Northeast Ohioans; Only Work With Local Franchise Specialists
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If you have decided that franchise ownership may be for you, do you feel it makes sense, at least logically, to seek out people in your local area that know about the franchise industry? Maybe you feel that it is not important to work with local resources. Let's look at the top 5 reasons you should consider changing your thinking:
1. Local resources in franchising know what types of franchise concepts already have a large presence in your local area. {Or are about to!}
2. Local resources in franchising know what gaps exist in your local market, and have access to the concepts that can help fill those gaps.
3. Local resources in franchising know the franchise history of your local market. They have seen the concepts that have failed, and they have seen the concepts that have prospered.
4. Local resources in franchising know the franchise industry trends, and can help you get involved in them, immediately.
5. Local resources in franchising need you to succeed. After all they live in your local market, also. If they help you find a franchise that you ultimately decide to invest in, if you do well, the local area does well. If you do not do well, the area suffers, you suffer, and this resource suffers, also. Local resources have real skin in the game.
Watch This 3 Minute Small Business Television Interview Featuring Joel Libava. A discussion of what types of franchises are right for Northeast Ohio!
“I have known Joel Libava of Franchise Selection Specialists, Inc. for years. And I have to say that there are few to none in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio who can match Joel’s passion and insight on local economic development issues. He has what many others do not have and that is the deep local history and understanding of many complex issues. He is well known not just locally but nationally where he speaks on many business and development issues. I consider Joel a great friend and a keen advisor. You would do well yourself by connecting with Joel TODAY!”
-Michael DeAloia Senior Director of Business Dev. FIT Technologies/Former Tech Czar, under Cleveland Mayors Jane Campbell, and Frank Jackson
Other reasons to work with a local franchise resource:
- Access To Proven Area Lenders
- Access To Top Franchise Attorney's In Northeast Ohio
- Access To The Area's Best Accounting Firms
Another thing for you to think about is this:
Do you really want to share your personal and financial data with someone who may be 1500 miles away? If this broker succeeds in "making the sale", do you think you will ever hear from them, after you start your franchise? If you fail, it is no skin off of their backs! You never met them face to face, and never will.
Hopefully, you'll choose to only work with a knowledgeable local franchise specialist. Since this is your money you may decide to risk, I suggest that you have a list of questions to ask a local franchise specialist about their experience, and their length of time as a franchise specialist.
If you decide to start exploring franchise ownership opportunities, start with your local resource. They know your area, and there is nothing like a face to face meeting. Investing in a franchise is serious business. Work with local resources.
{I specialize in the Northeast Ohio market area, and will be happy to answer your franchise questions, anytime. Since I really know what works and what doesn't work franchise-wise in Northeast Ohio, I am only comfortable working with you if you live here, or are moving here, However, I have been in franchising long enough to have a network of franchise resources all over the US. {Even Canada}
Contact me if you would like to talk and see if it may make sense to work together, in Northeast Ohio, or to get referred to a franchise specialist in your area.
Call 216-831-2610/email franpro at sbcglobal dot net
