I have been a long time business owner and bought into SportClips to diversify. I realized owning a business is very difficult if you do not have a strong backing of profesionals.I never thought of a franchise, but I made the right choice. There is a reason franchises are far more successful than self employed business people. You have excellent training and support. I also wanted to pick a business you can operate while maintaining a job. There are very few cash management type business out there. I also looked at the model of low inventory, recession resistant, staple item, and lower capital. SportClips Haicuts met my goals and we are one of the top franchises in the country with 634 stores. If you are interested in a cash management franchise with 10 hrs a week of work this is the franchise. You can build your empire while working someone else.Specialties: Franchise sales, operations, marketing, networking, real estate, and of course Haircuts