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Pros & Cons of Buying a Franchise

Written by: Jack Burris February 25th, 2009
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This week and next we’re going to take a brief look at some of the pros and cons of buying a franchise. We’ll start with the pros - feel free to post comments about each of these. Next post will feature the cons and will provide us various opinions for a lively discussion.

Pros of Buying A Franchise

  • Turnkey System: A franchise system is a proven system for operating the business and generating profits. If your skills are weak in sales & marketing or operations then a turnkey franchise may be best.
  • Franchise Support: Small business owners often have very little support or lack a support team with business acumen. Buying a franchise offers the opportunity to share your challenges with other like-minded entrepreneurs. As franchise companies state, you’re in business for yourself, but not by yourself.
  • Brand Name: The more established franchises provide a market awareness & brand name to franchisees. This can amount to great savings in customer acquisition costs and allow for more time in the operation of the business.
  • Lower Inventory Prices: The collective buying power of a franchise group allows for lower costs in purchasing inventory and equipment. Independent businesses usually have less bargaining power with suppliers.
  • Easier Staff Recruiting: Finding good employees is a critical success factor for many independent small business owners. A franchise business with a recognized name will have greater recruiting pull than an unknown business entity.

Source: Small Business information on About.com

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Comments

  1. Ron     Says:
    May 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 am

    another tip is profitability, a frnchisor wants you to be profitable for their reputation and their royalty fees. A franchisor has a special team to put you on the right track. Franchises are great way to build a business.

  2. Erin     Says:
    November 17th, 2009 at 4:13 am

    Although the economic climate is poor, there are still some great franchise investment opportunities out there!

  3. Anthony Taylor     Says:
    May 13th, 2010 at 5:28 am

    Good post - As well as the initial training it’s important to find out what ongoing support and additional training the franchisor will offer you after your initial investment. Anthony

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    Franchising business is good but some franchise needs some cold hard capital to start with…,

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