When you're looking at service franchises, (or for that matter, any franchise business category) it's important you to gauge how the existing franchise owners (franchisees) are feeling about their businesses. Franchisee satisfaction is really an important part of your franchise research.
It's not really realistic to think that 100% of the franchisees that you contact will have their cheer-leading pom-pom's activated.
Every January 1st, some of the happiest franchisees on the planet celebrate the new year with high hopes, and many, many, repeat customers. (Hopefully!)
For me, every time January 1st rolls around, I get a little overwhelmed. I start wondering how I'll be able to get the correct amount of energy to start the new year off with a bang. How about you?
Has a really close-knit feel to it, at the corporate level.
(Don McLuckie)
Sometimes, one has to go with his or her "gut" when making a major life decision, like becoming a franchise business owner. In Don McLuckie's case, that's part of what happened....