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In the first part of this story , I showed you how one particular business coaching franchisor went about finding new franchisees. I ended it by telling you that I have known about low-cost opportunities like business coaching for a long time. And that I really know about them. It's time to share what I do in fact, know... When I first started in franchise consulting-brokering, a local woman contacted me, and invited me to lunch. She was the Northeast Ohio Master Franchise owner of Action International, a business coaching franchise that I'd never heard of. (Here is what a Master Franchise owner is) ... Read Full Story
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The simplest definition for franchising is: “A method of doing business whereby a franchisor licenses trademarks, systems and methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring ongoing consideration i.e. a royalty fee or a franchise management fee”. Read Full Story
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In the Franchise Industry the most common questions we get asked by people looking for a franchise opportunity are covered in this list. Question: What is franchising? Answer: Franchising is where you buy the rights to a business concept, trademarks & know how. In return you pay a franchise fee and a percentage of your profits. Question: What is a franchise? Answer: A franchise is, in its simplest terms, an agreement between the franchisor and the franchisee, whereby the franchisee has the rights to use the logos and trademarks of the franchisor and the ability to market the franchisors products. Both parties commit to ... Read Full Story
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Franchising a business is a great way to expand and get your products to the market quickly. It is possible to achieve strong growth using the franchise model. Franchising though is not suitable for every business. Analyse your business model and ask yourself the following questions: Can my business model be taught easily to people with no prior business experience? How easy would it be and how much would it cost to recruit new franchisees? What kind of person would make the ideal franchisee? Who would provide the training and ongoing support? What are the unique selling points of my business? If you can ... Read Full Story
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The idea of owning a franchise is, for some people, the ticket out of the rat race and into a world of financial independence and being their own bosses. For others, the idea of owning a franchise means risking not only a regular paycheck, but having to put up their own money and then agree to run the business according to someone else’s guidelines. Both Sides Somewhere in between those extremes is the reality of being a franchise owner. No one who knows the franchise business can honestly say there is not a tremendous amount of work involved, and that the success or failure ... Read Full Story
 Simple Simon’s Pizza Vice President Joe Little might be a little frustrated by a recently circulated online report that named the pizza chain one of 15 top franchise failures, but he’s been too busy dealing with a growing company, he said.  
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Sony has said that its motion control technology is enabling first-party development to create great moments to its existing PlayStation franchises. That Sony is working hard to incorporate motion control into fan-favourites should please the core gaming audience, and help calm fears that the motion technology is dumbing down home console gaming to pander to a casual audience...  
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Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Julia Stewart, chief executive officer of DineEquity Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about the company's franchising strategy. Stewart also discusses the U.S. economy and IHOP Restaurants. DineEquity is the holding company for IHOP and Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar. (Source: Bloomberg)  
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Four film franchises. One decade. More than $10 billion worth of theater tickets sold. In their best moments, the "Lord of the Rings," "Spider-Man," "X-Men" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies have delivered unforgettable adventure and escapism for ...  
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McDonalds will shutter its business in Iceland because it is too expensive for the franchise to operate after the country's financial crisis.The world's largest fast-food company said on Monday that all three of its restaurants in Iceland, operated by franchisee Jon Ogmundsson, would stop operating at midnight on October 31.Ogmundsson has run the McDonald's restaurants since 2004. He told Reuters that the decision to close the restaurants was...  
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More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP Jimmy Rollins warms up during a practice for the World Series on Tuesday in New York. Browse more photos » Historically, you couldn't come up with two more different franchises than the Yankees and Phillies. The Yankees have been, by far...  
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yodle, Inc., a leader in local online advertising and lead generation, announced today that it has been selected as the exclusive preferred search engine marketing vendor for major franchise network ServiceMaster. YodleFranchise, which applies Yodle’s complete online advertising solution for individual local businesses to franchise operations, will help promote ServiceMaster’s network of franchises online, including...  
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Franchise Direct has ranked the world's best franchises for 2009. Cartridge World has been ranked 27th amongst Top 100 Global Franchises. This definitive and exclusive list details the franchises which are performing best on an international level.  
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Editorial Advertisement: SMS messaging offers franchise operations the opportunity to send out individual or group messages in a few seconds and deliver these messages to the cellphones of a targeted list of contacts. With a bulk SMS costing less than a standard SMS, communications can be done in an affordable way. “SMS messaging is growing as an accepted business communications tool in South Africa. Franchises are well placed to take...  
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Competition and Cooperation between Professional Sports Franchises: The Impact on Ticket Prices Source: Munich Personal RePEc Archive An important issue in many antitrust lawsuits involving professional sports leagues and their member teams is the extent to which franchises within the same, and across different, professional sports leagues compete with one another for fans and advertisers. Complicating [...]  
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