AngryCorvair said:MadScientistMatt said:93gsxturbo said:What sort of noncompete do you have with the franchise? How will they take to you using their advertising to get the call and then having your indy shop do the repeat business or similar work/contracting?. In car terms, would it be like going to get brakes and an oil change done at a chain, and having the tech say "pay for the oil change, give me a call when I get off and I can do brakes in your driveway for half price" Pretty scummy thing for the tech to do.
I think what he's saying is that a franchised location can, in many cases, still have its own distinct reputation, one where the customers know who's running the local franchise and know that he's someone who stands behind the work. Not that he'd have a separate shop in the same line of work, just that he doesn't intend to trade purely on the reputation of the franchise itself.
That is exactly how i read it as well. For example, when I needed exhaust work I went to the Midas on Piney Branch Road because the guy who ran the place was a legit hot-rodder. I'm confident that SVreX is suggesting exactly that kind of situation.
I am suggesting both.
I would run the franchise as a responsible small business owner.
If it worked, I would quit my job and use the exposure I had through the efforts with the franchise to build a separate company that offered services outside of the niche the franchise operates.
