2. Will you enjoy opeating this type of business?
3, Are you good at interacting with people?
4. Can you live with the worst situation?

5. Can you handle the responsibility of running
your own business?

Corporate Refugees

If you are one of the thousands of people who
have been cast aside by corporate Canada
because of the rash of mergers, downsizings and
corporate takeovers, another important
consideration is the timing of your decision to
get into business for yourself. Too many hasty
decisions are made by corporate refugees who
jump into business too soon after leaving their
employment. Often, these decisions are made for
emotional reasons such as the need to rebuild
self-esteem after losing a job after many years
with one company. This is the time to step back
and take some time to examine various options,
not to rush headlong into something just to feel

- wanted. It is a good idea not to make any
decisions for at least 60 days after the loss of a
job.

‘Increasingly, corporate refugees are turning to
. franchising as a way of fulfilling their desire to
become an entrepreneur. The learning curve and
ongoing support offered by a good franchise
system provides the safety net that is missing
when people go into business as an independent
operator. Franchising is similar to performing
‘with a net because, although there is still some
danger, most of the risk nas been removed.
However, some corporate refugees are not suited
to operating a franchised business for several
reasons:

1. They are accustomed to having a support staff

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to carry out menial tasks and consequently
many find it difficult to fulfill all the roles
from janitor to book-keeper.

2. They are unaccustomed to working outside of
nine to five.

3. They do not have a bottom-line mentality.
Their corporate responsibility may have only
related to operating within the guidelines of a
departmental budget without influencing, or
realizing the implications of their budget, on
net profit.

4. They are not used to dealing with the stress of
totally running the show, particularly if their
responsibilities or decision-making was
limited to a narrow sphere of influence.

5. They lack the drive, commitment and focus
that are necessary to achieve success on their
own.

Considering the Franchise Option

If you are considering a franchise as an option to
get into business, you wil! need to review your
personal and business goals. How will a
franchsie benefit you in attaining your goals
compared with starting a business from scratch?
Are you motivated by the chalienge of doing it
all yourself? Or does that responsibility cause
you more than a little worry and apprehension?

’ Perhaps you have specialized skills which you

would like to turn into a business operation, but
all the many general aspects of starting a
business are somewhat overwhelming and
intimidating. If this is the case, then the franchise
option may well be suited to your personal and
business needs.

Prospective franchisees who are shy and have
difficulty dealing with the general public should
obviously not enter a people-oriented business

worldwide

such as retailing. It is not always necessary to

have a background in the business, but if you

don't like a particular business and are going into
it primarily for the financial rewards, the chances
are you are not going to be in it very long. You
must have a passion for the business. Most

people enjoy doing what they are good at and, ~~,
conversely, are good at doing what they enjoy.

The three month-long Venture I-rogram can help you develop :
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