by Roger Nobel
continued from: You’ve Got What It Takes featuring Phillip Schwab, Living Lighting Franchisee
As a franchise consultant, I’m often asked, “What is the best franchise for me?” The better question is, “Given my own skills, interests and abilities, which franchise system can best provide me the opportunity to leverage my own unique assets?” A prospective franchisee should not ask what franchise is best for them, but rather to what franchise are they best suited. It seems Phillip intuitively knew the right question to ask.
Phillip sought and found a franchise system that could accommodate his extensive background and knowledge and allow him to use that work experience as the basis upon which to build a new, better business.
He knows himself and did his homework. He is clearly passionate about the industry and has the formal educational background, both artistic and technical, to make the transition to retailing easier.
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By Diane Peters
Thanks to a changing market and the increasing popularity of real estate TV shows, more Canadians are getting their homes professionally staged before selling. Still, Connie Nedergaard, owner of Canada’s only staging company, Staged N Sold Properties, still finds herself educating clients about this new, up-and-coming service while building her national franchise system.
On becoming a stager:
When my husband’s job moved us from Barrie, Ont., to the U.S. in 2000, I decided to become a real estate agent, after a career in information technology. I’d always loved homes and looking at how people lived. We moved to Dublin, Ohio, which was an upscale town where everyone knew everyone; it was hard to break into the industry. So I took the Accredited Staging Professional (ASP) course, so I could add staging to my real estate practice. As soon as I walked in that classroom, I knew this was the path for me.
Read the full story here: Staged to Sell
Name: Phillip Schwab
Franchise: Living Lighting
Location: Pickering, Ont.
In business since: October 2008
By Phillip Schwab
You don’t need a business degree to be a franchisee. Franchising is the world’s most successful business model because it takes people from all walks of life and gives them the tools they need to be entrepreneurs. Considering your natural talent, skills and life experience, you’ve probably got a lot to be confident about as you prepare for your franchise journey.
Still have doubts? Maybe your career thus far has been totally different from the franchise you hope to buy? In ‘You’ve Got What It Takes,’ we show you how your work experience—or any other experience—can be applied in a franchise setting.
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