The Franchise King
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 [...]
#Fail I knew that would get your attention. That’s right; you will fail if you do what he did. “He,” being the guy who called me last week asking for some of my best franchise guidance and advice. Ring Ring “Hello, I just found your website, The Franchise King.com, and wanted to know [...]
(From Katie@ Flickr.com) When I joined my late father’s franchise consulting firm in 2001, Curves For Women was a hot franchise concept. Thousands of franchises were up and running all over the US. By 2005, there were around 8,000 of them. But now? Being Gary Heavin Can you imagine what it must have felt [...]
(Courtesy of ☺Lee J Haywood, on Flickr) I’m not sure how far along you are in your search for a franchise business opportunity, but there’s a term that I want you to become familiar with. The term I’m about to turn you on to is used aggressively by most franchise broker and franchise consultant groups. Here it it [...]
I really don’t. Here’s what I do care about; 1. Education Knowledge is power. It’s super-important that you know exactly what a franchise is. Do you? Really? Even if you “know” what the greatest business model ever developed is, read this short article on the real definition of a franchise. 2. Fit Are you the right type of [...]
In case you don’t know, I’m a recovering franchise broker. And, while I wasn’t the most successful one among my peers and competitors, I was able to sleep soundly every night. Would you like to know why? I stuck to my core values. I focused on doing the right things. For example, if I didn’t [...]
By now, there’s one thing that you should know about me; I don’t spin things. At all. And, I don’t have to. Here’s why; I’m a WYSIWYG guy. (What You See Is What You Get) If I write something about a particular topic, it’s not by accident. I mean it. Same thing goes for things [...]
If you’re in the hunt for a franchise, you’re going to run into all sorts of, franchise “experts,” franchise consultants, and franchise brokers; even if you don’t want to. And, it’s only because you’ve put yourself out there-you’re shopping online for franchise business opportunities. You may even find yourself getting aggravated by [...]
If you’re on the hunt for the best franchise opportunities available, working with a franchise consultant or broker is one way to find one. Recently, I wrote about finding top franchises online. That’s certainly a popular way to land on an opportunity that may work out for you. Another way that people I’ve [...]
All About Franchising Fees, Franchise Brokers, And Names That Kind of Stick
What? You’re probably wondering why I’ve gathered you here today…. Actually, you’re probably wondering what this short post is going to be about; I would be too, if I was an avid and super-loyal reader of this franchise business blog. Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner Well [...]