The big brands are extraordinarily pervasive in the public eye – examples are typically in the restaurants vertical:
- Papa Murphy’s
- Dominos
- Subway
- Dunkin Donuts
- Red Mango
Among other well-seasoned companies like:
- Liberty Tax
- UPS Store
- Curves
- Aamco
Literally, you could visit any industry vertical and find franchises that fit the need, but it’s more important to take the time to find one that actually meets your skills and interests.

One caution that has come up recently is the desire for franchise concepts to attract new franchisees by using special offers and incentives. This article outlines it quite nicely: Forbes.com.
Our point of view is to take a different approach; take time to really think about your budget, your willingness to take on debt, and your true capitalization (most importantly don’t reach and become under capitalized!). The best part about franchises is they have systems in place that reduce the risk to failure, but if you start in the wrong business due to an incentive that enticed you, or stretch your budget so thin you can’t crawl out of the hole, then you haven’t really helped yourself at all.
From a business ownership point of view, maybe you take a more responsible position, invest in a lower cost business – roll profits into a new opportunity and diversify your business holdings by acquiring another business a few years down the line.
Slow and steady wins the race.

This is the world’s first crime scene cleaning franchise. They are well-known in the industry and are sought after by clients. This is a huge advantage over other franchises (especially cleaning and restoration) who have lots of competition for contracts. The biggest issue for most new start-ups is early sales success and building a portfolio of customers. I suspect that with Bio-One, the customers are calling because of the brand reputation (they are well-known in their field). That is not to say that typical business growth factors (like business networking and marketing) are not important; it’s the attraction of clients and ability to close deals that may make Bio-One special.



