Buying a franchise helps to fulfill your dream of being a business owner. However, purchasing a franchise is not everyone’s cup of tea. 

Below are the key steps to consider before buying a franchise.

Research

The first and the most important step before buying a franchise is to research the area in which you are interested. Gather information about the franchise opportunities that are available in your location. It is necessary to find the right franchise according to your budget, qualifications, and personal interest. Then, research about the franchise requirements to ensure that are you making the right decision, you qualify for the franchise and have the proper information. You can also use an online franchise website like Franchisebazar.com to find opportunities that fit your needs, requirements.

Identify Individual Franchise companies

Once you have done the research, evaluate, look for individual franchise companies and choose one which you think is the most suitable, appropriate for you. Try to go for the companies that will have territories available in your desired location.

Franchise Qualification Requirements

To make sure that all the franchisees are eligible in terms of finance and professional experience, franchisors set minimum qualification requirements. This is because the success/failure of a franchisee will have a direct impact on their business, brand image, reputation etc. Thus, there are few requirements that should be kept in mind such as Credit score, Net Worth, Cash in Hand, Management Experience, Industry Experience, outside income etc.

Request for Consideration/Application

Once you are done with all the research and analysis, select two or three industry categories. Within each category, select one to three companies from which you have to request information. The companies will assign you with a representative, and you will receive all the required information from them in a week by e-mail or telephone.

Study Franchise Disclosure Document

After submission of the questionnaire required, the franchisor will provide you with the franchise disclosure document (FDD), which has all the important information regarding the franchise. Check this information carefully and ask any questions answered before you proceed to the next step.

Disclosure period

In addition to disclosure document, you will also be provided a 14 day disclosure period. A franchisee agreement cannot be signed within this time span. These mandatory periods are provided to give franchisees the opportunity to research, review disclosed materials, and make a final and well informed decision about whether they should or not be part of that franchise..

Visit Existing Franchisees

The best way to gather  information about any franchise is to visit the existing franchise stores. Contact them and clear all the questions you have about the business. This is the best source to get to know about their lives as franchisees and evaluating how well a franchisor supports them.

Visit Franchisor

If youre about to enter a business, it is necessary to connect, communicate with the people who will be supporting you to run your business successfully. You can get any of your final questions answered, but will also be evaluating you as a potential franchisee.

Finalize

Once you have gone through all the above steps, its time to make your final decision. The final step in the mutual evaluation process is to sign the franchise agreement and meet the heads and key executives who will work with you as a franchisee. If youve carefully followed this process, then congratulations! Youre now into a franchise business.

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