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A Guide to Franchise Financing

A Guide to Franchise Financing

So you've decided to buy a franchise. Congratulations! Franchising is a great way to go into business for yourself with reduced investment risk. Associating with an established company provides instant name recognition as well as access to training ...

December 08, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Is Franchising Right For Me?

Is Franchising Right For Me?

When determining whether or not franchising is the right path to business ownership for you, first consider whether or not you believe you will be able to abide by a franchisor's system. Becoming a franchisee essentially means conforming to a ...

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How to avoid a tax audit, and how to prepare for one

How to avoid a tax audit, and how to prepare for one

How to avoid a tax audit, and how to prepare for one As you fIle your tax return, do you wonder whether you’re likely to get audited? You can take some comfort in the fact that audits are remarkably rare, hitting about 1% of taxpayers ...

June 18, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

How to Work With a Franchise Consultant

How to Work With a Franchise Consultant

With thousands of franchise companies in over 75 different industries, there’s a lot to choose from. Business concepts run the gamut from infant care to senior care and from dry cleaning to disaster clean up. Investments range from over a ...

May 08, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

How to Choose a Franchise Consultant

How to Choose a Franchise Consultant

Franchise consultants can be a wonderful asset to help you find a strong franchise opportunity that matches your goals. They can explore the dreams you hope to accomplish through franchise ownership and determine your skills and preferences so ...

May 25, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Which Great New Franchise Is Right For You

Which Great New Franchise Is Right For You

Each year, Entrepreneur, a prominent online and print source for everything business, releases its list of the top 10 new franchises. While it’s unclear exactly what the criteria is for this list, one thing that’s clear is that every ...

April 02, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Favorite Home Based Business Opportunities

Favorite Home Based Business Opportunities

If you've been looking to start a new home-based business for even just a short while, you're already well aware that the list of business opportunities is staggering. For this reason, it's not uncommon to be utterly overwhelmed with the high ...

March 04, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Starting Up When the Economy is Down

Starting Up When the Economy is Down

The Small Business Administration will receive $730 million of the economic recovery package to help stimulate lending for small businesses. WACO, TX – The Small Business Administration is applauding the recently passed stimulus bill. The ...

March 13, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

How to Evaluate a Franchise Marketing Program

How to Evaluate a Franchise Marketing Program

Combining resources with those of other small business owners allows participants to save money and this strategy is applied frequently in franchising. A franchisor will be able to acquire both products and services for franchisees at a cheaper ...

March 18, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

New Careers for Displaced Executives - One Alternative to Those Hit by Unemployment May Be Franchise Ownership

New Careers for Displaced Executives - One Alternative to Those Hit by Unemployment May Be Franchise Ownership

The waters of the current unemployment situation are running deep leaving many people up the creek without a paddle. There just aren’t many jobs available for those looking and the outlook is particularly cloudy for those in higher income ...

March 25, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

How Much Money Can I Make?

The secrets to finding out the ROI potential of a franchise When investigating a franchise opportunity one of the most difficult pieces of information to get from the franchisor is how much money you might make. This may be frustrating ...

February 03, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Slow Economy is a Great Time to Buy a Franchise

Five reasons to buy a franchise in 2009 If you believe the national headlines, you’d think that all is doom and gloom in the business world: "The U.S. lost 524,000 jobs in December" ...

February 03, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

3 Sources of Franchise Financing

Making sense of the current economy and its impact on franchise funding If you are thinking of becoming a business owner by buying a franchise, you are no doubt wondering if there is financing available in this ...

February 03, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

How To Find The Best Franchise Opportunity Right For You

Online cookbooks are one of my favorite ancillary benefits of today’s current technology. I’ve never been great in the kitchen, but once I found that I could find step-by-step instructions for making all kinds of food, I no longer had ...

February 03, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Should You Buy a Resale Franchise?

Any franchise business, particularly one that has a number of existing franchise units and has been in business for a number of years, is likely to have already established units for sale. These resales can come about for any number of reasons. In ...

February 25, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Why People Buy Franchises

The high unemployment rate has everyone worrying about the future. For some people, a recent or pending layoff is just the impetus they need to take their careers to the next level - business ownership. Of course, most people realize that starting a ...

February 25, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

What’s in a Franchise Agreement?

A franchise agreement is a contract between the franchisor and the franchisee describing the terms of the agreement between the two parties. Most franchise companies have standard agreements and very little, if anything, is negotiable. A franchise ...

February 25, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

How To Find A Loan For A Franchise Business Opportunity

How To Find A Loan For A Franchise Business Opportunity

Of the dozen or so difficult aspects of selecting, starting, and running a new franchise opportunity, few are as potentially paralyzing as paying for it. Most of us have learned that money doesn't grow on trees, and the average franchisee-to-be ...

February 26, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Best Work From Home Low Investment Franchise Opportunities

There's an age-old saying that plays through business owners' ears again and again: "it takes money to make money." I don't have the first clue where the old proverb came from, but wherever it originated, it has found its way into the ...

January 16, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

New Franchise Opportunities For The New Investor

For most entrepreneurs, the first investment is usually the most difficult and is often what makes or breaks a career in business. No investment is a sure thing, but rather than just diving into a business and hoping it works out, there are a few ...

January 16, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Small Business Ideas For The Experienced Salesperson

Sales is such a broad category of business that it's difficult to imagine exactly what someone does when they tell you that they're in sales. However, whether they work for a multi-national company, buying and selling on a massive sale, or simply ...

January 21, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

Where Can I Get Start Up Money For A Business

Particularly in our current economy, finding the money to get started can be the most difficult part of starting a small business. Small business loans are more difficult to obtain than ever, many private investors are much more scrutinizing about ...

January 21, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

10 Canadian Home Based Business Opportunities

Only a decade ago, it wasn't uncommon for Americans living near the Canadian border to drive across to do their shopping, since the value of the American dollar was almost twice the value of its Canadian counterpart. This, however, is no longer the ...

January 30, 2009 by By   |  0 Comments  |  Read More

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