| Most franchises advertise that franchisee | | | | underappreciated industries, it is a very helpful |
| candidates need no prior experience in the | | | | background for ElizaJ and similar franchisees to |
| business' specific field because initial training is | | | | have come from. Though most of the direct |
| sufficient to cover over a lack of knowledge. Still, | | | | client interaction is restricted to delivery and |
| there is certainly something to be said for | | | | collection of the units, every interaction with the |
| choosing a home based business that has some | | | | public is an important one for a work from home |
| logical connection to your employment | | | | franchisee. Perhaps even more important than |
| background. Training from a franchisor is a great | | | | conversations a franchisee may have, being |
| place to start, but having any amount of previous | | | | hospitable to clients by keeping the restrooms |
| experience or pertinent knowledge to add to it is | | | | immaculate is something that speaks volumes |
| always helpful and likely to pay off once your | | | | about a worthy entrepreneur. |
| home business gets underway. | | | | L & W Investigations |
| Many will discover, however, that it's not easy to | | | | Though it may be hard to believe, there is |
| find a direct one-to-one correlation between a | | | | perfect opportunity to use a knowledge of |
| previous job and a new franchise endeavor. The | | | | insurance or a history in law in a franchise also. If |
| subsequent question, then, is what kinds of | | | | you've ever worked in the insurance industry or in |
| franchises work well with what kinds of past | | | | close connection with an insurance company, or |
| work experience, and the answer to that isn't | | | | have spent any time at a legal firm or in law |
| easy. Honestly, there is application for many | | | | enforcement, a great business opportunity is |
| business histories in every franchise business, and | | | | waiting with L & W Investigations, for |
| each one is going to have a different set of | | | | obvious reasons. |
| applicable backgrounds. For that reason, the | | | | The first franchise of its kind, L & W |
| following is a list of a few franchises and a brief | | | | Investigations franchisees work in designated |
| analysis of what kinds of industry backgrounds | | | | territories to help insurance companies and legal |
| flow well in each of them. | | | | offices with insurance fraud investigations and |
| Vehicle Tracking Solutions | | | | surveillance. With a team of skilled investigators |
| A very unique business, Vehicle Tracking Solutions | | | | working under him, a franchisee does the labor of |
| is one of only a few companies that provide GPS | | | | finding clients, expanding the business, supervising |
| tracking equipment for corporate car fleets. Of 20 | | | | employees, and maintaining payroll, mostly with |
| million businesses with company fleets, only 7% | | | | the help of a brilliantly simple software exclusive |
| currently have their vehicles equipped with GPS | | | | to this work at home business. |
| gear, which is surprising, as such equipment helps | | | | WSI Internet |
| protect cars from theft, keep tabs on company | | | | Few business opportunities exist like this one. |
| productivity, and formulate the most time- and | | | | Rated the #1 franchise of its class for the last |
| cost-effective delivery and pickup routes. | | | | seven years by Entrepreneur Magazine, WSI |
| Franchisees spend much of their time working to | | | | Internet is one of the most respected names in |
| sell the product to new clients and maintaining the | | | | the world of internet marketing consultation. |
| equipment of current clients. And revenue comes | | | | Helping clients best advertise their products and |
| in two streams, initial sales and monthly | | | | services throughout most of the developmental |
| subscriptions to the web service that makes | | | | years of the e-commerce industry, they |
| tracking possible. | | | | understand online marketing for small and |
| Among potential business experiences that would | | | | mid-sized businesses better than anyone, and |
| be particularly applicable to this franchise, there | | | | they teach every franchisee everything about it. |
| are two that rank highest on the list: technology | | | | Despite their phenomenal degree of industry |
| and sales. There are obvious reasons for each. | | | | knowledge and their ability to pass that on to |
| With any history in the art of selling, a franchisee's | | | | each new franchise, new partners only help the |
| likelihood of making consistent and key sales | | | | situation by bringing any previous experience in |
| increases from day one. Knowing how to find | | | | marketing. And those who come with an |
| receptive buyers and speaking the language they | | | | understanding of web design can perhaps profit |
| need to hear is a hard business, one that requires | | | | their clients even more. WSI Internet franchisees |
| experience more than it does teaching. Likewise, | | | | consult clients, but the actual design work is |
| having an established understanding of similar | | | | performed by corporate employees who develop |
| technology, the way it works, and what it's | | | | what the franchisee and client decide on doing. A |
| capable of will help Vehicle Tracking Solutions | | | | franchisee who knows the business of design, |
| franchisees craft applicable sales proposals to the | | | | however, will be able to give clients a deeper |
| people who really need it most | | | | knowledge of what is available, what works the |
| ElizaJ | | | | best, and what is most cost effective. |
| A sort of novelty of a business, ElizaJ is built on | | | | Do What You Want |
| something everybody needs: the toilet. Providing | | | | Bringing an applicable history to a new franchise is |
| upscale portable restrooms for outdoor weddings | | | | good for the franchisor, good for business, and |
| and other parties, franchisees often work very | | | | certainly good for personal morale. And with the |
| closely with event planners. Many who use the | | | | examples above, hopefully you have more |
| service really consider ElizaJ restrooms something | | | | confidence in creatively matching your background |
| to behold; between fresh flowers, designer soaps, | | | | with possible franchised business opportunities. |
| natural lighting, heating/air conditioning, and | | | | Ultimately though, this shouldn't limit your search; |
| overhead music, this franchise business makes | | | | the goal is simply to find a line of work you want |
| using a portable restroom relaxing. | | | | to do. |
| Though hospitality is one of those highly | | | | |