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Archive for July, 2006

Written at 1:13 pm on July 24th, 2006

The Franchise Purchase Process

Contact Us
Consultation
Research
Presentation
Introduction to Franchisor
Review of the UFOC
Call Franchisees
Consultation with Attorney and Accountant
Attend a Discovery Day
Decision Time

Step 1 - Contact Us
There is no time like the present to see what options you have. Your contact information is kept confidential and is reviewed by our staff to provide you the best opportunities for your particular needs. Simply select a concept or concepts …

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Written at 1:12 pm on July 24th, 2006

Franchising Real Estate

Buying a franchise or starting your new business is an exciting time! Yet, choosing the correct location for your new franchise business venture can be quite intricate. Finding the right real estate for your franchise is the most important part of starting up a franchise. Here are a few tips in finding the perfect location for your franchise.

Understand your business
Is …

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Written at 1:10 pm on July 24th, 2006

Franchise Finance

Financing your franchise or small business is one of the most important steps in obtaining a franchise. Usually, the only obstacle getting between you and your dream of opening a successful franchise is financing. This can be very stressful yet it need not be. Once you have assessed the amount of liquid capital you have …

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Written at 7:54 am on July 20th, 2006

Financing your Franchise

Usually, the only obstacle getting between you and your dream of opening a successful franchise is financing. This can be very stressful yet it need not be. Here are a few guidelines to help you finance your franchise.

Firstly, it is very important you conduct an assessment of your own resources. Chat to friends and family members who mentioned …

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Written at 6:22 am on July 20th, 2006

Popular Franchises and Minorities

Franchise categories appeal to different groups of people. Food related franchises might appeal to one group, whilst another group might prefer automotive franchises. As far as popular franchises go, here’s a list of the most popular franchise opportunities:

Subway
Pizza Hut Inc.
Quiznos Sub
Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l Inc.
Curves
Jani-King
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
The UPS Store
Coverall Clean Concepts
CleanNet USA Inc

The largest franchise industries in the U.S are …

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Written at 6:03 am on July 20th, 2006

Franchise Opportunity Success Stories

You want to purchase a franchise but the only thing holding you back is whether or not it will be successful. Well, here are some franchise success stories that will aid you in the right decision!

Everyone knows how successful and popular Subway Sandwiches franchises are. In fact, they’re the number one franchise in America! Thanks to its aggressive advertising campaign …

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Written at 5:57 am on July 20th, 2006

Mompreneurs

Motherhood can be a rather creative process in more than just a biological way. Many mothers have given birth to numerous entrepreneurial ideas that have been child inspired and have been very successful.

Successful ideas have included selling baby clothes and equipment, opening a maternity wear brand, a nappy delivery service and even babysitting companies.

Mothers all over the …

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Written at 5:46 am on July 20th, 2006

Franchise Part 5 - Making the Most of your Franchise

Once your legal and financial requirements are finalised and you have a system in place to which your franchise can work accordingly, things will run smoothly.

Our advice to you: enjoy and make the most of your franchise. Enjoy all the benefits of owning your own franchise. Do not rush to succeed as quickly as possible and work frantically day and …

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Written at 5:39 am on July 20th, 2006

Part 4 - Starting up and Planning for the Future

You have chosen the right franchise that suits you and it is time to get started. This can be a daunting task yet here is some help to get you started.

Franchisors provide significant help to assist new owners off the ground. They will help you with a variety of start-up issues from site location and lease negotiation to training and …

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Written at 5:33 am on July 20th, 2006

Franchise Part 3 - How to Finance Your Franchise

By now you should have determined how much you have to invest in your franchise opportunity. Look at your bank accounts and other liquid assets and ascertain what they are worth.

Why not also have discussions with your family and friends and determine whether they too wish to invest with you in your business. Then you need to contact your …

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