There was once an uprising with 7-Eleven franchisees.
The company had been changing the arrangements over the years, and franchisees felt like they were being given the shaft. These changes included:
- forcing stores to sell more 7-Eleven branded items, even though they don’t sell as well as brand name competitors.
- a new revenue-sharing arrangement, which tilts money away from the franchisees and into the franchisor’s pockets (or franchisees will have to pay $50,000 to keep the old revenue-sharing numbers in place).
- forcing all stores to stay open on Christmas Day.
I don’t know much about 7-Elevens’ franchising system, but it sounds like a lot of headache to make a living.
If someone wants to do it, all the power to them – but I think that life’s too short to deal with that kind of BS in your business.
For me, I’ll stick with my online coaching business …
It lets me work from home (in my slippers and PJs if I want), I only work with clients that I want to work with, and I’m not under anyone’s thumb.
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Marc Mawhinney