Buying a Franchise as a Small Business Option
Curious about starting your own business in 2026? Franchising is an often overlooked option that allows entrepreneurs to be in business for themselves but not by themselves. It’s far more than fast food and retail. With options across a wide variety of industries, characteristics, and price points, it’s crucial to understand what franchising is and isn’t, and how to take advantage of the opportunities to find the perfect fit. This webinar will dive into questions around franchising as an option for starting a small business.
Presenter's Bio: Ben Terrill is a franchisee himself of FranNet and an expert in matching businesses available for franchise entrepreneurs. Ben grew up in a household that encouraged realizing your dream of business ownership and learned at a very early age the benefits of ownership. Today Ben leads an effort to help prospective franchisees find opportunities that compliment their skill sets that leads to business ownership in the St Louis and Kansas City area. FranNet is a valued partner of SCORE and we think you can benefit from understanding what opportunities exist for new business ownership in franchising today.
Registration Information:
Upon registering you will receive a confirmation email with the SCORE Zoom link to attend.
You do not need a Zoom account to participate.
Please connect 5 minutes in advance to be sure you have a good connection. The workshop begins promptly at Noon and concludes by 1 PM Central Time.
Occasionally, a SCORE workshop may need to be rescheduled or cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. For paid workshops, registration fees are non-refundable. If SCORE reschedules or cancels a workshop, registrants will receive a credit equal to the registration fee that may be applied to another SCORE workshop. If a workshop is held as scheduled but a registrant is unable to attend, a recording will be provided when available.
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