Inc.Magazine has a great article on the 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Buying a Franchise.

The one I want to touch on in this post is #4 – Not learning how to implement the franchise system. All too often, would be franchise owners think they are “buying their own business.” This is not really true. What you are really buying is a franchise system. (Well, at least you hope it is a system because far too many franchises have no system at all but that’s for a different blog post). You will need to implement the system and training programs into the business. But make no mistake – the franchisor is not interested in your plans to change their system or develop your own system. They are looking for you to run THEIR system. If you can’t do that franchising is definitely not for you.

I encourage you to read the full Inc. article.

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Rush Nigut is a shareholder with the Brick Gentry Law Firm in West Des Moines, Iowa. His practice includes both transactional and litigation matters including franchising and business law. Rush started his legal blog, Rush on Business, in 2006. He has been quoted…

Rush Nigut is a shareholder with the Brick Gentry Law Firm in West Des Moines, Iowa. His practice includes both transactional and litigation matters including franchising and business law. Rush started his legal blog, Rush on Business, in 2006. He has been quoted or referenced by hundreds of other blogs, websites, and publications. He also is the editor of the Brick Gentry Trial Team blog and can help you identify the most qualified lawyer at Brick Gentry to handle your case. Our lawyers have a breadth of trial experience in personal injury, employment discrimination, business litigation, IP law, and class action cases.