Subway Franchises

Subway Franchises - Can you imagine how many people dismissed the idea of a restaurant that only served cold sandwiches, before the idea took off? I can hear them now: “You’ll never get rich doing that!” Well, a guy named Fred De Luca borrowed $1000 in 1965 to start a sandwich shop, at the time […]

Real Estate Franchises

Real Estate Franchises - Well, during times of economic downturn, especially when its focus area is the mortgage and housing market, a real estate franchise may not seem like a good opportunity. However, that kind of belief is based on short-sighted reasoning. Like the stock market, the real estate market goes through ups and downs. […]

Pizza Franchise Companies

Pizza Franchises Companies Include: Captain Tony’s Pizza, Extreme Pizza, Figaro’s Pizza, Jimano’s Pizzeria, Nick ‘n’ Willy’s Take ‘n’ Bake Pizza, Pandini’s, Redbrick Pizza, and Stevie B’s.
Almost no one claims that pizza is an Italian food anymore. Especially since pizza as it is enjoyed in many parts of the world bears so little resemblance to the […]

Juice Franchise Companies

Juice Franchise - The industrialized world has become increasingly health-conscious. After several decades of existing on fast food, we’ve at last started to wake up to the idea that our bodies actually care what we put in them. And that was the set of circumstances which had to arise before we saw the dawn of […]

Franchise Costs

Franchise Costs - If you want to be a franchisee, you’re basically going into business for yourself. So it’s time to start thinking like a business person. Let’s get to a few terms that the first-time franchisee should know.
There are two levels of costs associated with running a franchise. These are direct costs and indirect […]

Starbucks Franchise

Starbucks and the Coffee Franchise Market
Ah, Starbucks! What an incredible success story! If ever there was a testament to the power of franchising, this one is it…
…oh, wait! Stop the orchestra! Starbucks, it says here on the label, does not franchise! No, it clearly states on the starbucks.com website: “Starbucks does not franchise operations and […]

Ice Cream Franchises

Unlike other specialty food franchises, ice cream shops have been with us since the dawn of the industrial age. Practically as soon as we figured out how to make a freezer, somebody went in business making frozen treats and selling them.
Ice cream franchises are relatively trouble-free compared to other kinds of fast food. There’s no […]

Franchise Fee’s

Franchise Fee - The common denominator to all franchised businesses, even the home-based ones, is that they cost money to start. They cost more than it does to start your own business, since you’re paying for the extra marketing and brand name and assistance from the franchising company.
Basically, you have the up-front fee which gets […]

Franchise Agreements

The franchise agreement is the key document of the business relationship that exists between a franchisee and franchiser. It is legally binding on both parties, as it lays out the rights and obligations of each party.
In the United States, the law requires that you are entitled to receive a sample agreement five business days before […]

Donut Franchise

The donut store franchise must be a tough survivor. It’s been with us for a century, and has survived health food fads, weight-loss movements, and the mortal enemy of donuts everywhere: Dr. Atkins and his no-carb diet. During the height of the Atkins fad, one expected to see rioters burning piles of donuts in the […]

Sports Franchise

Information on various sports and sporting goods franchise business models and opportunities.
It’s good to know that at least the industrialized world keeps enough of a sense of fun to keep sports franchises in business. We were in danger of becoming humorless drones who never leave our cubicles for a while there. Have you ever seen […]

Franchise Expo’s & Conventions

Thinking about franchising?  If so then attend a franchise expo at least once! They’re usually at a busy place like a convention center or fairgrounds, in a fun city like Las Vegas. So, you see, you have an excuse to go already.
But when you do go, you might want to… oh, say… keep to the middle of […]

List of Franchise Associations

If you’ve read up on franchise agreements, you know that they can be very biased in favor of the franchised company. As the franchisee, you may well ask, “Who’s on my side? Who looks out for me?”
Franchisees do have some risks. They are betting everything on a company and trusting them to prosper and treat […]

Business Franchise

Business Franchises, What to Look For, Costs, Financing, Ect …
There are some people out there who need to hear, “What does a business franchise look like?” in about the same tone as in the movie “Pulp Fiction” where Jules asked “What does Marcellus Wallace look like?” Hopefully, you’ll be able to tell a “franchisable” business […]

Hotel Franchise

The hotel franchise business is similar to the self-storage franchise, when you think of it. The only difference is you’re storing people overnight! The same other requirements apply, you still need acres of space and a sound building upon it. But beyond these simple requirements, hotels need a staff of maids, security guards, bellhops, and […]

Franchise Companies

Not every company engages in the franchise business model. There are good reasons why a company would be ill-suited to franchising: their work is highly specialized and technical, requires large-scale manufacturing facilities, requires people with degrees, or simply that they prefer to have absolute control of each location rather than loose control over a scattered […]

Coffee Franchise Companies

The term “coffee shop” used to be synonymous with a small, quaint little diner establishment. Not really a big business, certainly nothing glamorous or pretentious. Then, the Starbucks era came along. Suddenly, coffee shops were hip, new, trendy, even… sexy! And all the other coffee shops followed suit. What happened? How did a simple cup […]

Cleaning & Janitorial Franchises

Janitorial and custodial services are one industry ideally suited to franchising. Got a van? You’re in. Immigrants fresh off the boat can do this. By buying a franchise, you immediately inherit the good name and standing of the company, and you should find many potential customers right away, even in a medium-sized city.
Your biggest problem […]

Storage Franchise Companies, Costs & Profitability

Storage Franchise Companies, Opportunity, Start Up Costs & Profit Potential
As comedian George Carlin put it: everybody needs a place to put their stuff. When you think about it, a house is nothing but a pile of stuff with a cover on it. Well, if you’ve heard of the recent recession and the crash of the […]

Low Cost Franchise Opportunities

Low Cost Business Opportunities & Franchises
Sure, some of those franchise opportunities look fantastic… but they have these staggeringly high costs to entry! If you can afford to drop six figures (none of which are a one!) on starting up a new franchise, you might wonder why would you even need to be in business?
The good […]

Franchise Information

Where Can You Find Information On Leading Franchise Companies?
We get the word “franchise” from the French words for honesty and freedom. This is a good starting point in understanding the nature of franchising. Operating a franchise is a very liberating experience - 90% of the time, you feel just like a CEO. And a franchise […]

Find a Franchise

Which Franchise Company Or Opportunity Is Right For You? Finding The Best Franchise.
You may not realize it, but franchises are everywhere. When you go to the indoor malls and strip malls, look at the retail stores in there. At least 70% of them are franchised businesses. Ace Hardware? Franchise. Athlete’s Foot? Franchise. Discount Party Store, […]

Fast Food Franchises

Of all the franchise industries, fast food is the one which seems like it will never slow down. there’s still plenty of places left without one of each kind of restaurant, aren’t there? Well, yes, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. There is such a thing as market saturation.
Take McDonald’s, for instance. Surely, we […]

Quiznos Franchise

Quiznos Sub is one company that is uniquely suited to franchising. They’re going strong, but they’re the #2 spot in the submarine sandwich market behind Subway. Always look for the runner-up in second place to be trying harder - which is beneficial to a franchisee, because they’re more likely to offer a better deal and […]

Gym Franchise Opportunities

Low Maintenance Gym Franchise Business Options
So, you’re considering starting a franchised business, but you’re pondering what business to go into. You hate math, so accounting services aren’t for you. You don’t want to flip burgers all day so that leaves out fast food. You’re not the type to get your hands dirty, so janitorial services […]

Franchise Financing

Franchise Financing Options, How To Find Affordable Financial Backing
During times of economic recession, many people seek to replace their income stream (whether it’s dried up or is slowing to a trickle) with a run at starting their own business. Typically, starting a business from scratch is almost prohibitive; generally, if you can afford it out […]

Franchise Company

Franchise Company
Is buying a franchise a good way to get into business, or isn’t it? On the whole, eying the general question, the answer is “yes”. It doesn’t matter what your ambition is, what your specialty is, or what market niche you want to break into; somebody, somewhere, has thought of it already and is […]

Fitness Franchise

Particularly in the USA and UK, the fitness industry is a great place to be. Health-and-fitness franchises are booming in the industrialized world, where the citizens are so prosperous that their chief concerns are how to work off the pounds from extra consumption and how to stay active into their twilight years, which they’ve reached […]

Owning Your Own Franchise

Owning a Franchise - Having a franchised business is an experience that is a cross between being an employee and being an entrepreneur. You get to call some of the shots, but not all of them. If you are operating a business owned by another under a franchise license, it’s good to pay attention to […]

Franchise Development

Franchise Development Tips, Ideas and Strategies For Entrepreneurs Online & Off
Maybe you haven’t picked up a newspaper or flipped on the TV news recently, so let me repeat it here: the United States is heading into an economic downturn. And if you don’t live in the United States, you’re still affected by this, since the […]

Franchise Consultants

Franchise consultants serve as liaisons between business trademark owners (the franchisers) and new members looking to get in on the franchise (the franchisees). Because business law and practices as it applies to franchises is such a mutable concept, the market has seen the rise to prominence of the franchise consultant.
Using franchise consultants has become the […]

Franchise Attorney

There are two routes open to you in finding an attorney who specializes in franchised businesses. You can either get a referral from someone you know and trust, or contact the state bar association and ask for a list of attorneys who state specifically that they handle franchise business arrangements.
In other types of business ventures, […]