We help professionals explore franchise ownership the right way — cutting through the noise, eliminating guesswork, and guiding you to opportunities that actually fit your life, goals, and future.
You’ve put in the work. You’ve climbed the ladder. You’ve checked all the boxes you thought would add up to freedom.
But instead, you’ve hit limits:
Business ownership feels risky. And when you search for options, all you see are fast food chains, million-dollar investments, and generic “top 10” lists that tell you nothing about whether it’s right for you.
You don’t need more noise. You need clarity.
For more than 20 years, Jim Judy has been helping professionals explore franchise ownership in a way that’s strategic, personalized, and pressure-free.
Jim isn’t here to sell you on a brand. He’s here to help you figure out whether business ownership (through franchising or otherwise) is the right fit for your goals, your timeline, and the life you want to build.
Working with Jim means:
Cutting through the noise of online research
Connecting with vetted opportunities you’d likely never find on your own
Asking the hard questions and pointing out red flags
Making sure you can make a confident, informed decision - even if that decision is “not right now”
Jim’s approach is rooted in clarity, honesty, and real-world insight, giving you the tools to make one of the most important decisions of your life.
Jim’s Proven Process for Figuring Out What’s Next
Freedom isn’t one-size-fits-all. For some, it’s more time. For others, it’s control, income, or impact. But it almost always means breaking out of what you’re doing now and stepping into the next chapter with purpose.
That’s why Jim created the Freedom Framework: a process refined over 20+ years and proven with 100+ professionals who wanted to explore franchise ownership without the overwhelm and guesswork.
With the Freedom Framework, you will:
Cut through the endless research and focus only on opportunities that fit your goals and life.
Get honest, informed guidance - not a pitch for a specific brand.
Move from “what’s next?” to a confident, informed decision about the biggest investment of your life.
Franchising gives you a head start: a proven business model, a recognized brand, real training, and ongoing support - all without spending years figuring it out alone.
You skip the guesswork, avoid costly trial and error, and focus on growing something that’s yours from day one.
And here’s what most people don’t realize:
It’s not just fast food. There are thousands of franchises in every industry you can imagine - home services, B2B, fitness, education, senior care, pet care, and more - at investment levels and involvement styles that fit your life.
Whether you want to be hands-on or step back and manage the managers, there’s a model that matches your income goals, schedule, and long-term vision.
Franchising might be the most strategic move you ever make.
See what others had to say about working with Try Franchising.
“He asked questions I hadn’t even considered and came back with ideas that were off the beaten path—stuff I never would have thought of on my own.”
“He didn’t just throw a bunch of options at me. When he showed me the franchise I ended up choosing, we both knew right away it was the right one.”
“He’s professional, not transactional, and really makes an effort to match what you’re saying with the options he brings to the table.”
“He challenged me to think bigger.”
“Jim got me thinking about how involved I actually wanted to be and what kind of brand I wanted to grow with.”
No pressure. No commitment. Just a chance to explore what’s possible for your future.
It's all about timing.
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