{"id":14009,"date":"2014-12-01T03:01:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T03:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=14009"},"modified":"2022-02-09T13:20:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T18:20:03","slug":"future-franchise-owners-are-really-starting-to-worry-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/future-franchise-owners-are-really-starting-to-worry-me","title":{"rendered":"Future Franchise Owners Are Really Starting To Worry Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smiley-150548_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-14012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smiley-150548_640-620x606.png\" alt=\"joel libava is very worried\" width=\"417\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smiley-150548_640-620x606.png 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smiley-150548_640-307x300.png 307w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smiley-150548_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t been sleeping too well the last few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The fact that it gets dark at 5:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>The winter season<\/li>\n<li>The idiots in Washington D.C.<\/li>\n<li>Everyday worries<\/li>\n<li>My age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Future Franchise Owners Are Really Starting To Worry Me<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s right.<\/p>\n<p>The people I serve&#8230;the people I&#8217;ve been:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Writing <a title=\"franchise articles written by Joel Libava\" href=\"https:\/\/joellibava.contently.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>franchise articles<\/strong><\/a> for<\/li>\n<li>Producing <a title=\"franchise videos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JoelLibava\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>franchise videos<\/strong><\/a> for<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"buying a franchise consulting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/are-you-about-to-buy-franchise\"><strong>Consulting<\/strong><\/a> with<\/li>\n<li>Talking on the phone with <strong><a title=\"free phone calls with the franchise king \" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/talk-about-franchising-the-franchise-king-free-call-fridays\">for free<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Providing scores for-after they&#8217;ve taken my&nbsp;<a title=\"take the franchise quiz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/quiz\"><strong>Free Franchise Quiz<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of them are starting to worry me. Especially the ones that have been taking my free franchise quiz lately.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to know why?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14010\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-franchise-king-sleeping.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-franchise-king-sleeping.png\" alt=\"joel libava trouble sleeping\" width=\"450\" height=\"346\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(From Bitstrips: A free App)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Would you like to know why I&#8217;m blaming some of them for my lack of sleep?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>They Want To Do It Alone<\/h2>\n<p>I know. Isn&#8217;t that crazy? With no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/instant-support-from-a-franchisor-is-a-pipe-dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a> at all.<\/p>\n<p>More than a few people (<em>who have been taking my free franchise quiz as of late<\/em>) have expressed their desire to choose, research and buy a franchise business- <strong>a possible $250,000 investment<\/strong>, all by themselves.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Because they can &#8220;<em>handle it<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Really?<\/p>\n<p>They know that, how?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>They Don&#8217;t Have To Do It Alone<\/h2>\n<p>There is so much <a title=\"franchising information first things first\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/looking-at-franchises-first-things-first\"><strong>information on franchising<\/strong><\/a> available these days. You can learn <a title=\"here is how to buy franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/about-joel-libava-the-franchise-king\"><strong>how to buy a franchise<\/strong><\/a> in a variety of places.<\/p>\n<p>Much of this information includes recommendations on how to buy a franchise.<\/p>\n<p>One recommendation: <strong>Work with professionals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Oh Joel<\/h2>\n<p>I know what you&#8217;re thinking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Joel<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>you&#8217;re only trying to scare people so they&#8217;ll purchase your services.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not really. (<em>See. I didn&#8217;t even link to my services page. I could have, you know<\/em>!)<\/p>\n<p>I am however, trying to point out (<em>in my usual, gentle way<\/em>) that buying a franchise <em>alone<\/em>-without working with people who have either been franchise owners themselves, or who are <a title=\"cnbc franchise articles joel libava\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/45597863\"><strong>industry professionals<\/strong><\/a>, is not very smart. There are <em>way<\/em>&nbsp; too many things that can go wrong. There are way too many things that can be missed. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important to get <a title=\"where to get best franchise advice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/8-stupid-reasons-for-buying-a-franchise-business\"><strong>the best franchise advice<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is something else, though.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the short franchise video (<em>below<\/em>) I just produced to find out what it is.<\/p>\n<p>While you&#8217;re doing that, I&#8217;m going to take a quick power nap.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t been sleeping too well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8rX6uc6cJGk\" width=\"620\" height=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&rsquo;t been sleeping too well the last few weeks. Maybe it&rsquo;s: The fact that it gets dark at 5:30 pm The winter season The idiots in Washington D.C. 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