Match Your Talent with a Franchise Opportunity
As we’ve discussed in this column before, finding just the right franchise opportunity to fit your profile is the single-most important decision you will make in the entire process. This blog is...
View ArticleAvoiding Franchise Funding Mistakes – The Top-5 Pitfalls
A potential franchisee seriously interested in becoming an entrepreneur will take several demonstrative steps throughout the ownership process. Some important milestones, such as reviewing your...
View ArticleBoosting Your Franchise With the Power of Social Media
The consideration of social media as an effective marketing tool has continued to become one of the strongest factors in representing brands across multiple industry channels. Simply put, social media...
View ArticleTurning Over the Keys – A Lesson in Managing the Manager
One of the great selling points of a majority of franchise opportunities in the marketplace today is the option to choose a “manage the manager” business model. It’s also referred to, in a more...
View ArticleFranNet Finds Perfect Bond Between Life, Business
The opportunity to showcase FranNet’s satisfied clients is something we’re always proud to do. Not only does it put a personal touch on our services, but it gives our readership the opportunity to see...
View ArticleWhat Is The Most Common Type Of Loan For Purchasing A Franchise?
Blog Note: Occasionally, we’ll enlist one of our partner companies to offer their expert advice on various considerations for franchise ownership. Today, Dallas Kerley, Chief Development Officer with...
View ArticleFive Franchising Myths Perpetuated By Your Neighbor
It goes without saying that franchising myths can be spread by anyone, not just your neighbor, but in the case of this blog, we need an antagonist. So we’ll assume he/she is a neighbor of yours. While...
View ArticleA Family Business? Every Business Should Be
As FranNet consultants with decades of experience, we definitely have an opinion on the level of involvement family must or should have in business decisions. And while plenty of empirical evidence can...
View ArticleDiversify Your Portfolio with a Franchise Business
In this week’s blog edition, we’re going to tackle the issue of using a franchise or small business to diversify your portfolio of investments. As you’ll see, there are several advantages for doing so,...
View ArticleThe Pitfalls of Franchising
Editor’s Note: Jania Bailey, President/COO of FranNet, was recently featured in an AARP.org article focusing on things one should consider when looking at franchise ownership. A couple of excerpts are...
View ArticleMaybe You’re Not Built for Business
Uh, what?? At first glance, the title of this week’s blog might seem like a strange thing for FranNet to advocate. But there’s a deeper meaning in this attention-getting headline that includes lessons...
View ArticleYou’re 50. You’re Downsized. Now What?
At FranNet, we believe franchising makes sense no matter what stage in life you find yourself. As you may have witnessed yourself, the job market no longer provides the long-term security it once...
View ArticleA FranNet Client Success Story
At FranNet, we love nothing more than sharing a wonderful success story from one of our valued clients. In our regular business dealings, we get to meet so many interesting people. Matching them up...
View ArticleWhat does Seattle’s minimum wage mean to franchising?
This week’s FranNet blog tackles a hot button issue affecting the franchise world — what a minimum wage hike might mean for the future of individual franchisees. While this is a timely issue, it could...
View ArticleYour First Meeting with FranNet
On our FranNet blog, we’ve covered a lot of topics. All are related to the franchise industry, including trends, news and informative articles designed to educate our potential clients about...
View ArticleHow to Ensure You Are A Good Fit for Owning A Franchise
While inquiring about how to ensure a good fit for each candidate might seem like an obvious FranNet consideration, there is a clear cut reason why some franchisees fail to achieve real success in the...
View ArticleRecent Trends in Franchising
Here at the FranNet Blog, we like to keep all of our readers apprised of the latest and greatest happenings in the exciting world of franchising…which is why we’re going to take a look at three of the...
View ArticleWhen Marketing Your Franchise, Think Outside Your Walls!
One of the great ways to market your business is through webinars. Here are some helpful hints on conducting your webinar.
View ArticleTweeting Your Franchise to Prominence
The phenomenon of social media continues to creep into our daily lives. Whether you’re looking at a business advertisement, a television show or your favorite website, the social media widget is...
View ArticleLocation, location, location!
Let’s say that you’re well on your way to becoming a successful entrepreneur by this point. You have made the decision to go into franchising because you like the idea of being your own boss,...
View ArticleThe Top Six Things That Might Kill Your Franchise
As we get settled into the new year, everyone has either cast aside their resolutions already (we hope not), are still sticking with them, or are still trying to get them set. If you’re the latter,...
View ArticleLocal Sponsorships Drive Your Business
This week’s blog is going to delve a little deeper into the franchise journey, as we explore using local sponsorships to drive business opportunities. The aim, of course, is to provide some key advice...
View ArticleA Business Revolution is Coming (And You Need to Save the Date)!
What if one event brought together some of the franchise industry’s leading executives and paired them with one of the most influential entrepreneurs of this generation? You would set the stage for one...
View ArticleShould You Go Into Business With Your Friends?
Either you’ve thought about it or you know someone who has: going into business with a good friend seems like a wonderful idea. Why wouldn’t it be? You already trust them, you know their habits, and...
View ArticleYou Were Good at Everything Before Someone Said Otherwise
When we were younger, we felt like anything was possible. We were artists, singers, dancers, scientists, mathematicians, writers, and maybe even the occasional wizard or superhero. Of course, we...
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