{"id":6252,"date":"2017-04-27T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allnevadainsurance.com\/?p=6252"},"modified":"2017-03-31T16:29:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T23:29:21","slug":"basics-of-getting-into-a-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/basics-of-getting-into-a-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basics of Getting Into a Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What you need to know about buying a franchise. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If buying an existing business doesn\u2019t sound right for you, but starting from scratch sounds intimidating, you could be suited for a franchise ownership. To determine if this is the right way to go, it helps to know the basics of this process and how to get started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is a franchise?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A franchise is a model that fills the gap between working for somebody else and working for yourself. A franchisee pays an initial fee and ongoing royalties to a franchisor. In return, the franchisee gains the use of a trademark, ongoing support from the franchisor, and the right to use the franchisor\u2019s system of doing business and its products or services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the main benefits?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A well-known brand name is already established<\/li>\n<li>Reputable franchisors conduct market research before selling a new outlet, so all the hard work is already complete<\/li>\n<li>Safety and liability concerns are already addressed so there is a reduction of risk<\/li>\n<li>Supervision and consulting is readily available<\/li>\n<li>National and local advertising programs<\/li>\n<li>Operations manual provided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are the things to be aware of?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Franchising, however, is not for everyone. Headstrong, independent entrepreneurial types may feel restricted if they launch themselves into a franchise opportunity. Common downsides of owning a franchise are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loss of control<\/li>\n<li>A binding contract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, know that some franchise systems work better than others. A weak franchise program will not train you well to handle the challenges of the business, will not help when problems arise, and won\u2019 t make the best use of advertising dollars. Because of this, it\u2019s essential to research the opportunity and company thoroughly before signing on the dotted line.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve made the decision to become a franchise business owner, take a look at the All Nevada Insurance franchise system. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/allnevadainsurance.com\/franchise-opportunity\/\">Get started<\/a>\u00a0with your <a href=\"https:\/\/allnevadainsurance.com\/franchise-opportunity\/\">franchise system<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What you need to know about buying a franchise. If buying an existing business doesn\u2019t sound right for you, but starting from scratch sounds intimidating, you could be suited for a franchise ownership. To determine if this is the right way to go, it helps to know the basics of this process and how to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,1209],"tags":[1344,155,1351],"class_list":["post-6252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","category-business","tag-basics-of-getting-into-a-franchise","tag-benefits","tag-franchise"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}