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The step taken in the past was moving from owner operated franchises to semiabsentee. Now the move is from semiabsentee to a “done for you” franchise investment where the franchisor sells you a franchise then provides a management company approach to running it for you.
You may already be a little familiar with this from hotels you stay at. The model has been represented in that industry for real estate investors who wanted to build and own a building but did want to run the business so they would contract with a big hotel brand to run a hotel in the building they build. The barriers to entry there were the cost of entry and how many dollars were invested in one piece of property, so diversifying was a very big financial play. Now we are seeing a similar models in Food, medical, pets and contractor services, with more on the way. Depending
