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How to research your franchise opportunity before you invest...

Tuesday, December 1 20, 2009 | by Derek O'Dwyer

Wait - before you dive in and invest your life savings into a franchise that you have just heard about, do some research. Look at it with a clinical cold eye i.e will this franchise give me the return that I want and the life that I deserve?

What Does a Franchise Consultant / Franchise Developer Do? (And why would I need one?)

Friday, November 20, 2009 | by Cheri Carroll

If you have a business that has proven to be succesful, especially if you have a retail site, chances are that customers have asked you, "Are you a franchise?" And when you say no - that you own the business independently, then they promptly say that they would be interested in buying it if you were franchising.

That is often the first step toward a new franchise business - the "Ah-HA" moment. Unfortunately, that first step often can lead to the end of a successful

Buying a Franchise: You Can Negotiate the Terms of Your Franchise Agreement

Friday, November 13, 2009 | by Charles Internicola

When buying a franchise, prospective franchisees are faced with the necessity of making numerous decisions that will have long standing implications to their personal and financial well being for many years to come. Chances are that if you are purchasing a franchise you have spent significant time researching various "opportunities", evaluating "franchise fees", "start-up costs" and, quite possibly, you may have identified a franchise that you want to invest in. So what is the next step? Are franchise agreements negotiable? Do you just sign the franchise agreement and hope for the best?

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Franchise business start ups provide, in most cases, a clear "blueprint," for start up. This is issued by the Franchiser of the business. This alleviates a considerable burden on the franchisee business owner allowing for more time to get the business up and running.

Many people dream of owning a business. Most never see this come to fruition since starting and operating a business is a lot of hard work. It takes a lot to get a new business off the ground: attaining funding, figuring out organization and developing marketing strategies. These roadblocks are why many people open franchises. A franchise gives the owner status while the franchiser supplies the well-known name and strategies to implement.

There are two types of franchises to consider. First, the product or trade name franchising involves purchasing the rights to use the name of the established business from the franchiser. There is less involvement between franchiser and franchisee. The second type of franchising is called business format franchising. This type of franchising requires much more interaction between franchiser and franchisee. Often, the franchiser will help establish financing, choose a location, supply training and products and deliver a marketing strategy. Sometimes it is mandatory to follow certain rules that the franchiser sets forth to maintain unity among businesses with the name. While this is a more complex form of franchise, it can also be less burdensome because so many items are already in progress and laid out prior to start-up.