Experts Connection™ connects you, the business professional, with experts in career and professional development via teleseminars. Topics will be presented with an eye to the practical, rather than the theoretical, offering you the opportunity to put ideas into practice as soon as you hang up the phone. The topics are targeted specifically for the executive level professional, for the employed as well as those in transition. The teleseminars are formatted and timed to include your questions following the experts' presentations.

Class Description: At a career crossroads? Whether in transition or corporately employed, many executives are considering various options that this dynamic marketplace presents. In fact, over 70% of Americans have expressed a desire to leave the corporate politics behind and own their own small business. This class will help you first determine if franchise ownership is a viable option for you. Then of the 3000 or so available franchises, how can you investigate and narrow the list down to just a handful of prime choices. Choices that are tailored to your exact values and the lifestyle you want to create.

In this 90 minute session you will learn:

• Who should and who should not consider buying a franchise.
• The executive skill set needed for small business ownership success.
• How to determine your risk profile and your spouse’s risk profile.
• How to finance a franchise with your 401k…without creating a taxable event.
• Why 50% of all franchises cost less than $150,000.
• How to select the right franchise consultant to work with.
• The 85 questions to ask the franchisor…before…you buy their franchise.

About the Speaker:

Terry Coker is the CEO of The Entrepreneur Authority, an executive search firm specializing in placing executives into small business ownership through franchising. When people find out what he does…help people find, fit and finance a franchise purchase…he typically hears “I did not know people like you existed”. (Real estate agents find homes, mortgage brokers find loans and franchise consultants help people find and fit into the right business model for their lifestyle.) Prior to opening The Entrepreneur Authority, Terry worked for a leading franchisor, Service Brands International, taking thousands of people through individual franchise investigations. He has also served on the executive team of 7 start-up businesses and has been both an executive and an entrepreneur working with small businesses for three decades. Terry is a member of the International Franchise Association, a graduate of the Franchise Center of Excellence and a Certified Exit Strategy Consultant. Terry earned his BS in Communication from Bowling Green State University.