Are you seeking more than just a financial reward from your professional pursuits?
You’re not alone.
A staggering 200,000 workers surveyed recently echoeda similar sentiment: meaningful relationships at work and personal growth trump monetary compensation.
The craving for making an impact and aligning work with personal values is becoming increasingly prevalent. While careers in medicine, education, or the ministry are traditionally associated with such values, there’s an overlooked arena ripe with opportunities: values-based franchising.
If you’re driven by deep-seated values, this article will highlight some franchising options tailored to your ideals.
We’ll spend the rest of this article exploring franchise opportunities that resonate with your core values like family, education, mentorship, and philanthropy.
Family First: Home-Based Franchises
For those who place family above all, maintaining work-life balance is non-negotiable. Home-based franchises, minimizing commute and offering flexible schedules, are a godsend.
Imagine running a business that dovetails seamlessly with your family life, encompassing domains like home design, domestic services, or travel planning.
For the more resource-endowed and leadership-oriented, executive franchising offers a chance to manage multiple locations with minimal weekly commitments, perfect for parents or grandparents yearning for quality family time.
The Educator’s Alternative: Tutoring and Coaching Franchises
Passion for education need not confine you to traditional roles like teaching or administration. The burnout and challenges facing educators today are real.
Tutoring franchises provide a refreshing alternative, catering to varied needs from general academics to specialized subjects. There are even opportunities to teach children and adults art as well as those that provide services for people with different learning abilities.
Alternatively, coaching franchises offer avenues to mentor adult learners in career skills and financial literacy. These businesses allow for hands-on involvement or executive management, depending on your preference, making a tangible difference in learners’ lives.
The Joy of Mentoring: People-Focused Franchises
If mentoring resonates with you, consider brick-and-mortar franchises where direct employee interaction is possible.
These include salon suites, mental health services, and quick-service restaurants.
Here, you get the chance to guide and grow with your employees, creating a lasting impact.
Serving the Underserved: Franchises for Social Good
For those inclined towards social service but drawn to the business world, certain service-based franchises are tailored for you.
These franchises serve critical needs in society, such as home health care, elder care, and disaster recovery services.
Here, you can fulfill your mission to aid those in difficult life situations while operating a sustainable business.
Closing the Loop: Is Values-Based Franchising for You?
Intrigued by the idea of aligning your career with your core values through franchising?
Each of these paths offers unique opportunities to blend personal fulfillment with professional success.
Whether it’s nurturing family connections, educating the next generation, mentoring aspiring individuals, or aiding those in need, values-based franchising opens a new horizon for purpose-driven careers. You will also find that in any franchise business, if you are values driven then those values will surface in all that you do.
Ready To Explore Franchising? Let’s Talk!
Mack and Sharon Strange are on a mission as Franchise Consultants to help others go from “Start” to “Success” when it comes to franchise ownership.
If you’re curious about exploring franchising as a career pivot, investment vehicle or lucrative side hustle, let’s talk!
You can book a free, no obligation call with Mack here and/or a free call with Sharon here.
As Franchise Consultants, there’s no fee for our services.
Rather, our role is to serve as a trusted guide and educational resource, and we’re compensated by franchisors only if and when you decide to move forward with (and are approved for) franchise ownership.
Lastly, you can learn more about our story and how YOU can follow in our footsteps via the Franchise Together Podcast.
We look forward to connecting with you soon!