Greg and Julie are clients of ours at Franchise Empire.
Recently, they officially became business owners!
So I wanted to sit down with them and talk about their journey of finding, vetting, and buying a franchise.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode!
00:00 - Leaving After 25 Years: Why It Was Time
01:38 - What Business Did We Start?
03:02 - Starting in the Offseason: Smart or Risky?
06:26 - Mistakes We Made Early On
08:48 - Why We Chose Power Washing & Home Services
11:26 - Our Career Backgrounds Before Franchising
17:03 - Why Start a Business When You Don’t Have To?
22:19 - Discovering the Right Franchise & Funding with ROBS
30:22 - Building a Team & Losing Our First Hire
42:00 - Sales, BD Strategy & Building Early Traction
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