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Staffing Your Franchise Opportunities

Although it’s possible to start a franchise that doesn’t require employees, employee-free franchise opportunities are rare.

Chances are you’re going to have to deal with the problem of staffing your franchise and keeping it staffed if your franchise is going to succeed.  Read more...

Thinking of Buying a Carpet Cleaning Franchise For Your New Career?

When deciding to go into the cleaning business one of the first decisions that entrepreneurs will have to make will be what market niche or niches they want to target. In this article we take a glance at some of the market segments within the industry to give you an idea about some of the possibilities.  Read more...

Teaching Your Children About Money

Teaching your children about money is one of the most important skills that you need to pass onto your loved ones. Schools do not regularly feature this on their curriculum, and you need to fight against the usual marketing power of credit card companies who eventually will prey on your children as soon as, or even before they leave the nest.  Read more...

Why Accountants Are More Ethical Than You’d Think

As a practising auditor for a large global accounting firm, I have plenty of experience upon which to base this article. In my line work, the number of businesses I have worked within has to be a number in the mid 30′s.  Read more...

Finding Franchise Information

The more I look into the Franchise Industry, the more it is apparent that most Information is geared around selling franchises. The Business Franchise is exactly that – big business.

If you do a search on Google on ‘franchise’ or ‘franchise information’ then you are likely to be presented with thousands of pages of franchise advertisers, franchise consultants, franchise marketplace websites and possible a franchise association.  Read more...

Is Buying a Franchise the Right Option for You?

Every once in a while, every individual with any ‘get up and go’ decides that it might be time to get up and go – and leave whatever they feel is holding them back in life. A mundane job; the thought that you’re feathering someone else’s nest with your labour; or just the desire to be your own boss can all be strong motivators to consider starting your own business.  Read more...

Choosing a Viable Franchise

Companies franchise because it’s a great way to build an organization, expand markets, and leverage growth beyond their capital limitations. Fast growth can be exciting but, too often, adding to the unit roster becomes a matter of quantity rather than quality. Successful franchisors know that being picky about who is allowed to buy a franchise is vitally important to the ultimate health of the company. It’s important to find qualified, competent franchisees who can and will promote the brand, add value to the organization, boost the unit success rate, and increase revenues and market penetration.  Read more...