be careful of franchises

a friend of mine is getting out of one and speaks poorly about franchises over all

his experience is all his profit went to the franchise...he couldnt raise his prices high enough to make profit and be competitive...his prices were already at the high end of his market. his franchise also would not let him be a 'worker'...he could only do office work and bidding

im sure many franchises are great, but make sure to do the math before you sign up. make sure there will be profit left for you