franchises

Franchises are business opportunities that are based upon a proven business model that can be replicated. This is laid out in an operations manual which provides a formula for a new business owner to follow.


Franchises are usually proven by way of pilot businesses which have been shown to run profitably for a period of time and their business processes and activities documented. This provides the proven business model which can provide a level of peace of mind to the franchise buyer.

However, franchises still carry a degree of risk like any other business and undertaking careful research and due diligence is good advice when considering a franchise opportunity to ensure best chance of business success.

You can join blog conversations about franchises at sites like Franchise Talk and Select Your Franchise Blog.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “franchises”

 

• Explore Your Options! Starbuck Franchise

  
  Silver Hubs — Authority: 113
  How often does a person transform what they do in their spare time into a line of work? If you could have your hobby as an occupation then you should consider yourself fortuitous. There are a great number of people that would wish to turn their pastime into a money making project. There is a vast choice of franchises ...
  4 days ago

• Franchise Chatter Exclusive: Q&A Interview with Brian Gross, President of Bach to Rock

  
  The Franchise Chatter Blog — Authority: 110
  (Ambrosio’s note: Bach to Rock is one of those unique businesses I wish had existed when I was growing up.  Their fresh take on music education makes learning an instrument so much more fun and effective, and I can see this as something that can really help kids of all ages gain more self-confidence. With an ...
  1 week ago

• New Year New Business! Pizza Franchise

  
  The Market Coalition — Authority: 110
  How regularly does a person convert what they do in their spare time into a career? If you could have your pastime as an employment then you could consider yourself fortuitous. How would you wish to set yourself up as a new company? There is an amazing online organisation with a choice of business franchises, they are ...
  1 week ago

• Get Your Own DVD Rental Kiosk with Low Startup Investment Cash

  
  Franchise Opportunities Water Cooler — Authority: 106
  Starting your own business is possible, even when you have a limited amount of startup funds available. You can get your own DVD rental kiosk which only requires an investment of $20,000 total for each machine here at Franchise.com. DVD rentals are a recession proof industry as people will spend a few dollars on ...
  2 weeks ago

• Familiarity is an Advantage of Fast Food Franchises

  
  Franchise Blog from Franchise Solutions — Authority: 107
  One of the reasons that many people get into franchising is because there are often times loyal customer bases set in place for a national brand. The easiest industry to look to for this example is fast food. Fast food franchises are very popular when people first start their search for franchises to buy because of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Youre the Boss: A Franchisee Decides to Take Charge

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  William Burris told his fellow franchisees that they could either start paying him a franchise fee - or they could leave.
  2 weeks ago

• Pinot’s Palette: A Fun Franchise That Will Make You Fear No Easel

  
  Franchise Clique Blog — Authority: 97
    Pinot’s Palette wants you to fear no easel. Instead, the company’s three co-founders just want you to have a good time painting a canvas while enjoying a glass of wine.   The idea for Pinot’s Palette was actually a golf course collaboration between co-founders Craig and Charles. “Craig and I were bouncing ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ex-McDonald’s Worker Says He Was Told To Brush Mouse Droppings Off Burger Buns And Serve Them Anyway

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 149
  by Kim Bhasin McDonald’s has a little PR crisis starting to bubble after a former employee filmed a mouse trapped in a bag of Big Mac rolls with his cell phone camera at a Philadelphia store, reports Fox 29 (via the Consumerist). The worker, Karruim Demaio, tells Fox 29 that it was “about the sixth or ...
  2 weeks ago

• Details in Space, Details from Space

  
  Omonomono — Authority: 100
  There is just one comment I want to make: How do you deal with an audience who is going to point out that those girls are working in zero-gravity with skirts? In a show where they’ve tried to, well, avoid showing anything underneath skirts? Tried to, because it seems that they did in Mouretsu Pirates anyway. How ...
  2 weeks ago

• MATCO TOOLS: Unhappy Franchisee Launches RoboCall Campaign

  
  Unhappy Franchisee — Authority: 102
  Martin Luther King said “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Unhappy Matco Tools franchisee Debbie Solko honored Reverend King’s birthday yesterday by letting freedom (and hundreds of telephones) ring.
  2 weeks ago

• New or Existing Franchise: Which Is Best For You?

  
  Finance Marketing Business — Authority: 131
  With uncertainties in today\’s economy, many prospective entrepreneurs find themselves wondering, \”Should I by an established non-franchised business, an existing franchise, or a brand new franchise?\” In other words, entrepreneurs must make a tough decision between purchasing an existing business or building ...
  2 weeks ago

• REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS Job at Radius Recruitment NZ Ltd, Canterbury, Christchurch

  
  Find Job NZ — Authority: 139
  Location:    Canterbury    Christchurch Work type:    Full Time Classification:    Real Estate & Property    Residential Sales   We are an experienced independent recruitment business working with Real Estate professionals ... REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS Job at Radius Recruitment NZ ...
  2 weeks ago

• Madden ’12 Gives You Tackles, Interceptions & Penalties In Android Market For 99¢

  
  Android Headlines - Your Trusted Android News Source — Authority: 525
  The most recognizable football game ever is now available under a whole dollar. That’s right— Android gamers can now find EA Sports’ Madden ’12 for a mere 99¢. There are tons of value in Madden ’12 too. Gamers will be able to to play as any one of the 32 NFL franchises, play in multiple Madden modes and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Choosing a Franchise for Sale to Invest In for Your Small Business

  
  Franchise Opportunities Water Cooler — Authority: 106
  Many people that want to start their own business look at different opportunities where they can franchise. When you franchise a business you are getting the support from the parent company. The parent company offers training, proven successful business plans, and ongoing support. Deciding which franchise for sale you ...
  3 weeks ago

• Franchise Clique Helps 360 Clean Find Two Franchisees

  
  Franchise Clique Blog — Authority: 97
  Sorry for the blogging hiatus, everyone. As I’m sure you know, the holidays are rarely a relaxing time of year. We’ve been very, very busy! One of our wonderful cleaning franchise clients, 360 Clean, contacted us this week to share some great news: thanks to our lead generation efforts, they’ve welcomed two new ...
  3 weeks ago

• Case Study: After the Parent Fails, a Franchisee Ponders His Next Steps

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  William Burris identified a possible silver lining when the parent company of his franchise went bankrupt.
  3 weeks ago

• You’re the Boss Blog: What Can a Franchisee Do When the Chain Fails?

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  William Burris, who bought franchises in a moving box rental business, decided to try to start a new chain.
  3 weeks ago

• Chuck Runyon, Co-Founder and CEO of Anytime Fitness, Says “Working Out Sucks!”

  
  The Franchise Chatter Blog — Authority: 110
  Chuck Runyon, co-founder and CEO of Anytime Fitness , is a friend of Franchise Chatter.  In fact, Chuck was the very first franchise executive that agreed to do an exclusive interview with me, barely 3 weeks after I started this blog — and he didn’t know me from Adam!  Many franchise personalities soon ...
  3 weeks ago

• Reliance Trends plans more than 100 stores by fiscal-end

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Reliance Retail’s fashion apparel arm Reliance Trends is planning to have more than 100 stores in the country by the end of this fiscal, a company executive said Wednesday.“Presently, 75 stores are operational in the country. By the end of this financial year, there will be more than 100 ...
  3 weeks ago

• New Year New Business! Mcdonalds Franchising

  
  Index Tools Blog — Authority: 110
  They say everybody is aspiring for the perfect career and a leisure pursuit would be a terrific place to start. This should put you in an exceedingly fortunate position. There are a considerable number of people that would like to transform their leisure pursuit into a money making scheme. Which Franchise has a range ...
  3 weeks ago

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