For many Americans the dream of owning and running a business has been something that has occupied their thoughts for years
. Only in America can a person dream of being their own boss and with very little start up capital turn that dream into a reality. While some people attend colleges and universities to understand the practices of running a business others jump in with both feet and do the best that they can to turn their vision and dream into a profitable means of supporting them and their family.
By doing what they enjoy and pursing an opportunity that provides for them the majority of business owners see meager successes at first that urge them to keep moving forward on their path to financial independence.
While working for yourself can be rewarding it often requires additional time away from home that can be a strain on the relationships of loved ones that need to spend quality time with the business owner, but rarely see that person as the demands of running a startup business require constant attention. For many business owners the long hours at work translate in sacrifices in time spent at home and lead to poor health through improper diet and lost sleep. But not all businesses place the strenuous and time-consuming demands on their owners.
For people that own a franchise the stresses and strains of starting a business are minimal. Because the franchiser has taken all of the stress out of marketing and branding the business the owner of a franchise does not have to put in additional hours at work or wonder how they will entice customers to try their products. Because the product lines and marketing have already been established by the parent company people who own a franchise have an advantage over other business owners that are forced to work harder than their employees in establishing the brand image and building a customer base.
With the formulas of success bring supplied to franchise owners the work of developing a quality product and advertising that product have already been done. While letting target consumers know about the new location and hours of operation of the franchise is still a necessary undertaking, the corporate owners of the franchise provide marketing materials and necessary advertising products to help their franchisees to be successful from the first day of business. While other small business owners and startup company owners are still working long hours into the night the owners of franchises are able to spend quality time with their family and return to work the following day, rested and ready to make money.