What is a part-time franchise?

To buy a franchise is among the safest and fastest ways to become a successful entrepreneur. Franchises are immense in number that people with different sets of skills and interests can choose from. As there are businesses that need full-time attention from owners, there are also businesses for people who can only spare a few hours a day or a few days a week to manage a business. Part-time franchises have almost the same benefits as full-time businesses. Such benefits often include a reputed brand name, proven marketing and sales system, as well as extensive training program. With part-time franchises, you won’t have to worry about limiting your dreams of earning a stable and independent income just because your time a day or per week is limited. Buying a business or franchise is easy when you know where to look. Check out GlobalBX.com – they have over 36,618 businesses and franchises for sale. Best of all it’s a FREE site! 

What franchises are fit for work-at-home moms?

Stay-at-home moms can work at home by finding the best part-time franchise business. The following are some elements you need to consider when looking for the best possible work-at-home opportunities:

• Single operator – Find businesses you can run on your own or with only one employee.
• Simple solutions – Ditch opportunities that require experience in a field you are not entirely familiar with.
• Cheap yet worthy – Settle with a franchise that has low upfront fees.
• Outsourced promotions – Most franchisors handle the advertising and marketing tasks for their franchisees. This gives you more time doing more important business tasks at home.
•  Reputed brand – Find a high profile service or product, the ones that many consumers recognize for quality. You are very much ahead of the game if the parent company already has a solid customer base.
• Ongoing support – The company should have a good rating with the Better Business Bureau. It should also have a stable and positive track record of dealing with its franchisees.

Today, there are several types of work suitable for moms. One is work that you can do at home. It can be a daycare, consulting, or telephone sales work. A mobile-based business is another type of venture suitable for moms. You can conveniently get out of the house anytime you need to with this type of franchise. Best examples of a mobile-based franchise are business card designing, dog walking, computer and IT consulting, and dog walking. 

What moms get from work-at-home jobs

Home-based jobs for moms offer a lot of free time for your family and friends. You can always stay at home with family with this type of business. You can work when the kids are at school or napping. Some work-at-home moms join a babysitting co-op, where in trusted personnel takes care of their kids while they go about their daily work and responsibilities.

Are Part-Time Franchises Worth the Money and Time?

Some people say that it is difficult to earn a reasonable income with part-time franchises. If you work part-time, do not expect to get rich any time soon. A seller who tells you so is obviously telling a lie. This type of business though is an excellent groundwork for a second career. Starting a business when your kids are still young is a good means to earn additional income today, but the best benefit of all is to create a successful business from part-time work. Use your off hours wisely and you are sure to have a successful franchise before you know it.

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I have basically been my own boss of a home based business for the last 10 years. I have always wanted to be my own boss, set my own hours and be able to take holidays when ever I wanted to. Working from home seemed the perfect answer for me.

I run two small businesses, one selling cheap holidays and another offering a cost reduction strategy. For the businesses to succeed, I need to work very hard and I need to keep coming up with new ideas to keep myself motivated and to keep the business alive.

I have been given some top advice from a good friend who works for a DVD duplication company and here are some of the things that I have learned from him:

The first tip that I have is that you need to have self-discipline to make your home based business work. Each week set yourself business goals of what you want to achieve. Even though we are working from home we need to ensure that our home comforts do not take away our concentration and ability to succeed.

Part two of the advice concentrates on our eating habits. I fell into a trap of eating a lot of snack type foods, and did not ever feel that I had the time to cook myself a meal for lunch. I soon started to put on weight and this caused me to lose some of my self-confidence.

My third bit advice is financial; many business will have peaks and troughs with their sales. It is important therefore that you start saving so that when you are having a bad period, you have the cashflow to keep the business going. Also keep some money aside to pay the taxman. When I first became self-employed I loved the fact that I did not need to pay tax each month. When I received my yearly tax bill it was quite a shock however and I have since started to put an amount aside each month to cover it.

 

I have basically been my own boss of a home based business for the last 10 years. It has been a lifetime goal of mine to be able to become self-employed and to basically choose when I worked. Working from home seemed the perfect answer for me.

I run two small businesses, one selling cheap holidays and another offering a cost reduction strategy. For the businesses to succeed, I need to work very hard and I need to keep coming up with new ideas to keep myself motivated and to keep the business alive.

I have been given some top advice from a good friend who works for a DVD duplication company and here are some of the things that I have learned from him:

The first tip that I have is that you need to have self-discipline to make your home based business work. Each week set yourself business goals of what you want to achieve. Even though we are working from home we need to ensure that our home comforts do not take away our concentration and ability to succeed.

Part two of the advice concentrates on our eating habits. I fell into a trap of eating a lot of snack type foods, and did not ever feel that I had the time to cook myself a meal for lunch. I soon started to put on weight and this caused me to lose some of my self-confidence.

My third bit advice is financial; many business will have peaks and troughs with their sales. This is where common sense comes to the fore; save when things are going well to help us to continue when things start to become a little slow. It is of course of utmost importance to also have a fund to pay our annual tax bill. When I first became self-employed I loved the fact that I did not need to pay tax each month. When I received my yearly tax bill it was quite a shock however and I have since started to put an amount aside each month to cover it.