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In the April 19 post, we talked about the importance of starting a franchise business in an industry that excites, energizes and challenges you.  There are 16 categories or industries where you can find the right franchise opportunity that meets your interests, skills and desired level of investment.

 

• Automotive
• Business Services
• Children’s Businesses
• Financial Services
• Food
• Health Care
• Home Improvement
• Hotels & Motels
• Maintenance
• Personal Care
• Pet Businesses
• Recreation
• Retail
• Service
• Tech
• Training

AUTOMOTIVE  Franchising was covered in our April 19th post.  This post will discuss three more Franchising industry sectors: Business Services, Children’s Businesses and Financial Services.

BUSINESS SERVICES

Below are subcategories of Business Services:

• Accounting & Tax Services
• Advertising Services
• Business Brokerage
• Business Financial Services
• Business Support Center
• Consulting Services
• Management Training Programs
• Shipping Services
• Signs
• Staffing Services
• Business Training

Business service franchises are perfect for people who have great organizational skills, typing skills, math skills, teaching skills or sales skills. Many of these businesses require strong one-to-one interaction, so good people skills and a positive attitude are a definite plus.

 

CHILDREN’S BUSINESSES

Subcategories:

• Child Care
• Education Programs
• Fitness Programs

If you love working with children, have lots of patience, good teaching skills or are good at athletics, these businesses can provide an enjoyable and rewarding career.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

 (some of the sub-categories below overlap with Business Services)

• Accounting  Services
• Business Financial Services
• Check-Cashing Services
• Tax Services

Good financial and people skills are needed for these franchises. You must be comfortable interacting with people. You will also need to be complete and accurate in your work.

 

Once you’ve found the category that interests you, an excellent research tool is www.franchisegator.com

 

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Some of the information in this post is excerpted from www.entrepreneur.com

 

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