Franchising a Business for Growth
Turn your business into a highly profitable franchise so you can scale faster, increase cash flow, and dominate your industry. No taking on debt, hiring a massive team, or managing locations yourself.
What you’ll learn
- Growth Strategies & Expansion – Understanding why business expansion is critical, the challenges of traditional growth, and how franchising compares to other strategies.
- Funding Growth Without Debt – Exploring cash flow, debt-based and equity-based funding, and how franchising allows expansion using other people’s money.
- The Power of Franchising – Leveraging the 3 M’s (Money, Management, Multiply) and the 3 I’s (Influence, Impact, Income) to scale efficiently.
- Understanding Franchise Models – Comparing franchising to licensing, joint ventures, and distributorships, along with legal definitions and control considerations.
- Preparing to Franchise – Evaluating business profitability, market demand, teachability, and franchisee ROI before franchising.
- Building a Franchise System – Structuring fees, ensuring franchisee profitability, and navigating legal requirements like the FDD and franchise agreements.
Right now, you've got a successful business that's proven itself. You've got steady revenue, loyal customers, and a model that works.
But if you're reading this, you're probably thinking:
"How do I take this to the next level without hating my life in the process?"
Because let's face it – conventional growth is brutal.
Opening new locations means:
- Burning through your savings or taking on massive debt
- Hiring, training, and managing an army of new employees
- Being in three places at once (while your family wonders where you disappeared to)
We get it. We've worked with hundreds of business owners facing this exact situation.
Here's what most don't realize:
The biggest brands in America – from McDonald's to Planet Fitness – didn't expand by opening one location at a time.
They discovered a "multiplication secret" that let them:
- Expand using other people's money (while keeping control)
- Add locations without managing daily operations
- Build a recognized brand across multiple states
That "secret" is franchising. But not the way most people do it.
Inside the Franchising a Business for Growth program, you'll discover the exact system smart business owners use to franchise their operations.
No fluff. No theory. Just battle-tested strategies that work in today's market.
The best part?
You don't need previous franchising experience, a massive team, or deep pockets to get started.
Just follow the proven blueprint, and you'll know exactly how to transform your business into a franchise empire that practically runs itself.
Meet your teacher
Scaling a business is tough…
But what if you could do it without taking on debt, hiring a massive team, or managing every location yourself?
That’s exactly what Dr. Tom DuFore has helped hundreds of businesses do.
As the CEO of Big Sky Franchise Team, he’s spent decades guiding companies through successful franchise expansion.
His clients range from small startups to national brands like Jamba Juice, Massage Envy, and Two Men & A Truck.
Tom isn’t just another consultant.
He has real-world experience on all sides of franchising:
✓ Built one of Georgia’s top-ranked businesses.
✓ Led expansion efforts that took a company from $125M to $185M in just two years.
✓ Helped brands across multiple industries turn their businesses into thriving franchise networks.
✓ He’s been a featured speaker at The International Franchise Expo, Franchise Expo South, SCORE, and more.
Now, for the first time, he’s giving you the exact roadmap to turn your business into a franchise success story.
Introduction: Your growth options
2 min
Raising capital without taking on debt
11 min
Why franchise
10 min
What is franchising and how does it compare
18 min
Franchise compliance
12 min
Benefits of franchising
11 min
Revenue as a franchisor
8 min
Is your business franchisable?
12 min
Plan
10 min
Document
18 min
Implement
6 min
Next steps
8 min
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