Jim's Book

12 The Franchisee Experience

Jim's franchisees all have different stories of how they came to buy a franchise, but there are many similar themes. For many, they wanted to work for themselves and have flexibility in when and where they worked. Others were retrenched and didn't know what to do next. Others simply wanted a change: something that would replace their income where they didn't have to sit in an office all day.

Jyosh Polea-Vizcarra wanted to spend more time with her kids. ‘It's been really good. As soon as you join there's a system you follow,' Jyosh said. ‘I love helping people, so Jim's is a great thing to do. After twelve months my husband actually left his job and joined me.'

Meg Leaney was a chef, who after running her own business for twenty-one years needed a change of profession and lifestyle. ‘I'd been googling about becoming a dog groomer, and a Jim's advertisement came up for “Franchisees wanted in Canberra”, so I made enquiries,' Meg said. She looked at other dog grooming franchises, but

Jim's was the fairest on franchise fees, and the most professional. If you had said to me a year ago, ‘You'll be a franchisee this time next year', I would have laughed! But there was genuinely something about Jim's.

Joe Badr, in Canada, wanted to get out of the office.

A lot of franchises take percentages of income: the bigger you get, the more you have to pay. But with Jim's it's that one flat fee. I had three trailers running and was still paying that one fee. I like ...