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Business View Australia - July 2015 127
FRANCHISING
your family and friends are saying
to you ‘I told you that you shouldn’t
have done it, you shouldn’t have
gone into business, you should have
kept your corporate job,’ people give
up. But those franchisees that have
family and friends saying, ‘We’ll help
you, we’re here for you,’ are the ones
that get through those hard stages
and go on to do really well. So funnily
enough, one of the first things we
look at with people is what do their
family and friends think about what
they’re doing.”
Part of Wasabi Warriors success
story comes from having an advisory
board which can challenge the
status quo. Mills believes it is always
important to have people challenge
her to look at different perspectives
and find creative
solutions
to
challenges.
“I have some really
strong executives
on my team who
can get on the
job and get things
going. The key
thing is to not take
no for an answer, a
lot of people like to
say no because it’s
easier and safer.
Always finding a
way over, or around,
or under, these
challenges is really,
really important for perseverance
and determination and if need
be asking for capital to grow your
business.”
While the competition within the
marketplace has become stronger,
the sushi industry has grown too, a
very positive sign for the company
moving forward. Their long term goal
is to have Wasabi Warriors become
the #1 brand for sushi in Australia
and be internationally recognised.
One of the first
things we look at
with people is what
do their family and
friends think about
what they’re doing