These days, franchise owners have a lot of advantages over independent small business owners. These advantages include: Formal training from the franchisor Proven technology that increases efficiency and profitability...
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Joel Libava
Buying A Franchise? Doing This Will Make You Look Like An Amateur
You’re excited. Pumped. Ready to rock! That’s because you’ve found it. You found The One…the best franchise around. And, you can’t wait to see it in action. An up and running franchise of...
Franchise Question: Would You Do It Again?
Are the franchisees happy? Kind of important to know, right? Part of what you’ll be doing-as part of your research into the franchise opportunities you’re interested in, must include reaching out to existing...
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When Should You Ask Franchisees About Their Bank Accounts?
If you want to improve your chances of success as a franchisee, you’re going to have to ask some pretty bold questions during your research. Especially when it comes to The Money. I know that you want to know how...
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Questions To Ask Franchisees: Number 6
In this franchise video blog post, I’m going to teach you how to ask current and former franchisees of the franchise business opportunity that you’re looking into, a very important question. If you...
1. Grab a Tissue 2. Read This
If you’ve recently subscribed here, or have recently found me because you’ve purchased my franchise book, welcome. If you’re a more seasoned follower of mine, thanks a lot for hanging out here...
Franchise Videos: The Book Trailer
I’ve decided to join my fellow business book authors and do a video book trailer.
I hope that you enjoy it. It will be posted on my Amazon Page in December.
Here’s where to buy the book.
How To Make Your Local Franchise Business Stand Out
Is this how to stand out? To fully take advantage of the franchise business model, franchisees need to follow and use the marketing systems that have been laid out before them. These systems, (when they are at their...
My 3-Way With Chris Brogan and Joe Sorge on The Kitchen Table
It was great. I mean it. You know me; I never kid around, and I’m never sarcastic. (Right.) In May, my friends, Chris Brogan and Joe Sorge invited me to participate in a Kitchen Table Talk. And it was a 3...
Children Living in Malaysia Share Their Love of Technology in This COMPUTERTOTS Franchise Video
I’ve never met Computer Explorers/COMPUTERTOTS President, Deb Evans, in person. We’ve talked on the phone once or twice, and we do interact on Twitter occasionally, but have yet had a face to face...
Finding Easy Franchises to Start
Who wouldn’t want to find some easy businesses to start? Isn’t it in our nature to look for easy ways to do things? I don’t think that it makes us bad people just because we want things to be easier...
From The Franchise Video Vault
I’ve attended Blogworld 3 times, and have always enjoyed the learning and networking that takes place there. I’ve been able to connect with fellow small business types, as well as…other...
Review of CNBC’s "Behind The Counter; The Untold Story of Franchising"
One-Hour CNBC-TV Franchise Business Special Like hundreds, if not thousands of other franchise industry folks, I sat back in my easy chair recently, and watched the CNBC TV special on the franchise industry. I felt that...
The Franchise Fee Fallacy
There are lots of misconceptions about the franchise business. When you’re at the point in which you’re seriously considering the option of becoming a franchise owner, it’s really important that you...
