Do you want your own business but don’t know where to start? Finding a business to start or purchase can be overwhelming. You may wonder what is involved or how to get started. If this is what’s holding you back, a Neighbors Choice® franchise could be just what you are looking for! With us, you don’t need to know everything. You’ll be working with experts who have the answers and will teach and guide you. By becoming a franchisee of Neighbors Choice®, you can rest assured that you will be supported by our knowledgeable and highly experienced staff.

Business Ownership With Less Risk

There are always more things to consider than originally anticipated. Having a successful business supporting you with a set structure and 25+ years of success can be a powerful safety net. When you become a franchisee, you are not only investing in your future. You are also investing in the knowledge and expertise of the franchisor that is motivated to help you succeed.  A strong foundation, guided by experts in the business, mean your business is in a strong position from day one.

Less Time, Effort, and Money

When starting a new business, especially during the first year of operations, there are many things to consider. Employees, processes and procedures, marketing campaigns, accounting, laws, and regulations are all things you will learn about. If you want to start a new business but are not sure how then let Neighbors Choice® guide you in business ownership. The business efficiencies that Neighbors Choice® provides each franchisee will enable you to spend less time, effort, and money on getting your business off the ground.

Better Lifestyle Everyday

Spending long hours at the office is not unreasonable during the first year of business, however, with a Neighbors Choice® franchise, the flexibility to work remotely is a huge plus. Our tried and true method of growth will enable you to plan and use your time efficiently and with a lot of flexibility. This means you no longer have to miss your children’s school events or even that week-long trip, because you will control your schedule.

Easy Transition To Work at Home

Many of us are already working at home so the transition to this work at home concept is easy to do. Plus many of your customers will be in and around your community, making the transition even easier. You will be immersed in the community where your core business resides. With neighborhood leaders and local businesses surrounding you, working from home is the perfect hub to keep your finger on the pulse of the business.

Low Investment; Ease of Entry

Many people are looking for home business ideas where they can actually make a living. Our low entry investment will enable you to get started and experience the benefits of business ownership. The global pandemic has taught us that we can easily work from home. We found that we enjoy seeing our families, friends and neighbors! Follow our successful system and a Neighbors Choice® franchise will reward you for the work you put into it, financially, professionally, and personally.

Neighbor’s Choice® offers a long-term business structure with a proven record of success. The franchisee will understand the entire framework of the business, complete in-house or virtual training, learn processes and procedures, and gain the knowledge necessary to ensure a rewarding business for many years to come.

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Franchise Field: Community Involvement

July 30, 2021

Neighborhood Awareness Celebrations

Community involvement is at an all-time high. People are looking for ways to get involved. Plus, many have decided that they want to work at home. Around 4 million people have either changed jobs, started their own business or are looking for an opportunity that will give them that luxury.

A Neighbors Choice® franchise is a unique opportunity to work at home while helping to establish or enhance communication within area neighborhoods. Your business will create a valuable partnership between local businesses and residents. This unique relationship makes for better and more authentic information, more active neighbors, and a more positive environment.  The more you become involved in your community the more you will see the need for good communication.

You will learn about many resources available to neighborhoods. This knowledge will help you in your business and help your local community.  For example, National Night Out and Neighbor Awareness Day are two annual events that work to help promote relationships among neighbors and promote safety and “Good Neighbor” awareness.

National Night Out – August 3 & October 5

“National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.” NNO dates back to 1970 when a community watch volunteer was on a mission to help his community. National Night Out was officially introduced in 1984. Since then, 16,000 communities and over 38 million neighbors have taken part in this annual event. National Night Out is celebrated on the first Tuesday in August except in Texas and a few other places it is celebrated the on the first Tuesday in October. Registration is free. Resources to help plan National Night Out events will be provided to you.

National Good Neighbor Day – September 28

“In 1978, U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced the creation of a national day aimed at raising public awareness that good neighbors help achieve human understanding and build strong, thriving communities. Since then, National Good Neighbor Day has been celebrated every year on September 28th.”   Their motto is “Good Neighbors Make Great Neighborhoods” and ask participants to pledge to be a good neighbor and practice the Good Neighbor Mindset.

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To learn more about Neighbors Choice® and how you can have a terrific work-at-home business while helping your community, give us a shout. To learn more about this affordable franchise opportunity be sure and visit our website or send us a message. We look forward to visiting with you.

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We’re on a mission to spread the word about our micro-local publication services. Our franchise partners have the opportunity to build authentic connections with community leaders and businesses of all sizes by providing ad space. This brings the unique opportunity to be a community-oriented entrepreneur, all with a low investment range.

After 25 years of running a successful business model, we serve nearly 100 communities throughout Texas in major markets such as Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Now, with continued growth on the horizon, we are looking to expand across Texas and Arizona.

“Our concept has evolved over the years, becoming a valuable resource for communities throughout Texas, and it’s truly a win-win-win proposition for everyone involved,” said Susan Schopp, President, and CEO of Neighbors Choice™. “Community leadership teams win, the small business advertisers win, and we have the pleasure of helping residents connect through subject matters that are relevant and valuable to their local areas. We are thrilled to begin franchising with like-minded entrepreneurs who want to invest in and build a community-centered business, provide news that’s close to home, and reap the rewards from our proven system.”

While franchisees work with neighborhood groups to build their territory, they also sell ad space to local business owners. Our corporate team then facilitates the collection and placement of the newsletter content, printing, and distribution process. Franchisees receive comprehensive training and support while selling a variety of products and services that improve and enhance the communication between the local business community and neighborhood residents.

In addition to providing recurring revenue, our model gives franchisees the flexibility to work from home in their designated territory and bridge the gap between residents and business owners. We are currently seeking well-qualified, dynamic salespeople who are passionate about being involved in their community.

Learn more about franchise opportunities with Neighbors Choice®.

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Back in 1996 I was married and had a son starting kindergarten and was staying home with my 2 year old daughter. My husband was in the oil and gas business, a “wild catter” if you will.  This basically meant that we were either doing OK financially or were flat broke.  

Not taking anything away from John as he is a great salesperson. I mean anyone who can sell holes in the ground for upwards of $300,000 has to have some skills. It was his passion and I was ok with that. But I wanted to contribute to the family purse. The kids and I had very little money to do much of anything, No McDonalds, zoo or lunches out. 

So, each day when he came home from work I would run by my latest idea of starting a business. I had so many ideas. I even had an idea of helping other people come up with idea on what business they should start! 

Each day he thought about it and said nah.. I don’t think that will work for these reasons…

At this time we were both involved in our neighborhood. John was on the Board of directors and I did our neighborhood newsletter. At the time I was also working as a freelance writer and published Special Sections for the newspaper, like Bridal Guides, Gardening Sections, etc.

One day after visiting with an advertiser from the paper who was wanting to get more local (this was 1996),  2 and 2 came together and the idea was born.

I told John about it as soon as he came home, I had already made up my mind anyway, and he loved the idea. He made me an offer.

“For every day that you tell me that you had a “good day” I will give you 20 bucks”, he told me.

WOW! I was so excited. This could buy McDonalds, the Zoo, as much as a mom and a 2 small children can handle! 

I set out each day to make my 20 bucks.  The hitch was that I had to have a “good day” which to me meant something positive had to happen. Mainly, someone had to say YES. 

I’ll admit that somedays that YES came before 9 am and the kids and I took off for the day but there were many, many, other days that YES didn’t come until 5 or 6 or even 7. If I couldn’t get an actual YES I would try to accomplish something positive for the day so I could honestly collect my 20 dollars.

By the end of 30 days of positive outcomes I had a business to run. 

I had recruited 3 neighborhoods, sold many ads, lined up printing and researched mailing. I had made commitments. I had made sales. There were neighborhoods out there expecting to get their newsletters in the mail.

Since then we’ve just been lucky. The business grew by Word of Mouth. We went into other cities by Word of Mouth! It is still our primary method of growth.

It has been a fantastic business and is an asset to the community and the small businesses that are a part of it. Now we are ready to share this concept with you.

There are many more stories to tell about Neighborhood News. Amazing, tragic, happy, sad, scary and everything you can imagine that small businesses go through when your employees are your family and your customers and vendors are your friends.

We hope you will love this business as much as we do.

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