The Franchise King Blog

What Is The State Of Business Start-Ups?

                                                 

                                                          
Is this economic slowdown slowing your business start-up plans down? Is it stopping them in their tracks? Or, is the lousy economy giving you even more resolve to take control of your financial future?
Let's find out. Together....Read.

Creative Franchise Marketing? Or Desperation?

                                                                  Incentives                                               
Some franchisors are using some major creative incentives to bring new franchise owners on board. Could the lousy economy be to blame? {Let's blame something..or somebody!}

Those of you who subscribe to this blog know how much my franchise consulting firm has been hurt by the recession. I am seeing 60% less franchise candidates than normal, and even though I am optimistic about the future, I just don't know when the future will become the present....

You Really Want To Work For Someone Else?

                                                

From Yahoo News-
"The Labor Department said another 450,000 workers filed new claims for jobless benefits last week, down 10,000 from a week earlier but still at levels that are associated with recession.

In fact, a four-week moving average of new jobless claims that is regarded as a better gauge of underlying labor trends because it irons out week-to-week volatility, climbed to 440,500 from 421,000 the week before.

That was the highest reading for the moving average in more than six years, since it hit 445,500 in April 2002."

Why wouldn't you want more control in your career? What makes you so risk adverse? Why don't more of us take a shot?

Green Franchising In Houston: More Money!

Before you enter the world of Green franchising in Houston, Texas {Where everything is big}, I suggest you take out your big wallet. According to a future Texas franchisee, who is attempting to open a green franchise that I have discussed way too much on this blog,

Chris Toman says that it’s cost the other franchisees between $2,000 and $14,000 to get their roughly 2,500 square-foot restaurants certified. But not in Houston. Here, Toman says, consultants who process LEED certifications want around $40,000 to do the job.

“It’s like I’m being punished for trying to do something good,” says Toman. “I’ve talked to pretty much every company I can find. I’ve gotten quotes from people and they’re all like, ‘Yeah, it’s forty-grand.’ It’s ridiculous.”

Read the rest of this Green story here...

More Green, here.

Children Don't Need Computer Knowledge

                                                    

                              

Wow! I can't believe it. Our kids don't need any computer knowledge...Nada. Zilch. Zero.