Franchises | The Weekly

Franchising is sold as one of the best ways for mum and dad investors to own their own small business. But when it comes to owning a franchise, the promises don’t always match the reality

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[goinggagaladygaga]

I’m still waiting for him to start up Jim’s Gym

[massivequeue]

I always assumed Jim was a man who made a new clone for each new business he started

[JmyDown]

Signing a peice of paper doesn't make you a businessman . Just like watching comedy doesn't make you a comedian.

[kodiejc]

just curious does your audience get given cues to laugh or do they genuinely find it funny?

[AriaHoran]

Franchising needs a Royal Commission. It's a con.

[NewMessage]

Someone is registering 'Donut Republic' at this very moment...

[ninjamonkey]

The fake laughing and crappy jokes is the absolute worst!

[justinzhang]

My English is not my first language, I usually laugh after the background audition laugh, especially when I’m boarding on the bus, It doesn’t make me look stupid

[nonofyabidnez]

And if franchise owners complain they are likely to be punished for it.

[kinderjojomojo]

Strange.... no mention of bakers delight 🤔

[OriginalPiMan]

There's only one name to trust in franchising, and that's why I trust Jim's Frinchisor's when I want to buy a franchise about franchising.

[mikhailvtv]

When you meet the people that own 7-11 etc I feel they would under rip off there staff whatever the model.

[ZoomStranger]

I wonder if that canned laughter was leased from a franchise...

[zararatcliff]

I would never buy sth. without seeing the financials.

[JJSPARROW]

Welcome to "you'll own nothing and be happy"

[mikhailvtv]

I LOVE HARD CHAT BUT ANY CONTENT THAT DISALLOWS COMMENTS I VOTE DOWN.

[Mrspb]

Some of these jokes are so cringe it’s painful to listen to

[travismathews]

this feels like a d-rated version of john oliver

[Senyrar]

Not sure if this has anything to do with "The Project" but that show is hilarious, makes me laugh so much. Not the jokes, that they seem as funny as the Hindenburg trials. Just the reporting, or the lack of reporting.
I feel like we should just have playschool on, and you'll get more reliable informative information then this piss-poor attempt on reporting serious issues that don't need a laugh-track attached to them.
And I hope people that watch this stuff take every single second with a grain of salt and do their own research on any subjects that appear on this program, because clearly the hosts do not.

[TheShadowwalker]

Like the story ... but need better jokes.