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What does it take to build a business in an industry people often don’t think about until they desperately need it? In this episode of Powered by Franchising, Laura Rolfe sits down with Jeff Yosha of 911 Restoration to explore the restoration industry and the business behind helping homeowners and businesses recover from water damage, fire, mold, and other unexpected disasters. Jeff shares what makes the restoration model unique, what the day-to-day role of a franchise owner really looks like...

Thinking about owning a business “someday”? Someday may need to start sooner than you think. Starting a company from scratch can take a year. Finding the right existing business to acquire can take months—or even years. Evaluating a franchise may take 6–12 weeks, followed by financing, training, licensing, real estate, buildout, hiring and opening. In this solo episode of Powered by Franchising, Laura Rolfe breaks down the three primary paths to business ownership: Build it. Buy it. Franchise...

Love the product. Buy the business? Not so fast. One of the biggest mistakes aspiring entrepreneurs make is assuming that a business they love as a customer will also be a business they’ll love owning. In this solo episode of Powered by Franchising, Laura Rolfe challenges the classic advice to “follow your passion” when choosing a business. From restaurants and trendy concepts to service businesses most people would never dream of owning, Laura shares real-world stories of entrepreneurs who d...

What does business ownership really buy you? We often measure success by revenue, profitability and ROI. But some of the most valuable returns don't show up on a P&L: time, freedom, flexibility and choices. After spending a week diving in the Sea of Cortez—swimming with whale sharks, dancing underwater with playful sea otters and discovering that many of my fellow divers were also business owners—I started thinking about a different kind of ROI. In this solo episode of Powered by Franchis...

What does it take to turn great food into a growing franchise brand? 🥖 On this episode of Powered by Franchising, Laura Rolfe and Kate sit down with Julie Sailers, Franchise Developer for Sourdough & Co., to go behind the scenes of this fast-growing restaurant franchise. We talk about: 🥖 What makes Sourdough & Co. stand out in the competitive fast-casual restaurant space📈 What's driving the brand's growth into new markets👥 Who makes an ideal Sourdough & Co. franchise owner🏪 The op...