How many of us grow up with the dream of one day being employed by a boss in a boring 09:00 - 17:00 career? If you're anything like me, one of your biggest desires is most likely to be your own boss, work your own hours and enjoy each and every second of it!
One of the safest routes to follow when planning to invest in your own company is to buy a franchise. When a franchise opportunity comes knocking on your door, it is a wise course of action to know what the pros and cons of running a franchise are, and if it is the ideal thing for you to spend money on.
Let's first have a look at some of the "thumbs up" elements of a franchise opportunity:
A lot of franchises are already well established market leaders in their respective fields. By purchasing a well known franchise outlet you don't have to start from level zero and build up the brand first. Consumers will already know that your outlet offers the best pizzas, juice, paint, clothing, or whatever else you've decided to invest in. You do not need to try and convince the consumer that "Benny's nameless pies" are the best that you can buy; they will know from experience that your product/service can be trusted.
The franchise head office already has marketing and advertising strategies in place for whatever it is your franchise offers. Franchises are generally available nationwide and that's why a lot of in depth marketing and advertising is done to ensure that the business is regarded as a household name. You are normally still permitted to do some of your own local advertising, it usually just needs to be cleared with head office first. Once again, just imagine if you had to try managing a successful advertising campaign on your own - tv adverts, radio adverts, newspaper adverts and other advertising can set you back a pretty penny!
You're not alone. Most franchises offer continuous assistance for their franchise owners. Whether it is technical information, brand strategies or any other assistance, help is usually just a telephone call or email away. Remember that the people that you buy your franchise from have been in the industry for some time and they have a lot of knowledge available to share with their franchise owners. Ultimately, by helping their franchisees, they are in fact helping the brand and themselves too!
So far so good, don't you think? So what are the "thumbs down" aspects of a franchise opportunity then?
For most franchises a month-to-month franchise fee is payable. This can vary from a set amount per month to a portion of your monthly earnings. For franchises with very small turnovers this can be a bit of a "money muncher", especially if the franchise fee is already payable from month 1 when you are still attempting to find your feet.
Franchises come with a lot of very strict regulations that each franchise owner must abide by. If you are more of a free-spirit who does not like to do what is expected from you, you will possibly not be an ideal franchise owner.
Consider the above carefully and make an intelligent choice about your future!
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