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All of us were new once...were first. How can first time franchisees avoid common mistakes? Franchisors give their advice in this article from Franchise Direct.com Read More

Owning a home-based franchise can be a great thing. You can usually count on deducting the majority of your business expenses. What’s even better is that some of your non-business expenses may be able to be deducted. Read More

The best way to get the information you need is to talk to people who have already written a check to the franchisor and who are currently in business. You can get these names in two very different ways. Check out how. Read More

There’s an overabundance of public relations agencies and despite their high costs — or maybe because of them — they’re not trusted. If you do hire one, you’ll get no guarantees.
There are 29 million businesses in the U.S., but fewer than one percent are represented by PR agencies.
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It's crucial for people looking into owning a franchise to do this...to make in-person visits with franchisees. As a matter of fact, one of the best ways to do franchise research is to spend “A day in the life” of a franchisee. Read More

Just in case you don’t really know why you want to buy a franchise-or at least look into franchise ownership as a path to your personal and professional goals, I compiled a list of possible reasons. Read More

"My business isn't meant to be so damn complicated. I set out to offer decent food at a decent price in a convenient way. Now…all of a sudden, we have a menu with 50 different items, Double-Drive-Thru windows, and 15 different types of coffee. What happened?” That, from the late Ray Kroc, former Read More

Most of you will never do it-never buy a franchise. Never. Never ever. I really do know why. The reason you won't do it isn't really a bad reason-or a wrong reason. It's THE reason, as you'll see when you read this franchise blog post.

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Fast and furious is not the best way to sell franchises. I'm serious.
If you’re a franchisor…a new one, this may not be what you want to hear. Especially after you’ve invested $150,000 or more into your franchise. But, you need to hear it. Read More