How to Protect Yourself When Buying a Franchise with Jon Ostenson

Jon Ostenson is the Founder and CEO of FranBridge Consulting, an Inc. 5000 company, and he is a top .1% franchise consultant. ------------------ All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------    About my Guest Jon Ostenson: Jon Ostenson is the Founder and CEO of FranBridge Consulting, an Inc. 5000 company, and he is a top .1% franchise consultant. Jon is also the author of the bestselling book, ‘Non-Food Franchising’. Jon draws on his experience as a former Inc. 500 Franchise President and Multi-Brand Franchisee in helping his clients select their franchise investments. Jon is a frequent contributor on franchising for publications such as Forbes, Inc., and Bloomberg. What we Discussed:      - His journey in Franchising ( 2 mins) - Sometimes its not always a match with a Franchisor and Franchisee ( 4 mins) - Not all Franchisors are ethical ( 6:30 mins) - Own Business V's a Franchise (8:30 mins) - Can you get different sector Franchises (11:30 mins) - Vets get a Discount when buying a Franchise ( 14 mins) - How a Franchise Brooker helps with the Selection and what is the FDD (15 mins) - Investments needed for a Franchise (18:30 mins) - The Royalties and what you get for it (20 mins) - The trickey with scripts to sell the franchise ( 22 mins) - What is a Discovery Day (24:20 mins) - Why Franchisors work with Consultants to find Franchisees ( 26 mins) - Lead Generation ( 27:30 mins) - Tax Optimixation (28:30 mins) - The Non Profit that he donates profits of the book to (30:30 mins) - Next steps if you are interested in starting a franchise (32:30 mins)   Where to find Jon Ostenson :    https://franbridgeconsulting.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonostenson/ https://www.facebook.com/JonOstenson1/ https://twitter.com/Jon_Ostenson https://www.youtube.com/@JonOstensonFBC     ------------------------------  All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/   Our Facebook Group can be found at ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast