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What's next? Training. Finding a location. The simple stuff... Congratulations! You are almost a small business owner. But first, you'll have to take a formal training class from the franchisor; You’ll... Read More

Here is the Small Business Administration's overview of franchising for the perspective small business owner. There are also some additional links for more information but here you will find a basic explanation of franchising and how it works. It's a jumping off point for those interested that will get you started and point you in the right direction to learn more. Read More

Entrepreneurs have many choices when starting up small businesses. Franchise operations can often be a simpler way to start your own business. Franchises allow small business owners to work within a larger framework and provide opportunities to show creativity and innovation within established standards. Check out this article on invention vs. innovation in small business entrepreneurship... Read More

From About.com Small Business Canada, here is a comprehensive resource page with links to critical information, some more specific to Canada, but much of it worth considering no matter where you are thinking of buying a franchise. Topics include a self-examination to determine whether or not franchising is the proper fit for your business ambitions, a look at the advantages and disadvantages and Read More

The question of how to franchise a small franchise is often pondered by small business owners who believe they have a great idea and hope to take it to the next level. Selling franchises for your small business idea is the holy grail for many entrepreneurs, the gold at the end of the rainbow when they can spread their idea into ever larger markets and perhaps step back from the day to day operati Read More

Dirty ovens need help, folks. You heard right. An Oven-Cleaning franchise IS the help! Cmon. Folks that live in the UK will actually pay a "technician" to come over and clean their fish and chip encrusted ovens? No offense to my... Read More

Constant Contact, a leading provider of email marketing tools, just announced it's first ever awards recognizing outstanding email campaigns by franchisors and franchisees. The Franchise Excellence in Email Awards will recognize outstanding achievements in email marketing in three categories as... Read More

Here's a recap of this year's most read articles. This list should give you a better idea of what I write about, and what this blog's readers like. Maybe you'll feel like subscribing to the RSS or email subscription feed... Read More

During the educational seminars on franchising that I present, questions are often raised from the attendees concerning the different ways that one can grow a franchise that they buy... Read More