Member Since January 2018
About
Franchise Coach Rick Bisio has been involved with business ownership his entire life utilizing a unique approach that integrates franchising as a subsection of entrepreneurship. Rick was born in Kansas City, the son of a hard working and independently minded father. Naturally, his father owned his own business. Entrepreneurship is what Rick knew growing up and it is the foundation of how he looks at the world. If you want your children to grow up confident in their own abilities, start a business and let them take part. It will give them the confidence to tackle anything in life. Although Rick had many small businesses in his youth, he founded his first full time business at age 25. He secured the exclusive rights to import a variety of Italian plumbing brands and promptly quit his corporate job at Monsanto. When he started this business, he knew nothing about plumbing products and had no contacts within the United States plumbing industry. This was what you commonly call a ‘boot-strap start-up’. Suffice it to say that he learned a lot. After selling the business, Rick spent several years both teaching and studying. While studying for his Master’s Degree in International Business in the early 1990’s, he was introduced to the franchise business model. This chance encounter changed his life. As one of the most respected franchise consultants in the United States, Rick has guided thousands of people to great business decisions regarding business ownership and franchising. Rick has owned both franchised and non franchised businesses. He has bought, sold and invested in businesses and worked as an adviser to others seeking to do the same. Rick Bisio is a best selling author and a regular speaker on the subject of business ownership and franchising. He currently lives on a small resort island in Florida with his family.
Rick Bisio
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My advice for young, prospective business owners? First, realize just how little you know.
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The logistics of starting a new business are not easy and can be an extensive process.
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Different kinds of people appear in business at different times.
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One of the most underestimated and under-recognized aspects of franchising is the support that comes from peers within the system.
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There are many things that people should know about the site selection process when opening a franchise.
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What is more important to the success of a business operation -- having a skilled and experienced owner in place or having a proven system with an established playbook? Securing a franchisee who is the right fit for the system and has the proper mindset goes a long way toward its success.
Company details
The Educated Franchisee
Company bio
The Educated Franchisee is an Amazon Best-Selling Book and collection of online resources written, owned and managed by Rick Bisio – a leading national franchise consultant with FranChoice. Rick Bisio, a lifetime entrepreneur and 25-year franchise veteran, has dedicated his life to empowering other entrepreneurs seeking smart, fulfilling and profitable business ownership opportunities. Rick’s website, The Educated Franchisee Resource Center, is fully dedicated to equipping potential business owners with the tools and knowledge they need to fully evaluate franchise opportunities and make great business decisions. Through the use of contributed articles, interactive podcasts, instructional blog posts, and social media engagement, Bisio is helping prospective entrepreneurs fully explore business ownership opportunities in a rapidly changing global economy. It is his goal to influence and inspire as many potential business owners as he can and help them launch businesses that fit their business background, skill set and personal needs. As an extension of The Educated Franchisee book, Bisio has made the following educational tools available via The Educated Franchise Resource Center: • The Educated Franchisee (educatedfranchisee.com) –online resource of free studies and links to a variety of additional franchise resources. • A Franchise Coach Website (afranchisecoach.com) –separate website devoted to Rick’s franchise coaching services. • The FDD Exchange (fddexchange.com) – online FDD library with 1,000’s of FDDs from leading franchise brands. • The FDD Store (fddstore.com) – download PDF versions of the FDD’s found in the FDD Exchange. • The Franchise Glossary (franchiseglossary.com) –online dictionary with definitions for key terms they’ll see during the due diligence process. • Rick Bisio’s Franchise Focus Podcast (blogtalkradio.com/franchisefocus) – podcast discussing hot topics in franchising. Interviews leading executives on business ownership.