The Daily Herald: Utah Entrepreneurs Are Starting to Consider the Franchise Model

“If you want to be a business owner, but don’t have a product or skill, franchising is a very good option,” said Alexis Courtney, Salt Lake City-based franchise consultant with FranNet. “The franchise wants to train you in their procedures, so for many franchises, you don’t even need experience in the industry.”

Courtney focuses on matching up potential franchisees with franchises that best match their interests, level of involvement, and skills. Before Courtney started he FranNet career, she owned multiple franchises, local business owners find her knowledge very helpful.

Cookie Cutters caters solely to children, and its hair salons are more like a playground than a barbershop. Weston and Stephanie Hayes, of Lehi, are local owners of two Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids franchise locations.

“It was very scary. It was a leap off a high dive,” Weston Hayes said. “But at the same time, you can’t live your life scared. Alexis sat down with us and went over what it would take, what we could expect.”