Palo Alto Online Reports on Franchise Growth
While other girls were playing with their Barbies, at 6, Lisa Anter was charging 10 cents a cup at her lemonade stand at a lake near her Montreal, Canada, home.
View ArticleHow Obama, Gen Y Fund Are Teaming Up to Help Young Entrepreneurs
What’s truly encouraging is that the administration expressly connected the plan to young entrepreneurs, recognizing that small business ownership can be a much better option for a bright young person...
View ArticleFranNet Contributes To Hopeful 2012 Franchising Forecast
“We’re seeing franchising opportunities open up that would have been unimaginable a few years ago,” Bailey says. “With the economic climate and the projected growth in the industry, there’s never been...
View ArticleAre U.S. Workers Ditching Jobs For Franchise Opportunities?
With national unemployment still hovering around 9 percent and “job creation” the term on every politician’s lips, you’d think employed North Americans would be happy to just have jobs -- and you’d be...
View ArticleSurge in Franchising a Hot Topic
FranNet blog post featured on Business Reel Our blog last week about the promising future of franchising despite a recession proves to be a topic people are talking about. Last week, Business Reel...
View ArticleNew Bill Offers Steep Tax Breaks for Veterans to Open a Franchise
Possible assistance for veterans who are seeking to start their own business.
View ArticleFranNet's Todd Bingham Featured in Entrepreneur
People like Todd Bingham at FranNet have watched the trends and have a good read on where certain companies are heading. Bingham recently offered his expertise in the Entrepreneur. Read more in the...
View ArticleIs Absentee Ownership of Franchises the New Franchising Trend?
In franchising, trends are coalescing to form what could be the next large-scale movement in the industry: absentee ownership of franchises. Or, as franchise owners themselves call it, “manager-run...
View ArticleFamilies turn to franchises to start their own family business legacy
We recently profiled four families who started businesses with FranNet’s help and are now creating their own financial successes: A father-son team that runs a child education franchise in Nashville; a...
View ArticleIFA Conventioneers Optimistic About Franchising in 2012
This year’s IFA Conference was the highest attended in history. There are still some grim economic realities and the economy still has a long way to go, but it is clear that the franchise industry is...
View ArticleWhy Do Franchise Brokers Have the Upper Hand in Today’s Economy?
Is it any wonder that American workers by the thousands are flocking to franchise brokers to guide them into new careers in franchise ownership?
View ArticleFranNet Celebrates 25 Years with 25 Tips for Choosing a Great Franchise
Over the course of 25 years, FranNet has guided a lot of interested franchise owners towards the right fit. Our ability to match entrepreneurs with the right opportunities has helped create thousands...
View ArticleWhy the American Jobs Act Won’t Create Nearly Enough Jobs
Now is not the time for half-steps to dig our economy out of the hole. We need strong action to empower entrepreneurs and help them start businesses that can provide good, lasting jobs to the nation’s...
View ArticleFranNet President Offers Franchise Advice to Baby Boomers
BoomersNextSteps.com recently interviewed Jania Bailey, FranNet’s president and COO, about franchising opportunities for Baby Boomers and how FranNet can help future franchisees reach their business...
View ArticleRecovering Economy Begins To Ease Impediments To Starting a Franchise Business
Starting a franchise business, difficult during the recession, gets easier with loosened lending The first few months of 2012 have brought some encouraging news for potential franchise owners hamstrung...
View ArticleThe Three Big Ways Franchise Buying Has Changed Since 1987
Internet, diversity, FranNet-style franchise matchmaking has transformed the industry In 1987, when Howard Bassuk founded FranNet in Carlsbad, Calif., this was how you let a franchisor know you...
View ArticleFranchising a Strong Job Creator despite Tough Economy
The economy may have officially hit broken record status; every report or news story on the topic continues to state that it’s sluggish and isn’t picking up momentum anytime soon. However, what’s the...
View ArticleFlawed Thinking Keeping You Out of Business for Yourself?
The very idea of owning a franchise or starting a new business of your own is a popular dream. The next time you’re in a crowded setting—perhaps a park packed with people on a sunny day–try to imagine...
View ArticleThree Ways to Business Ownership Freedom
It’s no secret that thousands of intelligent employees harbor a desire to eventually go into business for themselves. They do this for many personal reasons, not the least of which is the belief that...
View ArticleWhy an FDD Should Be Your Guiding Beacon
With over 3,000 choices of franchise concepts in the marketplace today, your options for owning your own business are limitless. But not all franchises are created equally. So, how will you be able to...
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