Actually, some are franchises and some are corporate locations, although I believe most are franchises. In Austin, the one I used to go to was corporate owned.
I used to work for a company called Link Staffing Services. They are an industrial staffing company specializing in low/non-skilled workers or specialized industrial-type workers (i.e. welders, forklift drivers, etc...). They have locations all over the country with Texas served by a combination of company-owned and franchise offices. There are several franchises that are owned by former corporate employees. I'm not a business guy so I can't comment too much on how "good" the franchise is but it seemed to me that many of their franchisees did really well and there was not a whole lot of churn. Once people got in most stayed in. And, as I mentioned, several corporate employees purchased franchises because they felt they could make a whole lot more money doing so.
I remember reading that alot of franchise opportunities require you to have previous franchise experience. So some may be out of your reach. I would really like to start a Mr. Gatti's franchise if I had the time to do so.
Mmhmm... There is a reason they want their owners to have good liquidity. http://subwayscam.com/ http://subwayfranchisee.blogspot.com/2008/03/every-so-often-i-get-email-which-is.html
They are about to open a Subway at Southmore and Live Oak in 3rd Ward. Is that not a franchised store, was the franchise bought years ago, or something else?
Well if you want to rely on some random dudes blog about his experience of owning some Subways then be my guest. Any decent to good franchise wants their owners to have a good amount of liquidity. I can only give you my POV from people that are related to me by blood. Every single one of them couldn't be much happier with Subway and the success it has brought them. Although they are less risky than starting your own business, franchises are still businesses and there are always going to be more people that fail then succeed. I always though opening up a Little Caesars near colleges and universities would be pretty well. 5 dollar take out pizza that's always ready. I know I would have hit that up a lot if there was one near me when I was in school.
Open up a Carls Jr in Houston. Go to Entrepreneur.com Excellent site with the listing of best franchises
Subway was a good franchise maybe six years ago. They have too much competition now. If you only own one store, you're not going to be making much. You need to own at least a few stores to make a good comfy living. I second this, it's a lot of work to own/manage/operate a business. Very stressful and difficult to find good employee's.
