Franchising Blog

If you know something works, it makes sense to continue doing it that way, right? Small changes here and there can help improve a model, but you get the idea. Franchising is a successful business model that has been proven over and over again. Entrepreneurs take the bones of what has worked, maybe add a little bit of their own character to it, and voila -- you've got yourself a business. Obviously, that sounds simpler than the process really is, but that's the gist.

If you're an entrepreneur trying to get your feet wet in running your own business, franchising may be the way to go. You won't have to start from scratch as you would if you started your own business, and instead can benefit from what a franchisor, such as Westside Pizza, has already established.

Opening a new restaurant can be both exciting and frightening. So many new restaurants don't stay open more than a few years that it can be a daunting experience. However, buying a pizza franchise is a great way to mitigate much of the risk and to go into a business that already has loyal customers.

One of the beautiful things about owning a pizza restaurant is that pizza happens to be one of America's favorites. Pizza has become part of traditions and is a staple in most American homes. However, just because over $44 million was made in pizza sales in 2017 doesn't mean that every pizza franchise or pizzeria was profitable. There are tried and true ways to increase your profitability as a pizza franchisee, and we want to share those with you so that you can successfully operate your pizza franchise in a way that maximizes profitability.

At Westside Pizza, we like to provide options for franchise owners so that they can choose the best concept that works for them all around. Each concept has different qualities that differ in things such as budget required, space availability, how operations are run, what products are offered, and even which concept works best with individual franchise owner personalities. It's essential that each franchise owner feels comfortable and that the concept they choose makes sense for them. 

Most franchise owners don’t typically dream of being franchise owners the day they enter the workforce. Usually, we find that they were on a defined career path and then came to the realization that they wanted to own their own business. These individuals tend to find that franchises are a great way to do that, mainly because franchises already have established business practices. This makes the transition easier for new business owners. But what most entrepreneurs struggle with is choosing which franchise to be a part of. There are so many options floating around.