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(Except Different) Years ago, people used things called public libraries to do research on a variety of things, including washing machines, and franchise opportunities. Libraries housed books and magazines that were available for people like you to use for whatever... Read More

Franchise Direct's Donald Cranford, recently had an opportunity to spend some time in India. Donald, (Franchise Direct's US lead blogger) focused on the growth of the franchise business model in India. Lots of growth, actually. Opportunities exist. (Disclosure; Franchise Direct... Read More

Lenders are saying that the biggest reason why businesses aren't being approved for a business loan today is because they aren't prepared. Make sure you have all of your supporting documents together before stepping in front of a lender. Here are a few items that you must have before presenting yourself to a lending institution. Read More

One thing that scares a lot of professionals away from becoming freelancers is the thought of doing taxes. Taking care of your taxes shouldn’t be scary. Especially if you’re a one person business, filing your taxes can easily be done in less than 30 minutes. In this post, tips for filing taxes, as well as some great tools to help make tax time painless and easy are shared. Read More

This is a power-packed list of actionable tips for improving cash flow. It is neatly organized into the four main areas that address cash flow! Read More

On March 2, President Obama signed legislation extending the availability of Recovery Act funds for certain Small Business Administration (SBA)-guaranteed loan programs. This is good news for small businesses seeking start-up and growth financing. The SBA estimates that the additional funding will support about $1.8 billion in lending by extending its ability to guarantee loans enhanced by Recov Read More

First off, a little franchise trivia;Which hot franchise in the 1980's had Mickey Rooney as their spokesman? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsoist/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 I remember when my dad arrived on the franchise scene in the 1980's. He was the franchise development... Read More

Most times a small-business owner who is looking for support and financing needs to look no further than the local neighborhood. Here are six local sources of everything from training to help in securing local government contracts and also sources of loans for small companies. Read More

Cash flow can be a crucial issue for small businesses: until your clients pay you, you may not be able to turn around and pay your own bills. That can make improving your cash flow a priority. But what are effective ways to go about speeding up the turnaround for your clients? Read More