CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – When most people think about franchising, the first thing they think about is Chick-Fil-A, Mcdonald’s, or other well-known food franchises. But there is a secret world of franchises that aren’t food franchises. And the franchises in this hidden world can have better economics, are cheaper to start, and can offer more attractive lifestyles to the owner. 

Dru Carpenito is the founder of The Franchise Investment System, specializing in helping people find a high-quality (non-food) franchise that’s the right fit to help them to achieve their entrepreneurial goals. “It’s kind of like a real-estate model in that folks don’t pay me anything,” Dru says. “I’m paid by franchise companies, so it’s a free service.” 

The Franchise Investment System has its own podcast and offers free franchise strategy consultations to help owners find the right non-food franchise for them.

Almost Two Decades of Industry Experience

Dru Carpenito has been in the franchise world for 17 years and has helped hundreds of people buy, build, and sell (as in cash out) successful franchises. “I believe we all have the entrepreneurial spirit inside us and the key to unleashing this spirit is finding the right business to get involved with,” shares Dru. Dru approaches each person he works with as a unique puzzle and he helps his candidates identify their important pieces to match with the right business. Not only that, with Dru’s Franchise Investment System, he provides his candidates with the tools to fully analyze a franchise so they can gather all of the information to make the best decision for them and their families.  

Dru created the Franchise Investment System after the wake of a serious neurological diagnosis of his son while he was away on a business trip to Canada. The stress of traveling internationally to help an emerging franchise expand globally, and crafting his family’s life around his career prior to this point, led Dru to a change. “Moving forward, I knew the only option to never have that feeling again was to start my own business,” Dru says. “I had seen firsthand the power that franchising can offer aspiring entrepreneurs, but there weren’t many reliable ways to help people find the franchise to invest in, so I created the Franchise Investment System.”.”

There are franchises under emerging brands, established name brand businesses, scalable executive operations, or even home-based and low-cost businesses, Dru Carpenito helps people explore different options with each affirming a particular style of franchise ownership. 

Non-Food Franchises for Every Type of Owner

For those looking for a first-to-market franchise with a lot of potentials, emerging brands offer owners a spot in what could be a cutting-edge business. Other viable options like the blue-chip-like, name-brand franchises with established systems and infrastructure may afford a little more security in your investment.

However, if you’re looking for options that run more independently, semi-absentee franchises are manager-run business models that enable owners to keep a job or run other businesses. If you’re looking to scale, executive businesses have a low cost of entry scalable with a full-time ownership role. Others, like home-based, low-cost franchises, offer flexibility and low risk, while multi-unit franchises encourage establishing management or opening multiple locations.

Glowing Client Reviews

Clients have praised the ease of Carpenito’s system, not only in acquiring and running a franchise but in the assistance he provides. “I had the opportunity of working with Dru prior, during, and after the process of acquiring and running my franchise,” one client explained, “Dru was professional, a strategic thinker, and always willing to help. Dru went above expectations to ensure the support and knowledge I needed to become a successful owner.”

Identified as“very knowledgeable about franchises and having great people skills, Carpenito helps to identify your interests and which opportunities will be better suited for you. “Dru was the driving force getting me in line to purchase a franchise, his expertise and follow-through is excellent. I would highly recommend his services to anyone looking at franchises,” another testimonial reads.

Dru Carpenito is an Experienced Non-Food Franchising Expert

Franchising offers anyone stuck in the corporate world and having the entrepreneurial itch a business they can use to create more freedom and opportunity in their life  Dru Carpenito is experienced in working with a number of successful franchise owners and entrepreneurs who are looking to expand into a new non-food brand. With an ear to the ground about emerging franchises. Dru Carpenito is an industry professional with almost two decades of experience both domestically and internationally. 

The Franchise Investment System is designed to help first-time franchise owners quickly and safely find the top emerging non-food franchises in the country. As there are only a small handful of franchises that have the potential to help you safely transition out of the corporate world, options have very specific characteristics and they aren’t easy to find. Dru Carpenito gives you a step-by-step process you can use to do the research the right way so you can get the answers you want, and it’s all free.

To learn more visit FranchiseInvestmentSystem.com or contact Dru at DruCarpenito.com/Start-a-Conversation/