Is Franchising For Me? How to Succeed in a Franchise Business Opportunity
Franchises provide the playbook for you to execute your business ownership dreams. And, statistics have shown that franchise businesses succeed at a considerably higher rate than do start-up businesses. Don't live under the false impression that franchising is just fast food, retail and it costs a million dollars to get into the game. Find out the real facts from this informative workshop by Mariel Miller of Executive Franchise Specialists, and an industry professional for 25 years.
- Find out if Franchising is really in your best interest. The 5 questions you must ask yourself before launching into action.
- How NOT to examine a franchise network. Avoid the Top 3 mistakes of a novice
- The truth about the "Free Franchise Consulting" broker business.
- Assess your potential and learn how to target concepts with the best fit to your unique needs
- Find out what sectors are HOT, what are NOT
- Participate in exercises so you know what you can afford & understand funding sources
- Gain expert guidance to prepare you to investigate opportunities with skill, savvy and confidence
- Protect yourself during due-diligence. Develop and keep your edge
- Master the art of quickly sizing up existing owners to formulate a realistic picture of an opportunity
Industry Secrets Revealed!
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ABOUT OUR PRESENTOR
Mariel Miller is an accomplished franchise executive, organizational effectiveness consultant and speaker. With a unique blend of 20 years’ experience in the franchise environment and an expert understanding of high-performance talent engineering – she is able to combine a research-based understanding of people, performance and profitability for some of the most recognized names in franchising today. Mariel shares best practices in assessing and measuring high-potential individuals and creating high-performance cultures in organizations large and small. Her dynamic style serves the individual as well, as a thoughtful consultant to entrepreneurs, start-ups and people in life and career transition.
As a professional speaker, her keynotes and workshops include topics such as: Coaching for Breakthrough Work Performance, The Architecture of High-Performance Franchise Success, The Human Dynamics in Sales Effectiveness and Producing Results, to name a few. Expert in helping individuals find and evaluate entrepreneurship and franchising, “Finding Your E-Spot – A Woman’s Guide to Exploring the Entrepreneur” talks, training and coaching is gaining popularity with individuals exploring business ownership and who are newly independent.
Mariel, who holds an MA in Organizational Change & Effectiveness, has been published in Franchise-Update Magazine, The Area Developer and HR Quarterly. Her strategic partners include respected consulting firms specializing in Productivity & Effectiveness, Performance Management, Benchmarking & Assessment, and, of course franchising.