After a career in education, Magda Debney decided it was time to go back to school. She lost no time enrolling in the school of hard knocks and bought into a franchise, a business providing extra tutoring for children and adults looking to improve their grades.
“I started researching organizations and franchise opportunities then I found Grade Learning, whose primary interest is training and development,†said Debney, 50. “Most of it was training adults and that is my area of expertise.â€
She discovered a franchise can be even more binding than a marriage. In this case, the agreement has a fixed term for the two parties to be together and both must pull their weight throughout the life of the partnership. More.