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Episode Summary:

As a Franchise Consultant, Lance Graulich is a free advocate helping aspiring franchise owners through the process of vetting and choosing the right franchise to purchase.

Key Ideas:

• Franchisees are small business owners who are vested in their communities.
• When you buy into a franchise, you get an established team to support you and a proven blueprint for running the business.
• Franchisees enjoy a high level of predictability within a  proven system.
• The franchisee’s role in marketing is to understand their local environment and provide a great customer experience.
• A successful franchise nails both operations and marketing
• Lance supports his clients with free consulting after they buy into a brand.
• There are many franchise opportunities for under $200,000, and financing is available to make ownership possible for those who want to be their own boss.
• Lance offers a free assessment on his website, https://www.ionfranchising.com, to help aspiring franchisees determine what type of business would be a good fit with their skills and experience.

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About Lance:

Lance Graulich is the host of top 50 Business Podcast Eye on Franchising and founder & CEO of ION Franchising, an industry leading franchise consulting and development group, that represents over 700 franchise brands & business opportunities in every imaginable category. Lance helps prospective entrepreneurs find their perfect franchise for FREE. He also assists independent business owners in creating a franchise system.

Lance started out in the family business on Wall Street after receiving an economics degree. He then joined a TGI Friday's franchise in Phoenix, AZ as a key executive and was vital to the rapid growth of this $225,000,000 organization.

Mr Graulich was a multi-unit, multi-state franchisee of Wingstop and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. He has created countless start up brands and has become the industry leading donut expert. He is the founder of a donut chain called Pinkbox in Las Vegas. His latest start up bakery project is with a Food Network star.

As a business start-up expert with more than 25 years of experience, he has served as President of various franchise advisory councils and boards advising emerging franchise brands. He has helped a multitude of companies grow efficiently & effectively. Lance routinely provides advisory services to private equity firms covering the restaurant industry as well.

About Visions2images:

By 2027 Visions2images will be the #1 creative agency for midsized businesses who want to share their local hometown connection with their unique stories and personalities to their local audience.

Let's dive into your business and find the missing gaps in your branding so that you can have a consistent visible look, on all platforms.

Susie Liberatore is the owner, and Art Director, of Visions2images Creative Services. She helps established businesses grow their brand awareness by using digital marketing and professional branding techniques. With over a decade of agency and corporate experience, she brings businesses' visions to life while watching their return on investment increase.

Susie helps businesses grow their brand presence and connect with their target audience.