Secrets To Avoiding Employee Hassles In Your Franchise

Entrepreneur.com:

Question: I want to buy a franchise, but I’m scared of dealing with employee nightmares. Many of the existing franchisees I’ve talked to tell me finding good employees and keeping them is far and away the hardest thing about being a successful franchisee. What can I do to make sure I don’t end up in this same position?

Answer: This has been a significant topic in franchising for the past 15 years. The simple fact is that you’re correct–for many franchises, this is the most difficult, expensive and time-consuming part of the franchisee role.

The only way to guarantee this is not a problem for you is to get into a franchise that does not require any employees. The problem with this solution is that such franchise opportunities are rare and may not represent the kind of business you would be happy and successful in. Most of these types of franchises are either basically sales roles (where you spend all your time selling some service to others) or businesses that require extremely specific skill sets in order to succeed and require extensive training that you can’t effectively pass on to other employees in your business. More.

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