| Let's say you own a very successful window washing | | | | As a franchisor in the cleaning sector, we did quite well, |
| business and you have built up a number of accounts | | | | but we never really got much into the window-washing |
| over the years in a whole lot of cities and a few | | | | franchising before I retired, and really today, with all the |
| counties. Now you've decided that you want to | | | | over regulation, lawyers suing franchisors, and |
| franchise it knowing that it is a good home business for | | | | considering low-cost franchises and all the liability, it's |
| someone to start and build up, and since you know | | | | not really worth the risk. Ayn Rand was correct. So, |
| exactly how to do that, well, you can teach them; for a | | | | too was DiLorenzo, Smoot, Ludwig von Mises, |
| franchise fee that is. | | | | Friedman and a host of others. |
| Low cost franchises, which a window cleaning | | | | It's getting worse in America. If we are to really fix |
| franchise would be, typically do well in harsh | | | | things, and revive our economy in the US we need to |
| recessions because folks have been laid off and need | | | | stop making it so difficult to build businesses here in the |
| a business of their own, but cannot get financing and | | | | states. Today, I am retired, I provide "no jobs" and |
| have little or no monies to put down. So, should you | | | | watch, and laugh, I quit! Who is laughing now? |
| franchise your window-cleaning business? | | | | Interesting isn't it. I win a little, being able to retire early |
| The window washing and cleaning business is an | | | | having gotten mine, but really no one wins in the end. |
| interesting business model actually. Speaking of which, I | | | | Of course, if you can't win, why play; socialist forget |
| need to clean my windows here, I am missing my | | | | that. |
| picturesque view. I should call a company out to do | | | | So, if you ask if you should franchise your |
| them. Everyone likes to have clean windows and not | | | | window-cleaning company, you might want to look into |
| everyone can easily make that happen, it's difficult to | | | | all the ramifications and risks first, please consider all |
| clean your own, and yet, a small service company is | | | | this. |
| just a phone call away. | | | | |