Spring Clean — Cleaning Franchises
Cleaning franchises have some real advantages: this is work that always needs doing, it has to be done on the premises so you don’t have to have a storefront and you’re not in competition with online services, and the initial investment tends to be low compared with other types of…
Multiple Franchises: Competing, Complementary or Concurrent
If you choose to start two franchise businesses at once, you have three options: Competing: start two of the same franchise, such as two Great American Cookie locations. They may be competitors in the sense that they might split the market. Complementary: start two franchises that can support one another,…
Franchise Formulas For Top 100 Franchises
It seems like everyone’s offering a Top 100 Franchises for 2023 about now — or Top 10, Top 20, Top 500… We have our own list of Best 50 Franchises. Criteria for inclusion in these lists often include characteristics like these: Company revenue Age of company Overall health of company…
An Introduction to Master Franchising
Franchise business opportunities often appeal to entrepreneurs, veterans, retirees, and people who want to leave their day jobs. A franchise can be appealing to these groups specifically because a franchise can be simpler, require less investment, and involve less risk than a from-scratch start-up business. Let’s say that you have…
Franchise Earnings
Last week, thousands of fast food workers went on strike in New York City to protest their low hourly wages. At $7.25 a hour, fast food workers live well below the poverty level in New York and view franchisees as greedy businessmen raking in the dough. But as a franchisee,…
Is Part-Time Franchising for You?
Owning a franchise can be a full-time job and the only source of income for franchisees. But if you’re looking for a lower risk start in franchising, part-time franchising might be a good option for you. Part-time franchising while you keep your day job – or care for a family,…
Franchise Buyer Beware! Caveat emptor!
With any luck, your franchise buying experience while looking for the ideal franchise business for you, will be fun and exciting, and all the franchisors you talk with will be happy to welcome you into the fold, to support you as you contribute to the overall success of their company….
Franchise Groups
Choosing to go with a franchise rather than starting from scratch means you’re getting proven methods and support from people in the know. That’s a good reason to pick a franchisor that’s been around the block more than once. The Global Franchise Group, LLC is one such franchisor, with a…