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Becoming a Successful Franchise Owner Brooklyn NY

Have you ever wondered if you have the personality and skills to be a successful franchisee? There are over 1500 franchise companies operating in the US, each requiring a plethora of different skill sets in a franchise owner. There are a few key characteristics that you should be aware of to determine if franchising could work for you. Are you cut out to be a successful franchise owner?

1. Local Companies

2. Making Connections

3. Following a System

4. Willing to Ask for Help

5. Featured Local Company

1 . Local Companies

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
(646) 861-6615
120 Wall Street
New York, NY

Chinatown Lower East Side Business Outreach Center
(212) 966-7328
125 Canal Street
New York, NY

Homeworkers Plus
(212) 298-2660
P.O. Box 1237
New York, NY

American Psychiatric Assoc.
(212) 685-9633
220 E. 23rd Street
New York, NY

US Army Metro Recruiting Company
(212) 255-2858
688 6th Avenue
New York, NY

Five Points Partners, LLC
(212) 505-5861
156 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY

J.S. Hewitt Realty Corp.
(212) 675-9173
827 Washington Street
New York, NY

National Assoc. of Women Artists Inc.
(212) 675-1616
80 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY

AARP
(866) 227-7442
780 Third Avenue
New York, NY

New York Society of Korean Businessmen
(212) 683-7171
34 W. 27th Street
New York, NY

2 . Making Connections

A successful franchisee needs good interpersonal skills. Seem obvious? Well think about this carefully. In your current and past jobs, did you really enjoy working with people?

A franchisee will need to manage employees and work to retain them. You’ll have to build good-will with your customers and gain their loyalty and trust. In many cases, a franchise owner’s role will be to make community connections by joining civic organizations and networking with various groups.

If you are truly a people person, you have one of the most valuable assets to successful franchise ownership.

3 . Following a System

Many people think being your own boss requires you to be a true entrepreneur, someone who wants to take charge and challenge each step in the process.

That’s simply not true for franchising. If someone has already done the work, tested the procedures and proven that a system works, a clever person will pay attention and follow that system. This person is truly focused on success.

Someone willing to listen and learn from others to avoid making mistakes will avoid many of the pitfalls of business ownership and find success sooner. That is the essence of franchising.

4 . Willing to Ask for Help

In the same vein, a good franchisee candidate is someone who will let the franchisor help and support them. At most franchise companies, there are teams of people who will train you in every aspect of the business. There are people to call for help. There are people who will come to your place of business to show you the way. The motto of franchising is that you are in business for yourself but not by yourself. It is up to you to take the help and follow the advice. When you are successful, the franchisor is successful.

5 . Featured Local Company

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

(646) 861-6615
120 Wall Street
New York, NY
http://www.afsp.org/

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a 501(c)(3) organization, has been at the forefront of a wide range of suicide prevention initiatives in 2007 -- each designed to reduce loss of life from suicide. We are investing in groundbreaking research, new educational campaigns, innovative demonstration programs and critical policy work. And we are expanding our assistance to people whose lives have been affected by suicide, reaching out to offer support and offering opportunities to become involved in prevention. With a suicide attempt estimated to occur every minute of every day in the United States and 32,000 lives lost each year, the importance of AFSP's mission has never been greater, nor our work more urgent.

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