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Are You Franchisee Material?
Not every business idea is franchise-worthy and not every entrepreneur is franchise material. Do you have what it takes?
starting a franchise • best franchises • franchise material • franchise success • franchising

Franchise Fees Explained
When a franchisee signs on, he's often buying a well-packaged business system. Beyond the initial purchase, though, there are recurring fees in most franchise agreements.
franchising • franchise fees • franchise businesses • small business • business fees

Insty-Prints Brings Interactivity to Franchisees
Business printing franchise leverages the power of the Internet with WebRamp Products.
franchise • franchisee • internet

Franchisees Opening Multiple Sites
It used to be that a franchisee owned one location and ran it and was happy as an owner operator. These days, though, entrepreneurs with bigger visions are franchising.
franchise area developer • open a franchise • franchise master developer • franchise success • franchising

Choice Hotels Tries to Earn Franchisee Trust
It’s no secret that franchising has its share of strife. Franchisors and franchisees, after all, don’t always see eye to eye. Choice Hotels is trying to head off conflict within its system with a new Franchise Trust Pact.
franchise • franchisor • franchisee • hotel • choice hotels

Franchise Regs Part 2: Franchisee Advocates Take to the Hill
When it comes to the rights of franchisees, Susan Kezios speaks her mind. The industry, she says, needs to be regulated.
franchise • franchising • franchisor • franchisee • legislation

Franchisee Spotlight: Kerren Sargent, Cookies By Design
What's it really like to own a franchise? What does it take to make it work? Get it straight from someone who knows--Kerren Sargent, a long-time Cookies By Design franchisee.
franchise • franchising • franchisee • franchisor • cookies

IHOP Franchisee Stacks Up a Life
She started as a waitress at the local IHOP. Today, 36 years later, she owns four of them.
franchise • franchisor • franchisee • ihop

New Gingiss Franchisee Has Entrepreneurial Roots
James Cassels always knew he would take over the family business someday. What he didn't know was that he would later become a franchisee.
franchise • franchisee • gingiss

Daring to Believe: The Marion Luna Brem Story, Part I
Faced with cancer and a failed marriage, Marion Luna Brem made a conscious decision to build a new life for herself and her sons. That was half the battle.
franchise • franchisee • cancer • auto • dealership

Deciphering the UFOC
The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular is a peculiar animal, one rarely understood by prospective franchisees. Here's a quick guide.
ufoc • uniform • franchise • offering • circular

Drive Your Franchise To Success, Part I
Looking for the best route to success? Map it out by identifying what works for your franchise.
franchising • franchisee • franchisor • success • market

Drive Your Franchise To Success, Part II
Looking for the best route to success? Map it out by identifying what works for your franchise.
franchising • franchise • franchisor • franchisee • drivers

Drive Your Franchise To Success, Part III
Looking for the best route to success? Map it out by identifying what works for your franchise.
franchise • franchisee • franchisor • franchising • success

Financing A Franchise
You've finally decided to take the plunge into franchising! But before you start celebrating, here's a sobering thought: you still have to pay for the franchise. Here's how.
franchise • franchising • franchisee • franchisor • financing

Franchise Legislation Part III: Franchisors Talk
Invite Uncle Sam to draw up your franchise contract? No way, say franchisors. They’ll fight to keep him out.
franchising • franchisor • franchisee • legislation • dislcosure documents

Franchising and the Law, Part I: Another Bill Heads to Congress
Franchisee advocates have been trying to build a level playing field for years. Franchisors have opposed every attempt to regulate the industry. With a bipartisan bill introduced at the end of the 105th Congress and a new bill scheduled for release in the next few weeks, both parties are holding their breaths.
franchising • franchisor • franchisee • law • contract

Franchisor Focus: JoAnne Shaw, The Coffee Beanery
Most franchisors were entrepreneurs once themselves. Take JoAnne Shaw, of The Coffee Beanery. She still remembers what it's like to go it alone.
franchisor • franchisee • franchising • coffee •

Franchisubg Goes Online
If you think franchising is too stodgy for the Internet, think again. The industry is embracing the internet in a variety of ways.
franchise • franchisor • franchisee • franchising • internet

Getting the Most out of Franchise Expos
Headed to one of those franchise expos? Don't leave until you've read this quick guide to maximizing the experience.
franchise • franchising • franchisor • franchisee • expo

IFA Plans Celebration of Small Business Franchising
National Franchising Week will feature committee meetings, political visits and small business awards.
franchising • franchise • franchisor • franchisee • small business

IFA Study Provides Comprehensive View of Franchising
Franchise study looks at turnover rates, franchisee fees, initial investment, and more.
franchise • franchising • franchisor • franchisee • turnover rate

MBE-iShip.com Follow the Wave of Internet Alliances
Mail Boxes, Etc., and iShip.com have developed an online delivery solution that marries bricks and mortar with interactivity.
franchise • franchising • franchisor • franchisee • online

Mentoring Program Targets Women
Franchising hasn't always been kind to women. But the industry's old-boy network may be changing, thanks in part to a new women's mentoring program from Churchs Chicken.
franchise • franchising • franchisee • franchisor • churchs

Online Grocer Sets Sights on Franchising
Franchising is getting quite trendy these days. One of the latest companies to file a UFOC is an online grocer.
franchising • franchisor • franchisee • internet • web

Researching A Franchise
So you've found the perfect franchise--or so you think. Make sure you follow your head, not your heart on this one. Follow these steps to researching a franchise.
franchise • franchisor • franchisee • research • interview

Tax Relief on the Table
Franchisees may feel and work like other entrepreneurs, but they don’t enjoy the same tax benefits. A congressman from Kentucky aims to change that with the Small Business Franchise Tax Relief Act of 1999.
franchise • franchisor • franchisee • tax • taxes

The Dating Scene
Are you one of those people who are always trying to set up your friends? You hate to see lonely people? Have I got the franchise for you. At Together and The Right One, you can play matchmaker for hundreds of willing clients.
franchising • franchisor • franchisee • matchmaking • dating

The Iowa Franchise Act Stands
Think the Iowa Franchise Act has nothing to do with you? Think again. This Midwest law is having widespread ramifications for franchises across the country.
franchise • franchisor • franchisee • franchising • iowa franchise act

Working Mother Recognizes Gymboree Franchises
You’d expect a child-oriented franchise to go out of its way to please its clients. But its employees? True to its mission of serving children, Gymboree has been good to its workers—two-thirds of whom are working moms.
franchise • franchisee • gymboree • children

Beyond McDonald's: A Look at Franchising Today
This is an overview of franchising as it exists today. Subsquent articles would include such articles as "What is Franchising?" "Is Franchising For You?" "Researching a Franchise" "Navigating the UFOC," etc.
franchising • franchise • franchisor • franchisee • business

Courting a Franchise System: How to Pick the Right One
So you've decided to buy a franchise. Now here's the hard part: which one should you choose? Here are some basic tops to help you decide.
franchise • franchising • buy • international franchise association • great american cookie company