As you move ahead on the path toward achieving your goal of owning a business, you will undoubtedly come across areas in which you need more information. Here is where you’ll find it.
VetFran is a program that offers financial incentives to honorably discharged U.S. veterans. The official name is, Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative. As a voluntary effort of the International Franchise Association (IFA) and its member companies, the VetFran program provides direction and assistance to veterans. Helping those who served pursue their…
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Take a look around you and you can see signs of the flailing economy. Jobless claims are up, businesses are downsizing and others are going bankrupt. Not to mention the foreclosure and credit crisis. So I ask you this question. “Why are you looking to start a business, now?” Well,…
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The daily economic data and headlines are scaring people into a “wait and see” mode. Unless you live in a cave, you are aware of what has transpired and this is having an impact on business development. As you know the more people who are unemployed due to massive layoffs,…
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The word Franchise comes from old French meaning privilege or freedom. In the middle ages a franchise was a privilege or a right. In those days, the local sovereign or lord would grant the right to hold markets or fairs, to operate the local ferry or to hunt on his…
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The growth of franchising is inevitable, because of the inescapable logic of the underlying concept. Franchising clearly offers aspiring, new business owners the best possible chance of succeeding with the least risk. Within a decade or less, franchising will comprise over 50% of the retail economy, will employ millions of…
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