When I started my franchisee journey by default I became an employer.  What a learning curve that was.  I had to learn many things and quickly too.  The franchisor did help me with some areas but in other areas it was assumed that I knew what I was doing. I had to learn how to be an employer!   If you thought interviewing was hard, choosing the right employee was one thing but how to offer them the job was […]

Tearing your hair out getting yourself Super Guarantee compliant   When I had my businesses I hated paying the compulsory super with a passion .  It wasn’t paying the money.  No.  It was getting together all the information required to actually make the payment.  Paying the money was the easy bit but the day or so work before hand was a nightmare and probably one of the reasons I have grey hair today.   Being an employer means that there […]

Today is the first day of the school holidays here in Queensland Australia.  As a franchisee here is your opportunity to see your brilliant team in action, a team who builds sales and helps you to get more time to enjoy your holiday period. Here are the seven questions you need to ask yourself whilst packing your bags for the holidays. 1.  Does your team know what sales you want to achieve daily? Be sure your roster has been prepared […]

I meet with a lot of franchisees.  Some passionate, some worn out, some disillusioned and it makes me wonder… “What has been the difference in their journeys?”   After all, they have all bought into a franchise system, a system that is proven.  A system that has support mechanisms built into it to help the franchisees along the way.  But why is it that some people earn a respectable living and some don’t and in the process experience the three […]

I meet a lot of high performance franchisees.  They are always great people.  They know their business.  They have time to do what they want, they do not worry where the next dollar is coming from and they are confident that their store is running just as well when they are not there as when they are.   What is it that these high performers do that sets them apart? Well I am so glad you asked.  It is not […]