Franchise Ownership as an Investment Vehicle
BY MARC KIEKENAPP | February 7, 2013 Recently savvy investors have started investing in the franchise industry as a way to diverse their investments into a more controllable asset. Many investors have observed several of the larger public franchise companies growing over the past three years while private businesses and…
Protecting Your Franchise Territory
BY BILL BRADLEY, Founder/CEO, America’s Best Franchises February 5, 2013 In many ways, owning a franchise is similar to owning any business – but with the advantage of a proven product, more support and, perhaps, an established franchise brand. Another exception is that many franchise opportunities offer exclusive or protected…
Franchises Aren’t Local — Or Are They?
BY BILL BRADLEY, Founder/CEO, America’s Best Franchises February 4, 2013 If your neighborhood has hopped on the buy-local bandwagon, does that make it a bad time for you to think about investing in a franchise business? Not necessarily. Some national franchises are never viewed by customers as a local business,…
Deciding on a Franchise: What Are Your Strengths?
BY BILL BRADLEY, Founder/CEO, America’s Best Franchises February 3, 2013 There are so many factors that go into making the right decision on a franchise business investment. America’s Best Franchises uses a Franchise Bulls-Eye system that lets you target opportunities by location, industry, and size of investment required, but you…