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Jkisaak · 10-19-2010, 01:52 PM

I have been a franchise owner for College Pro in British Columbia for 3 years now.

To shed some light very quickly on the issues brought up in this forum:

1) I agree that some jobs that College Pro managers do, do not turn out well, but the vast majority turn out great. Due to the fact that there are 700 franchises throughout North America, it only makes sense that there are some horror stories, but the vast majority of College Pro Franchises do very good work.

2) There are painters that have bad experiences because of the lack of the abilities of the franchise owners. There are some 'bad hires' within College Pro when there over 700 franchises to fill. To put it in more perspective, there are upwards of 3000 painters within College Pro as well, so there will be some that have tough summers. But most painters make great money, do great work, and learn valuable skills. For example, my painters worked hard and made anywhere from $8000-13000 this summer.

I feel that the bad feelings are merited in this forum, but the reason why there are feelings like this out there is because there is a percentage of College Pro franchisee hires that are the wrong people to be getting involved with College Pro. As a College Pro Franchise Owner/Manager, you are running your own business and in the process are taking on risks. You need to have a high level of ownership and confidence. Not very many people have the aptitudes to do a job like this, and it sounds like the stories in here are from the occasional wrong hires that happen.

So, on behalf of College Pro, I apologize for the bad experiences, but I hope you realize that it is a great company, but it takes select people to excel at it... to put it lightly, it is not for the faint of heart at the owner level. If you are looking for the best opportunity in entrepreneurial training and are the right person to undertake the challenge, it will be one of the best decisions of your life, but for the few that slip that shouldn't be running a franchise, it will can be the worst experience.

Hope this helps!

10-19-2010, 01:52 PM	#24 (permalink)
Jkisaak Upright	I have been a franchise owner for College Pro in British Columbia for 3 years now. To shed some light very quickly on the issues brought up in this forum: 1) I agree that some jobs that College Pro managers do, do not turn out well, but the vast majority turn out great. Due to the fact that there are 700 franchises throughout North America, it only makes sense that there are some horror stories, but the vast majority of College Pro Franchises do very good work. 2) There are painters that have bad experiences because of the lack of the abilities of the franchise owners. There are some 'bad hires' within College Pro when there over 700 franchises to fill. To put it in more perspective, there are upwards of 3000 painters within College Pro as well, so there will be some that have tough summers. But most painters make great money, do great work, and learn valuable skills. For example, my painters worked hard and made anywhere from $8000-13000 this summer. I feel that the bad feelings are merited in this forum, but the reason why there are feelings like this out there is because there is a percentage of College Pro franchisee hires that are the wrong people to be getting involved with College Pro. As a College Pro Franchise Owner/Manager, you are running your own business and in the process are taking on risks. You need to have a high level of ownership and confidence. Not very many people have the aptitudes to do a job like this, and it sounds like the stories in here are from the occasional wrong hires that happen. So, on behalf of College Pro, I apologize for the bad experiences, but I hope you realize that it is a great company, but it takes select people to excel at it... to put it lightly, it is not for the faint of heart at the owner level. If you are looking for the best opportunity in entrepreneurial training and are the right person to undertake the challenge, it will be one of the best decisions of your life, but for the few that slip that shouldn't be running a franchise, it will can be the worst experience. Hope this helps!