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What Makes a Franchisee Successful?
Franchise selection through proper research and due diligence is most important
What’s the One Thing You Can Never Get Back?
Time is our most precious commodity.
Bathing Suits, BBQs and Business Ownership
Do you consider your lifestyle goals when considering business ownership?
Can I Qualify For a Franchise?
What You Need to Pass a Franchisor’s Test
Do You Trust the Stock Market?
Should you invest part of your nest egg in something you control?
Career Risk in the Modern Economy
Risk is relative when considering your future career path.
Financing Your Franchise
You have completed all the due diligence, attended Discovery Day and met with the franchise company’s founders and management team. You are excited to take the next step and move forward to start your own franchise business. But how do you finance this investment?...
Franchise Return on Investment
Question: I’ve been investigating a number of franchises and they don’t seem to be very consistent in terms of rate of return on investment. In fact it sometimes appears that there is very little correlation between the total investment and the amount of money I can...
Seven Steps to Choosing a Franchise
Franchising is a wonderful way to go into business for yourself. So many things have already been established for your benefit: branding, marketing, processes, products, systems, etc. Building a business through franchising has been so successful that franchised...
So What Exactly is a Franchise?
So what is a franchise and what is unique about franchising? It seems very mysterious to most people unfamiliar with it, including me when I first engaged with it. I meet many people who are both curious about and fascinated by franchising. I am too. And there is way...
