With over thousands of veterans transitioning out of military service, franchising has proven to be an ideal vehicle to transition veterans into business ownership and community leadership. Vets are attuned to the requirements of thriving in a franchise organization. Adoption of rapid training, scalability, and the need for operational execution and excellence.
I make it quite simple for you. With my experience in purchasing and franchise operations, I’ll help you find a franchise that works for you. Since I’ve worked in the restaurant business for almost two decades, owned rental property and operated a dry-cleaning drop-off location combined with self-storage units, I can bring multiple experiences to bear on guiding you to the right opportunity.
There’s often no better path to business ownership than buying a proven, already successful franchise. You have the business’s financial and operating history right in front of you. There are hundreds of these opportunities available throughout the country at any given point in time.
Walking into a business with a successful track record is added insurance that the well being of your family will not be put at risk vs opening a new location or buying into a less proven franchise concept.
You can spend weeks with me or months learning the ins and outs of franchising. Why waste your precious time making the common mistakes that I can help you avoid? I can’t promise you a quick first call, but I can promise you that when you hang up, you’ll know whether you want to work with me or not. Let’s make it happen.
When you buy a home, you go through a stringent process of checks and balances to make sure you know exactly what you’re buying BEFORE you lay down your life savings.
When you’re considering purchasing a franchise even more is at stake. You’re considering a purchase that will determine your future income and stability. I’ll guide you through the entire process from start to finish.
Franchising presents a great opportunity for armed forces personnel that are currently on active or reserve duty — as it is, 1 in 7 franchises in the US are owned by veterans.
Franchisors know that veterans make for great franchisees because many of the factors that made veterans excel within the military make them ideal for franchisees. The world of franchising represents a marriage between the self-start world of entrepreneurship and the rigorous discipline needed to follow a set of instructions and execute on a proven plan. The ideal franchisee is someone who can take direction and work within guidelines provided by the franchisor, but who can also effectively lead a team and get things done.
The road to running a successful franchise involves having a long-term plan and hewing close to the plan, even when there are bumps along the way – neither the franchisee nor military personnel can let minor setbacks get in the way of a longer-term goal.
In addition, veterans know how to rely on a support network, which is essential for franchise success. As veterans have learned to trust and rely on their fellow personnel, franchisees must lean on franchisors, fellow franchisees, employees and others to ensure progress in their franchise.
In addition to being suited to business leadership, veterans like you are also often offered benefits or cost concessions as incentives to become franchisees. Offering 10% off the franchise fee for veterans is a fairly common practice for participating franchisors.
These combinations of financial incentives are a great way for veterans to enter the franchise industry, where the skills and training they’ve gained through their experience in the military make them uniquely qualified to run successful franchises.
Adapted from the International Franchise Association.
