The Franchise King
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 [...]
(Photo of Cape Town, South Africa courtesy of Sara and Joachim on Flickr) According to Derek Smith, the new chairman of the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA), franchising in South Africa is poised to play a significant role in growing the economy through training and job creation. He also said this about franchise success [...]
(A view from The Crown) 2012 was quite an interesting year. It was dominated by a lot of loud political discourse on blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and the like. And, in-person political discussions were frequently of the “heated” variety. In business, small business owners-including franchisors and some rather loud franchisees, jumped into the political fray…a [...]
Did you watch…scratch that, did you attempt to watch Nik Wallenda #WalkTheWire ? You do know what I’m referring to, right? Well, just in case you were hanging out in your Glenn Beck designed underground bunker last weekend for a practice “End of The World “drill (and weren’t near a television), allow me to clue you in [...]
Remember; you read it here first…. With very little effort on my part, I’ve been able to uncover some amazing franchise industry statistics regarding the success rates of all the franchise businesses in the US. And, I do mean amazing…. Look what I’ve been able to find; 1. From PaloAltoOnline “Success rates appear [...]
If you’ve been a reader of this franchise blog, you know my feelings about using the right resources during your search for a franchise business to buy. When it comes to all the legal intricacies of a franchise agreement, using relatives that are attorneys, such as your Uncle Bob, or Aunt Peggy may not be [...]