episode 0090- buying into a booming coffee franchise with abbie diamantopoulos

Which would you choose... starting a business from scratch, or buying into a proven franchise?

In this episode, Abbie shares the story behind why she and her husband chose franchising with Scooter's Coffee, and how that decisions shaped their path into entrepreneurship. From the personal "why", to the to the financial realities, to hiring employees, we unpack what it actually looks like to step into business ownership through a franchise.

Show Highlights:
1- We discuss Abbie’s background with helping the launch of 10 different startups. (7:55)
2- What is Scooters, and why did you decide to buy in and own one of their franchise locations? (14:25)
3- What were some fears you had to overcome? (19:30)
4- What does “buying in” to Scooters look like? (23:30)
5- What is an FDD? (28:25)
6- We discuss financing. (32:45)
7- What do you wish you had known before starting? (40:15)
8- How has your experience gone so far with hiring high school and college students? (47:35)
9- Where can we learn more from you? (56:05)
10- WHAT IN THE WORLD? We discuss technology designed to make business more efficient actually sometimes making it less efficient. (56:50)

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