If you're looking for a franchise to buy, and you haven't found the right one, yet, check this out. #1: There are over 3,000 different franchise opportunities to choose from. #2: You've never done this "searching for the right franchise to buy" thing before. #3: Most people haven't. If those things make sense, and
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Franchise Stories: Part 2- Was Terry In Enough Career Pain To Try Something Different?
This is Part 2 of Terry's story. In case you missed Part 1, Terry was downsized from the company he worked for, and found himself in serious career pain. His company was nice enough (cough) to offer Terry the services of a career outplacement firm. He told his counselor that he might be interested in investigating
7 Ugly Truths About Franchise Consultants (You Won’t Believe #4)
You want to buy a franchise so you can own something. But the fear of choosing the wrong franchise...of losing all your money...is the cause of many sleepless nights. So you think to yourself, maybe I should work with a franchise "consultant," who can help me find a great franchise to own. And heck, it won't cost me
In Which I Wax Poetic About Buying A Franchise
Let's do something a little different today. Instead of having you simply read some text about buying a franchise, with periods, too many commas, and a dangling modifier or two, I want you to read a poem I wrote. It's about buying a franchise...with a twist. The "twist" is that the words I wrote rhyme. It will be
Franchise Stories: Was Terry In Enough Career Pain To Try Something Different?
That’s the question I posed to Terry. He answered “yes,” but I needed to be convinced. Let’s meet Terry. About Terry Terry Franklin was the V.P. of Network Security for the Quetwo2 Corporation. For almost 10 years, Terry was “the guy" in the IT department. He was in charge of keeping things secure for
On Owning A Franchise
What's the deal with owning a franchise? What is it about franchising that's so interesting? To put it another way, what's the attraction? Keep reading to find out. Franchising Part of the attraction is that the franchise model is a good one. It's been used time and time again to make money for the
How Franchise Opportunities Look Depends On Where You’re Standing
I just had an interesting conversation with Tom, who I met at an event I attended earlier this week. I'm not sure how the band, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), came up, but it did. It went something like this. Me: "I attended two Nelson's Ledges Freedom Festivals (Ohio) in the late 70's, and one of them really stood out.
You Probably Don’t Know Enough About Franchising (To Make An Informed Decision)
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
We Don’t Know Until We Do (Thank You Muddy Waters)
It's true. You (and I) don't know until we do. Check this out. A Quick Story I'm not sure exactly what year it was...sometime in the 1980's though - my friend, Eric Nusbaum, dragged me to the concert I'm about to tell you about. I was in Buffalo for the weekend-I used to visit there a lot because Eric*, and a few
New Book Exposes Lies, Scams, And Pay For Play In Franchising
The 1st time I saw it, I knew something wasn't quite right. It was the title. "12 Amazing Franchise Opportunities for 2015" That's because it was more like the title of an article, similar to the ones written by the writers at Entrepreneur® Magazine. In any event, I peeked inside the book, and saw that 12 different
