Franchise Articles

Nov 4, 2015

Franchise Financing: What Will You Do?

You've done all the research, searched your soul, looked at the local market, and finally found the franchise that is right for you. The next big question is how you will finance it. Just...

Nov 4, 2015

Should I Join an Emerging Franchise?

A franchise in the early stages of development presents exciting pros and some considerable downsides. Before you decide whether to join an emerging franchise, consider the following benefits and...

Oct 27, 2015

Debunking Lease Renewal Myths for Franchise...

Readers of our book, Negotiating Commercial Leases & Renewals For Dummies, will learn (in-part) that approximately two million business owners (including many franchisees) in North America...

Sep 23, 2015

4+ Questions To Help You Buy A Franchise With...

Franchisors encourage prospective franchisees to question existing franchisees, but many prospective franchisees tell us that they do not know “the right questions” to ask. We want to begin by...

Sep 14, 2015

Dealing with Deposits – for Franchisee Tenants

Providing your landlord with a deposit is standard procedure; however, getting your deposit back may become a different matter entirely! This, however, is your money that you will want and/or...

Sep 10, 2015

Get a job, or buy a franchise?

Franchising wasn’t designed as a job replacement strategy, but as an opportunity for people who want to own a business, and possibly even multiple businesses. Even so, many people who cannot find a...

Aug 25, 2015

Mistakes Will Cost More Than You Think

Most people who start independent business, i.e. not a franchise, eventually will say: “I made too many costly mistakes.” Those mistakes may or may not kill the business, but they will reduce the...

Aug 11, 2015

Franchise Royalties Are Forever. But Are They...

A very successful franchisee of a real estate brokerage was paying his monthly royalty fee one day when someone asked him, “Is it worth it?” The franchisee had just written a five-figure number on...

Jul 29, 2015

What’s a franchise fee worth?

Every franchisor charges a franchise fee, a lump sum of money that you’ll be required to pay when you sign a franchise agreement. Typically, these fees range from $10,000 (sometimes less) to...

Jul 17, 2015

Maybe You’d Rather Buy An Existing Franchise?

Franchising represents a huge percentage of America’s business community – one of every 12 businesses in the USA is a franchise! Could that mean that one of every 12 businesses for sale in the...

Jun 29, 2015

What To Do After The Franchise Expo

So you visited the franchise expo, and you were amazed (and possibly somewhat confused) by the scene. You could picture yourself owning and operating some of the franchise brands you visited, and...

Jun 19, 2015

5 Things Franchise Tenants Need to Know About...

In our experience as The Lease Coach, we have met many tenants (both franchisees and independent business owners alike) who have questions and/or concerns about Common Area Maintenance charges...

Jun 8, 2015

Free Tickets Means No Lines For You at the IFE

The International Franchise Expo–the premier franchise event in the world, and America’s most popular franchise conference and expo –will occur June 18-20th at the Javits Center in New York...

May 26, 2015

What Honest Franchisors Won’t Tell You

Here’s what you may not know about franchisors: Federal and state governments regulate the way they conduct their business, and so franchisors are extremely careful about their conduct. The...

May 20, 2015

What If You Buy a Franchise – But Can’t Find A...

Whenever we speak at Franchise Shows on the topic of Negotiating Commercial Leases & Renewals For Dummies, our sessions attract both prospective franchisees looking for a franchise opportunity...

May 11, 2015

The Best Franchisee Is An Educated Franchisee

For every one person who buys a franchise, thousands more wonder if they should. They don’t because they don’t feel comfortable. That is, they don’t believe they know enough about franchising to...

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