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According to a 2009 FDIC study, one-quarter of American households do not have full access to traditional banking services, such as a basic bank account. Much of the underserved population works in hospitality, retail and fast food franchises. Check this tech-solution out. Read More

What franchises are hot right now? And, does it even matter? The other day, a reporter for a Hispanic business magazine asked me what I thought the hottest franchises were this year. I hesitated, like I always do when I Read More

If you don’t ease into things during your franchise research phone calls and/or in-person visits with franchisees, you’re going to get shut-down fast. Real fast. Learn how important it is to approach this part of the franchise buying process, correctly.

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One reason that I came up with the idea for this contest was that I wanted to promote my book. I also wanted to showcase my advisory services. I wanted to walk my readers-you-through the entire franchise business discovery, research, and purchasing process. Lots of people don’t know what it entails Read More

When a franchisor changes it's contract terms-existing franchisees may have issues with the changes. But, what if the changes are for the good of the team? What if the changes end up being great? Read More

There are several questions that need to be asked when it comes to proper franchise research. Some are pretty easy to figure out; some are not. And, some are forgettable. As in, they're too easy to forget to ask. Like these. Read More

All of us are different. All of us have different reasons for doing things. For example, do you think that most people look at franchise ownership as a way to make a lot of money? Find out, and learn some not so bright reasons for becoming a franchise owner. Read More

Veteran small-business owner and author, Rieva Lesonsky, reflects on unanswered questions and lessons learned from Chick-fil-A. Mixing business and religion-dumb. Read More

There are several choices when it comes to starting a business of your own. This franchise blog post focuses on two popular ones. Read More

The Holiday Inn Hotel chain is celebrating it's 60th Anniversary! I was able to find some cool trivia about hotels, and you won't believe what hotel rooms a few years ago didn't have. Read More