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If you're going to be the boss, Joel Libava recommends that you physically write down several specific reasons why you want to tackle the challenge. Read More

The military has it's own model; it consists of things like discipline, training, more training, and serious rule obeying, to name just a few. When our military men and women come back from a tour of duty--or several, they have... Read More

If you’re considering franchise ownership, make sure that you find out what’s being used by the franchise company that you’re thinking of joining. Make sure that the systems in place are designed to help you succeed as a franchisee. Read More

The simplest way to fund a franchise is bootstrapping – fund the franchise yourself. Now, the obvious response to this is the whole “if I had the money, I wouldn’t need funding” part. But I wanted to both highlight some of the benefits of bootstrapping, and explain why it’s the most common... Read More

There are certain things that all very-successful franchise owners do, and I've listed 10 of the most important here. Check out this franchise blog post, and please pass it on to those looking at franchise ownership...and that want to win! Read More

Getting the answers to your questions probably won’t be as difficult as you think, though. That’s because I’ll be your guide; we’ll walk through it together. And, you’ll be amazed how open franchisees are to answering your questions. Knowing how to ask them is the key, here. Read More

Joel Libava may be known as the Franchise King, but this month, he is calling on women interested in owning their own businesses to apply for his “One Woman One Franchise” competition. There's still time to enter, ladies! (Bizsugar is a sponsor, too!) Read More

Small Business...what should franchisees know before investing in a home-based business? First, while the cost is certainly lower, start-up expenses are, on average, between $25,000 and $60,000, and even more if there is a lot of equipment involved. It's still hard to get financing for start-ups so Read More

What food or beverage do you think of when you hear the word, "Aroma?" Think about it for a minute. Now, which franchise segment is really, really popular among first-time franchise seekers? Find out about the "Aroma," and the "Segment," in this franchise blog post. Read More

One choice that is becoming increasingly popular is to use some of your retirement funds to finance a portion of your franchise business start-up.
Leonard Fischer, is an attorney, and is also the founder of BeneTrends, a company that specializes in employee benefit plans and the Employee Ret Read More