WC Franchise?
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http://www.veteranfranchiseopportunity.com/Please keep in mind that I have little knowledge of ADC, but am extremely interested. I am looking for an after the military career and came across this while searching for employment... I guess my question is, how did you guys get started in ADC. Probably at the top of my list for job preference, however I have little knowledge to know the ins and outs... Anyone want to shoot the breeze with a guy about your career?
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Re: WC Franchise?
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07/18/13 08:07 PM
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I recently figured startup costs of over 50k to get started right. Excluding labor.
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Re: WC Franchise?
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07/18/13 08:16 PM
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Oh, and it included very used trucks.
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Re: WC Franchise?
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Cash, ambition, and a good eye for putting the right people together. It is easy to underestimate how expensive growth is...
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I recently figured startup costs of over 50k to get started right. Excluding labor. that seems a little steep to me, but maybe not IDK
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Re: WC Franchise?
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Go back to the thread about tools you can not live without. Someone posted all their tools. Add it up...add truck, ladders, ladder rack, truck tool box, insurance, marketing cost.....
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Re: WC Franchise?
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07/19/13 06:44 AM
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I would say for me, it is best to start small and then build. Part time at first, website and accept calls and try to schedule around school maybe... would it work... Worked for me. Nothing better than showing up for class with the scent of skunk juice on your shoes. Classmates LOVE that. The hardest part for me was the phone ringing. I hated getting up out of class to run to the hall to answer my phone. I did let all my instructors know on the first day that I had a business to run and would be needing to excuse myself for phone calls. They appreciated the warning and never made a stink about it. Actually had a couple professors become clients and one still refers me jobs regularly.
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Re: WC Franchise?
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I would say for me, it is best to start small and then build. Part time at first, website and accept calls and try to schedule around school maybe... would it work... Sure it would. I'm in my forth year doing this work part-time. It's a great part-time business. Start small and work your way up to whatever sized business you want.
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Re: WC Franchise?
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Quick update on what I've done so far I suppose will help you guys help me... Like I said, I recieved a few PM's and I have attempted to find all the info they suggested and follow the links they gave me... So so far I know that I will need a permit in the state of indiana, and read the regulation based on ADC and animal removal/relocation. I also managed to follow a link to the ADC guide, which i'm sure most of you are very familiar with. It includes everything from characteristics of the target animal all the way to capture and relocation methods... i read on this for some time last night... Today, I picked another fellows brain, whom is a buisness major, and helps ppl set up new buisness. He seems to have his ducks in a row, and I believe I could have most of the legalities set up by the time I get home (LLC, Ins., etc.)... I also searched the site for pricing and tool requirements. Found some interesting stuff there and jotted a few notes.
All of these things have been a great help, and i'm only one day into this research (which means, I have much more to do), but here is a question that no one other than experienced guys can answer straight out... And please, humor me, because i have searched for this answer, here and google...lol...
1. Can a guy start out part time and attend school and ever expect to grow? (I know of one that says yes, and has done it) 2. What are the major failure points of new guys in this business? (spend to much, not good with ppl, etc.) I guess i'm asking, If you have seen ppl fail in this industry, what was the leading factor?
The longer winded you are the better for this guy...lol... I'm a picture guy, so paint me one that is easy to understand...
Thanks again everybody, Jered
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Re: WC Franchise?
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I guess I'd have to agree with Jordan. While I'm not a big fan of franchises, I'm even less a fan of untrained competitors. Every time that you have to be honest and tell a customer that they hired a moron, you're giving our business a black eye. There are just not very many of us to go around.
When I started out, I was good with people and had trapped for decades. My accounting and billing and collecting skills, not so great. I'm lucky I made it through those first few years. There are a lot of things to consider when going into business for yourself. I, fortunately had friends like Al Krier, Rob Erickson, Eric Arnold, and others that I could talk to when I had a problem.
You new guys have no idea how lucky you are to have people like Bob Jameson, for one, to be very candid with you about getting started. And the list of animal specialists goes on forever. If you guys apply yourselves and are truly interested in this line of work, you can get more great information in a day than I could in a month, when I started.
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Re: WC Franchise?
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07/19/13 08:31 PM
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There is definitely a place for franchises. Mistakes are expensive...
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