Franchising Welcomes White Collar Workers

The Franchise Magazine:

The current economic downturn is peculiar, not least for the make-up of today’s JobCentre queues. While manufacturing and retail jobs are normally the most vulnerable, this time around the P45s are going to head office staff. A growing proportion of new jobseekers are bankers, agents, advisors, accountants, managers, and even directors. All things considered, this is not entirely surprising. Having downsized, optimised and outsourced so much of their rank and file, most businesses have nowhere left to cut but at the top.

Denizens of a rarified world, highly-qualified professionals often have the greatest difficulty getting back to work, especially in a downturn. The cleverest seek out the security of a proven business opportunity and rightfully consider franchising. However, with fast food restaurants, cleaning, repair and car service franchises the most visible, many wrongly assume that there is nothing in franchising for them.

If you find yourself in this position, I advise you to look carefully. There are some very attractive business opportunities for highly qualified professionals such as yourself: you simply need to know where to look.

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