Ready to Start Your Own Business?

The mission of this blog, started by the Founders of www.helpamericaspeople.com is to provide you, the burgeoning entrepreneur, with the most current and useful information, research, tips, tools, techniques, advice, etc. you’ll need to start your own business.

 

OK, you’ve decided you’d like to do further research on Starting Your Own Business by joining the world of Franchising.  It’s critical at this early stage to first find an industry that closely matches your interests.  You will need to be energetic, excited and enthusiastic about your business because you’ll work very hard — perhaps 60-70 hours at the launch stage.  Don’t select an industry just because the track record has been impressive and the forecast is for high growth.  If you wake up dreading to start the day, you’re in the wrong business.

Below is a list of franchise categories (industries):

• 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

I’ll go into greater detail about each of these categories in the next few posts.

 Here’s information on the first category — Automotive

 AUTOMOTIVE

Below are sub-categories of Automotive Franchise Businesses:

• Appearance Services
• Brake Repair
• Car Washes
• Mobile Auto Services
• Oil-Change Services
• Rentals & Sales
• Repair Services
• Transmission Repair
• Vinyl Repair
• Windshield Repair
• Miscellaneous Auto Products
• Miscellaneous Auto Services
• Tune-up Services

The financial requirements will vary greatly depending on which phase of the automobile business you wish to enter.  Obviously it will take significantly more capital to purchase a repair business with all the expensive diagnostic tools, and lifts required to operate that business, than it will to purchase a auto detailing or windshield repair franchise.

To learn more about Automotive Franchising visit: http://www.automotivefranchise.com/

 

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

 

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