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TIPS TO PICKING THE CORRECT FRANCHISE
How do you know what franchise is for you? You have likely considered the idea of starting a business but didn’t want to take the risk. This is understandable as starting a new business is hard. This is why a franchise business is so appealing to most people. They have an existing business plan, product, and customers which reduces your risk.
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Here are tips to use when reviewing franchise opportunities. Know What’s Available When most people think of franchises the first things that comes to mind is fast food. While food service certainly offers several different opportunities they aren’t the only choice. Franchise opportunities cover many industries giving you plenty of options. Consider broad industries you would be interested in and research franchises from there to narrow down your choices.
Go With With Your Strengths Your existing experience can be very useful. For example, sales experience can make you suitable for consultation, senior care, or many other franchises. While management experience is a nearly universal skill that lends itself to restaurants, rental franchises, senior care, and so on.
Do Plenty Of Research After narrowing down your industry preferences examine each one carefully. Consider the market each franchise appeals to. Is it seasonal or year round? What does the local competition look like? Is the brand a well-known one? Does it have a good reputation? Is it in a growing market? While your own skill and hard work come into play you still want to apply them to a franchise that has a high rate of succeeding and has a good reputation among customers.
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Expected Performance And Upfront Costs Reviewing Documentation Review the franchise disclosure document. Be aware of what a franchise’s financial performance representation (FPR) figures are. This will give you an idea of its expected business performance. The estimated initial investment is also important to know. These figures should play a key part in the development of your business plan. In fact depending on the size of the initial investment a loan may be needed which requires you have a business plan already.
Final Thoughts With a franchise, you get to skip a lot of the more frustrating parts of building a business. However, franchises still need planning before you sign a contract. Performing research and carefully applying your existing skills and experience, you greatly increase your chances of success.
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