Pizza Marketplace.com:
For those interested in getting into the pizza business, there may be no better time than the present.
A number of pizza chains are offering discounts on franchise fees or royalty payments as a way to fuel growth and attract quality operators.
In July, Marco’s Franchising LLC, which operates Marco’s Pizza restaurants, launched a number of financing tools to assist current and potential franchisees.
To help with store down payments, Marco’s introduced a private equity fund that can invest $50,000 to $100,000 per store. The company also is developing a $50,000,000 private equity fund that would finance up to $250,000 of a new store’s cost, depending upon the franchisee’s investment.