reveals that over 90% of franchisees operate profitable businesses. Given that franchising is a safer way to go self employed, is it the route for all to take that are going into business for the first time?
Let me say this now and say it clearly, franchising is not for entrepreneurs. Why not? Because an entrepreneur is a person who is a maverick at heart. A risk taker and a rule breaker. Someone who does not see the boundaries. Because of this an entrepreneur is a person that works against the principles of franchising and can cause damage to the brand. So who is right for franchising?
Every successful franchisee has the following attributes. They are enthusiastic, hard working and most of all, they FOLLOW THE SYSTEM. A high performing franchisee will always be an enthusiastic disciple of the system he or she works under. This means that anyone that buys a franchise should be convinced in their minds that they do in fact completely believe in the system on offer. Franchisees do not have power to change a system. In fact a franchisee can loose their franchise by not following the system. Why is this?
It is quite reasonable for a franchisor to expect his franchisees to follow the system. Why? It is the system that makes the franchise valuable. It is the system that has been developed over time and that is proven. It is the system that the brand is built on. It is the proven system that customers expect. Imagine walking into a Dominos Pizza franchise store and finding that the franchisee had decided to serve curry that evening. By breaking the system the franchise brand and customer expectation is undermined. The brand and the system are king in franchising. By following them both well and enthusiastically the self employed business person can do well.
Entrepreneurs beware, franchising is not for you. Hard working and enthusiastic followers of proven systems are all welcomed in 90% of cases build profitable franchised business.
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Anne BarrAnne Barr has over 26 years experience in sales and marketing, six years as a franchisee. She has assisted over 367 business owners and purchasers to achieve their goals in career change, transition and exit strategy. She holds the designation of Certified Franchise Executive from the International Franchise Association, Certified Business Intermediary from the International Business Brokers Association and Board Certified Broker from the Texas Association of Business Brokers. Anne is active in professional organizations, networking groups and volunteers for non-profit entities. As owner/operator of four successful businesses, Anne has proven people skills and enjoys helping clients find the right "fit" in business ownership. Visit www.FranchiseOpportunitySpecialist.com for more information about me and my company. - Visit Anne Barr's Website |
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Kalena JordanKalena Jordan is the search industry’s first agony aunt, here to answer your tricky questions about search engines. Kalena is Co-Founder and Director of Studies at Search Engine College, an online training institution offering instructor-led short courses and downloadable self-study courses in Search Engine Optimization and other Search Engine Marketing subjects. She’s been marketing websites online since 1996 and blogging about search since 2002. For her full bio, view Kalena’s Linked In Profile. When not working, Kalena likes to go geocaching, hiking or fishing. She also plays a mean darabuka. - Visit Kalena Jordan's Website |
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Jay Kubassek(Jay's Full Bio: EvanCarmichael.com/jaykubassek) In five years, Canadian-born entrepreneur Jay Kubassek went from selling mufflers at a Midas franchise to revolutionizing Internet marketing with the 2004 launch of CarbonCopyPRO, a online marketing education company, now worth over $20 million with customers in over 160 countries.
As an independent film producer, his upstart film fund Aliquot Films is currently producing a films with Spike Lee and Abel Fererra (starring Ethan Hawke and Dennis Hopper.)
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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