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1851: What&#39;s the number one thing franchisees are looking for in the conversations that you&#39;re having with prospects?&nbsp;

Michael Beus, Franchise Development Associate at <a href="https://www.assistinghands.com/franchise/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-forecast-michael-beus-of-assisting-hands-home-care-2710431" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Assisting Hands Home Care</a>:&nbsp;

They&rsquo;re looking for stability. Most people I&rsquo;m talking to are ex-CEOs of companies. People have <a href="https://1851franchise.com/what-i-learned-during-my-first-year-as-a-franchisee-2708028" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">had experiences with their parents and getting them home care</a> in their later years and they want to make sure they do it better than the last person. That&rsquo;s one of the biggest driving forces in our industry.

1851: Do you have an ideal franchisee in your system, and what are their qualities?&nbsp;

Beus: We don&rsquo;t require a medical background, but we look for people who know how to run a business. We have found our franchisees with C-suite experience or from management positions are better at running a franchise. That being said, we have a husband-and-wife team that are area developers and they were both physical therapists. We also look for people who want to join a family-like culture; that&rsquo;s what drew me to the company. We&rsquo;re in a specific industry, caring for seniors. We look for people who are compassionate and caring for other people.

1851: What&#39;s the biggest challenge facing franchise development right now and how are you overcoming it?&nbsp;

Beus: The biggest thing is finding qualified people and getting them involved in the process. It&rsquo;s not an easy thing. A lot of people feel like they&rsquo;re signing their life away when buying a franchise, and they have concerns about finding and keeping good staff. There are actually few people who are interested in being an entrepreneur; I&rsquo;ve learned in the past three months that you&rsquo;ll find 100 people interested, and one will sign. With the job market being strong, people are more likely to just take a job and go home at 5 p.m.

1851: Why should franchisees invest in your industry and in your brand specifically, and why should they invest now?

Beus: There are 78 million people on the brink of entering their senior years&mdash;and 10,000 people every day turning 65. Healthcare as an industry is booming. There are not enough companies to take care of everybody with the silver tsunami coming. We&rsquo;re still taking care of baby boomers&rsquo; parents, not baby boomers. Our family culture is why people should join our brand, specifically. I&rsquo;ve seen what we do from both sides. Most people want to come to us after they get to know us and attending our Discovery Days. We have a 90% close rate on folks who come to our Discovery Day. 

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Franchise Forecast: Michael Beus of Assisting Hands Home Care

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