Linking Veterans and Multi-Unit Franchisees

Franchising World readers are taking advantage of learning how to tap into the pluses that military veterans can bring to franchise businesses. IFA’s VetFran program offers financial incentives, training and mentoring to veterans interested in small-business ownership or a career path in franchising.

These incentives that participating VetFran member companies provide may include reducing their initial franchise or other fees or contributing to the franchisee’s initial cost of investment. Marine veteran and past IFA VetFran Chairwoman Mary Kennedy Thompson, CFE, outlines how military veterans, who are dependable, disciplined and hardworking, also make excellent employees for multi-unit franchisees. “There are many avenues for finding and recruiting veterans into your organization,” writes Thompson, who is executive vice president of The Dwyer Group and president of Mr. Rooter. “A couple of tools you may want to consider using are on-the-job apprenticeship trainings programs and veteran job-matching sites.” The article is getting attention on franchisingworld.com, so don’t miss gaining her valuable insights. How example, she suggests: “You can look for veterans on the www.H2H.jobs site that matches veterans to businesses looking for trained talent.” Thompson reminds us that “Our veterans deserve this chance after so faithfully serving our county. IFA and VetFran are engaged with our veteran’s communities to offer opportunities in as many ways as possible. Franchising is good for veterans and veterans are good for franchising. Let’s make today the day we help one more veteran find the opportunity and employment they so richly deserve.”