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A note from Chris Hale, CEO and Senior Franchise Coach of Vetrepreneur®.
I hear from so many veterans who are interested in owning and operating their own business. Attendance at TAP workshops covering the entrepreneuship track is robust.
Many veterans do become entrepreneurs. In fact, there are 2.5 million of us.
But many more would-be shingle hangers struggle with how to get started and never get on the dance floor. The excuses are plentiful.
I don’t have enough money.
I don’t have a great invention or idea.
I don’t have any business experience in a certain industry.
I don’t have any business experience in any industry.
It’s too risky.
Franchising is a solution for all of these excuses and it may be a perfect fit for you.
One way to look at franchising is that it’s a hybrid between working for someone else and starting your own business from scratch. Someone else has figured out and tested a business plan that works. All you have to do is follow their plan and you’re very likely to meet with success. Of course there’s risk, but franchising mitigates so much of it.
Of the nation’s 806,000 franchise locations, one of every 7 is owned and operated by a military veteran. Nearly 200 veterans open a franchise every month!
You may not know anything about franchising. You may have been looking at franchising for a while and are at a point where you want to open a franchise but are determining how to go about doing that. Or you may be somewhere in between.
Regardless of where you are on your journey path to owning and operating your own business, our goal at Vetrepreneur® is to help you figure out if it’s right for you, and if so, to move you down that path.
Starting is so easy. Simply attend one of our free twice-a-month Virtual Franchise Workshops (https://vetrepreneur.com/franchise-workshop) where you can learn the basics of franchising—including financing—and talk with one of our franchise coaches.
No more excuses. Get off the sidelines and get in the game.
