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HOW DO YOU GO FROM EMPLOYEE TO BUSINESS OWNER?

If you’ve been thinking about leaving the W-2 world behind, this session will help you understand what it takes to make the move with confidence. Explore the financial, mindset, and lifestyle considerations every first-time franchise buyer should think through before becoming an owner.

Date: September 29th

Time: 6:00pm EST

HOW DO YOU GO FROM EMPLOYEE TO BUSINESS OWNER?

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If you’ve been thinking about leaving the W-2 world behind, this session will help you understand what it takes to make the move with confidence. Explore the financial, mindset, and lifestyle considerations every first-time franchise buyer should think through before becoming an owner.

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Chris Tucker
February 19, 2026.
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Quality over quantity! FBA puts on fantastic, highly educational and engaging industry events, like the Regional in Phoenix, AZ I just attended. After attending roughly 20 franchise events over the last decade, the Franchise Brokers Association (FBA) Regional Event in Phoenix truly stood out. While many events focus on scale, this one focused on impact. What made it so effective: • Intimate Scale: With ~50 attendees, the environment fostered real dialogue rather than surface-level networking. • High-Value Structure: We engaged with 15 quality brands through concise presentations and structured 1-on-1s. • Operational Insight: The site visit with a franchise owner and the dev team provided "real world" context you rarely get in a ballroom. • Top-Tier Execution: A huge thank you to Brianna, Kaitlyn, and the FBA team for prioritizing genuine connection. Highly productive, perfectly balanced, and genuinely fun. I’m walking away with better insights to guide my candidates toward the right paths in business ownership!
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Curt Maier
December 4, 2025.
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The Franchise Brokers Association is the premier broker association in the industry. Their commitment to broker success is unparalleled and could not be more pleased with their support over the past decade that I have been a member.
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Bob Wenokur
December 3, 2025.
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Entering the franchise brokering world and doing so via the Franchise Brokers Association (FBA) has been a true positive life-changer for me, especially because of the knowledge base, professional support, and humanity the FBA consistently offers. The culture is first-rate, and their "integrity first and foremost" mission is no lie! In fact, the focus on integrity was a chief driver towards my sign-up. No disappointment here...I love the FBA, its leadership, support staff, the events and continued educational programs they lead or otherwise support.
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Jen Sinconis
November 8, 2025.
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We are so excited to connect with the amazing broker team at this event!
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Daniel Durney
November 8, 2025.
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It's awesome working with FBA Brokers who are well-trained, professional and really care about their clients. I know when I get an FBA referral to work with, they've been properly prepared to begin their Discovery Journey.
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CodyJordan Mather
November 7, 2025.
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We absolutely love working with the team at FBA. Across the board, the level of engagement and partnership we’ve experienced has been outstanding. Brianna LaCaruba is truly one of the hardest-working people you will ever meet — she is proactive, responsive, and genuinely invested in the success of the consultants and the brands she supports. Amanda and Chris have also been incredible champions of continuing to strengthen our partnership and always look for ways to collaborate at a high level. From everyone here at Neighborly — thank you. We love working alongside FBA and appreciate everything your team does to help connect the right candidates to the right opportunities. We are grateful for this partnership and excited for what’s ahead!
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Michael Davis
November 7, 2025.
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The FBA has delivered to my expectations in just about every way. The team supporting me is highly experienced and attentive to my needs as an emerging franchise consultant. The people, processes, and technology provided is truly exceptional and has helped accelerate my success well beyond what I could have accomplished on my own.
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Tony Hulbert
November 7, 2025.
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The Franchise Brokers Association sets the standard for professionalism and expertise in franchising. Their team has a deep understanding of what it takes to match quality brands with the right buyers and truly supports brokers through education, training, and resources. FBA’s commitment to elevating the industry and doing things the right way is evident in everything they do. Highly recommended.

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Industry Honors That Speak For Themselves

Meet the webinar speaker Sabrina Wall CEO of Franchise Training Institute

Franchising found Sabrina in 2006 when she become a franchise broker and a franchise owner around the same time. She wasn’t looking but she was found. She fell in love with franchising and the opportunity to run successful businesses for anyone who applied themselves toward the goal of franchise ownership.

Since then, she has owned or operated 27 franchise locations within 4 different franchise systems. She founded the Franchise Brokers Association (2008) and the Franchise Training Institute (2012).

Sabrina has been featured in Franchise Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, was also awarded the 2020 CEOs of the Year through the OBJ and 2024 Top 100 Franchise influencer in 2024.

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