Secrets to Starting Your Own Business or Franchise
Are you thinking about starting a business or franchise, and don’t know how to get started? In this presentation with Page Nicol, experienced franchise consultant with FranNet, you will learn about different types of business and franchise opportunities. Key takeaways include:
• Common reasons people start a business
• How to find the right business for you
• Dispelling the myths about franchising
• What types of financing is available
• Steps to follow to make good decisions and avoid mistakes
About the presenter: Page Nicol has been involved as a franchise owner, developer and consultant for over 35 years. After graduating University of San Diego, Page started in commercial real estate as a retail specialist. In 1987 he purchased his first Mail Boxes Etc (UPS Store) franchise and soon
thereafter became the Master Franchisee for San Diego. Over a 25 year period he built and sold over 65 UPS Stores. His UPS Stores consistently ranked in the top 1% of all UPS Stores in the United States.
In 2001 Page purchased (along with his brother) FranNet Southern California and later FranNet Pacific Northwest. These FranNet territories are the top producing areas in the United States and consistently help hundreds of individuals successfully start their own business.
Along with UPS Store and FranNet, Page has started more than a dozen different businesses ranging from marketing to consulting, commercial signage and executive suite offices. He takes his wide ranging knowledge of business ownership and shares it with other individuals looking to learn how to start their own business.
This program is co-organized by SCORE Los Angeles and the library.