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title: "Nick Powills: August 21 Is World Entrepreneurs' Day—But Every Day Is an Opportunity To Win"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0d9afbdb-1fb7-4a14-adca-96f1a1387205
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nick-powills-august-21-is-world-entrepreneurs-day-but-every-day-is-an-opportunity-to-win-2710794
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2019-08-21T14:09:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:29:50.888Z
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# Nick Powills: August 21 Is World Entrepreneurs' Day—But Every Day Is an Opportunity To Win

**TL;DR:** Nick Powills discusses entrepreneurship and franchising on World Entrepreneurs' Day, highlighting the importance of understanding the difference between being an entrepreneur and being entrepreneurial within a franchise system. He emphasizes that franchisees buy into a proven system and have the opportunity to contribute their voice to build a sustainable and scalable business.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-08-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nick-powills-august-21-is-world-entrepreneurs-day-but-every-day-is-an-opportunity-to-win-2710794).*

## Story

Entrepreneurism involves credible risk in exchange for the possibility of reward. Far too often, businesses fail because the person who decides to go into business hasn’t run their checks and balances or done their homework. Being an entrepreneur isn't easy. The beauty of a day like this is that it celebrates those that have taken the risk—financial, emotional and professional—and continue to take the risk, for their lives and for the lives of their families.

I think it’s important for franchisees to understand that franchising is not for entrepreneurs—it’s for someone who is entrepreneurial. When you buy into a franchise brand, you buy into a proven system and then have the opportunity to be entrepreneurial within it. It’s not your job to change the vision of the brand, but it is your job to contribute your voice as you work together with leadership to build a business that is sustainable and scalable.

Therefore, a day like this is also a great celebration of those who are entrepreneurial—those who have committed to following the system into which they’ve invested their life savings in pursuit of their goals. Both parties had the courage to take a risk in the hope of winning. Do you?

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchising (topic)
- entrepreneurship (topic)
- Nick Powills (person)
- world entrepreneurs' day (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nick-powills-august-21-is-world-entrepreneurs-day-but-every-day-is-an-opportunity-to-win-2710794). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0d9afbdb-1fb7-4a14-adca-96f1a1387205).