The Franchise King
My name is Joel Libava, and I'm the author of Become a Franchise Owner! In addition, I'm a franchise ownership advisor. I teach people how to properly choose, research, and buy franchises.
A few things in franchising need to change. I’ve offered my suggestions before. I’ll continue to do so. You’ll benefit from them. So will the franchise industry. Bold Letters In bold letters-right on the top of one franchise website: “Avg. Annual Revenue of Franchisees Open 3 Years = $231,497” Looks good-I’d love to make [...]
The day that you travel to franchise headquarters – for a visit, is a big one. It’s when the rubber will meet the road. It’s when you’ll experience a sense of excitement and at the same time, a sense of doom. Are you ready to grab your luggage? Read on. Franchise Discovery Day You [...]
They certainly did in my day. Everybody went there. Okay-not everybody. Denny’s After Midnight “After midnight, we’re gonna shake your tambourine. After midnight, it’s all gonna be peaches and cream. We’re gonna cause talk and suspicion; We’re gonna give an exhibition. We’re gonna find out what it is all about. After midnight, we’re gonna [...]
Before you buy a franchise…that’s when you need to get advice. But, not just any advice. You need advice that’s second to none. You need to get outstanding advice. Top-of-the-line advice. Sound advice. Proven advice. You Need To Have Confidence Not having confidence in your ability to properly choose, correctly research, and buy the right [...]
I’m not kidding. It won’t be a question of if. It will be a question of how hard. A Franchise Ownership Tip Don’t buy a franchise just because it’s a franchise. Buy a franchise because you feel that you have a pretty good handle on what it’s going to take to make it a [...]
Sometimes, a news story can force franchise executives to hit the restart button. In Taco Bell’s case, it’s a super-sized one. I’ll explain. Taco’s Are Popular For awhile, hard taco’s were all the rage. Customers who had a taste for Mexican food-and who needed it fast, could drive-up to their local Taco Bell franchise, [...]
Two-part questions can get you to the heart of the matter, quickly. Why ask only one question when you can squeeze in two? Especially if it can help you lower your franchise risk. Don’t Be Shy You may be about to embark on one of life’s greatest adventures-business ownership. This isn’t the time to be shy. [...]
Curves For Women Franchise Opportunity Franchise Review Curves is “The World’s Largest Fitness Center Franchise.” (According to The Guinness Book Of World Records.) That’s quite an accomplishment. Curves was The One. The one that set the stage for almost every circuit-training style fitness franchise that’s currently being offered in the US-and around the world. From their [...]
(Image and definition from Dictionary.com) No-spin reviews of franchise business opportunities are genuinely needed in the marketplace. I’m more than happy to provide them. (In my usual, gentle way.) How I Do Business I’m often asked my opinion on certain franchises. Sometimes I give them; sometimes I don’t. It depends on the situation. For [...]