Franchising has been booming in the past decades, worldwide. No longer in the US, the rest of the world’s entrepreneurs have realised that franchising offers enormous potential. Franchise Direct has ranked the world’s best franchises for 2009. It is interesting to learn that from the top 100 list only 15 of them are non-US franchise…
Environmentally-friendly franchises are picking up the pace – With consciousness on going green emerges worldwide, businesses, including franchises, practicing environmentally-friendly and socially-responsible principles will help them to gain more edges than those that are not. There are some fast growing franchises embracing the “go green”-related practices and policies that attract environmentally-conscious franchisees. The fastest growing…
Franchise ownership is one route to entrepreneurship and financial independence, provided you buy a franchise with the right knowledge and mindset. Unfortunately, for the sake of seeking new franchisees, some franchise opportunity offers are simply misleading, even degrading. Here is what I found searching on Indeed for the term “franchise opportunities jobs“:…
I stumbled on an article on Yahoo! Small Business, that (again) put franchise ownership as one of 7 most overrated businesses. Kelly K. Spors and Kevin Salwen, the article writers, have conversed with small business experts to identify the overrated businesses. Other than franchise ownership, the other six are: Restaurants, direct sales, online retail, high-end…
Reading franchise business publications and attending franchise expos will give you some ideas on how the bottom line – the financial analysis – of franchise opportunities you are interested in. As some, if not most, franchises are keen to recruit new franchisees, some of them are utilising their financial projections as tools to pitch franchisee…
You have done your homework and have found a great franchise to buy. What’s the next step? There are many paths you can take as your next step, but I suggest you to talk with the franchisees of the franchise company you are interested in. Most likely than not, having a chit-chat with several franchisees…
