The Franchise King
It’s foolish to focus on the cost of the franchise fee. That’s because the difference between a $25,000 franchise fee and a $35,000 franchise fee is zero. I’ll explain. A Client Last week, I was talking to a client about the franchise opportunities that he was investigating. For some odd reason, Charles was focused-hyper-focused, [...]
Searching for a franchise opportunity can quickly become overwhelming. I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be. Read on. Of Course You’re Overwhelmed If you’ve never searched for a franchise to buy, trying to weed through thousands of opportunities can be pretty frustrating. Here’s why: You don’t know what you don’t know. You only think [...]
Please don’t automatically think that you have something to franchise. Because you probably don’t. Seriously; just because you, “feel” that you can turn your independent business-or yet to be business, into a franchise business, it doesn’t mean that you can-or should. People contact me all the time for franchise advice…that’s fine. It’s what I [...]
(Courtesy of Marc Falardeau, Flickr) Most of us in the franchise industry agree that Isaac Singer’s technique to produce and sell sewing machines was the spark that created franchising as we know it today. As a matter of fact, most of us feel that it was The First Franchise. Sew? In the 1800’s, there [...]
The franchise tips and advice I dole out tend to be focused on The You. Like, this one: “When you’re looking for a franchise, find one that’s right for You.” In other words, don’t go out and buy a franchise just because “they’re everywhere.” Like these hot franchises. You should definitely keep the focus of your search [...]
