What can be Done When You Don’t Know the Answers in Franchising?
Since the time you started your franchise, you should have had a lot of questions you would like to ask, but didn’t know whom to approach for the answers.
Here’s how you can find the answers to your franchising questions.
Tip 1 : Take Help from your Franchisor
The first go-to person is your franchisor/franchising company. You will definitely have contacts with them. Make use of it for communicating and solving your queries.
If your franchise brand is huge, then they are likely to have a well-defined process in place. Come smaller franchisors may lack process clarity, but they are also definitely likely help you.
Tip 2 : Ask Other Franchisees
If you have a good relationship with your fellow franchisees then you can approach them for your answers.
Even they would have faced the same questions, and their experience can come in handy to solve your concerns.
Tip 3 : Browse the Internet
Google always have more than one answer to your questions. Even if every answer may not solve your problem, you still have choices.
Chat forums in the franchise industry will also be able to answer your questions.
Tip 4 : Look for Experts
If you keenly search, you can find subject matter experts (SMEs) with vast expertise who will be ready to advise you.
There are leaders as well, who can help you in connecting with these SMEs.
Tip 5 : Ask the Leaders the Right Questions
Make sure that your questions are specific and clear. If not, you are also likely to get answers that can be interpreted in several ways.
It is advisable to provide a complete view of your concern rather than a single line question.
Tip 6 : Become a Researcher
If the risk factor is tolerable then there is nothing wrong in taking a little risk and experimenting like a scientist.
Initiate the experiment on a small scale, analyze the results, and implement the same on a larger scale.
Tip 7 : Don’t Quit Until you Get an Answer
To get the right answers, delve deep into the issue by asking several questions to the SMEs. If they are not willing to answer everything at once, let them take their time, provided it doesn’t hurt your schedules.
But, don’t quit until you get a satisfying answer to your questions.
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