6 Jan

Feeling Secure With Your Own Business

Written by: January 6, 2012
diy-business

A WSI franchise offers you – the owner – a unique feeling of security over more traditional forms of employment. This benefit comes from two major aspects of the business. The first is the fact that you are the owner “in business for yourself” as the franchising industry likes to put it. The second is the fact that you still have the support of WSI Corporate Office, and don’t have to run the show by yourself. In Business For Yourself The “in business for yourself” part is that you are the owner, you call the shots. You can hire any staff you need, work with the clients directly, call the shots on hours and availability, and in general organize your operation to suit your needs and style. At the same time, you’re working within an established formula that you know works, because the home office has tested it. You don’t have to perform the risky tasks of market research and testing your pitch — we have it set up for you. When a conflict comes up, you can … Full Story

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10 Oct

Is Franchising Right For You? Three Reasons the Answer is “Yes!”

Written by: October 10, 2011
profitablebusinessman

Today’s ambitious businessmen might be asking, “Why a franchise?” What is it about a franchise that makes it such a consistently successful mode of operation for new business owners? The truth is that franchising has some distinct advantages over larger businesses that allow franchise owners to compete on much stronger ground than they would with a completely new small business. Here are three reasons any businessman can say “yes” when asked “Is franchising right for you?” Reason #1: immediate, established customer recognition. Each WSI franchise is an extension of the existing WSI brand, coming with a client or audience base built into its operations. By the time a new businessman is ready to open their own part of a franchise, the brand is already established in customers’ minds, and the new owner can draw upon the positive reputation that the brand has been building. Reason #2: world class support. A franchise is similar to a regional department in a big chain … Full Story

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10 Oct

Know the Job

Written by: October 10, 2011
happybusinessowners

Like all franchises, a WSI franchise offers a number of advantages over going into business completely solo. This comes with a few compromises, inasmuch as you’ll be working with our training department and learning to use our tested and developed formula for serving your clients. But the advantages in security and understanding what you have to do far outweigh the few concessions you’ll have to make, and here’s one of the reasons why. With any other small business opportunity, the market is something of a murky affair. Perhaps you always wanted to open a computer repair shop, but don’t see any in the city you live in. Is this because of the Best Buy around the corner? Or is it business regulation in the city? Is there a thriving “do-it-yourself” culture in the city where people trade knowledge and perform computer repairs among themselves? How would you know any of this? Where would you start? With a WSI franchise, you have the opportunity to research what we’re all … Full Story

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10 Oct

Be an Expert and Make Money

Written by: October 10, 2011
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WSI franchises are all about one thing: profits. We want to make money, and we know you want to make money. According to British franchising authorities, some 90 percent of franchises in the UK are operating at a profit, every single year. There are profits to be had in franchising, and it’s easy to see why — resources and training, combined with local independence and minimum of investment. We offer our franchises a great many advantages in reducing the amount of investment required to get moving. Above all, a new business owner wants to get a return on investment as soon as possible, to start operating “in the black” and gaining those wonderful profits that are so important to making life go smoothly. WSI franchises have access to training programs and support tools from the Corporate Office. We teach you what you need to know, without the fluff and time wasted that can come with other business training courses. After all, this isn’t an abstract course about the … Full Story

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10 Oct

Revenue Growth with a Franchise

Written by: October 10, 2011
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WSI franchises offer businesspeople both support and independence in equal measure. Many of us can imagine a time when we had a really outstanding idea. We had a project in mind, a plan to implement it and the desire to go for it. But, alas, ideas take time and money, and in a traditional employment arrangement, the company tends to want to play things safe, leaving the ideas of many excellent people on the draft board rather than the project table. With a WSI franchise, you can be more flexible about how you approach revenue growth. Every owner’s style is different. Sure, we have a tried and true formula that we have tested against the market, but each franchisee can implement it in different ways with his or her own personal touch. Some owners are idea people who want to grow their revenue by trying out new things. Others are people workers who excel at assembling a good, small team of talented individuals. A franchise offers a lot of leverage to handle things your way, allowing … Full Story

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