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The Steps to Owning a Franchise
Here's ten steps providing a general summary of the different stages involved on the path to becoming a franchise owner.
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The Popularity of Franchising
Statistics show the importance of franchising to the economy and how franchising presents valuable opportunities for individuals who would like to start their own business and work for themselves, but not by themselves
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Franchise Costs
Franchises and small businesses share many of the costs associated with starting a business. However, franchises do have some special costs associated with them, which are profiled here.
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Financing Your Franchise
Gaining the necessary financing for your franchise venture can be an overwhelming task, but with our tips you can tremendously speed up the process.
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Franchises vs. Business Opportunities
Business opportunities and franchises are two ways to open a business without having to start from scratch. While they are similar, they have distinct differences that should be acknowledged.
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Assessing Yourself
Recognising your true abilities, natural preferences, and real limitations is the first step to success in any type of business. By having some clear direction as to your goals, you’ll have a better idea of the most realistic way to succeed.
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Finding Franchise Opportunities
With so many options, it can be hard to narrow your options to a short list of possibilities. The internet is a good place to start your research.
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Social Media for Franchisees | FranchiseDirect.ie
Traditional marketing can be expensive but logging onto the social sites is a free and very successful way to promote your business.
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The Benefits of Franchise Resales
Franchise resales mean that someone else has already built up the business from scratch, so all you need to do is come in and put your touches on the franchise.
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Social Franchising: An Introduction
Our introductory post explains how social franchising operates along similar lines to traditional franchising but a social franchise is usually set up to get people cooperating together and sharing ideas firstly.