(Pictured: a retail shopping center in Ohio featuring several franchises) Franchises have been a “thing” for years. And they will be for a long time to come. First of all, almost everyone knows the story about Ray Kroc and McDonald’s. Secondly, there’s the attraction of the business model itself. In essence, for a cost of […]

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There. I said it.You probably don’t know enough about franchising. Especially if you’re in the “I’m thinking about starting my own business” stage. But that’s okay. I can help.   Thinking of Starting A Business? So, why are you thinking of starting a business? What happened? Why now? Whatever your reason-I hope it’s a good […]

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It’s important to realize that some most people just aren’t cut out for franchise business ownership. If you’re one of them..if you don’t feel that owning a franchise is the right way to go, you may be feeling discouraged. Don’t! You need to know that franchise ownership is only one way to solve career pain…or […]

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Talk about dominating a market! In this post, I’m going to show you how franchises dominate America’s freeway exits, and why it’s important they do. Driving And Doing Business Along Interstate Exits A recent 15 hour drive on I-77 (to get to our vacation destination) proved to be one heck of a wake-up call about […]

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Allow me to post this question, Mr. or Mrs. Franchise Buyer: If you had an opportunity to buy a franchise that had has huge name-recognition, would you be willing to risk it all to become a franchisee? I’ll wait for your answer. Buy A Franchise Because Of It’s Brand:The Promise Let’s assume that you had […]

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Is 2012 the year for you to start a business? Are you seriously thinking of becoming your own boss? Well, you’re not alone. With U.S. unemployment figures consistently hovering around 8%, a significant number of people, especially ones that have experienced the joy of being downsized by their not-too-loyal companies, are becoming more open to […]

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(My little cousin-Matthew) The franchise model is very powerful. One franchise business-owned by one person, can bring about a lot of change.   For The Franchisee For someone that’s had some success in the corporate world, but has experienced the ugliness of being downsized, becoming the owner of a franchise can spell relief. That’s because if the franchise […]

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Do you remember when you could drive up to your nearest McDonald’s franchise, order your food, and get in and out in less than 5 minutes? I do; it was last century… Something that used to be really important at McDonald’s all of a sudden isn’t; convenience. A Warning  If the suits at corporate headquarters […]

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First off, why would you even want to become a franchise owner in Australia? Why not just do it here in the US? We could use the business. Just think of all the people in your local community that you would impact? C’mon; please? (Courtesy of Arianne’s photostream-Flickr.) Just think; you could be in business […]

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When you think of some of the advantages that franchises have over independent small businesses, what are some of the things that come to mind? Most of the people that I’ve met over the years as an advisor, or seminar speaker, tell me that they’re thinking of buying a franchise because there’s name recognition. In […]

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