{"id":28256,"date":"2018-06-11T20:35:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T20:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=28256"},"modified":"2022-04-28T13:13:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T17:13:37","slug":"terry-looking-at-franchises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/terry-looking-at-franchises","title":{"rendered":"Franchise Stories: Part 2- Was Terry In Enough Career Pain To Try Something Different?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Terry<\/a><\/p>\n

This is Part 2 of Terry’s story.<\/p>\n

In case you missed Part 1<\/a>, Terry was downsized from the company he worked for, and found himself in serious career pain.<\/b><\/p>\n

His company was nice enough (cough<\/em>) to offer Terry the services of a career outplacement firm. He told his counselor that he might be interested in investigating alternative career ideas<\/a>…like becoming his own boss. That’s how he met me.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to learn about Terry’s experience, including his foray into the world<\/a> of franchise ownership, read this post.
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Terry’s Franchise Quiz Results<\/h2>\n

Everyone who works with me has to take my free franchise compatibility quiz. Basically, it’s a way for me to determine if they are a fit for franchise ownership, and if they have the goods to become a successful franchisee. Have you taken my free quiz yet?<\/p>\n

If so, terrific. If not, go here to take it<\/a>. 6,500 others have.<\/p>\n

In any event, Terry took the quiz, and scored a 48, which is pretty darn high. In other words, Terry possesses the right personal characteristics (among other things<\/em>) to be a good fit for franchise business ownership.<\/p>\n

Conversely, if Terry’s score was 39 or less, his chances for franchise success would be significantly<\/a> less.<\/p>\n

Let’s continue.<\/p>\n

Our First Franchise Ownership Consultation<\/h2>\n

After Terry took the course, he decided to work with me.<\/p>\n

He ended up choosing my most popular Franchise Ownership Consultation Package, which includes several one-hour private consultations-along with Email support and a free download of The Definitive Guide to Franchise Research<\/a>. (If you want, you can check out my Franchise Ownership Consultation Packages<\/a>.<\/em>) I emailed him to schedule our 1st call, and here’s what we discussed.<\/p>\n

The first thing we talked about; the results of the franchise quiz he took.<\/p>\n

Me: “Your score of 48 was a good one. You look like a good candidate for franchise ownership<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Terry: “That’s great. So, where to we start?”<\/p>\n

Me: “Well, let’s discuss my process for finding a franchise that makes sense for you<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Terry: “I’m ready.”<\/p>\n

Determining Fit<\/h2>\n

I explained how my process works, from A-Z. Then, I had Terry share what he felt his business strengths were.<\/p>\n

He told me that he was:<\/p>\n