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title: "Franchise Times: “Tactics to shorten the learning curve, in Living Large”"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/646a2fbb-2063-4673-be4b-1d440b4487d7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-tactics-to-shorten-the-learning-curve-in-living-large-12426
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2017-06-10T20:15:49.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:06:57.177Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e207bd89aa5afae5b00cfba7a7fa1ab99717.jpg
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# Franchise Times: “Tactics to shorten the learning curve, in Living Large”

**TL;DR:** Franchise Times highlights the importance of thorough initial training for new franchisees. Steve Beagelman, president and CEO of SMB Franchise Advisors, emphasizes the need for new franchisees to attend the full training program.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-06-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-tactics-to-shorten-the-learning-curve-in-living-large-12426).*

## Story

The initial training of new franchisees can have a huge impact on their success once they open. In a recent article, the importance of being thorough and firm if there is pushback from new operators was highlighted.

“One problem that you do see is when franchisees try to get out of some portion of the training. They’ll say, ‘I already know that,’” Steve Beagelman, president and CEO of SMB Franchise Advisors, told Franchise Times.

“They need to be there for the full amount. A new franchisee might say that they don’t need all of the training—but yours is a different concept, so they need to attend the full training program.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- franchisee success (topic)
- SMB Franchise Advisors (company)
- training program (topic)
- initial training (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-tactics-to-shorten-the-learning-curve-in-living-large-12426). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/646a2fbb-2063-4673-be4b-1d440b4487d7).