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Yes, even our friends in the Great White North are feeling economic pain. Interest in self-employment, namely buying a franchise, is on the radar of more and more Canadians…However, the opportunistic types live there too.
From The Gazette;
People who have lost their jobs are "vulnerable," and should be
careful, warns Ned Levitt, a franchise lawyer at Gowlings in Toronto.
In times like this, "franchising lends itself to con artists and
flim-flammers" who will "take advantage of naive individuals."
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This well-balanced article gives some nice pros and cons about becoming a franchise owner.
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good post, Joel. We’ve noticed an uptick in Canadian inquires and have wondered about expanding northward. Just like here, more people are looking for career changes and a franchise purchase can be a great thing.
I had trouble finding the RSS icon on your page – can you make it larger? 🙂
Thomas,
If you are going to become a regular commenter here, you will have to understand one very important thing;
I do the jokes around these parts…
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