“There was no turning back for me… I wasn’t going to allow myself to fail and giving up was never an option,†Lynn Hung (洪蕙婷) said as she recalled her entry into the franchise business in 2006.
Hung used to be a software engineer, but she was on call 24 hours a day on weekdays to solve a banking client’s technical problems. One day, a call from her children reduced her to tears, when they asked if they could please leave the childcare center early and not be the last ones there again, the 31-year-old said.
Later, when her hectic work schedule started to take its toll on her health, Hung decided it was time to quit her job and say goodbye to the NT$70,000 (US$2,200) monthly paycheck.
“Those who want to be a boss don’t think they can just sit and watch the money roll in,†said Hung, who now runs a franchise store under the Zhan Yan Ting comic book rental chain (展燕åºæ¼«ç•«ä¼‘閒館).