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Step 5: Trip to Montana
Up to this point, we've spent time on the phone with you, asked the bakery owners for feedback on your visits, and heard from your best references. We're trying to learn as much as we can in order to make a decision on awarding a GH franchise.

Of course, we limit ourselves to people we think will be successful. There is no one type of person or situation that meets the rule. We're looking people who help us achieve this goal:

Recruit the nicest, most generous, most honest and authentic people we can find—who love learning for the plain fun of it, who see business as an excuse to play, and love all of life for the sheer thrill of a bumpy ride—and bring them together in a caring community which supports these entrepreneurial types to TRULY run their own thing, make their own mistakes, have their own successes, and be 100% themselves.


We can't make this important decision about both our futures without meeting you in person. When you come to Dillon for Discovery Day, you will spend time with a person from each department and learn what services we provide to franchisees. We'll begin at 8:30 a.m. and finish around 5:00 p.m. We'll have a panel interview session in the afternoon.

We always try to spend enough time talking with you before you sign anything so that you have the full picture of what is involved. We've found that by the time any commitments are made, candidates know for themselves whether or not they're qualified and still interested.


Think of Dillon, Montana as the heart of the entire franchise, because it is. It’s where the franchise matured. It’s close to the finest wheat growers in the world. And it offers a coveted lifestyle. In this age of Internet and satellite technology, being in southwestern Montana doesn’t prevent us from being connected to the world. The founders of this company originally chose Dillon because this is where they wanted to live. It’s the same reason for the rest of us. We love the great outdoors, as well as the quirkiness and charm of this small university town. In Dillon, we are connected to our heritage, our community, and to you….and all while truly exemplifying the Great Harvest mission statement.

For more info on Montana, log on to www.discoveringmontana.com.
For a neat Montana website for kids, check out www.montanakids.com.


The next business day after Discovery Day, we make the decision on awarding the franchise. Then, the franchise agreement gets signed, money changes hands, and you become our main focus.

Step 6: Training & Support
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