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Are You Ready to Franchise Your Business?

Written on November 23rd, 2007 by Ryan Lee in Franchising Developments.

Being a successful business owner does not mean that you will make a successful franchisor as well; they are two different types of business, each with its particular way of working. Therefore, when you start thinking about franchising, besides the obvious considerations like the popularity of your product/concept, whether you have a perfected management or administrative system and how much research you have done on the trends of the market, there are some more questions that you must answer, if you want to make a good franchisor.

• Is my personality suited to become a franchisor? Are you a flamboyant type, full of ideas and a desire to change frequently? Well, most of the time, the franchisees themselves are new in field and so they will be more comfortable with one direction and not many. Similarly, if you are a dictator and your motto is “my way or the highway” then that also will be detrimental for your growth as a franchisor. Too much rigidity will stifle good ideas. Hence, try to strike a balance between being inspirational and being authoritative!

• How much money can you spend? Franchising needs good money: there are legal costs, personal costs, developmental costs, franchise marketing costs and all the money spent even before anyone comes for inquiry. Even if you manage to streamline the costs, then too you will need good manpower and operational manuals to take off your franchise business. Along with the money, you will need the guts to spend them. An average franchising business will need one year to start materializing and you have to spend money within that year. If you are cringing after every dime spend or want fast results for the money spent, then this is not the line for you.

• Why do you want to franchise? This is very good question to ask yourself before sitting down to draw plans for a franchise business. Think where you want to see yourself five years down the line and the routes that you can take to go there. Franchising may be one of the routes; but see others too before settling for it. Time management will also be a vital issue; you will need time for your original business along with the new one. If the parent company fails, cash flow will dry up for the new arm as well.

brandEXPANSION’s development team can help you determine whether your business is ready to franchise and then help you every step of the way. Contact brandEXPANSION to learn more.