Are franchises safer in hard times?

Franchises are always a good bet as they are supposed to be a safer investment than starting your own business. But are franchise opportunities also safer during these tough economic times? The Times New Zealand has an interesting point of view. I invite you to read the full article, but here is a excerpt from [...]

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Make sure you understand all the legal documents regarding buying a franchise

Ryan Knoll over at FranchisePundit.com posted a link to an interesting article on Canadian newspaper website TheStar.com about the importance of reviewing the legal documents that are given to you before making the life-changing decision of buying a franchise.
Although the article is for potential franchise buyers in Canada, the rules still apply here in the [...]

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Jumpstart Your Franchise’s Success with a Grand Opening

As a new franchisee, you have probably been working for months to get to the point of opening your franchise for business. You have undoubtedly put a lot of hard work and money into researching and selecting the best franchise opportunity for you, figuring out how to finance it, being trained by the franchisor, and [...]

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Franchise Territories: Examine Their History!

A potential franchisee should always find out about the history of the franchisor in the territory that they are planning to open their store before entering into a franchising agreement with the company. If the franchisor has previously had a location in the territory that closed or failed for some reason, it will be important [...]

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Uno Chicago Grill Opens 8th Unit in Pennsylvania

A post on Let’s Talk Franchising lets us know that Uno Chicago Grill is opening its eighth location in Penssylvania.
NEFA Member, Uno Chicago Grill, opened its newest restaurant today at the Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, PA. Franchise Partners Tom and Angella Bock of The Bock Group also own and operate seven other Uno restaurants in [...]

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Understanding Legal Issues Surrounding Franchising

Choosing to buy a franchise rather than starting your own business can have a lot of advantages, and the franchisor running certain things can certainly simplify your operation. On the other hand, it can also be considerably more complicated in some ways, one of which is the tangle of legal issues that is particular to [...]

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Picking the Perfect Franchise

If you have thought about starting your own business by becoming a franchisee, you might be overwhelmed by the options. There are a lot of great benefits to buying a franchise rather than starting a new business, but you might not get to experience those benefits if you are paralyzed by the infinite franchise [...]

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Is it Sensible to Buy a Franchise Business If You Have a Tight Capital?

In many cases, there are people considering getting there own businesses up and running and they have the skills to do so. What they lack however, is the proper funding. Many of them may have very little financing to start with, perhaps even less than $20, 000 on hand. Would it be a good idea [...]

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Does Buying a Franchise Mean that You’re Buying a Job?

You may hear some people say that buying a franchise is very similar to buying a job. In some cases, they’re not very far off from the truth. How 7-11 franchises function is a good example of this. Inventory is routinely requested and then paid for by money from deposits, then a check is made [...]

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