Industry Profile - With franchising a lack of industry experience is no barrier to entry

In most career changes, one of the first questions asked by potential employers or partners is about previous experience. Having no experience, is often the quickest route to finding doors closed in your desired path.

However, franchising turns this on its head.  Yes, you need to be well suited to a business sector and the role of the franchise owner, and of course you need to have the desired level of interest in that business sector to want to start a franchise with perhaps a minimum 5 or 10-year commitment through the franchise agreement.

Suitability and desire aside, you need not necessarily have the direct experience in that industry sector to succeed, as a franchisor will empower you with all the training and support you need to be successful. 

And if you doubt this, then ask yourself this: If you built your own successful business brand and franchised it out to grow the business further, would you let unsuitable, inadequately trained individuals promote and present your brandm your business, and risk damaging it?  ....No, you wouldnt, simple as that!

Of course, some franchises will require industry experience, especially if is one where qualifications are required in order to trade, but this represents the minority.

Some franchisors even prefer that you do not have any industry experience.

For example within the Property sector, many franchisors prefer you not to have any previous experience they want to train you from scratch, without techniques or bad habits that may prevent you from following their 'proven business system'.  In essence, its easier to start with a 'blank canvas'.

Franchisors will ensure that you are fully trained and suitable for their brand. Your dream business therefore may not be as far from reach as you first thought.

You will find that with most Management Franchises that experience of the industry is not necessary. It would be helpful to have a knowledge and understanding of and franchisors will assess your suitability to business and industry.  As a franchise owner you will be responsible for managing the business why your experienced support staff carry out the job. However there is always an opportunity for you to roll up your sleeves and muck in if you want to!

Starting a franchise

Here we give a few examples of franchises that you may have thought experience would be required but in fact it isn't!

No Letting Go:

No Letting Go is an award-winning Inventory Management Franchise which provides support services in the busy UK rental market.

Inventory management services are essential in the residential letting market, and clients include letting agents, property management providers, relocation companies, landlords and property professionals.

No Letting Go have been established for 10 years, with over 80 franchisees. They have a proven model that enables franchisees to earn a six figure income.

In addition to the provision of a Training Academy, No Letting Go provide business to their network via National Contracts.  Very few franchise opportunities offer this facility, it really is quite a unique benefit.

ColourWheel:

ColourWheel provides you with an exciting and lucrative Adult Art Class Franchise. The established and proven business model offers accessible, fun and creative art classes especially for people who think that they can’t draw or paint but want to learn.

With successful franchises already in place, ColourWheel are now offering the right people the opportunity to run their own Adult Art Class Franchise in their area, with the potential to earn a full time salary for truly part time hours! No experience or even an interest in art is required.

The role of the ColourWheel Franchisee is, in a nutshell, to find an appropriate venue for your classes, engage your teacher, take the bookings, set up the classes for each lesson, be the host or hostess at class and aid the teacher where necessary.

Dublcheck:

With a Dublcheck Commercial Cleaning Business you can tailor the business to suit your needs and work-life balance. The variable investment levels offered by Dublcheck allow franchisees the flexibility to run a hands-on business, partly managed with some hands on, or a wholly managed business, depending on the skills, ambitions and life balance requirements.

Regular income is provided through monthly contracts so there is no need to worry about seasonal trends, the same money comes in month after month.

Dublcheck will obtain all the business for you, so you know exactly what turnover you get. For an investment of just £17,950+VAT, you can start with the minimum turnover of £20,000 per annum if you want to run your business hands on whilst retaining the security of your current position. Alternatively, you could purchase up to £1/2 Million per annum if you want to run a management business. 

These are so many more varieties of franchies that you may be interested in such as home-based franchises, executive franchises, van-based franchises and more...

Find out more about starting a franchsie and use our search facility to look for the right franchise for you!

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