How To Franchise Your Business, And What Franchisees Can Learn
If you want to be a franchisee, understanding the motivations and decisions made by franchisors is important. I came across this article that walks through the general considerations a franchisor must deal with when deciding whether to franchise their business. Reading the article will help franchisees evaluate whether the franchise fees and royalty are a fair exchange for the training and franchise system. The article lays out 13 steps, all of which should be included and considered during a franchisee’s due diligence.First, the article helps evaluate whether a particular business can be franchised effectively. Franchisees need to understand what makes a good franchise business before evaluating the thousands of franchise oppotunities out there.
The article also describes the intellectual property consideration (mainly trademarks) which will somewhat strengthen the exclusionary power of franchises. It discusses the importance of the business, strategic and execuation plans of the business.
Franchise Pundit on June 9th, 2005 7:22 am
How to franchise your business, and what franchisees can learn
If you want to be a franchisee, understanding the motivations and decisions made by franchisors is important. I came across this article that walks through the general considerations a franchisor must deal with when deciding whether to franchise t…
Roger Green on January 17th, 2006 9:14 am
Thanks. I used the Lowe link for one of our library clients.
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