{"id":16304,"date":"2015-05-10T14:00:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=16304"},"modified":"2022-01-13T15:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T20:33:29","slug":"franchise-research-tip-spend-a-day-with-a-franchisee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-research-tip-spend-a-day-with-a-franchisee","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s Nothing Like Working With Franchisees To Determine Fit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/driving-691751_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/driving-691751_640.jpg\" alt=\"working with franchisees\" width=\"660\" height=\"499\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Working with franchisees is one of the best ways to do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/how-to-research-a-franchise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>good franchise research<\/strong><\/a>. That&#8217;s because you&#8217;ll be able to determine your fit for the franchise opportunity you&#8217;re interested in possible buying.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>After you find a franchisee who&#8217;s willing to let you hang out and observe their franchise business in action&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get In Your Car And Go! &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Working With Franchisees: Which Franchisees Should You Visit?<\/h2>\n<p>You know how important it is to talk with 10-15 existing franchisees of the franchise opportunity you&#8217;re interested in.<\/p>\n<p>Right?<\/p>\n<p>And, you&#8217;ve found a few who you were able to easily relate to. Right?<\/p>\n<p>Those are the <a title=\"franchise owner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/15-essential-questions\"><b>franchisees<\/b><\/a> you should try to visit. Are any of them within a couple hours drive?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Spend Time Working With Franchise Owners<\/h2>\n<p>This is what you need to do.<\/p>\n<p>Call a couple of them back, and ask them if you could spend a day at their location. Make sure you stress that this must be convenient for <em>them<\/em>. They have businesses to run, so be flexible with them. If they are willing to spend a day with you in their franchise location-or even a few hours, go ahead and visit. Better yet, arrange in-person visits with <em>two<\/em> franchisees. By visiting two, you can get a much broader feel of <strong><a title=\"franchise opportunities\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/featured-franchise-opportunities\">the franchise concept<\/a><\/strong> itself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Two?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By design, the franchise business model requires uniformity. But, two franchise operations may feel vastly different. They may have different management styles, be of different physical sizes&#8230;there may be several differences. If you can swing it, visit <em>two<\/em> franchise locations. It will be well worth your time to do so. You&#8217;ll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/the-top-10-things-franchise-owners-need-to-do-to-be-successful\"><strong>increase your chances for success<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/binoculars-40881_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/binoculars-40881_640.png\" alt=\"watch everything franchisees do\" width=\"496\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/binoculars-40881_640.png 640w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/binoculars-40881_640-320x220.png 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/binoculars-40881_640-620x426.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Observe Everything<\/h2>\n<p>Observe it all.<\/p>\n<p>Watch how employees interact with customers. 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Are they purchasing extra products and\/or services?<\/p>\n<p>The franchisees you visit will fully expect you to ask lots of questions, so fire away.<\/p>\n<p>Like this one: &#8220;<em>If you had a chance to do this over again, would you<\/em>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another good franchise research question to ask in-person: &#8220;<em>How did you find your location<\/em>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: If you&#8217;d like to have the best questions to ask the franchisees you talk to and\/or visit in-person, grab my franchise research guide now.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/definitive-guide-to-franchise-research\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/guide-to-research-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"franchisee research guide\" width=\"300\" height=\"330\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Do It<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find in-person visits and actually working with franchisees, are really valuable.<\/p>\n<p>However&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one thing to <em>observe<\/em> a franchise operation in action, it&#8217;s quite another to own one.<\/p>\n<p>So go spend some time with franchisees in their places of business.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working with franchisees is one of the best ways to do good franchise research. 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