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Business View Australia - March-April 2016 147
HISING
that passion that you put into it.”
She goes on to say that a recent
study by Griffith’s University identified
family and friends as a big factor for
success in a franchisee.
“When business gets tough or you’re
still in those first stages and you’re
still trying to get through, if 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
p e r s p e c t i v e s
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