The decision of being franchisee,
becoming entrepreneur.
It is very important for you to promote an auto evaluation to be able
to measure the hypotheses of success in the business-related world. What
turns a person apt to be a successful entrepreneur are its personal characteristics.
The quality of what you make starts yourself, being thus, before any decision
on where to undertake, it is essential to answer, with total sincerity
some important questions, such as the following ones:
• The capital that I possess is enough to open the business, and
still it allows that I support myself until the company starts to relieve
its fruits?
• Do I have emotional stability to run all the inherent risks of
business-related world?
• Am I disposed to work more than eight hours per day and in every
day of the week, if necessary?
• How have I leaded until today with the obstacles that the life
offers? With patience and determination?
• Do I know well all my limitations?
• Am I enough meticulous and disciplined to fulfill the rules and
methods of work?
• It would fit here infinity of other questions that would help
you to evaluate your enterprising profile. It does not stop here, you
have to reflect hardly. Initiated in the business-related world, any situation
can mean downfall, for this, your destination, your objectives have to
be very clear.
2º Step
To understand what it is a franchise.
Franchising, as all other businesses, has its risks. The difference is
that the risks are lower. Somebody already crossed the path, committed
mistakes, adjusted, adapted, made and makes success. You do not have nothing
else to invent, you have to follow the rules, your actions in franchising
could be well more preventive than corrective – for that it is enough
to choose a format of franchise with a good structure of support to the
net.
3º Step
Inform yourself about the functioning
of franchising - In this portal you will be able to find everything that
you need to know. Read carefully. It is easy!
4º Step
The choice of the activity sector.
Here we present 18 business-oriented segments, some of these with some
branches of activity. Choose the business segment which you have better
aptitude to work. Exactly that one where you have closer identity and
pleasure to work, thus, will have more motivation to dedicate yourself
entirely to the business, with persistence and determination.
5º Step
Verify the technical files of franchising
that you chose.
If some of the franchisings chosen do not have the technical files in this
portal enter in contact through the telephone or fax available. Verify also
the sites of franchising chosen (verify in the technical files). At the
first moment, visiting the franchisings form the Internet you can form a
good idea of the products, services and assistance of the franchisee. This
is the fastest process to get basic information of the business. If the
important information of franchising is not be available, enter in contact,
ask for more detailed information. This way you are initiating a process
of selection of franchisings.
Be careful: Do not be impressed by charming sites.
At this moment what it is need is clear information, necessary and honest.
6º Step
Enter in contact with the franchising,
leave your email, make questions, do not worry, you are not going to buy
a franchising by Internet, much less, nobody will send you a franchising
this way. In the practical, what you it will make through the Internet is
a verification of the attendance, of the organization of the franchisee
company and the seriousness with which it deals with each one of the candidates.
At last, you will know the digital professionalism of franchising in question.
The process of selection of one franchising demands calm. You do not purchase
franchisings by impulse. On the other hand, run away from the pressure that
you could be subjected from part of the commercial department of the franchisee.
7º Step
After receiving by Internet or post
office all the information, separate the franchise that fits your availability
of investment. Analyze each business; however, understand that each franchisee
has its proper form to present the information.
8º Step
With the first information
on the franchise, many franchisee send daily pay-qualification questionnaires.
It is part of the process, the franchisee wants to know more about the people
who candidates to its franchising. Thus, demonstrating your interest for
the business, answer to the questionnaires available in the site, or sent
by the post office. Fulfilled this presupposed, you become apt to have access
on the dossier of information of franchising and to the manual of procedures.
The most likely is that only after you take off all your possible doubts
on the operation of franchise, then you can receive the draft from franchise
agreement.
9º Step
Another important moment
of the process of selection of the franchise is when you start to analyze
the dossier of information and the manual of procedures. The great wisdom
is to know how to mirror everything that was presented and said to you with
what is written in the franchise agreement. Be very attentive because you
may have surprises. In the doubt, look for help next to the best consultants
of franchising. In this portal on-line you will be able to enter in contact
with them through the consultant.
10º Step
Analyze the business
deeply - this is the best way to conquer tranquility.
Analyze well:
• The financial viability study
• If the necessities of franchising are compatible with the locality
where you intend to install your franchise unit.
• System of supply and support to the franchisor.
• Transference of Know-how: it is for this that you enter in the
Franchising, then certify yourself of the programs of formation and after-formation.
Verify the work forms (franchising is not only a manual of procedures
and contract). Look for the elements that will integrate work equip.
• Verify how the marketing of the net works? This is what will give
force to the mark.
• Worry yourself in knowing the form of management of the proper
unit. The management style is important for the success.
11º Step
Are you sure that everything
that what was presented and spoken to you by the franchisee is enough so
that you can decide for the franchise? Even if you are, the work continues.
It is hour to visit all the franchisees of the net to certify yourself that
the business is a success. Between all the many questions that you can formulate,
you can not forget this: would you buy this franchising again? You must
reflect on each reply. If the answers will be yes, you possibly are ahead
of a good chance of business.
12º Step
Make a general revision
of this Step by step:
Look at your profile
Verify the investment capacity and the financial reserve
You got all the information on the franchising and the franchisee?
Did you visit the headquarters of the company?
Did you visit or talk with all the franchisees?
Are you safe?
If Yes - Good luck. You are initiating a new project
in your life.