Business Service Franchises

The business services franchise industry deals in two things that will always be in demand: help and advice.

Because you can give help and advice in virtually any area, the diversity of options within the business services industry is as great as any other franchise industry. Here’s a sampling of the areas business services franchises cover:

• Accounting support
• Advertising and marketing services
• Business consulting
• Business transportation
• Data processing services
• Drug testing
• Employment and staffing services
• Energy/green consulting
• Event management
• Heavy equipment leasing
• Information technology (IT)
• Insurance agencies and brokerages
• Mailbox rentals and mail/parcel delivery
• Printing and photocopy services
• Office and administrative support
• Security services
• Tax preparation and payroll services
• Warehousing and storage

Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) benefit from and use the services of franchises in this industry the most. Because these business typically have less resources than their larger counterparts, it’s harder for them to keep up with the constant changes the business landscape goes through, which leads to the necessity of outside help.

Ideally, business services franchise business owners will be comfortable working with others and networking. A background in sales or client relations is typically beneficial to owning a business services franchise but isn’t necessarily required.