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 National and local marketing expertise from the franchisor Support from headquarters Brand recognition And more.  Given these points, I kind of feel sorry for mom and […]

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The short answer to this question is that it depends. It depends on the model. For example, are you looking to buy a home-based franchise like this one? Or are you focused on opening a franchise that requires a location, or in this case, multiple locations? In this short  video, I go over the things […]

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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 the business concept you want in on. I mean you really can’t wait. So you don’t. Big mistake. Keep reading.   You […]

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That goofball, Matthew Lesko, almost had me. You do know who Lesko is, right? Matthew Lesko is the “Get Free Government Money” guy. He’s an author. (Among other things) Some of his book titles: Gobs and Gobs of Free Stuff Free Legal Help Free Stuff for Busy Moms! Free College and Training Money For Women […]

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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 franchisees. You need to pick up your phone and call them. And, when you get them on the phone, you need to […]

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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 much you’ll make if you buy a specific franchise. I also know that you’re not […]

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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 don’t ask this one before you buy the franchise, you’re only hurting yourself. This post is part of my 40-part series. If […]

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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.

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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 best) can make a franchise brand stand out…..and clobber the non-franchise business competition. Which begs this question; […]

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