United Home Services: why franchising is better than small business

Ron and Maureen O’Brien currently own a United Home Services franchise at Altona Victoria. Here are six reasons why franchising is better than small business:

· As part of the setting up process, the home cleaning franchise business and accountancy is explained and handled by qualified professionals

· Franchisors take care of the big picture, especially with regards to marketing

· United Home Services franchisees have contact with a support system (in this instance, a 24 hour helpline).

· Home cleaning Franchise outlets don’t really start “from scratch” – which nearly all small businesses do.

· There is a group of like-minded franchisees who share experiences – whereas the small business person “goes it alone” and,

· The legitimacy of a franchised operation gives customers more confidence. Consider, for example, the area of insurances – small business people may not have all appropriate insurances and customers may never know. A fair dinkum franchise can’t behave like that.