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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• The top five accountancy errors made by small businesses

  
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  Getting into bad habits with your business bookkeeping is a downward spiral that could cost you time and money, as well as make dealing with your business finances unnecessarily complicated. Heres some common errors and how to avoid them. 24 Vote(s)
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• Top Fitness Franchises 2013: There’s Still Plenty for Franchisees to Mine From Gold’s Gym’s Iconic Brand

  
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  Franchise Review:  Why Gold’s Gym is One of the Best Fitness Franchises for 2013 When it comes to brand awareness, Gold’s Gym is certainly a worthy competitor in the fitness franchise ring. The name has been around for nearly half a century. Yet, the brand stays current by paying attention and reacting to ...
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• Women and Franchises: how to pick the best one for you

  
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  Every woman is unique. If you have made the decision to be self-employed, but are still mulling your choices, consider opening a franchise. The ...
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• The pros and cons of franchising your business

  
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  Franchising could be your next big strategy for expansion or it could send your growing business down the wrong path. Here are some key considerations before deciding if franchising is for you. Entrepreneurs who have developed a successful business often wonder if they should franchise as a way to expand ...
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• TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ Franchise Loan Defaults Overstated, Says Report

  
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  Tropical Smoothie Café franchise loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration have a 23.58% failure rate, according to an SBA report released September 30, 2011. UnhappyFranchisee.Com included those initial results in two posts:  WORST FRANCHISES IN AMERICA (by SBA loan defaults), and TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE ...
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• Most Wanted pc games 2013

  
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  Most Wanted Need for Speed: Most Wanted – crazy race through a huge open city full of street racers as well as police officers. In this new Autolog allows you to easily track all activities (races, jumping on trampolines, passages at tremendous speeds past the cameras, etc.) of your friends and compare them with ...
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• Top Fitness Franchises 2013: Anytime Fitness Members May Also Be Able to Workout Anywhere With Rapid Growth

  
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  Franchise Review: Why Anytime Fitness is One of the Best Fitness Franchises for 2013 Anytime, anywhere. Anytime Fitness has had the first half of the phrase down pat since 2002 when it began franchising its concept of convenience, opening small neighborhood gyms that provide members 24-hour access with a ...
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• CULVER’S Franchise Accused of Racism

  
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  Culver’s franchise entity, Culver Franchising System, Inc., is being sued for alleged racial discrimination against two African-American franchise owners who wanted to develop Culver’s franchises in black neighborhoods. The filing of the lawsuit was reported by Mary Mitchell in the Chicago Sun Times (Former ...
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• Don’t Use Google To Search For The Best Franchise To Buy

  
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  I know you want to. I understand. I know that Google is The Place for information. But, it’s not the place for you. Let me explain.   TMI On Franchise Opportunities There’s way t oo m uch i nformation about franchises on Google . It’s too easy to get lost. Think about it; how many times have ...
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• BEAUTIFUL BRANDS: QSR Magazine Pulls BBI Articles

  
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  Responding to an UnhappyFranchisee.Com Media Alert for Beautiful Brands International (BBI), QSR magazine has taken more than a dozen news stories offline. It’s not clear at this time whether the stories are being reviewed and/or edited, or whether they have been removed permanently. The media alert issued by ...
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• FDD Talk Daily: Monthly Average Revenue and Expenses for Top 10% of Get in Shape for Women Studios

  
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  Highlights of Get in Shape for Women’s Item 19 Financial Performance Representations (2012 FDD) – Part 2 All projections of income, sales, and profits are estimates and should not be relied upon as the actual sales or income that you or any franchisee will attain. Many factors, including location of your ...
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• FDD Talk Daily: Average Monthly Revenues, Expenses, and Income for Get in Shape for Women Studios

  
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  Highlights of Get in Shape for Women’s Item 19 Financial Performance Representations (2012 FDD) – Part 1 The franchisee will operate a Get in Shape for Women studio pursuant to the Get in Shape for Women model, which consists of small group fitness and personal training for women in a private, upscale studio. ...
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• 7-ELEVEN: Is 7-Eleven a Good Franchise to Own?

  
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  Is 7-Eleven a good franchise to own? We don’t know.  In fact, we don’t even understand how their unique franchise arrangement works. So we’re asking 7-Eleven franchisees to explain how the franchise works, and whether they think it’s a good franchise opportunity. 7-Eleven franchise owners, please answer ...
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• McDONALD’S Franchise Complaints

  
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  McDonald’s franchise owners are getting increasingly frustrated, according to a relatively small but telling franchisee survey by Janney Capital Markets. Are you a McDonald’s franchise owner or McDonald’s employee?  Please share your thoughts with a comment below. According to Crain’s Chicago Business ...
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• BEAUTIFUL BRANDS’ David Rutkauskas Defends BBI’s PR Claims

  
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  Beautiful Brands International (BBI) and its CEO, David Rutkauskas, have faced criticism from UnhappyFranchisee.com for providing what we believe to be inaccurate and misleading representations to the media in recent years. In our opinion, BBI has been able to create a public perception of robust growth and unfettered ...
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• TapSnap, the digital photo booth franchise

  
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  Most often, candid photographs become the favorite images from an event. From corporate parties to weddings and birthday bashes, unposed pictures always possess the ...
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• Giving You the Business Premieres Tonight

  
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  Premiering Thursday, April 25 at 10:00 p.m. EST on the Food Network is a show that not only highlights the good work of employees, ...
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• Franchise Mentor: Following the Model is Most Important Part of Being a Franchisee, Says Anytime Fitness Operator (Part 2)

  
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  This post is the second of two parts. To read Part 1, please click here . “The big thing we do is be a part of the community,” Gundlach said. Andy Gundlach, Multi-Unit Franchisee of Anytime Fitness So he might do a food drive, offering one month of free membership to those who bring in food items for the ...
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• Washington Post Express

  
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  Reporter Vicky Hallett visits Zoom Room in Rockville to get a first-hand look at the Pup-lates class.
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• Kauffman Stadium: A Truly Royal Experience

  
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  The Crown Jewel Kauffman Stadium , home of the Kansas City Royals , is known as one of the most beautiful stadiums in all of Major League Baseball. While being visually alluring, the stadium also boasts a rich tradition, standing as the sixth oldest active stadium. Building a Castle The plan for  Kauffman ...
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