Lesson series
How to Make Your Business Run Like a Franchise
Even if you don’t want to buy a franchise, you can learn from how they operate.
What makes franchises successful isn’t just their brand—it’s their systems. This workshop is designed for independent business owners who want to work smarter, not harder. You’ll learn how to build and document processes, streamline operations, and empower your team to run the business without constant oversight.
The session is led by David Mitroff, Ph.D., a business consultant who’s helped companies across industries implement franchise-style systems to improve operations and prepare for growth. Whether you want more freedom, fewer fires to put out, or you’re planning to scale, this workshop gives you the practical steps to make your business more efficient, reliable, and scalable.
Key Takeaways:
*This is part 2 of our 4-part franchise series.
You may want to view Session 1 first: Franchising 101 – Small Business Ownership
What makes franchises successful isn’t just their brand—it’s their systems. This workshop is designed for independent business owners who want to work smarter, not harder. You’ll learn how to build and document processes, streamline operations, and empower your team to run the business without constant oversight.
The session is led by David Mitroff, Ph.D., a business consultant who’s helped companies across industries implement franchise-style systems to improve operations and prepare for growth. Whether you want more freedom, fewer fires to put out, or you’re planning to scale, this workshop gives you the practical steps to make your business more efficient, reliable, and scalable.
Key Takeaways:
- Building repeatable systems and operational playbooks
- Creating turnkey operations (so your business runs without you)
- Hiring and training like a franchise
- How to protect your brand and scale effectively
*This is part 2 of our 4-part franchise series.
You may want to view Session 1 first: Franchising 101 – Small Business Ownership
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Meet the instructor
David Mitroff
David Mitroff, Ph.D. is a business consultant, marketing expert, keynote speaker and author who has held numerous consultative positions for diverse organizations such as LexisNexis, United Healthcare, U.S. Department of Justice, Providian Financial, Nordstrom, Limited Brands, Constant Contact, Ben & Jerry’s and the YMCA. David brings to the SBDC his experiences as the Founder and Chief Consultant of Piedmont Avenue Consulting, Inc. through which he provides business consulting and marketing services to create brand awareness, strengthen customer loyalty and generate new opportunities. David works with a diversity of clients in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond such as restaurants and retail specialty stores, franchises, professional services firms, start-ups and individual entrepreneurs.
Dr. Mitroff is an active member, on the executive board, or advisory committees for several organizations. He continually collaborates with several consultant groups, merchant associations, and charities to best serve the community. David brings a deep knowledge of the entire San Francisco Bay Area marketplace and is a fourth generation San Franciscan who is proud to have been born in San Francisco. David is a sought-after speaker on a wide range of topics from Social Media Management to the Psychology of Marketing and through his consulting, lectures, training, and keynotes has educated more than 35,000 business owners.
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