April 5, 2010

Is Franchising For You?

Dynamic Business: How does a franchiser pick a good franchisee and is franchising for you? We take a closer look at Quest Serviced Apartments, whose chairman recently won an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Award for Services. For anyone who has aspirations to run their own business, franchising has long been considered a low-risk stepping-stone from […]

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Site Selection: How Do I Pick A Second Location That Will Be As Successful As My First?

QSR magazine: There’s a treasure trove of information located in the existing location via the customers. The key to successfully finding your next site is mimicking the success you have in your first site. You want to look at the customer base in general—who the customer is and who the customer isn’t. Sometimes finding out

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How To Work Franchise Trade Shows

FranchiseUpdate: Franchise shows have experienced an exciting rebirth during the past few years. The annual International Franchise Expo in Washington, D.C., as well as regional shows in the U.S. and international expos, have provided a valuable recruiting venue for generating qualified buyers. But not everybody is jumping aboard. Some franchisors confess they aren’t interested in

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Replicating Your Franchise DNA

FranchiseUpdate: The Human Genome project, a rapidly developing area of genetics, is the subject of much conversation today. In classical genetics, the genome of an organism is a complete genetic sequence on one set of chromosomes. The ability to understand these building blocks of life will lead to medical breakthroughs that will transform our lives

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