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Franchise Showcase: The Business Alliance Opportunity
If the franchise business in general interests you, The Business Alliance can help you to become an entrepreneur's entrepreneur as a Franchise Consultant.
The first step in choosing a franchising opportunity is determining what your special skills are so you can match your new business to those skills. For many, this expertise is the ability to perform a particular service, such as hair styling or auto repair. For others, it's knowledge of a particular type of business, such as restaurants or retail stores. However, suppose your special talent is business itself--the ability to design and execute a business plan regardless of what product or service is being sold. In that case, the best way to leverage your talent might be as a Franchise Consultant through The Business Alliance, Inc.
Franchising Today
As a Franchise Consultant you will become an entrepreneur's entrepreneur. Your role will be to act as a franchise opportunity broker. This means you'll be helping people identify and purchase franchises in a wide variety of different businesses, starting these people on the road toward their entrepreneurial goals.
By acting as a "matchmaker", you'll be helping prospective franchisees sort through the available options and overcome the challenges of becoming business owners. At the same time you'll assist the franchisors in identifying qualified applicants.
This role will put you at a powerful juncture of American business. Even though franchises represent only 12% of all businesses nationally, they accounted for 43% of all retail sales last year. This volume represents not just the collective achievement of franchising, but also a series of individual success stories, as more than 94% of new franchised outlets are successful.
A Flexible Business Model
If the business process itself appeals to you more so than any particular product or service, then acting as a Franchise Consultant through The Business Alliance may be your ideal line of work. It is a business model centered on your entrepreneurial expertise, and provides maximum flexibility, creativity, and use of your talent.
The great benefits of this business include minimal monthly overhead, with no employees and no inventory to finance and cope with. It means no physical location necessary, as you can choose to maintain an office location or a home-based operation. This flexibility may also generate greater quality of life as you choose whether to work full-time or part-time.
You'll also enjoy the flexibility of not being pigeon-holed into any one type of business. You'll have the opportunity to work with the variety of different industries represented by the more than 250 franchises in The Business Alliance database.
Training and Support
This advantageous business model requires minimal upfront investment of the franchisee. It does not mean working without support, however, as The Business Alliance training program is designed to address all stages of the learning curve.
This support includes one-on-one start-up training, a month of extensive coaching as you work with your initial clients, and a 6-month mentoring program to give you ongoing guidance.
In short, The Business Alliance has made the process of becoming a Franchise Consultant as straightforward as possible. The first step is up to you--inquire about how this model business could be set up in your area.
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