Buying Franchises: A Primer for Searchers

Twitter-famous Wolf of Franchises on why & how you should buy existing franchise businesses, including lots of examples. 

Themes from the conversation with Wolf:

• Pros/cons of acquiring an existing franchise business
• Why buy 1 franchise business (even if SDE is just $100k)
• Opportunity & perils of rolling up franchises
• If you can grow from 1 to 2 locations, magic
• How to assess health of a franchise brand
• Breaking into mature franchises as an acquisition entrepreneur
• 4 mature franchise brands Wolf likes (plus 1 he hates)
• Why to avoid food franchises
• How to gauge risk of new franchise brands
• Avoid these 2 common mistakes made by franchisees

Links & how to reach the Wolf:

• How a $40k Acquisition Led to a Franchise Empire - interview with James Temple, multi-unit Mathnasium owner
• Michael Horowitz (Wingstop multi-unit owner)
• Brian Beers (Midas multi-unit owner)
• Lucas Mitchell (Five Guys multi-unit owner)
• Wisconsin's franchise disclosure document (FDD) search
• @franchisewolf
• WolfOfFranchises.com

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

• The Acquisition Lab

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter