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Tim MichaelsFounder, Kickstart My Franchise
Tim isn't a career salesperson. He spent his career evaluating businesses for private equity firms and CEOs. Since 2012, he has brought that same rigor to advising franchise buyers.
Having owned and run a home services franchise himself, he knows the traps many buyers fall into and helps you avoid them.
Tim hosts the Kickstart My Franchise Podcast, lives in the Midwest with his wife and three kids, and loves helping people find a great business to own.
What clients say
It was evident that Tim was looking out for what was best for me and was deliberate in not pushing me in one direction or another or swaying me in order to make a sale.
Tim is a wealth of information on conducting diligence, financing options, is extremely responsive, honest and a true professional.
We had our franchise selected within 60 days after connecting with Tim!
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Can't I do the same research myself with ChatGPT or other AI tools?
AI tools are a fine place to start, but their answers are only as good as the information they can find, and franchising has big gaps in public data. Many brands don't publish financial performance, territory availability changes week to week, and the details that matter most rarely show up online: how satisfied current owners really are, which brands are struggling behind the scenes, and which are quietly growing. We hear that firsthand from franchisors and franchisees every week, and we use it to steer you away from brands that look good on paper but not in practice.
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