Franchise Business Consultant of Richmond

Welcome

Considering starting your own business? Not sure if business ownership is right for you? You could be right; it is not for everyone.Perhaps you should consider taking advantage of FranNet\'s over 20 year\'s experience in helping people make good choices; choices that begin with determining if it is right for you at all.I have been a small business owner over 20 years; the last 7 with FranNet. I would be happy to talk with you just to see if it is something to consider. There is never any obligation...or cost.

Buying a franchise business in Richmond saves time, hassles and often money due to benefits like already having a proven and successful business plan available as well as a dedicated support team to make help you and your new business successful.

As a Richmond franchise business specialist I am ready and looking forward to assisting you with your new franchise business venture.

About Tom

After 8 years of progressive responsibility, from teaching to managing juvenile institutions in the Youth Service Division of Virginia’s Department of Corrections, Tom Lawrence began his entrepreneurial career in 1975 with the purchase of Valpak of Virginia. Initially specializing in direct sales, in 1981, he became President and the sole owner of that business. In the period between 1981 and 1991, Tom built the business from sales of approximately $800,000 per year to sales in excess of $3,000,000 per year. Valpak of Virginia was repeatedly ranked in the top 5% of the over 200 Valpak franchises.

In 1987, Tom was elected President of the Valpak Dealers’ Association and served three terms in this position. In this role (held concurrently with his ownership of his own franchise), Tom represented, to the franchisor, the interest of all Valpak franchisees, heading policy-making and marketing committees and was the chief adjudicator of intra-franchise disputes.

In 1991, Tom sold the Valpak of Virginia franchise and was hired by Cox Enterprises, the corporate parent of Valpak Direct Marketing Systems, Inc. His new role involved the design and implementation of Valpak’s first Field Support program and involvement in the recruiting of potential franchisees.

In 1994, he was promoted to Vice President of Franchise Operations. In this position, he retained responsibility for field support, had increased involvement in franchisee recruiting and was given management responsibility for Valpak’s five franchisor-owned operations. Additionally, he assumed responsibility for designing training programs for new franchisees as well as planning, coordination and curriculum design for Valpak’s Coupon University, the sales meeting and training for over 1,100 Valpak sales representatives.

In 2003, Tom retired from Valpak in order to move to Richmond, Virginia and establish FranNet.  Since then, he has helped dozens of people through the process of finding businesses that meet their lifestyle goals and determining which one is right for them.