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Are you a Veteran who wants to own and operate your own business?\u00a0Do you have the ambition and work ethic but not the experience or business idea? Would you like to be in business for yourself but not by yourself?<\/p>\n
If so, then you may be a good fit for joining the estimated six Veterans who open a franchise every day in the United States, and do so with discounts on franchise fees offered only to Veterans.<\/p>\n
But the process of getting into franchising can be daunting.<\/p>\n
Most Veterans start at the \u201cfranchise buffet.\u201d\u00a0They Google \u201cfranchising\u201d and other similar terms and get bombarded with information. But this rarely leads to an informed decision, or any decision at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To make that decision, Veterans need the right information, at the right time, with the right perspective, in a structured process led by an experienced, trusted advisor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s where Vetrepreneur comes in.\u00a0 Vetrepreneur\u2019s advisors, who we call franchise coaches<\/a>, are high achievers with years of military business and franchising experience.<\/p>\n The Vetrepreneur Franchise Academy guides Veterans through a comprehensive 10-week, 10-step process to determine if franchising is right for them and, if so, finding and vetting the right franchise for them. At the end of the Academy Class, Veterans should either own a franchise or have decided that franchising is not for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n Each Academy Class admits between 25-35 Veterans. There are six group classes lasting one hour each. Every Veteran will be assigned a franchise coach who will meet with them virtually about once every 1-2 weeks and will be available any time between scheduled calls. Along the way, franchise coaches will introduce the Veteran to other partners.<\/p>\n Vetrepreneur Franchise Academy is run by Vetrepreneur<\/a>, a magazine, advocacy and business consulting Veteran-owned business which has been helping Veterans get into business ownership since 2004.\u00a0<\/p>\n Veterans sometimes pursue a franchise because it\u2019s on the \u201cBest franchises in this industry list\u201d or the \u201cTop income producing franchises list.\u201d\u00a0Those may be good reasons to choose a mutual fund for your retirement account, but they are horrible reasons to choose a franchise.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why? A mutual fund is managed by someone else but a franchise is managed by you. The process of choosing the franchise best suited for you is a custom fit.<\/p>\n Vetrepreneur employs a comprehensive, six-part custom fitting process over several weeks leveraging both science and experience, including a free franchise matching personality test.\u00a0Those six parts include:<\/p>\n But choosing a franchise is only part of the process. The Vetrepreneur Franchise Academy will support you through an extensive due diligence process including:<\/p>\n After signing the Franchise Agreement, which takes about 10 weeks, it typically takes another 3-9 months to open the business.\u00a0So if you\u2019re within one year of wanting to open your business, now is the time to go through the Academy.<\/p>\n The most successful applicants for Academy admission are Veterans with a strong desire to open a franchise in the next 12 months, have the time to put at least several hours per week into the process and have a spouse or significant other that is open to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n No prior business experience or franchising knowledge is required. So you don\u2019t need to do anything to prepare for the Academy. It\u2019s also recommended that Veterans do not go to the franchise buffet prior to the Academy or Coaching. Doing so will send you down pathways that may be irreversible and not in your best interest.<\/p>\n Register to attend the next online Information Session on Friday, March 14 at 3 p.m. EDT, or Friday, March 28 at 3 p.m. EDT. You can also watch a recording<\/a> if you\u2019re not available for the live Information Sessions. <\/p>\nAbout the Academy<\/h2>\n
The 10-week process of owning a franchise<\/h2>\n
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Qualifications<\/h2>\n
How to Apply<\/h2>\n