Chances are… You probably won’t do it. And, I know why.   Never As in, most of you will never buy a franchise-type of business. Never. Never ever. It ain’t gonna happen.   Most Of You Will Never Buy A Franchise And I Know Why Here’s why most of you will never buy a franchise: […]

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Hitting the 1,000 franchise location mark is a huge accomplishment. Most franchisors don’t hit it. That’s because it’s extremely difficult. Heck, hitting 100 franchise locations is hard. So, would you like to know what franchise concept just reached 1,000 franchise locations?     This Franchise Is Now 1,000 Locations Strong Massage Envy Spa®. This feel-good franchise […]

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(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 that franchise success rates in […]

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(Mariel Miller contributed to this blog post) Could you be getting a little too picky? Are you turning away too many franchise buyers? Are you shooting yourself in the foot by trying to be too particular about who you bring into your franchise system?   Franchise Buyer Assessments There is a revived interest these days in […]

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(Courtesy of Kei!, on Flickr) I was reading the story of how a potential Doctors Express franchise owner was turned down for a franchise loan, and my first thought was this; I would have turned him down, too. Would you like to know why?   No Medical Background Doctors Express is a very young franchisor. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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In this post, I’m going to reveal the franchising success rate. And just so you know, they’re based on a few franchise statistics I was able to uncover that are deeply related to the franchise failure rate. Franchise Success Rate Statistics: What I Found 1. From PaloAltoOnline “Success rates appear to back them up: “The […]

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Otherwise, you’re going to create future headaches for yourself, and your franchisees. A major headache.   Today’s franchise owners need to know that they’ll have exclusive territories. Protected territories. Once they pay their upfront franchise fee, and sign their franchise contracts, no other franchisees can sell or market in their area. Period. The world of […]

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