Franchising through the Ages – A Generational Perspective
Times are changing and things are moving quicker than ever before, never has that been more evident than in the case of business ownership and entrepreneurialism. I don’t know about you, but I get confused about generational labels being used and what they actually mean, as if these labels weren’t confusing enough to keep up […]
Meet Tracy Eaton -Director of Franchise Ready WA
1. Why did you join the Franchise Ready network? I met Doug over 30 years ago during my McDonald’s career. I travelled to Sydney regularly to facilitate and present at McDonald’s top training course, of which Doug was also a trainer. Since then, I’ve been a business consultant and trainer across many industries, and worked […]
IS FRANCHISING JUST BUYING YOURSELF A JOB?
Business Ownership versus Self-employment “Every business owner is self-employed, but not every self-employed person is a business owner.” —Doug Downer Around 16% of the world’s eligible working population get into business ownership, and they do this for several reasons: it may be to be their own boss, to take control of their life and future, […]
Meet Tim Horbury -Director of Franchise Ready SA
1. Why did you join the Franchise Ready network? Owning a franchise business can be both rewarding and terrorising, I bought my first franchise in 2019 prior to relocating back to Adelaide after 12 years working in the sector in Sydney. My first franchise was bought with the knowledge that franchising was a great way […]
THE FOUR-LETTER F-WORD
Have you got the guts? “I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It’s done on gut feeling.” —Richard Branson I remember attending a sales training session where the facilitator posed the question, ‘Do we, as human beings, desire pleasure or the avoidance of pain?’ Having not heard that before, I […]
These Are the Musts for the Franchise that You’re Considering Getting into
Top 10 Traits of Successful Franchisors A proven business modelThe business needs to deliver a fair ROI that is as competitive or more competitive than othercomparable franchise opportunities. The business needs to have traded and demonstratedsuccess, ideally across multiple locations.The size of the network or the age of the business does provide a longer history […]
Find, Keep and Grow the right customer
Marketing and Sales “Good marketing makes the company look smart. Great marketing makes the customer feelsmart”.– Joe Chernov. One of my clients has built a $10 million dollar business in just over 2 years with a marketing budgetof just $200 a week, and next year their business will turnover of more than $20 million dollars. […]
IT’S NOT A BUSINESS, IT’S A WAY OF DOING BUSINESS
What Is Franchising? “With a franchise, you have someone who cares as much about the businessname and image as you do because they own it”—Jim Evanger WHAT IS FRANCHISING? Have you ever heard the term ‘disenfranchised’ and wondered what it meant? Every time I hearthat someone is disenfranchised, I cringe. It is used out of […]
SHOW ME THE MONEY
All Things Financial “Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship”.—Benjamin Franklin Setting up to be a successful business is no easy feat. It requires guts, hard work, and a goodsystem, particularly when it comes to financial management. Running a successful businessmeans that you now have even more responsibilities on your […]
The Importance of the Business Model and Systems
“Build systems within each business function, let Systems run the businessand people run the systems. People come and go but the systems remainconstant.”— Michael Gerber The Importance of the Business Model and Systems What came first, the chicken or the egg? Some may argue that a business needs to articulate thebusiness model first, and then […]
