Is it okay for a franchise store? A story about realizing the 'value' of a small salon

Introduction

“Can a store that is part of a franchise be sold or taken over?”

Actually, we receive many inquiries like this.

The story I would like to introduce this time is about a 48-year-old female owner who ran a massage salon.

Although she became independent through a franchise...

This person became independent after joining a franchise.

She fulfilled her dream of having her own shop.

However—

The number of repeat customers did not increase as much as she had expected, and her monthly living expenses were barely covered.

Even though there were sales, no profit remained.

Before she knew it, she was in a continuous deficit.

She thought, “My shop has no value”

“There is no way a shop in this state could have any value.”

That is what she apparently thought.

What she was further worried about was,

・Can a store that is part of a franchise be sold? ・Does the buyer also have to join the same franchise?

These were the points.

Actually, many people misunderstand this

This is a very important point.

Even if you are part of a franchise,

Depending on the contract details,
instead of 'taking it over as is',

'separating it and taking it over as an individual salon'

is a way of thinking that can be applied in some cases.

In other words,

it is not necessarily the case that
'you must take over the franchise'.

The 'true value' seen by changing perspectives

What surprised this person most when reading the manual was

that 'facilities and brand are not the only value'.

・Customers who visited
・Recognition in the community
・Track record of operations

The idea is that these accumulated assets
can also become 'value' that can be passed on to the next person.

There is a path even for small salons

'My shop has no value'

From that state of mind,

'Maybe this shop can also be passed on to someone else'

is how their way of thinking changed.

In fact,
they were able to meet someone who was thinking of starting a salon in the same way,

and were able to choose the form of a 'takeover' instead of closing down.

I wish I had known sooner

These were the final words I received.

'I thought I wish I had known about this sooner.'

This may be something that many people feel the same way about.

Summary

Just because you are part of a franchise,
it does not necessarily mean that 'closing down is the only option'.

Depending on your way of thinking and how you proceed,

there is a possibility that you can pass the shop on to the next person

Finally

'Is it okay for my salon too...'

If you feel that way,
please start by learning about your options.

*It is okay even if you have not decided yet

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