Franchising with WSI isn’t just about making profits, though there certainly are enough of those to justify it. It’s also about the flexibility to live a lifestyle of your choosing. One of the ways people can embrace this is by developing a “family business” lifestyle.

We’ve talked before about bringing your family in to work at your WSI franchise, and it’s a wonderful option for a family that wants to make money and still have time to be together.

So let’s consider a few of the advantages that the family-model business can offer.

Vacations — Flexibility to take a vacation at convenient times for you and your family is a big perk of the self-ownership business model. If the money’s there, you go! No waiting on someone else to clear it. What’s also nice is that it doesn’t even necessarily require closing down the business if you have enough employees in the family. The parents can head off for a two-week getaway on their own while the kids hold down shop, or the young student can take an early summer break for a week at the Florida beaches while the operation stays running.