Franchising Without Fear: Six Steps to Successfully Buying Your Own Business

by Trish Benedik

Overview

What if buying your own business was as easy as following a blueprint?  

Are you one of the 86% of the population dissatisfied with your current career? If so, you are not alone. The majority of people are tired of corporate life, fixed schedules and little control over their future. Do you feel your talents and skills are being used to build someone else’s dream business? 

The truth is you don’t need to be a millionaire to own a franchise and there are thousands of options besides restaurants. By arming yourself with knowledge, preparation and determination you can realize your dreams. 

In this book you will learn:

• The #1 reason people do not open a franchise and how to overcome it. 

• Bulletproof strategies for choosing the right franchise. 

• Warning signs to look for in a franchise. 

• Characteristics of a successful franchise. 

• The realities of running a business. 

• And much more 

Discover the six steps to successfully buying your own business starting today. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640854499
Publisher:	Author Academy Elite
Publication date:	05/03/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Trish Benedik connects people with franchises and businesses that fit their business and personal goals. An author, consultant, franchise owner and educator, Trish is a franchise consultant and is owner of a multi-unit fundraising franchise. Trish has a Business degree from Franklin University and a Master's Degree in Workforce Development and Education from The Ohio State University. She lives near Columbus, Ohio with her husband and two dogs Tucker and Lilly.

Table of Contents

Step One – Why?

            Are you dissatisfied?

            Vision

Step Two – Confronting Fear

            Fear: friend or foe?

            Effective strategies for working through fear.

Step Three – What is franchising?

            The evolution of franchises

            Pros and Cons of franchising

            What the franchisor is looking for

Step Four– Your Blueprint for Selecting a Franchise

            Define your goals

            Narrow your options

Step Five – Your DIY Decision Making Tool Box

            Tools and resources for making effective decisions

Step Six – Realities of Running a Business

           Lessons learned through business ownership

            You’re the boss – enjoy it!

Editorial Reviews

Franchising without Fear is a necessary guidebook for making an educated decision on buying a business and choosing a franchise. Fear often gets in the way of making the final decision of starting a business or buying a franchise. This book explains how to deal with the fear by taking a methodical approach to this life-changing decision through knowledge and preparation. —Kary Oberbrunner, author of Day Job to Dream Job and Elixir Project

Franchising without Fear is a much needed guidebook to the knowledge needed to make an educated decision on the franchise that is right for you. Fear often gets in the way of making the final decision of starting a business or buying a franchise. Trish uses her many years of experience as an accomplished Franchise Broker and Multi Unit Franchise Owner to walk her readers through how to deal with fear by taking a methodical approach to this life--changing decision. This is a must read for anyone considering purchasing a franchise. – Charles Grosse, CGMG Enterprises, LLC

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