Unemployment climbs – Franchise business provides opportunities
Joel Caws - Technical Director, Select Your Franchise
An article from the BBC this morning indicated that UK employment is continuing to struggle with the unemployment rate for the last quarter of 2011 reaching 8.4%. According to the Office for National Statistics, this is the highest level of unemployment for 16 years.
Despite the news, many people are choosing to take control of their futures by opting for self-employment either by themselves or by using a proven business formula such as that found through franchising.
Buying a franchise business is, in effect, starting your own business but benefiting from a business idea that has already been tried, tested and proven. There are hundreds of different franchise business opportunities available in the UK so no matter what your industry preference, its likely you will find a franchise that will suit your location, investment budget and that you could see yourself doing.
Other benefits of choosing franchise based self-employment over the conventional self-employed route, can be initial training on how to run your franchise business successfully, on going support from the franchisor and perceived customer impression of branding and being a member of a national network.
To find out more about starting a franchise business, start by browsing our franchise directory or use our two minute matching service to quick view a list of options that suit your investment, location and preference.
Tags: franchise opportunities, franchises, joel caws, unemployment
