It’s great to have a clarification from an authoritative franchise consultant – I read your blog a lot and respect your credibility

The article is, indeed, a general view on franchise consultancy, which of course, can be varies from regions to regions, countries to countries. All I can say that they are common reasons why people consult with a franchise consultant.

Regarding the “About” page – Yes, it does need a lot of work. I promise it will updated on regular basis.

Thanks for dropping by, Joel!

Here are a couple of really important things that ill add to this article;

1. Not all franchise consultant offer their services for free. I don’t.

2. Franchise consultants and brokers engaged in franchise matchmaking services, don’t do the research for their franchise candidates. Why would they? It’s their franchise candidates money-they need to do the research. I’ll teach them as part of the process, and give them a free copy of my book- “The Essential Steps To Researching A Franchise Opportunity.” {This is the ORIGINAL franchise research eBook- someone has copied the title almost word for word, and somehow promises folks that he will make them a millionaire. Yeah. Right.}

3. Some of the larger broker groups do try to vett franchise offerings before they let their franchisees present them. It’s not a perfect system though. I used to be with a large group, and several of these “vetted” franchises crashed and burned. Hard.

I hope that helps clarify some things.

Also, I have a suggestion, Ivan. Your “About” page needs some work. Please tell everyone about your franchise experience, and also who you are.

Thanx, and keep up the good work.

The Franchise king
Joel Libava
USA