Families turn to franchises to start their own family business legacy
We recently profiled four families who started businesses with FranNet’s help and are now creating their own financial successes: A father-son team that runs a child education franchise in Nashville; a...
View ArticleWhat Is the Best Franchise Consultant Network for Franchise Expansion?
This year, the International Franchise Association is predicting that entrepreneurs will open more than 14,000 new franchise businesses, and franchise consultants will contribute a large number of these.
View ArticleAn Inteview with FranNet Franchise Matchmaker, Chris Coleman
Chris Phillips can’t imagine working for someone else ever again. The former banker now runs a personal electronics repair business in St. Louis, and it was FranNet consultant Chris Coleman who helped...
View ArticleWhy Do Franchise Brokers Have the Upper Hand in Today’s Economy?
Is it any wonder that American workers by the thousands are flocking to franchise brokers to guide them into new careers in franchise ownership?
View ArticleWhy the American Jobs Act Won’t Create Nearly Enough Jobs
Now is not the time for half-steps to dig our economy out of the hole. We need strong action to empower entrepreneurs and help them start businesses that can provide good, lasting jobs to the nation’s...
View ArticleFranNet Franchise Review: Jim Gleason of Indianapolis
Senior care and tutoring franchises are booming, says FranNet franchise consultant Jim Gleason, 62, worked in sales, alcohol and drug counseling and career consulting before joining FranNet five...
View ArticleThe Three Big Ways Franchise Buying Has Changed Since 1987
Internet, diversity, FranNet-style franchise matchmaking has transformed the industry In 1987, when Howard Bassuk founded FranNet in Carlsbad, Calif., this was how you let a franchisor know you...
View ArticleWhy Home Health Care Franchises Are In Great Demand North of Border, Too
Seniors may make up 25% of Canadian population by 2036, highlighting need for home health care franchises The Baby Boomer generation has reached retirement age, and the franchise industry throughout...
View ArticleHow Thawing Credit Markets Are Opening Franchise Business Opportunities
Small bank approval rate has jumped 5 points, big bank rate 2 points Since the near-collapse of the world economy four years ago, tight credit markets have stunted small business growth by shutting...
View ArticleFranNet Makes Inc. Magazine List of Fastest-Growing Businesses — Again
FranNet helps match professionals with the right franchise opportunities We’re excited that for the third consecutive year, FranNet has made Inc. magazine’s exclusive list of the nation’s...
View Article5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Franchise Business
Some good questions candidates should ask before they buy a franchise business When entrepreneurs begin talking with franchise systems, they tend to ask pretty standard questions: How much money can I...
View ArticleHow To Keep Business Franchise Opportunities From Floundering
Five helpful tips for franchisees to avoid the business-killing mistake We’ve shown how franchise businesses fare better than typical small businesses. It’s proven statistically and backed up by...
View ArticlePositives and Negatives of Campaigns
With mere days remaining before the 2012 presidential election, we thought it was important to take a look at what franchising means for the economy and jobs, one of the most talked about topics on the...
View ArticleThree Ways to Business Ownership Freedom
It’s no secret that thousands of intelligent employees harbor a desire to eventually go into business for themselves. They do this for many personal reasons, not the least of which is the belief that...
View ArticleFrom Coffee Table to Board Room: Two Great Books to Read
Throughout the course of the past few months, we at FranNet set out to provide some excellent topics for our blogs designed to speak directly to those considering a possible future as a small business...
View ArticleWhat Did the Civil War Teach Us About Business?
In the second year of the Civil War, Union troops were destined to learn a tragic and valuable lesson about the lack of a well thought out exit strategy from battle. It was December of 1862 and Federal...
View ArticleFranchising Continues Impressive Growth in 2013
Looking into the purchase of your own personal franchise continues to be both a good and safe bet as we travel further into the 2013 calendar year. While the economic recovery continues—albeit at a...
View ArticleTop 8 Franchising Do's and Don'ts
People love lists. In the journalistic world of blogging, a phrase has been coined to describe a type of form writing which utilizes lists in a thematic structure—it’s called a “listicle”, the fused...
View ArticleMatch 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...
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