Why Owners Choose a Home Services Franchise

Franchising has long been a popular choice for aspiring entrepreneurs who are ready to make a change in their lives. Curious about whether a home service franchise is right for you? Take a closer look at the reasons behind real franchise owners’ decisions to open a home services franchise and how this choice helped them create more meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Are You Ready For a Career Change?

Although working in the corporate world can offer a great deal of stability, it’s common for the grind to take its toll. Some home services franchise owners have trade expertise, but many of those we spoke to are former corporate workers who knew there was something better out there. Some of their top reasons to leave the corporate world for franchising include:

• Burnout. The factors that lead entrepreneurs to make a career change are unique to each person, but if there’s one common thread, it’s burnout. There’s a lot more to burnout than job dissatisfaction: it can also lead to severe challenges with your mental and physical health.
• Poor work-life balance. Rising in the corporate world asks a lot of workers. Long hours and minimal control over your schedule not only increase your risk of burnout; it also means you’re missing important moments in your life outside of work.
• Hitting a salary ceiling. Despite corporate work’s reputation for being a smart way to support oneself, many workers find that their earnings plateau after a while. Being stuck at a salary level or in a position with no prospects of advancement can turn a job you’ve been passionate about into something stagnant and stressful.

Franchising: A Better Path

In our conversations with home services franchise owners, it became clear that the franchise model didn’t just present a better way forward in their careers; it also opened a path to the life they wanted. Stepping into a turnkey business model made business ownership simpler and less risky, and the proven systems helped them regain control over both their work and professional lives.

• Meaningful work: Franchises in the home services industry are, by their nature, a chance for entrepreneurs to help. From cleaners and handypersons meeting an immediate need to remodelers that make homes more functional, home services franchises make people’s lives better and easier.
• Financial growth: There is almost no limit to what a franchise owner can achieve with the help of their brand’s business model. As you widen your customer base and expand your product or service offerings, you’re creating diverse opportunities to grow your business. The franchise model’s systems and processes give you the support you need to do just that.
• Freedom and flexibility: Franchise owners have more autonomy over their hours, as well as the day-to-day operations of their business. It’s simple to adjust your schedule to make time for hobbies, friends, and family.

How ProSource Wholesale Stands Out

With so many options in the home services industry, what makes ProSource Wholesale the right option? For ProSource franchise owners, partnering with this leading brand makes sense in terms of their personal and professional goals. Scott Webb shared these thoughts on ProSource’s place in the market:

• “We’re more than a product supplier. We differentiate from competitors and we’re also a knowledge resource…so, the more we know, the more we become a resource, and we become important for more than just getting products at a great price.”

ProSource also provides the support and resources franchisees need to establish themselves in the market. Owner Chris Taylor credits the marketing platform’s ability to tailor the message to each pro customer with making it simpler to close sales. He also sees the brand’s commitment to growth as an asset:

• “Some of the greatest successes I’ve had at ProSource revolve around product expansion and new product categories. For example, kitchen and bath. Seven years ago, when we first started in kitchen and bath, I never realized it would become a $10 million division of my business and that I would have 11 designers on staff. I just didn’t foresee that much potential. Fast forward to today, and here it is.”

Of course, for many ProSource franchise owners, their metric for success is personal as well as professional. Since ProSource doesn’t have retail hours, it’s even easier for franchisees to create more flexibility in their lives than it is for those who own other home services concepts. Improved work-life balance has helped these owners find fulfillment well beyond their business. Owner Josh Carr notes:

• “I’ve been fortunate where I was able to work a lot of hours as much as I wanted, and now I’ve got two beautiful girls and a great wife, and ProSource gives me that opportunity. Now that I’m in this phase of my life, I get to focus a lot more on my work-life balance. Because ProSource national is a strong support from a franchisor perspective, it’s allowed me to adjust my workload and our company dynamic to be able to be a good father and a good husband.”

Take Charge with ProSource Wholesale

Have you determined that a home services franchise is the best fit for your goals? ProSource Wholesale could be the right partner. Connect with our team to learn more about your opportunity with ProSource.