Joel Libava(This is a guest post from my good friend, Jim Kukral. He's an author now, too)
I just got finished writing my first book. In a way, my publisher was my franchise and I was the franchisee. As you well know, that's a special relationship. It required give and take from both of us. Each team providing something of value to the relationship.
So what do you expect from your franchise? I know that Joel Libava will tell you what to expect, and I'm sure each one is different, but my point is… what do YOU expect?
It's important for you to answer this question because you're about to go into a life changing experience. Just like I did, writing a book. If you go into it without answering that question, you could be sorely disappointed.
So I've never owned a franchise. However, I'd like to share my expectations I had with my publisher. Perhaps you can see my point better when I do so.
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The first thing I expected was to have a helpful, knowledgeable team that would guide me through my first time. I assume that starting a franchise you would require the same thing. After all, the reason I didn't self publish and went with a publisher was for that exact guidance and hand-holding.
The second thing I expected was support. I expected them to be able to help me promote the book in as many ways as possible. I would think that franchise's would do the same. Again, after all, isn't that what you're essentially paying them their cut for?
Lastly, I expected them to do was make sure I do it right. My biggest fear was to publish my first book and have it have typos, and other types of errors. Your franchise should help you do the same thing, right?
So, the question is back to you. I'd love to hear your thoughts here in the comments.
What do YOU expect from your franchise?
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For over 15-years, Jim Kukral has helped small businesses and large companies like Fedex, Sherwin Williams, Ernst & Young and Progressive Auto Insurance understand how find success on the Web. Jim is the author of the book, "Attention! This Book Will Make You Money", as well as a professional speaker, blogger and Web business consultant. Find out more by visiting www.JimKukral.com. You can also follow Jim on Twitter @JimKukral
About the Author
Joel Libava is The Franchise King® — an independent franchise advisor with 25+ years in the industry, two published books on franchising, and his writing has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, CNBC, Entrepreneur® Magazine and others. In addition, he wrote exclusively for the U.S. Small Business Administration blog for eight years. He doesn't sell franchises. Instead, Joel helps you figure out if franchise ownership is actually right for you — and if it is, teaches you his powerful, proven-to-work franchise research techniques, so you can make a smart, informed decision on a franchise to own and be your own boss.
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