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There’s only one way to find out if your competitors are good or not; you’re going to have to ask the people on the firing line-the franchisees of the concept you’re interested in. It’s not really that hard to do; you just need to have the right mindset going in. Read More

Franchising continues to be one of most lucrative sectors of business life. This is illustrated in the new Forbes Global 2000 which features many of the world's top franchise companies. We've examined the Top 10 franchises on the list in this informative Read More

You may not know this, but franchise ownership isn’t for everyone. It’s really not for most people.
Most people avoid risk–or at least the kind of risk that’s involved in becoming the owner of a franchise…or even a non-franchise business. They should take this quiz. Read More

Call me sick, but when my Mom called to tell me that some nut-job was attempting to walk across the entire length of Niagara Falls on a tightrope, I turned my television on hoping to see a splash. Didn’t you? Read More

Things seem to be building in franchising;the excitement is real, and if the economy can get better, franchising will too. Read why this could be a better year for the industry on Franchise Direct. Read More

In this article on Forbes.com, Carol Tice, a veteran business writer, goes after franchises that may or may not be right for our military veterans. Read it to see what I mean. Read More

There's a pretty persistent rumor that's been going around, and it has to do with Joel Libava. It seems that he likes men in kilts. Read the post, and see for yourself! Read More

The early days of franchising included an industry that I was part of for a decade or so; the automobile industry. Back in the day–the Henry Ford days actually, lots of entrepreneurs wanted to jump into the automobile sales action. Read More

This post highlights some of the most common mistakes made by business bloggers and ways to avoid making them. Read More

As you gather franchise information, you're going to want to get a franchise lawyer involved in your franchise contract. They are hard to read. Unless you know Latin. Read More