Business Ownership Exploration

Three Ways To Own Your Own Business

 March 13 - Kirkwood Linn Regional Center 

Exploring the three ways to get into business:  Start from scratch, buy an existing business, or buy a franchise.  We explore the pluses and minuses of each, and their failure rates.   

Are you a person described as a middle manager and climbing the corporate ladder?   Have you reached a point in your life and wonder what business ownership might look like?  If you have management experience such as hiring and managing employees, marketing, and budgeting, then this workshop may be for you.  We will look at the three ways to get into business and explain the risks and rewards of each.  We will show you how to take the next step.

 What we’ll cover: 

• The three ways to start a business
• Advantages and disadvantages of each
• What are the three necessary elements for business ownership
• Questions you must ask yourself to be successful
• A plan to select a business that best “fits” you
• Questions to ask franchisors
• Questions to ask franchisees
• What to look for in the government required Franchise Disclosure Document

Not to be missed if you want  to be successful.  You get this right.....You Win!

Price in advance:  $89.00

This is an overall look at franchise businesses from a highly successful franchise business owner and SCORE volunteer.  There will be plenty of time for questions from the attendees.  Chuck does not represent any business nor does he have any financial interest or gain from this seminar.

Save a Seat.....Register below or call 319-389-0803

Your Instructor:  Chuck  Murphy

Chuck is a SCORE mentor and has started, developed, and sold several businesses over the past 35 years.  As a 20 year owner of a PIP Printing franchise with 22 employees, he grew the franchise to the top 10 out of 1200 PIP franchises nationwide and sold it in 2000.  He also founded Test Prep Seminars, doing ACT and SAT seminars for high school students and sold this business in 2009.  Chuck is now in the process of starting his third business for online seminars.

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