When it comes to operating a drain-cleaning business as a franchise or staying independent, there are good arguments on both sides.Franchisees cite business-building benefits such as marketing support, budget guidance, pricing guidelines and a broad network of fellow franchisees to lean on for advice and assistance. Independents, on the other hand, prize the freedom to operate the way they want to without answering to a corporate office.In the end, there is no right or wrong. Most contractors interviewed for this story deliberated long and hard about which way to go and had compelling reasons for the decisions they made.Both sidesFrankey
