CAN YOU DO THIS ON YOU OWN?

Can I do It by Myself?

You can try, but the odds of success are against you.

"Success" is a subjective term. A Gallup Organization study on franchise owner’s and attitudes towards their franchise experience revealed that more than nine of ten franchise owners stated that they considered their franchise to be somewhat or very successful. Two of three respondents said that they would not have been successful if they tried to open the same business on their own. The franchising system is designed to provide a formula for operating a successful business. Unavoidable business mistakes have been worked out of the system through experience and the franchisor is available to assist when new challenges arise. The Small Business Administration says most businesses fail from lack of management skills. With a franchised business, your franchisor should be eager to help you overcome problems. Your hard work and the franchisor's expertise spell a strong partnership.

The mutually beneficial relationship that exists between franchisors and franchisees makes franchising unique in the world of business. It provides entrepreneurs with an affordable means of accelerating expansion, achieving development goals more quickly than might otherwise be the case and with far less risk. Similarly, franchisees have a head start because of the support provided by the franchise system. Franchising is, literally, being in business for yourself but not by yourself. Whether it's accounting and financing, advertising and public relations, personnel management, purchasing or inventory control, franchisors are there to provide "hands on," one-to-one assistance. While franchising does provide opportunities, it does not create miracles. Franchisees combine knowledge and resources with entrepreneurial drive and spirit to form a business relationship unique to franchising. Franchising is a field of expanding economic opportunity in which each and every person can play a part based on talent, initiative, and dedication.

One of the reasons that many franchises have been so successful is that, in franchising, a business synergy is created. Franchisees brought together under one trademark can achieve things that as individual business people they could not do. Group advertising, buying power and the sharing of ideas are some examples of what can happen.

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