Cold Stone Creamery is trying to combine social media and franchisee profits to gain market share.. Read More
Sometimes, opportunities are disguised as grass clippings...
If you've recently experienced job loss, especially at the executive level, here's an opportunity in franchise ownership that warrants your attention. Read More
You need money to run a business. In addition to looking under rocks, here are ten places to finance your endeavors, and why you should never ever dip into the piggy bank you store your payroll taxes i Read More
Sam's Club has teamed up with an SBA Lender to provide Loans to small businesses. Interview with a business owner who successfully applied and received a loan for his business Read More
Anita explains the new realities of small business loans and financing in her OPEN Forum post. Going back to the basics -- form a relationship with your bank and banker!

From post: Community banks have been a lifeline for entrepreneurs during the recession -- one of the few places that small-business owners have still been able Read More
I reviewed Joel's ebook on selecting a franchise. It offers many great ideas and tips to make the research and decision-making process smarter and safer.

Are you a rule follower or a rule maker?  This is one of the questions Joel Libava, known as The Franchise King, and author of How to Carefully Select a Franchise Read More
Individuals looking to franchise their business should start the process by building a realistic financial model. This article provides a blueprint for franchising a business with an emphasis on the importance of using a realistic and conservative financial model Read More
We reviewed franchise concepts in two of the fastest growing industry segments, home healthcare and personal fitness. Using specific indicators we came up with ten franchises that met our guidelines. Read this article to see the franchises that made the list and to learn how they were chosen Read More
Franchising is about teamwork and relationship. In relationship you will encounter frictions, somehow. Here is my view on how to solve franchise disputes Read More
Credit card is very important in a small business. Business could be very stressful without the credit card. You must always note that your expenditures can significantly increase the tax rate of your business. So it is always important that you can be able to determine person expenses and business expenses Read More
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